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  11:1 ¶
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. |
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11:1 ¶
And when Rehoboamº
was comeºº
to Jerusalem,º
he gatheredººº
of the houseº
of Judahº
and Benjaminº
an hundredº
and fourscoreº
thousandº
chosenºº
[men], which were warriors,ººº
to fightºº
againstº
Israel,º
that he might bringººº
the kingdomº
againºº
to Rehoboam.º |
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11:2
But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, |
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11:2
But the wordº
of the LORDº
cameº
toº
Shemaiahº
the manº
of God,º
saying,ºº |
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11:3
Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, |
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11:3
Speakºº
untoº
Rehoboamº
the sonº
of Solomon,º
kingº
of Judah,º
and toº
allº
Israelº
in Judahº
and Benjamin,º
saying,ºº |
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11:4
Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam. |
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11:4
Thusº
saithºº
the LORD,º
Ye shall notº
go up,ºº
norº
fightºº
againstº
your brethren:º
returnºº
every manº
to his house:º
forº
thisº
thingº
is doneºº
ofºº
me. And they obeyedººº
the wordsº
of the LORD,º
and returnedºº
from goingºººº
againstº
Jeroboam.º |
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11:5 ¶
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. |
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11:5 ¶
And Rehoboamº
dweltºº
in Jerusalem,º
and builtºº
citiesº
for defenceº
in Judah.º |
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11:6
He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, |
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11:6
He builtºº
evenº
Bethlehem,º
and Etam,º
and Tekoa,º |
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11:7
And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam, |
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11:7
And Bethzur,º
and Shoco,º
and Adullam,º |
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11:8
and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, |
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11:8
And Gath,º
and Mareshah,º
and Ziph,º |
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11:9
and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, |
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11:9
And Adoraim,º
and Lachish,º
and Azekah,º |
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11:10
and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities. |
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11:10
And Zorah,ºº
and Aijalon,º
and Hebron,º
whichº
[are] in Judahº
and in Benjaminº
fencedº
cities.º |
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11:11
And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine. |
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11:11
And he fortifiedººº
the strong holds,º
and putºº
captainsº
in them, and storeº
of victual,º
and of oilº
and wine.º |
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11:12
And in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. |
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11:12
And in everyº
several cityº
[he put] shieldsº
and spears,º
and made them exceedingººº
strong,ºººº
havingº
Judahº
and Benjaminº
on his side. |
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11:13 ¶
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border. |
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11:13 ¶
And the priestsº
and the Levitesº
thatº
[were] in allº
Israelº
resortedºº
toº
him out of allºº
their coasts.º |
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11:14
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto Jehovah; |
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11:14
Forº
the Levitesº
leftººº
their suburbsº
and their possession,º
and cameººº
to Judahº
and Jerusalem:º
forº
Jeroboamº
and his sonsº
had cast them offºº
from executing the priest's officeººº
unto the LORD:º |
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11:15
and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made. |
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11:15
And he ordainedºº
him priestsº
for the high places,º
and for the devils,º
and for the calvesº
whichº
he had made.ºº |
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11:16
And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers. |
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11:16
And afterº
them out of allºº
the tribesº
of Israelº
such as setººº
their heartsº
to seekººº
the LORDº
Godº
of Israelº
cameºº
to Jerusalem,º
to sacrificeºº
unto the LORDº
Godº
of their fathers.º |
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11:17
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon. |
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11:17
So they strengthenedººº
the kingdomº
of Judah,º
and madeº
Rehoboamº
the sonº
of Solomonº
strong,ºº
threeº
years:º
forº
threeº
yearsº
they walkedºº
in the wayº
of Davidº
and Solomon.º |
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11:18 ¶
And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; |
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11:18 ¶
And Rehoboamº
tookºº
himº
Mahalathº
the daughterººº
of Jerimothº
the sonº
of Davidº
to wife,º
[and] Abihailº
the daughterº
of Eliabº
the sonº
of Jesse;º |
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11:19
and she bare him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham. |
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11:19
Which bareºº
him children;ºº
Jeush,º
and Shamariah,º
and Zaham.º |
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11:20
And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. |
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11:20
And afterº
her he tookººº
Maachahº
the daughterº
of Absalom;º
which bareºº
himº
Abijah,º
and Attai,º
and Ziza,º
and Shelomith.º |
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11:21
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.) |
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11:21
And Rehoboamº
lovedººº
Maachahº
the daughterº
of Absalomº
above allºº
his wivesº
and his concubines:º
(forº
he tookºº
eighteenºº
wives,º
and threescoreº
concubines;º
and begatºº
twentyº
and eightº
sons,º
and threescoreº
daughters.)º |
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11:22
And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brethren; for [he was minded] to make him king. |
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11:22
And Rehoboamº
madeººº
Abijahº
the sonº
of Maachahº
the chief,º
[to be] rulerº
among his brethren:º
forº
[he thought] to make him king.ºº |
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11:23
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought [for them] many wives. |
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11:23
And he dealt wisely,ºº
and dispersedºº
of allºº
his childrenº
throughout allº
the countriesº
of Judahº
and Benjamin,º
unto everyº
fencedº
city:º
and he gaveºº
them victualº
in abundance.º
And he desiredºº
manyº
wives.º |
