2 Chronicles 11:1-17

11Now when RehoboamH7346 had comeH935 to JerusalemH3389, he assembledH6950 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144, 180,000H3967H8084H505 chosenH977 men who were warriorsH4421, to fightH3898 againstH5973 IsraelH3478 to restoreH7725 the kingdomH4467 to RehoboamH7346. 2But the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to 2ShemaiahH8098 the manH376 of GodH430, sayingH559, 3“SpeakH559 to RehoboamH7346 the sonH1121 of SolomonH8010, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and to allH3605 IsraelH3478 in JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144, sayingH559, 4‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068, “You shall not goH5927 up or fightH3898 againstH5973 3your 4relativesH251; returnH7725 everyH376 manH376 to his houseH1004, 5for thisH2088 thingH1697 is from Me.”’” So they listenedH8085 to the wordsH1697 of the LordH3068 and returnedH7725 from goingH1980 againstH413 JeroboamH3379.

5RehoboamH7346 livedH3427 in JerusalemH3389 and 6builtH1129 citiesH5892 for defenseH4692 in JudahH3063. 6Thus he builtH1129 BethlehemH1035, EtamH5862, TekoaH8620, 7Beth-zurH1049, SocoH7755, AdullamH5725, 8GathH1661, MareshahH4762, ZiphH2128, 9AdoraimH115, LachishH3923, AzekahH5825, 10ZorahH6881, AijalonH357 and HebronH2275, whichH834 are fortifiedH4694 citiesH5892 in JudahH3063 and in BenjaminH1144. 11He also strengthenedH2388 the fortressesH4694 and putH5414 officersH5057 in them and storesH214 of foodH3978, oilH8081 and wineH3196. 12He put shieldsH6793 and spearsH7420 in everyH3605 cityH5892 and strengthenedH2388 them greatlyH7235H3966. So he heldH1961 JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144.

13Moreover, the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 whoH834 were in allH3605 IsraelH3478 stoodH3320 with him from allH3605 their districtsH1366. 14For 7the LevitesH3881 leftH5800 their pastureH4054 landsH4054 and their propertyH272 and cameH1980 to JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389, for 8JeroboamH3379 and his sonsH1121 had excludedH2186 them from servingH3547 as priestsH3547 to the LordH3068. 159He setH5975 up priestsH3548 of his own for the highH1116 placesH1116, for the satyrsH8163 and for the calvesH5695 whichH834 he had madeH6213. 1610Those from allH3605 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 who setH5414 their heartsH3824 on seekingH1245 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 11followedH935 them to JerusalemH3389, to sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068 GodH430 of their fathersH1. 1712They strengthenedH2388 the kingdomH4438 of JudahH3063 and supportedH553 RehoboamH7346 the sonH1121 of SolomonH8010 for threeH7969 yearsH8141, for they walkedH1980 in the wayH1870 of DavidH1732 and SolomonH8010 for threeH7969 yearsH8141.