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2 Chronicles 11:4-23

11:4

Thus saith
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the LORD
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Ye shall not go up
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nor fight
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against your brethren
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return
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every man
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to his house
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for this thing
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is done
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of me. And they obeyed
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the words
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of the LORD
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and returned
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from going
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against Jeroboam
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11:5

And Rehoboam
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dwelt
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in Jerusalem
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and built
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cities
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for defence
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in Judah
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11:6

He built
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even Bethlehem
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and Etam
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and Tekoa
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11:7

And Bethzur
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and Shoco
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and Adullam
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11:8

And Gath
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and Mareshah
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and Ziph
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11:9

And Adoraim
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and Lachish
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and Azekah
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11:10

And Zorah
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and Aijalon
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and Hebron
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which [are] in Judah
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and in Benjamin
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fenced
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cities
<05892>_.

11:11

And he fortified
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the strong holds
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and put
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captains
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in them, and store
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of victual
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and of oil
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and wine
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11:12

And in every several city
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[he put] shields
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and spears
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and made them exceeding
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strong
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having Judah
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and Benjamin
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on his side.

11:13

And the priests
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and the Levites
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that [were] in all Israel
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resorted
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to him out of all their coasts
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{resorted...: Heb. presented themselves to him}

11:14

For the Levites
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left
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their suburbs
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and their possession
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and came
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to Judah
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and Jerusalem
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for Jeroboam
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and his sons
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had cast them off
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from executing the priest's office
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unto the LORD
<03068>_:

11:15

And he ordained
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him priests
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for the high places
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and for the devils
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and for the calves
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which he had made
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11:16

And after
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them out of all the tribes
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of Israel
<03478>

such as set
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their hearts
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to seek
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the LORD
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God
<0430>

of Israel
<03478>

came
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to Jerusalem
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to sacrifice
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unto the LORD
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God
<0430>

of their fathers
<01>_.

11:17

So they strengthened
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the kingdom
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of Judah
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and made Rehoboam
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the son
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of Solomon
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strong
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three
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years
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for three
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years
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they walked
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in the way
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of David
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and Solomon
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11:18

And Rehoboam
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took
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him Mahalath
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the daughter
<01323> (8675) <01121>

of Jerimoth
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the son
<01121>

of David
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to wife
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[and] Abihail
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the daughter
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of Eliab
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the son
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of Jesse
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11:19

Which bare
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him children
<01121>_;

Jeush
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and Shamariah
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and Zaham
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11:20

And after
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her he took
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Maachah
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the daughter
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of Absalom
<053>_;

which bare
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him Abijah
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and Attai
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and Ziza
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and Shelomith
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{Maachah: she is also called Michaiah the daughter of Uriel}

11:21

And Rehoboam
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loved
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Maachah
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the daughter
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of Absalom
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above all his wives
<0802>

and his concubines
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(for he took
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eighteen
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wives
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and threescore
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concubines
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and begat
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twenty
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and eight
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sons
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and threescore
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daughters
<01323>.)

11:22

And Rehoboam
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made
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Abijah
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the son
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of Maachah
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the chief
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[to be] ruler
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among his brethren
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for [he thought] to make him king
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11:23

And he dealt wisely
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and dispersed
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of all his children
<01121>

throughout all the countries
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of Judah
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and Benjamin
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unto every fenced
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city
<05892>_:

and he gave
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them victual
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in abundance
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And he desired
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many
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wives
<0802>_.

{many wives: Heb. a multitude of wives}