And when Rehoboam H7346 was come H935 to Jerusalem, H3389 he gathered H6950 H853 of the house H1004 of Judah H3063 and Benjamin H1144 a hundred H3967 and fourscore H8084 thousand H505 chosen H977 [men] , which were warriors H6213 H4421 , to fight H3898 against H5973 Israel, H3478 that he might bring H7725 H853 the kingdom H4467 again to Rehoboam. H7346
Speak H559 unto H413 Rehoboam H7346 the son H1121 of Solomon, H8010 king H4428 of Judah, H3063 and to H413 all H3605 Israel H3478 in Judah H3063 and Benjamin, H1144 saying, H559
Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD, H3068 Ye shall not H3808 go up, H5927 nor H3808 fight H3898 against H5973 your brethren: H251 return H7725 every man H376 to his house: H1004 for H3588 this H2088 thing H1697 is done H1961 of H4480 H854 me . And they obeyed H8085 H853 the words H1697 of the LORD, H3068 and returned H7725 from going H4480 H1980 against H413 Jeroboam. H3379
And he fortified H2388 H853 the strongholds, H4694 and put H5414 captains H5057 in them , and store H214 of victual, H3978 and of oil H8081 and wine. H3196
And in every H3605 several city H5892 H5892 [he] [put] shields H6793 and spears, H7420 and made them exceeding strong H2388 H7235, H3966 having H1961 Judah H3063 and Benjamin H1144 on his side.
And the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 that H834 [were] in all H3605 Israel H3478 resorted H3320 to H5921 him out of all H4480 H3605 their coasts. H1366
For H3588 the Levites H3881 left H5800 H853 their suburbs H4054 and their possession, H272 and came H1980 to Judah H3063 and Jerusalem: H3389 for H3588 Jeroboam H3379 and his sons H1121 had cast them off H2186 from executing the priest's office H4480 H3547 unto the LORD: H3068
And after H310 them out of all H4480 H3605 the tribes H7626 of Israel H3478 such as set H5414 H853 their hearts H3824 to seek H1245 H853 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 came H935 to Jerusalem, H3389 to sacrifice H2076 unto the LORD H3068 God H430 of their fathers. H1
So they strengthened H2388 H853 the kingdom H4438 of Judah, H3063 and made H853 Rehoboam H7346 the son H1121 of Solomon H8010 strong, H553 three H7969 years: H8141 for H3588 three H7969 years H8141 they walked H1980 in the way H1870 of David H1732 and Solomon. H8010
And Rehoboam H7346 took H3947 him H853 Mahalath H4258 the daughter H1323 of Jerimoth H3406 the son H1121 of David H1732 to wife, H802 [and] Abihail H32 the daughter H1323 of Eliab H446 the son H1121 of Jesse; H3448
And after H310 her he took H3947 H853 Maachah H4601 the daughter H1323 of Absalom; H53 which bore H3205 him H853 Abijah, H29 and Attai, H6262 and Ziza, H2124 and Shelomith. H8019
And Rehoboam H7346 loved H157 H853 Maachah H4601 the daughter H1323 of Absalom H53 above all H4480 H3605 his wives H802 and his concubines: H6370 ( for H3588 he took H5375 eighteen H8083 H6240 wives, H802 and threescore H8346 concubines; H6370 and begot H3205 twenty H6242 and eight H8083 sons, H1121 and threescore H8346 daughters. H1323 )
And Rehoboam H7346 made H5975 H853 Abijah H29 the son H1121 of Maachah H4601 the chief, H7218 [to] [be] ruler H5057 among his brethren: H251 for H3588 [he] [thought] to make him king. H4427
And he dealt wisely, H995 and dispersed H6555 of all H4480 H3605 his children H1121 throughout all H3605 the countries H776 of Judah H3063 and Benjamin, H1144 unto every H3605 fenced H4694 city: H5892 and he gave H5414 them victual H4202 in abundance. H7230 And he desired H7592 many H1995 wives. H802