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chapter 11
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And
Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of
Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight
against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
2 And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of
God, saying:
3 Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda,
and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
4 Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight
against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will
this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they
returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
5 And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled
cities in Juda.
6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
7 And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
8 And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
9 And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
10 Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in
Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
11 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in
them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
12 Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields
and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over
Juda, and Benjamin,
13 And the priests and Levites, that were in all
Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
14 Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and
passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast
them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
15 And he made to himself priests for the high places,
and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever
gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to
sacrifice their victims be- fore the Lord the God of their fathers.
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and
established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the
ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
18 And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of
Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
19 And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and
Zoom.
20 And after her he married Maacha the daughter of
Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
21 And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom
above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and
threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore
daughters.
22 But he put at the head of them Abia the son of
Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him
king,
23 Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons,
and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled
cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.
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