Verse 5
2 Chronicles 11:5
English Revised Version
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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב רְחַבְעָ֖ם בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַ/יִּ֧בֶן עָרִ֛ים לְ/מָצ֖וֹר בִּ/יהוּדָֽה
English Translation
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.
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Chapter 11 Context
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And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, an hundred an...
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But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God (Elohim), saying,
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Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, sayi...
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Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his ho...
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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
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He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
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and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
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and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
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and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fenced cities.
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And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.
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And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and B...
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For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jerobo...
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and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he...
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And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God...
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So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years:...
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And Rehoboam took him a wife; Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the...
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and she bare him sons; Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
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And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza,...
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And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he to...
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And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren: for...
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And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, u...
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