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1 Chronicles 5

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¹ He spoke to them in accordance with the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."

² So the king did not listen to the people, for the[3] turn of events was from God that the LORD might fulfill His word, which He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

³ When all Israel saw that the king did not listen and pay attention to them, the people answered him, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel; Now, [Rehoboam, descendant of] David, see to your own house." So all Israel went to their tents.

⁴ But as for the Israelites who lived in Judah's cities, Rehoboam ruled over them.

⁵ Then King Rehoboam[4] sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the Israelites stoned him and he died. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his [royal] chariot to escape to Jerusalem.

⁶ And Israel has rebelled against the house of David to this day.

⁷ Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors to fight against [the ten tribes of] Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

⁸ But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

⁹ Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 'Thus says the LORD: You shall not go up nor fight against your brothers (countrymen); return, every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" And they listened to and obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

¹⁰ Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built [fortified] cities for defense in Judah.

¹¹ He[1] built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

¹² Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

¹³ Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

¹⁴ Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

¹⁵ Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

¹⁶ He strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, [olive] oil, and wine.

¹⁷ And in each city he put [large] shields and spears, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

¹⁸ Further, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with Rehoboam from all their districts.

¹⁹ For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.

²⁰ Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, for the satyrs (goat demons) and calves (idols) which he had made.

²¹ Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD God of Israel followed[2] them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

²² So 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.

²³ Rehoboam took as his wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.

²⁴ She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

²⁵ After her he took Maacah the daughter (granddaughter) of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

²⁶ Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter (granddaughter) of Absalom more than all his wives and[3] concubines—for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

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1	He spoke to them in accordance with the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
2	So the king did not listen to the people, for the[3] turn of events was from God that the LORD might fulfill His word, which He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
3	When all Israel saw that the king did not listen and pay attention to them, the people answered him, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel; Now, [Rehoboam, descendant of] David, see to your own house." So all Israel went to their tents.
4	But as for the Israelites who lived in Judah's cities, Rehoboam ruled over them.
5	Then King Rehoboam[4] sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the Israelites stoned him and he died. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his [royal] chariot to escape to Jerusalem.
6	And Israel has rebelled against the house of David to this day.
7	Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors to fight against [the ten tribes of] Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
8	But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
9	Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 'Thus says the LORD: You shall not go up nor fight against your brothers (countrymen); return, every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" And they listened to and obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
10	Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built [fortified] cities for defense in Judah.
11	He[1] built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
12	Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
13	Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
14	Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
15	Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
16	He strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, [olive] oil, and wine.
17	And in each city he put [large] shields and spears, and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
18	Further, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with Rehoboam from all their districts.
19	For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.
20	Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, for the satyrs (goat demons) and calves (idols) which he had made.
21	Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD God of Israel followed[2] them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.
22	So 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.
23	Rehoboam took as his wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
24	She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
25	After her he took Maacah the daughter (granddaughter) of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
26	Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter (granddaughter) of Absalom more than all his wives and[3] concubines—for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

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