2 Chronicles 11:1-10 ▼

1 When Rehoboam returned to Jerusalem, he gathered together 180,000 specially chosen soldiers from the households of Judah and Benjamin to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

2 But a message from the LORD came to Shemaiah, a man of God:

3 |Tell Solomon's son Rehoboam, king of Judah and all of Israel in Judah and Benjamin:

4 This is what the LORD says: |You are not to fight or even to approach your relatives in battle. Every soldier is to return to his own home, for this development comes from me.|'| So they listened to what the LORD had to say and called off their attack on Jeroboam.

5 Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem and built defensive fortification cities throughout Judah,

6 including Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

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