And when Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ was come⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ he gathered⁶⁹⁵⁰ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Benjamin¹¹⁴⁴ an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ and fourscore⁸⁰⁸⁴ thousand⁵⁰⁵ chosen⁹⁷⁷ men, which were warriors,⁶²¹³ to fight³⁸⁹⁸ against Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that he might bring the kingdom⁴⁴⁶⁷ again⁷⁷²⁵ to Rehoboam.⁷³⁴⁶

But the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ came to Shemaiah⁸⁰⁹⁸ the man³⁷⁶ of Elohim,⁴³⁰ saying,⁵⁵⁹

Speak⁵⁵⁹ unto Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Solomon,⁸⁰¹⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and to all Israel³⁴⁷⁸ in Judah³⁰⁶³ and Benjamin,¹¹⁴⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹

Thus saith⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ Ye shall not go up,⁵⁹²⁷ nor fight³⁸⁹⁸ against your brethren:²⁵¹ return⁷⁷²⁵ every man³⁷⁶ to his house:¹⁰⁰⁴ for this thing¹⁶⁹⁷ is done¹⁹⁶¹ of me. And they obeyed⁸⁰⁸⁵ the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ and returned⁷⁷²⁵ from going³²¹² against Jeroboam.³³⁷⁹

And Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ dwelt³⁴²⁷ in Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and built¹¹²⁹ cities⁵⁸⁹² for defence⁴⁶⁹² in Judah.³⁰⁶³

He built¹¹²⁹ even Bethlehem,¹⁰³⁵ and Etam,⁵⁸⁶² and Tekoa,⁸⁶²⁰

And Bethzur,¹⁰⁴⁹ and Shoco,⁷⁷⁵⁵ and Adullam,⁵⁷²⁵

And Gath,¹⁶⁶¹ and Mareshah,⁴⁷⁶² and Ziph,²¹²⁸

And Adoraim,¹¹⁵ and Lachish,³⁹²³ and Azekah,⁵⁸²⁵

And Zorah,⁶⁸⁸¹ and Aijalon,³⁵⁷ and Hebron,²²⁷⁵ which are in Judah³⁰⁶³ and in Benjamin¹¹⁴⁴ fenced⁴⁶⁹⁴ cities.⁵⁸⁹²

And he fortified²³⁸⁸ the strong holds,⁴⁶⁹⁴ and put⁵⁴¹⁴ captains⁵⁰⁵⁷ in them, and store²¹⁴ of victual,³⁹⁷⁸ and of oil⁸⁰⁸¹ and wine.³¹⁹⁶

And in every several city⁵⁸⁹² he put shields⁶⁷⁹³ and spears,⁷⁴²⁰ and made them exceeding⁷²³⁵ strong,²³⁸⁸ having Judah³⁰⁶³ and Benjamin¹¹⁴⁴ on his side.

And the priests³⁵⁴⁸ and the Levites³⁸⁸¹ that were in all Israel³⁴⁷⁸ resorted³³²⁰ to him out of all their coasts.¹³⁶⁶

For the Levites³⁸⁸¹ left⁵⁸⁰⁰ their suburbs⁴⁰⁵⁴ and their possession,²⁷² and came³²¹² to Judah³⁰⁶³ and Jerusalem:³³⁸⁹ for Jeroboam³³⁷⁹ and his sons¹¹²¹ had cast them off²¹⁸⁶ from executing the priest's office³⁵⁴⁷ unto Yahweh:³⁰⁶⁸

And he ordained⁵⁹⁷⁵ him priests³⁵⁴⁸ for the high places,¹¹¹⁶ and for the devils,⁸¹⁶³ and for the calves⁵⁶⁹⁵ which he had made.⁶²¹³

And after³¹⁰ them out of all the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ such as set⁵⁴¹⁴ their hearts³⁸²⁴ to seek¹²⁴⁵ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ came⁹³⁵ to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ to sacrifice²⁰⁷⁶ unto Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ Elohim⁴³⁰ of their fathers.¹

So they strengthened²³⁸⁸ the kingdom⁴⁴³⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ and made Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Solomon⁸⁰¹⁰ strong,⁵⁵³ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ years:⁸¹⁴¹ for three⁷⁹⁶⁹ years⁸¹⁴¹ they walked¹⁹⁸⁰ in the way¹⁸⁷⁰ of David¹⁷³² and Solomon.⁸⁰¹⁰

And Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ took³⁹⁴⁷ him Mahalath⁴²⁵⁸ the daughter¹³²³ of Jerimoth³⁴⁰⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of David¹⁷³² to wife,⁸⁰² and Abihail³² the daughter¹³²³ of Eliab⁴⁴⁶ the son¹¹²¹ of Jesse;³⁴⁴⁸

Which bare³²⁰⁵ him children;¹¹²¹ Jeush,³²⁶⁶ and Shamariah,⁸¹¹⁴ and Zaham.²⁰⁹³

And after³¹⁰ her he took³⁹⁴⁷ Maachah⁴⁶⁰¹ the daughter¹³²³ of Absalom;⁵³ which bare³²⁰⁵ him Abijah,²⁹ and Attai,⁶²⁶² and Ziza,²¹²⁴ and Shelomith.⁸⁰¹⁹

And Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ loved¹⁵⁷ Maachah⁴⁶⁰¹ the daughter¹³²³ of Absalom⁵³ above all his wives⁸⁰² and his concubines:⁶³⁷⁰ (for he took⁵³⁷⁵ eighteen⁸⁰⁸³ wives,⁸⁰² and threescore⁸³⁴⁶ concubines;⁶³⁷⁰ and begat³²⁰⁵ twenty⁶²⁴² and eight⁸⁰⁸³ sons,¹¹²¹ and threescore⁸³⁴⁶ daughters.)¹³²³

And Rehoboam⁷³⁴⁶ made⁵⁹⁷⁵ Abijah²⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Maachah⁴⁶⁰¹ the chief,⁷²¹⁸ to be ruler⁵⁰⁵⁷ among his brethren:²⁵¹ for he thought to make him king.⁴⁴²⁷

And he dealt wisely,⁹⁹⁵ and dispersed⁶⁵⁵⁵ of all his children¹¹²¹ throughout all the countries⁷⁷⁶ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Benjamin,¹¹⁴⁴ unto every fenced⁴⁶⁹⁴ city:⁵⁸⁹² and he gave⁵⁴¹⁴ them victual⁴²⁰² in abundance.⁷²³⁰ And he desired⁷⁵⁹² many¹⁹⁹⁵ wives.⁸⁰²