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11:1 When Rehoboam <07346> arrived <0935> in Jerusalem <03389>, he summoned <06950> 180,000 <0505> <08084> <03967> skilled <0970> warriors <04421> <06213> from Judah <03063> and Benjamin <01144> to attack <05973> <03898> Israel <03478> and restore <07725> the kingdom <04467> to Rehoboam <07346>. 11:2 But the Lord <03069> told <01697> Shemaiah <08098> the prophet <0430> <0376>, 11:3 “Say <0559> this to <0413> King <04428> Rehoboam <07346> son <01121> of Solomon <08010> of Judah <03063> and to <0413> all <03605> the Israelites <03478> in Judah <03063> and Benjamin <01144>, 11:4 ‘The Lord <03068> says <0559> this <03541>: “Do not <03808> attack <05927> and make war <03898> with <05973> your brothers <0251>. Each <0376> of you go <07725> home <01004>, for <03588> I have caused this <02088> to happen <01961>.”’” They obeyed <08085> the Lord <03068> and called off <07725> the attack <01980> against <0413> Jeroboam <03379>. 11:5 Rehoboam <07346> lived <03427> in Jerusalem <03389>; he built up <01129> these fortified <04692> cities <05892> throughout Judah <03063>: 11:6 Bethlehem <01035>, Etam <05862>, Tekoa <08620>, 11:7 Beth Zur <01049>, Soco <07755>, Adullam <05725>, 11:8 Gath <01661>, Mareshah <04762>, Ziph <02128>, 11:9 Adoraim <0115>, Lachish <03923>, Azekah <05825>, 11:10 Zorah <06881>, Aijalon <0357>, and Hebron <02275>. These were the fortified <04694> cities <05892> in Judah <03063> and Benjamin <01144>. 11:11 He fortified <02388> these cities <04694> and placed <05414> officers <05057> in them, as well as storehouses <0214> of food <03978>, olive oil <08081>, and wine <03196>. 11:12 In each city <05892> <05892> <03605> there were shields <06793> and spears <07420>; he strongly <03966> <07235> fortified <02388> them. Judah <03063> and Benjamin <01144> belonged <01961> to him. 11:13 The priests <03548> and Levites <03881> who <0834> lived throughout <03605> Israel <03478> supported <03320> him, no matter where they resided <01366>. 11:14 The Levites <03881> even <03588> left <05800> their pasturelands <04054> and their property <0272> behind and came <01980> to Judah <03063> and Jerusalem <03389>, for <03588> Jeroboam <03379> and his sons <01121> prohibited <02186> them from serving as <03547> the Lord’s <03068> priests <03547>. 11:15 Jeroboam appointed <05975> his own priests <03548> to serve at the worship centers <01116> and to lead in the worship of the goat <08163> idols and calf <05695> idols he had made <06213>.

• 2Ch 11:5--12:16 -- Rehoboam's Reign

• Socho

  [ebd] a fence; hedge, (1 Chr. 4:18; R.V., Soco)=So'choh (1 Kings 4:10; R.V., Socoh), Sho'choh (1 Sam. 17:1; R.V., Socoh), Sho'co (2 Chr. 11:7; R.V., Soco), Sho'cho (2 Chr. 28:18; R.V., Soco), a city in the plain or lowland of Juda...
  

• Shocho

  [ebd] (2 Chr. 28:18) = Shochoh (1 Sam. 17:1) = Shoco (2 Chr. 11:7). See SOCOH.
  

• Shemaiah

  [isbe] SHEMAIAH - she-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in 2 Ch 11:2; 17:8; 31:15; 35:9; Jer 26:20; 29:24; 36:12, shema`yahu), "Jahveh hears"): The name is most frequently borne by priests, Levites and prophets. (1) Codex Vaticanus Sam...
  [smith] (heard by Jehovah). A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam. (1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2) (B.C. 972.) He wrote a chronicle containing the events of Rehoboam?s reign. (2 Chronicles 12:5,15) The son of Shechaniah, am...
  [nave] SHEMAIAH 1. A prophet in the time of Rehoboam. Prevents Rehoboam from war with Jeroboam, 1 Kin. 12:22-24; 2 Chr. 11:2-4. Prophesies the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt, 2 Chr. 12:5, 7. Writes chronicles, 2...
  

• SATYR

  [ebd] hairy one. Mentioned in Greek mythology as a creature composed of a man and a goat, supposed to inhabit wild and desolate regions. The Hebrew word is rendered also "goat" (Lev. 4:24) and "devil", i.e., an idol in the form of...
  [isbe] SATYR - sat'-er, sa'-ter (sa`ir, literally "he-goat"; sa`ir, "hairy" (Gen 27:11, of Esau), and Arabic sha'r, "hair"; plural se`irim): For se`irim in Lev 17:7 and 2 Ch 11:15, the King James Version has "devils," the Revised V...
  [smith] (sa?tyr or sat?yr), a sylvan deity or demigod of Greek mythology, represented as a monster, part man and part goat. (Isaiah 13:21; 34:14) The Hebrew word signifies "hairy" or "rough," and is frequently applied to "he-goats." ...
  

• Rulers

  [nave] RULERS Appointed and removed by God. See: Government, God in. Chastised, Dan. 4. See: Nation. Monarchical, See: Kings. Patriarchal, Gen. 27:29, 37. Instances of Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:2...
  

