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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 11 (WEBP)

[1] When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
[2] But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
[3] “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
[4] ‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.” ’ ” So they listened to Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
[5] Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
[6] He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
[7] Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
[8] Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
[9] Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
[10] Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
[11] He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.
[12] He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
[13] The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.
[14] For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to Yahweh.
[15] He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.
[16] After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
[17] So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
[18] Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
[19] She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
[20] After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
[21] Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
[22] Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
[23] He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 11 (KJVS)

[1] And when Rehoboam was come () to Jerusalem, he gathered () of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen () [men], which were warriors, () to fight () against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again () to Rehoboam.
[2] But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, ()
[3] Speak () unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, ()
[4] Thus saith () the Lord, Ye shall not go up, () nor fight () against your brethren: return () every man to his house: for this thing is done () of me. And they obeyed () the words of the Lord, and returned () from going () against Jeroboam.
[5] And Rehoboam dwelt () in Jerusalem, and built () cities for defence in Judah.
[6] He built () even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
[7] And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
[8] And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
[9] And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
[10] And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which [are] in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
[11] And he fortified () the strong holds, and put () captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
[12] And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding () strong, () having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
[13] And the priests and the Levites that [were] in all Israel resorted () to him out of all their coasts.
[14] For the Levites left () their suburbs and their possession, and came () to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off () from executing the priest’s office () unto the Lord:
[15] And he ordained () him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. ()
[16] And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set () their hearts to seek () the Lord God of Israel came () to Jerusalem, to sacrifice () unto the Lord God of their fathers.
[17] So they strengthened () the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, () three years: for three years they walked () in the way of David and Solomon.
[18] And Rehoboam took () him Mahalath the daughter () of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, [and] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
[19] Which bare () him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
[20] And after her he took () Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare () him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
[21] And Rehoboam loved () Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took () eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat () twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters. )
[22] And Rehoboam made () Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king. ()
[23] And he dealt wisely, () and dispersed () of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave () them victual in abundance. And he desired () many wives.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 11 (BYZ)

[1] και ηλθεν ροβοαμ εις ιερουσαλημ και εξεκκλησιασεν τον ιουδαν και βενιαμιν εκατον ογδοηκοντα χιλιαδας νεανισκων ποιουντων πολεμον και επολεμει προς ισραηλ του επιστρεψαι την βασιλειαν τω ροβοαμ
[2] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς σαμαιαν ανθρωπον του θεου λεγων
[3] ειπον προς ροβοαμ τον του σαλωμων και προς παντα ιουδαν και βενιαμιν λεγων
[4] ταδε λεγει κυριος ουκ αναβησεσθε και ου πολεμησετε προς τους αδελφους υμων αποστρεφετε εκαστος εις τον οικον αυτου οτι παρ εμου εγενετο το ρημα τουτο και επηκουσαν του λογου κυριου και απεστραφησαν του μη πορευθηναι επι ιεροβοαμ
[5] και κατωκησεν ροβοαμ εις ιερουσαλημ και ωκοδομησεν πολεις τειχηρεις εν τη ιουδαια
[6] και ωκοδομησεν την βαιθλεεμ και την αιταμ και την θεκωε
[7] και την βαιθσουρα και την σοκχωθ και την οδολλαμ
[8] και την γεθ και την μαρισαν και την ζιφ
[9] και την αδωραιμ και την λαχις και την αζηκα
[10] και την σαραα και την αιαλων και την χεβρων η εστιν του ιουδα και βενιαμιν πολεις τειχηρεις
[11] και ωχυρωσεν αυτας τειχεσιν και εδωκεν εν αυταις ηγουμενους και παραθεσεις βρωματων ελαιον και οινον
[12] κατα πολιν και κατα πολιν θυρεους και δορατα και κατισχυσεν αυτας εις πληθος σφοδρα και ησαν αυτω ιουδα και βενιαμιν
[13] και οι ιερεις και οι λευιται οι ησαν εν παντι ισραηλ συνηχθησαν προς αυτον εκ παντων των οριων
[14] οτι εγκατελιπον οι λευιται τα σκηνωματα της κατασχεσεως αυτων και επορευθησαν προς ιουδαν εις ιερουσαλημ οτι εξεβαλεν αυτους ιεροβοαμ και οι υιοι αυτου του μη λειτουργειν κυριω
[15] και κατεστησεν εαυτω ιερεις των υψηλων και τοις ειδωλοις και τοις ματαιοις και τοις μοσχοις α εποιησεν ιεροβοαμ
[16] και εξεβαλεν αυτους απο φυλων ισραηλ οι εδωκαν καρδιαν αυτων του ζητησαι κυριον θεον ισραηλ και ηλθον εις ιερουσαλημ θυσαι κυριω θεω των πατερων αυτων
[17] και κατισχυσαν την βασιλειαν ιουδα και κατισχυσαν ροβοαμ τον του σαλωμων εις ετη τρια οτι επορευθη εν ταις οδοις δαυιδ και σαλωμων ετη τρια
[18] και ελαβεν εαυτω ροβοαμ γυναικα την μολλαθ θυγατερα ιεριμουθ υιου δαυιδ αβαιαν θυγατερα ελιαβ του ιεσσαι
[19] και ετεκεν αυτω υιους τον ιαους και τον σαμαριαν και τον ροολλαμ
[20] και μετα ταυτα ελαβεν εαυτω την μααχα θυγατερα αβεσσαλωμ και ετεκεν αυτω τον αβια και τον ιεθθι και τον ζιζα και τον εμμωθ
[21] και ηγαπησεν ροβοαμ την μααχαν θυγατερα αβεσσαλωμ υπερ πασας τας γυναικας αυτου και τας παλλακας αυτου οτι γυναικας δεκα οκτω ειχεν και παλλακας τριακοντα και εγεννησεν υιους εικοσι οκτω και θυγατερας εξηκοντα
[22] και κατεστησεν εις αρχοντα ροβοαμ τον αβια τον της μααχα εις ηγουμενον εν τοις αδελφοις αυτου οτι βασιλευσαι διενοειτο αυτον
[23] και ηυξηθη παρα παντας τους υιους αυτου εν πασιν τοις οριοις ιουδα και βενιαμιν και εν ταις πολεσιν ταις οχυραις και εδωκεν αυταις τροφας πληθος πολυ και ητησατο πληθος γυναικων