2 Chronicles 11:1-10 ▼

1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered the people of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 of the best soldiers, to fight against Israel and return the kingdom to Rehoboam.

2 But God spoke his word to Shemaiah, the man of God. He said,

3 |Speak to Judah's King Rehoboam, son of Solomon, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin.

4 This is what the LORD says: Don't wage war against your relatives. Everyone, go home. What has happened is my doing.| So they obeyed the word of the LORD. They turned back from their attack on Jeroboam.

5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built fortified cities in Judah.

6 He rebuilt Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

7 Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,

8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.