King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And when Rehoboam[H7346] was come[H935] to Jerusalem,[H3389] he gathered[H6950] [H853] of the house[H1004] of Judah[H3063] and Benjamin[H1144] a hundred[H3967] and fourscore[H8084] thousand[H505] chosen[H977] men, which were warriors,[H6213] [H4421] to fight[H3898] against[H5973] Israel,[H3478] that he might bring[H7725] [H853] the kingdom[H4467] again to Rehoboam.[H7346]

2. But the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] came[H1961] to[H413] Shemaiah[H8098] the man[H376] of God,[H430] saying,[H559]

3. Speak[H559] unto[H413] Rehoboam[H7346] the son[H1121] of Solomon,[H8010] king[H4428] of Judah,[H3063] and to[H413] all[H3605] Israel[H3478] in Judah[H3063] and Benjamin,[H1144] saying,[H559]

4. Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the LORD,[H3068] Ye shall not[H3808] go up,[H5927] nor[H3808] fight[H3898] against[H5973] your brethren:[H251] return[H7725] every man[H376] to his house:[H1004] for[H3588] this[H2088] thing[H1697] is done[H1961] of[H4480] [H854] me. And they obeyed[H8085] [H853] the words[H1697] of the LORD,[H3068] and returned[H7725] from going[H4480] [H1980] against[H413] Jeroboam.[H3379]

5. And Rehoboam[H7346] dwelt[H3427] in Jerusalem,[H3389] and built[H1129] cities[H5892] for defense[H4692] in Judah.[H3063]

6. He built[H1129] even[H853] Bethlehem,[H1035] and Etam,[H5862] and Tekoa,[H8620]

7. And Beth-zur,[H1049] and Shoco,[H7755] and Adullam,[H5725]

8. And Gath,[H1661] and Mareshah,[H4762] and Ziph,[H2128]

9. And Adoraim,[H115] and Lachish,[H3923] and Azekah,[H5825]

10. And Zorah,[H6681] and Aijalon,[H357] and Hebron,[H2275] which[H834] are in Judah[H3063] and in Benjamin[H1144] fenced[H4694] cities.[H5892]

11. And he fortified[H2388] [H853] the strongholds,[H4694] and put[H5414] captains[H5057] in them, and store[H214] of victual,[H3978] and of oil[H8081] and wine.[H3196]

12. And in every[H3605] several city[H5892] [H5892] he put shields[H6793] and spears,[H7420] and made them exceeding strong,[H2388] [H7235] [H3966] having[H1961] Judah[H3063] and Benjamin[H1144] on his side.

13. And the priests[H3548] and the Levites[H3881] that[H834] were in all[H3605] Israel[H3478] resorted[H3320] to[H5921] him out of all[H4480] [H3605] their coasts.[H1366]

14. For[H3588] the Levites[H3881] left[H5800] [H853] their suburbs[H4054] and their possession,[H272] and came[H1980] to Judah[H3063] and Jerusalem:[H3389] for[H3588] Jeroboam[H3379] and his sons[H1121] had cast them off[H2186] from executing the priest's office[H4480] [H3547] unto the LORD: [H3068]

15. And he ordained[H5975] him priests[H3548] for the high places,[H1116] and for the devils,[H8163] and for the calves[H5695] which[H834] he had made.[H6213]

16. And after[H310] them out of all[H4480] [H3605] the tribes[H7626] of Israel[H3478] such as set[H5414] [H853] their hearts[H3824] to seek[H1245] [H853] the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of Israel[H3478] came[H935] to Jerusalem,[H3389] to sacrifice[H2076] unto the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of their fathers.[H1]

17. So they strengthened[H2388] [H853] the kingdom[H4438] of Judah,[H3063] and made[H853] Rehoboam[H7346] the son[H1121] of Solomon[H8010] strong,[H553] three[H7969] years:[H8141] for[H3588] three[H7969] years[H8141] they walked[H1980] in the way[H1870] of David[H1732] and Solomon.[H8010]

18. And Rehoboam[H7346] took[H3947] him[H853] Mahalath[H4258] the daughter[H1323] of Jerimoth[H3406] the son[H1121] of David[H1732] to wife,[H802] and Abihail[H32] the daughter[H1323] of Eliab[H446] the son[H1121] of Jesse;[H3448]

19. Which bore[H3205] him children;[H1121] [H853] Jeush,[H3266] and Shamariah,[H8114] and Zaham.[H2093]

20. And after[H310] her he took[H3947] [H853] Maachah[H4601] the daughter[H1323] of Absalom;[H53] which bore[H3205] him[H853] Abijah,[H29] and Attai,[H6262] and Ziza,[H2124] and Shelomith.[H8019]

21. And Rehoboam[H7346] loved[H157] [H853] Maachah[H4601] the daughter[H1323] of Absalom[H53] above all[H4480] [H3605] his wives[H802] and his concubines:[H6370] (for[H3588] he took[H5375] eighteen[H8083] [H6240] wives,[H802] and threescore[H8346] concubines;[H6370] and begot[H3205] twenty[H6242] and eight[H8083] sons,[H1121] and threescore[H8346] daughters.)[H1323]

22. And Rehoboam[H7346] made[H5975] [H853] Abijah[H29] the son[H1121] of Maachah[H4601] the chief,[H7218] to be ruler[H5057] among his brethren:[H251] for[H3588] he thought to make him king.[H4427]

23. And he dealt wisely,[H995] and dispersed[H6555] of all[H4480] [H3605] his children[H1121] throughout all[H3605] the countries[H776] of Judah[H3063] and Benjamin,[H1144] unto every[H3605] fenced[H4694] city:[H5892] and he gave[H5414] them victual[H4202] in abundance.[H7230] And he desired[H7592] many[H1995] wives.[H802]