2 Chronicles - douay rheims

Chapter 11

¹ And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
² And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
³ Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
⁴ Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
⁵ And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
⁶ And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
⁷ And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
⁸ And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
⁹ And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
¹⁰ Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
¹¹ And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
¹² Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,
¹³ And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
¹⁴ Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
¹⁵ And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
¹⁶ Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims be- fore the Lord the God of their fathers.
¹⁷ And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
¹⁸ And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
¹⁹ And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
²⁰ And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
²¹ And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.
²² But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,
²³ Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.

2 Chronicles - webster

Chapter 11

¹ And when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
² But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
³ Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
⁴ Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done by me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
⁵ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
⁶ He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
⁷ And Beth-zur, and Shocho, and Adullam,
⁸ And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
⁹ And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
¹⁰ And Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
¹¹ And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of provisions, 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 Israel resorted to him from all their borders.
¹⁴ For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office to the LORD:
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 Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.
¹⁷ So they strengthened the kingdom 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 to himself Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David for a wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
¹⁹ Who bore him children, Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
²⁰ And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; who bore 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 sixty concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.)
²² 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 children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he desired many wives.

2 Chronicles - world english bible

Chapter 11

¹ Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
² the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
³ to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
⁴ says Yahweh, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
⁵ lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
⁶ built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
⁷ Zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
⁸ Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
⁹ Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
¹⁰ Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
¹¹ fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.
¹² every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
¹³ priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
¹⁴ the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to Yahweh;
¹⁵ he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.
¹⁶ them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
¹⁷ they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
¹⁸ took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
¹⁹ she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
²⁰ her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
²¹ loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)
²² appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brothers; for [he was minded] to make him king.
²³ dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought [for them] many wives.

2 Chronicles - darby

Chapter 11

¹ And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
² But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
³ Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
⁴ Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
⁵ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
⁶ And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
⁷ and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
⁸ and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
⁹ and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
¹⁰ and Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
¹¹ And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine;
¹² and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
¹³ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their districts;
¹⁴ for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from exercising the priesthood to Jehovah;
¹⁵ and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.
¹⁶ -- And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
¹⁷ And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong three years; for during three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
¹⁸ And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as wife, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
¹⁹ And she bore him children: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
²⁰ And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore 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 had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
²² And Rehoboam established Abijah the son of Maachah at the head, to be ruler among his brethren; for [he thought] to make him king.
²³ And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of 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 desired [for them] a multitude of wives.

2 Chronicles - american standard version

Chapter 11

¹ And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
² But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
³ Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
⁴ Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
⁵ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
⁶ He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
⁷ And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
⁸ and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
⁹ and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
¹⁰ and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
¹¹ And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.
¹² And in every city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
¹³ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
¹⁴ For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto Jehovah;
¹⁵ and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.
¹⁶ And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
¹⁷ So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
¹⁸ And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
¹⁹ and she bare him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
²⁰ And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
²¹ And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.)
²² And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brethren; for [he was minded] to make him king.
²³ And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought [for them] many wives.

2 Chronicles - basic english

Chapter 11

¹ And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, and got together the men of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand of his best fighting-men, to make war against Israel and get the kingdom back for Rehoboam.
² But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
³ Say to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
⁴ The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers: let every man go back to his house, for this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the words of the Lord and were turned back from fighting against Jeroboam.
⁵ Now Rehoboam kept in Jerusalem, building walled towns in Judah.
⁶ He was the builder of Beth-lehem and Etam and Tekoa
⁷ And Beth-zur and Soco and Adullam
⁸ And Gath and Mareshah and Ziph
⁹ And Adoraim and Lachish and Azekah
¹⁰ And Zorah and Aijalon and Hebron, walled towns in Judah and Benjamin.
¹¹ And he made the walled towns strong, and he put captains in them and stores of food, oil, and wine.
¹² And in every town he put stores of body-covers and spears, and made them very strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
¹³ And the priests and Levites who were in all Israel came together to him from every part of their country.
¹⁴ For the Levites gave up their living-places and their property, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons had sent them away, not letting them be priests to the Lord;
¹⁵ And he himself made priests for the high places, and for the images of he-goats and oxen which he had made.
¹⁶ And after them, from all the tribes of Israel, all those whose hearts were fixed and true to the Lord, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to make offerings to the Lord, the God of their fathers.
¹⁷ So they went on increasing the power of the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, strong for three years; and for three years they went in the ways of David and Solomon.
¹⁸ And Rehoboam took as his wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, the son of David and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse;
¹⁹ And she had sons by him, Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
²⁰ And after her he took Maacah, the daughter of Absalom; and she had Abijah and Attai and Ziza and Shelomith by him.
²¹ Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, was dearer to Rehoboam than all his wives and his servant-wives: (for he had eighteen wives and sixty servant-wives, and was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)
²² Rehoboam made Abijah, the son of Maacah, chief and ruler among his brothers, for it was his purpose to make him king.
²³ And in his wisdom he had his sons stationed in every walled town through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin; and he gave them a great store of food, and took wives for them.