2 Chronicles 11

1 And when Rehobo'am was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom again to Rehobo'am.

And when Rehoboam was come to Ierusalem, he gathered of the house of Iudah and Beniamin nine score thousande chosen men of warre to fight against Israel, and to bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam.

2 But the word of the Lord came unto Shema'yahu the man of God, saying,

But the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3 Say unto Rehobo'am the son of Solomon, the king of Judah and Benjamin, saying,

Speake vnto Rehoboam, the sonne of Salomon King of Iudah, and to all Israel that are in Iudah, and Beniamin, saying,

4 Thus hath said the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight with your brethren: return every man to his house; for from me hath this thing been brought about. And they hearkened to the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jerobo'am.

Thus sayth the Lord, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done of me. They obeyed therfore the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

5 And Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities as fortresses in Judah.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.

6 He built, namely, Beth-lechem, and 'Etam, and Thekoa'.

Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

7 And Beth-zur, and Socho, and 'Adullam,

And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph,

9 And Adorayim and Lachish, and 'Azekah,

And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

10 And Zor'ah, and Ayalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities.

11 And he strengthened the strong-holds, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine;

And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine.

12 And in each and every city [he placed] shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong: and thus remained with him Judah and Benjamin.

And in all cities he put shieldes and speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.

13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel presented themselves to him out of all their territory.

And the Priests and the Leuites that were in all Israel, resorted vnto him out of all their coastes.

14 For the Levites left their open districts and their possession, and went to Judah and Jerusalem; because Jerobo'am and his sons cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the Lord,

For the Leuites left their suburbes and their possession, and came to Iudah and to Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them out from ministring in the Priestes office vnto the Lord.

15 And [because] he ordained for himself priests for the high-places, and for the evil spirits, and for the calves which he had made.

And he ordeyned him Priests for the hie places, and for the deuils and for the calues which he had made.

16 And after them [came] out of all the tribes of Israel such as directed their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel: these came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord, the God of their fathers.

And after the Leuites there came to Ierusalem of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heartes to seeke the Lord God of Israel, to offer vnto the Lord God of their fathers.

17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and brought power to Rehobo'am, the son of Solomon, during three years; for they walked in the way of David and Solomon during three years.

So they strengthened the kingdome of Iudah, and made Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon mightie, three yeere long: for three yeere they walked in in the way of Dauid and Salomon.

18 And Rehobo'am took himself as wife Machalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and] Abichayil the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

And Rehoboam tooke him Mahalath ye daughter of Ierimoth the sonne of Dauid to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the sonne of Ishai,

19 And she bore to him sons: Je'ush, and Shamaryah, and Zaham.

Which bare him sonnes Ieush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

20 And after her did he take Ma'achah the daughter of Abshalom; and she bore to him Abiyah, and 'Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

And after her he tooke Maakah ye daughter of Absalom which bare him Abiiah, and Atthai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

21 And Rehobo'am loved Ma'achah the daughter of Abshalom more than all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begat twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.

And Rehoboam loued Maakah ye daughter of Absalom aboue all his wiues and his concubines: for he tooke eighteene wiues, and three score concubines, and begate eyght and twentie sonnes, and three score daughters.

22 And Rehobo'am appointed Abiyah the son of Ma'achah to be the chief, to be ruler among his brethren; because [he desired] to make him king.

And Rehoboam made Abiiah the sonne of Maakah the chiefe ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him King.

23 And he dealt understandingly, and dispersed all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance and he required [for them] a multitude of wives.

And he taught him: and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the countreis of Iudah and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie: and hee gaue them aboundance of vitaile, and desired many wiues.