2 Chronicles 11 (NET)

2 Chronicles 11:1¹When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:2²But the Lord’ s message came to the prophet Shemaiah,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:3³“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:4⁴‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” They obeyed the Lord and called off the attack against Jeroboam.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:5⁵Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:6⁶Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:7⁷Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:8⁸Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:9⁹Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:10¹⁰Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:11¹¹He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:12¹²In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:13¹³The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:14¹⁴The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the Lord ’s priests.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:15¹⁵Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:16¹⁶Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:17¹⁷They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:18¹⁸Rehoboam married Mahalath the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:19¹⁹She bore him sons named Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:20²⁰He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:21²¹Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than his other wives and concubines. He had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:22²²Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s

2 Chronicles 11:23²³He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities. He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’s