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. 1Ki 12:21-24Pro 21:30-31Psa 33:10Psa 33:16 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 2Ch 12:151Ki 12:22-241Sa 2:271Ti 6:112Ch 12:5-72Ch 8:14Deu 33:1 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 2Ki 17:34Exo 24:4Gen 49:28Php 3:5Rev 7:4-8 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. Gen 50:201Ki 11:29-382Ch 10:15-162Ch 25:7-102Ch 28:8-151Co 6:5-81Jn 3:11-131Ki 22:36
¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. 2Ch 8:2-62Ch 11:232Ch 14:6-72Ch 16:62Ch 17:122Ch 26:62Ch 27:4Isa 22:8-11 He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 1Ch 4:321Sa 17:122Ch 20:202Sa 14:2Amo 1:1Gen 35:19Jdg 15:8Jer 6:1 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, Jos 15:351Sa 22:12Sa 23:13Jos 12:15Jos 15:58Mic 1:15 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 1Ch 18:11Sa 23:141Sa 23:19Jos 15:24Jos 15:44Psa 54:1 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 2Ch 32:9Jos 10:11Jos 10:5Jos 15:35Jos 15:39 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. 2Sa 2:11Gen 23:2Jos 14:14Jos 15:33Jos 19:41-42Jos 20:7Num 13:22 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. 2Ch 11:232Ch 17:19Isa 22:10-11 And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side. 2Ch 26:14-152Ch 32:52Sa 13:192Sa 13:22
¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. 1 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: 2Ch 13:9Num 35:2-51Ki 12:28-331Ch 6:66-811Ki 13:33Jos 21:20-42Lev 27:30-34Num 18:21-28 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. 1Ki 12:281Ki 12:311Ki 13:33Deu 32:171Ki 14:91Ti 4:1Exo 32:31Exo 32:4-8 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. 2Ch 15:91Ch 16:291Ch 22:11Sa 7:3-42Ch 30:112Ch 30:18-19Act 11:23Dan 6:14 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. 2Ch 12:12Ch 1:1-122Ch 7:17-192Ch 8:13-16Hos 6:4Mat 13:20-21
¶ 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; 1Sa 16:61Ch 27:181Sa 17:131Sa 17:281Ch 2:13 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 2 2Ch 13:21Ki 15:1-22Ch 11:212Ch 12:16Mat 1:7 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.) 1Ki 11:3Deu 17:17Jdg 8:302Sa 3:2-52Sa 5:132Ch 11:23Sng 6:8-91Ch 3:1-9 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. Deu 21:15-171Ch 29:11Ch 5:1-2 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. 3 1Ki 1:5-62Ch 10:8-152Ch 21:3Gen 25:6Luk 16:8