II. CHRonicuss XI. 4.

B.C. about H 975. J. Jehovah,
i. ish.
JERU-
REHOBOAM STRENGTH- ENS HIM- SELF.
RESORT TO HIM, 974.
13-17. See
1 KIN. 12.
25-33. b. borders.
h. or hairy- ones,
g. gave. 3.G. Jehovah Johim.
17. Ch. 12.1.
REHO- BOAM'S WIVES AND SONS.
8. sons.
20. See ch. 13. 2, Michaiah
the daugh- ter of Uriel.
22. See Deut. 21. 15-17,
~
Solomon, king_of Judah, and to all Israél in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 ‘Thus -saith Jthe Lorp, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your bre- thren: «return tevery_man to his house: for xthis xthing -is_done of Me.’” And they obeyed -the_words_of ‘the Lorn, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6 He built even -Beth-lehem, and -Etam, and -Tekoa,
7 And +Beth-zur, and -Shoco, and -Adullam,
8 And -Gath, and -Mareshah, and
-Ziph,
9 And -Adoraim, and -Lachish, and -Azekah,
10 And +«Zorah, and «Aijalon, and «Hebron, which ave in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
11 And he fortified -the strong_holds, and put captains in them, and store_of victual, 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 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israél resorted to him out_of all their 4 coasts.
14 For the Levites left their -suburbs and their possession, and came to Ju- dah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had_cast_them_off from exe- cuting _ the _ priest’s - office unto ‘the Lorp:
15 And he ordained him priests for the high_places, and for the + devils, and for the calves which he had_made.
16 And after them out_of all the_ tribes_of Israél xssuch_as gset their chearts to seek Jthe Lorp =God_of Israél came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto ! the Lorp =God_of their fathers.
17 So they strengthened -the_king- dom_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 And Rehoboam took him -Maha- lath the_daughter_of Jerimoth the_ son_of David to wife, and Abihail the_ daughter_of Eliab the_son_of Jesse ;
19 Which bare him s children; -Jeush, and -Shamariah, and -Zaham.
20 And after her he took -Maachah the_daughter_of Absalom ; which bare 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 threescore concu- bines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
2 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 s children throughout all the_ countries_of Judah and Benjamin, un- to every xfenced city: and he gave them xvictual in abundance. desired many wives.
And he} Lo