Webster [1833], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, IN THE COMMON VERSION. WITH AMENDMENTS OF THE LANGUAGE, BY NOAH WEBSTER, LL. D. (PUBLISHED BY DURRIE & PECK., NEW HAVEN) [word count] [B19000].
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CHAP. XI.
1 Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel,
is forbidden by Shemaiah: 5 He strengtheneth
his kingdom with forts and provision.
13 The priests and Levites, and such as
feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam, strengthen
the kingdom of Judah. 18 The wives and
children of Rehoboam.
1 And note when Rehoboam had come to
Jerusalem, he gathered of the house
of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and
eighty thousand chosen men who were
warriors, to fight against Israel, that he
might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2 But the word of the Lord came to
Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon,
king of Judah, and to all Israel in
Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not
go up, nor fight against your brethren:
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return every man to his house: for this
thing is done by me. And they obeyed
the words of the Lord, and returned
from going against Jeroboam.
5 ¶2; And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem,
and built cities for defense in Judah.
6 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam,
and Tekoa,
7 And Beth-zur, and Shocho, and
Adullam,
8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and
Azekah,
10 And Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron,
which are in Judah and in Benjamin,
fortified cities.
11 And he fortified the strong holds,
and put captains in them, and store of
provisions, and of oil and wine.
12 And in every several city he put
shields and spears, and made them exceeding
strong, having Judah and Benjamin
on his side.
13 ¶2; And the priests and the Levites
that were in all Israel note resorted to him
from all their borders.
14 For the Levites left their suburbs
and their possession, and came to Judah
and Jerusalem: for note Jeroboam and his
sons had cast them off from executing
the priest's office to the Lord:
15 And he ordained him priests for
the high places, and for the note devils, and
for the calves which he had made.
16 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 to the Lord God of their
fathers.
17 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.
18 ¶2; And Rehoboam took to himself
Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the
son of David for a wife, and Abihail
the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 Who bore him children, Jeush, and
Shamariah, and Zaham.
20 And after her he took note Maachah
the daughter of Absalom; who bore him
Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah
the daughter of Absalom above all his
wives and his concubines: (for he took
eighteen wives, and sixty concubines;
and begat twenty and eight sons, and sixty
daughters.)
22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the
son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler
among his brethren: for he thought to
make him king.
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed
of all his children throughout all the
countries of Judah and Benjamin, to
every fortified city: and he gave them
provisions in abundance. And he desired
note many wives.
Webster [1833], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, IN THE COMMON VERSION. WITH AMENDMENTS OF THE LANGUAGE, BY NOAH WEBSTER, LL. D. (PUBLISHED BY DURRIE & PECK., NEW HAVEN) [word count] [B19000].
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