• Religion

  [nave] RELIGION. False Deut. 32:31-33. See: Idolatry; Intolerance; Teachers, False. Family See: Family. National Supported by taxes, Ex. 30:11-16; 38:26. Priests supported by the State, 1 Kin. 18:19; 2 Chr. 11:13-15. Subve...
  

• Rehoboam

  [ebd] he enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah "the Ammonitess," some well-known Ammonitish princess (1 Kings 14:21; 2 Chr. 12:13). He was forty-one year...
  [isbe] REHOBOAM - re-ho-bo'-am (rechabh`am, "the people is enlarged," or perhaps "Am is wide" Rhoboam; "Roboam," Mt 1:7 the King James Version): 1. The Disruption of the Kingdom 2. Underlying Causes of Disruption 3. Shemaiah Forbid...
  [nave] REHOBOAM Successor to Solomon as king, 1 Kin. 11:43; 2 Chr. 9:31. Refuses to reform abuses, 1 Kin. 12:1-15; 2 Chr. 10:1-15. Ten tribes, under leadership of Jeroboam, successfully revolt from, 1 Kin. 12:16-24; 2 Chr. 10:16-...
  

• PALESTINE, 2

  [isbe] PALESTINE, 2 - III. Palestine in the Historic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Joshua: Joshua is the great geographical book of the Old Testament; and the large majority of the 600 names of places, rivers and mountains...
  

• Levites

  [smith] (descendants of Levi). Sometimes the name extends to the whole tribe, the priests included, (Exodus 6:25; Leviticus 25:32; Numbers 35:2; Joshua 21:3,41) etc; sometimes only to those members of the tribe who were not priests, ...
  [nave] LEVITES The descendants of Levi. Set apart as ministers of religion, Num. 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; Deut. 10:8; 1 Chr. 15:2. Substituted in the place of the firstborn, Num. 3:12, 41-45; 8:14, 16-18; 18:6. Religious ...
  

• Jeroboam

  [isbe] JEROBOAM - jer-o-bo'-am (yarobh`am; Septuagint Hieroboam, usually assumed to have been derived from riyb and `am, and signifying "the people contend," or, "he pleads the people's cause"): The name was borne by two kings of I...
  [nave] JEROBOAM: 1. First king of Israel after the revolt. Promoted by Solomon, 1 Kin. 11:28. Ahijah's prophecy concerning, 1 Kin. 11:29-39; 14:5-16. Flees to Egypt to escape from Solomon, 1 Kin. 11:26-40. Recalled from Egypt by...
  

• JUDAH, TERRITORY OF

  [isbe] JUDAH, TERRITORY OF - (yehudhah): I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 1. The Natural Boundaries 2. The Natural Divisions of Judah (1) The Maritime Plain (2) The Shephelah (3) The Hill Country of Judah II. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITO...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Gibbethon

  [ebd] a height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites (Josh. 19:44; 21:23). Nadab the king of Israel, while besieging it, was slain under its walls by Baasha, one of his own officers (1 Kings 1...
  

• Cities

  [nave] CITIES Ancient, Gen. 4:17; 10:10-12. Fortified, Num. 32:36; Deut. 9:1; Josh. 10:20; 14:12; 2 Chr. 8:5; 11:10-12; 17:2, 19; 21:3; Isa. 23:11. Gates of, See: Gates. Designated as: Royal, Josh. 10:2; 1 Sam. 27:5; 2 Sam. 12:2...
  

• Captain

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. sar (1 Sam. 22:2; 2 Sam. 23:19). Rendered "chief," Gen. 40:2; 41:9; rendered also "prince," Dan. 1:7; "ruler," Judg. 9:30; "governor,' 1 Kings 22:26. This same Hebrew word denotes a military captain (Ex. 18:21; 2 K...
  

• CITY

  [ebd] The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have a record of the cities o...
  [isbe] CITY - sit'-i (`ir, qiryah; polis): I. THE CANAANITE CITY 1. Origin 2. Extent 3. Villages 4. Sites 5. External Appearance 6. General II. THE CITY OF THE JEWISH OCCUPATION 1. Tower or Stronghold 2. High Place 3. Broad Place 4...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• BETHZUR

  [ebd] house of rock, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:58), about 4 miles to the north of Hebron. It was built by Rehoboam for the defence of his kingdom (2 Chr. 11:7). It stood near the modern ed-Dirweh. Its ruins are st...
  [smith] (house of rock) a town in the mountains of Judah, built by Jeroboam, (Joshua 15:58; 2 Chronicles 11:7) now Beit-zur . It commands the road from Beersheba and Hebron, which has always been the main approach to Jerusalem fro...
  

• Aholah

  [ebd] she has her own tent, a name used by Ezekiel (23:4, 5, 36, 44) as a symbol of the idolatry of the kingdom of Israel. This kingdom is described as a lewdwoman, an adulteress, given up to the abominations and idolatries of the...
  

• AIJALON

  [isbe] AIJALON - a'-ja-lon ('ayyalon, "deerplace"; the King James Version, Ajalon (Josh 10:12)): (1) The name of a town allotted to the tribe of Dan (Josh 19:42), which was also designated a Levitical city (Josh 21:24), which fell ...
  

• Rehoboam's Government

  

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