<vn='1'>And when <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s> was <sn="935">come</s> to <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>, he <sn="6950">gathered</s><sn="*853"></s> of the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s> and <sn="1144">Benjamin</s> a <sn="3967">hundred</s> and <sn="8084">fourscore</s><sn="505">thousand</s><sn="977">chosen</s> men, which were <sn="6213 4421">warriors</s>, to <sn="3898">fight</s><sn="5973">against</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>, that he might <sn="7725">bring</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4467">kingdom</s> again to <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>But the <sn="1697">word</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="8098">Shemaiah</s> the <sn="376">man</s> of <sn="430">God</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, </v>
<vn='3'><sn="559">Speak</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8010">Solomon</s>, <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and <sn="413">to</s><sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s> in <sn="3063">Judah</s> and <sn="1144">Benjamin</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, </v>
<vn='4'><sn="3541">Thus</s><sn="559">saith</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, Ye shall <sn="3808">not</s> go <sn="5927">up</s>, <sn="3808">nor</s><sn="3898">fight</s><sn="5973">against</s> your <sn="251">brethren</s>: <sn="7725">return</s> every <sn="376">man</s> to his <sn="1004">house</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="1697">thing</s> is <sn="1961">done</s><sn="4480 854">of</s> me. And they <sn="8085">obeyed</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1697">words</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="7725">returned</s> from <sn="4480 1980">going</s><sn="413">against</s><sn="3379">Jeroboam</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="3427">dwelt</s> in <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>, and <sn="1129">built</s><sn="5892">cities</s> for <sn="4692">defense</s> in <sn="3063">Judah</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>He <sn="1129">built</s> even <sn="*853"></s><sn="1035">Bethlehem</s>, and <sn="5862">Etam</s>, and <sn="8620">Tekoa</s>, </v>
<vn='7'>And <sn="1049">Beth</s> -zur, and <sn="7755">Shoco</s>, and <sn="5725">Adullam</s>, </v>
<vn='8'>And <sn="1661">Gath</s>, and <sn="4762">Mareshah</s>, and <sn="2128">Ziph</s>, </v>
<vn='9'>And <sn="115">Adoraim</s>, and <sn="3923">Lachish</s>, and <sn="5825">Azekah</s>, </v>
<vn='10'>And <sn="6681">Zorah</s>, and <sn="357">Aijalon</s>, and <sn="2275">Hebron</s>, <sn="834">which</s> are in <sn="3063">Judah</s> and in <sn="1144">Benjamin</s><sn="4694">fenced</s><sn="5892">cities</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And he <sn="2388">fortified</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4694">strongholds</s>, and <sn="5414">put</s><sn="5057">captains</s> in them, and <sn="214">store</s> of <sn="3978">victual</s>, and of <sn="8081">oil</s> and <sn="3196">wine</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And in <sn="3605">every</s> several <sn="5892 5892">city</s> he put <sn="6793">shields</s> and <sn="7420">spears</s>, and made them exceeding <sn="2388 7235 3966">strong</s>, <sn="1961">having</s><sn="3063">Judah</s> and <sn="1144">Benjamin</s> on his side. </v>
<vn='13'>And the <sn="3548">priests</s> and the <sn="3881">Levites</s><sn="834">that</s> were in <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="3320">resorted</s><sn="5921">to</s> him out of <sn="4480 3605">all</s> their <sn="1366">coasts</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="3588">For</s> the <sn="3881">Levites</s><sn="5800">left</s><sn="*853"></s> their <sn="4054">suburbs</s> and their <sn="272">possession</s>, and <sn="1980">came</s> to <sn="3063">Judah</s> and <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="3379">Jeroboam</s> and his <sn="1121">sons</s> had cast them <sn="2186">off</s> from executing the priest's <sn="4480 3547">office</s> unto the <sn="3068">LORD</s>: </v>
<vn='15'>And he <sn="5975">ordained</s> him <sn="3548">priests</s> for the high <sn="1116">places</s>, and for the <sn="8163">devils</s>, and for the <sn="5695">calves</s><sn="834">which</s> he had <sn="6213">made</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And <sn="310">after</s> them out of <sn="4480 3605">all</s> the <sn="7626">tribes</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> such as <sn="5414">set</s><sn="*853"></s> their <sn="3824">hearts</s> to <sn="1245">seek</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="935">came</s> to <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>, to <sn="2076">sacrifice</s> unto the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of their <sn="1">fathers</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>So they <sn="2388">strengthened</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4438">kingdom</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and made <sn="*853"></s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="8010">Solomon</s><sn="553">strong</s>, <sn="7969">three</s><sn="8141">years</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="8141">years</s> they <sn="1980">walked</s> in the <sn="1870">way</s> of <sn="1732">David</s> and <sn="8010">Solomon</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="3947">took</s> him <sn="*853"></s><sn="4258">Mahalath</s> the <sn="1323">daughter</s> of <sn="3406">Jerimoth</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="1732">David</s> to <sn="802">wife</s>, and <sn="32">Abihail</s> the <sn="1323">daughter</s> of <sn="446">Eliab</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3448">Jesse</s>; </v>
<vn='19'>Which <sn="3205">bore</s> him <sn="1121">children</s>; <sn="*853"></s><sn="3266">Jeush</s>, and <sn="8114">Shamariah</s>, and <sn="2093">Zaham</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And <sn="310">after</s> her he <sn="3947">took</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="4601">Maachah</s> the <sn="1323">daughter</s> of <sn="53">Absalom</s>; which <sn="3205">bore</s> him <sn="*853"></s><sn="29">Abijah</s>, and <sn="6262">Attai</s>, and <sn="2124">Ziza</s>, and <sn="8019">Shelomith</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>And <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="157">loved</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="4601">Maachah</s> the <sn="1323">daughter</s> of <sn="53">Absalom</s> above <sn="4480 3605">all</s> his <sn="802">wives</s> and his <sn="6370">concubines</s>: ( <sn="3588">for</s> he <sn="5375">took</s><sn="8083 6240">eighteen</s><sn="802">wives</s>, and <sn="8346">threescore</s><sn="6370">concubines</s>; and <sn="3205">begot</s><sn="6242">twenty</s> and <sn="8083">eight</s><sn="1121">sons</s>, and <sn="8346">threescore</s><sn="1323">daughters</s>.) </v>
<vn='22'>And <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="5975">made</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="29">Abijah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="4601">Maachah</s> the <sn="7218">chief</s>, to be <sn="5057">ruler</s> among his <sn="251">brethren</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> he thought to make him <sn="4427">king</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>And he dealt <sn="995">wisely</s>, and <sn="6555">dispersed</s> of <sn="4480 3605">all</s> his <sn="1121">children</s> throughout <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="776">countries</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s> and <sn="1144">Benjamin</s>, unto <sn="3605">every</s><sn="4694">fenced</s><sn="5892">city</s>: and he <sn="5414">gave</s> them <sn="4202">victual</s> in <sn="7230">abundance</s>. And he <sn="7592">desired</s><sn="1995">many</s><sn="802">wives</s>. </v>