2 Chronicles 11:5-17

5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built fortified cities for defense in Judah.

6He built up Beth-lehem, Etam, Tekoa,

7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

10Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.

11He also strengthened the fortified towns and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, oil and wine.

12He also put shields and spears in every town, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

13Moreover, the kohanim and the Levites from all their territories throughout Israel presented themselves to him.

14The Levites even abandoned their pastures and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as kohanim to Adonai,

15and had appointed his own priests for the high places, for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.

16Those from all the tribes of Israel, who had set their hearts to seek Adonai, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Adonai, the God of their fathers.

17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.