English Bible Presentation Sharing - 2-Chronicles Book, chapter 11, verse 25 in Mkjv Version

2 Chronicles 11 : 1 (MKJV)

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and gathered a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors from the house of Judah, to fight against Israel, so that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

2 Chronicles 11 : 2 (MKJV)

But the Word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

2 Chronicles 11 : 3 (MKJV)

Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

2 Chronicles 11 : 4 (MKJV)

So says Jehovah, You shall not go up nor fight against your brothers. Let every man return to his house. For this thing is done by Me. And they obeyed the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

2 Chronicles 11 : 5 (MKJV)

And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

2 Chronicles 11 : 6 (MKJV)

And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

2 Chronicles 11 : 7 (MKJV)

and Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

2 Chronicles 11 : 8 (MKJV)

and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

2 Chronicles 11 : 9 (MKJV)

and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

2 Chronicles 11 : 10 (MKJV)

and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

2 Chronicles 11 : 11 (MKJV)

And he fortified the strongholds and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and of oil and wine.

2 Chronicles 11 : 12 (MKJV)

And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.

2 Chronicles 11 : 13 (MKJV)

And the priests and the Levites in all Israel presented themselves to him out of all their borders.

2 Chronicles 11 : 14 (MKJV)

For the Levites left their open lands and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priests' office to Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 11 : 15 (MKJV)

And he ordained priests for himself for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

2 Chronicles 11 : 16 (MKJV)

And after them, those who gave their hearts to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, out of all the tribes of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 11 : 17 (MKJV)

And they made the kingdom of Judah stronger, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years. For three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

2 Chronicles 11 : 18 (MKJV)

And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as a wife for himself, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,

2 Chronicles 11 : 19 (MKJV)

who bore him sons, Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.

2 Chronicles 11 : 20 (MKJV)

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom, who bore Abijah to him, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

2 Chronicles 11 : 21 (MKJV)

And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and had twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters).

2 Chronicles 11 : 22 (MKJV)

And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brothers, in order to make him king.

2 Chronicles 11 : 23 (MKJV)

And he dealt wisely and dispersed all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities. And he gave them food in abundance. And he demanded many wives.