2 Chronicles 11 NIV NLT Parallel

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1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin--a hundred and eighty thousand able young men--to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam.

1When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 select troops—to fight against Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself.

2But this word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:

2But the LORD said to Shemaiah, the man of God,

3"Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

3“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin:

4This is what the LORD says: Do not go up to fight against your fellow Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.'" So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from marching against Jeroboam.

4‘This is what the LORD says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the LORD and did not fight against Jeroboam. Rehoboam Fortifies Judah

5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah:

5Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah.

6Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

7Beth Zur, Soko, Adullam,

7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

10Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These became the fortified towns of Judah and Benjamin.

11He strengthened their defenses and put commanders in them, with supplies of food, olive oil and wine.

11Rehoboam strengthened their defenses and stationed commanders in them, and he stored supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.

12He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.

12He also put shields and spears in these towns as a further safety measure. So only Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.

13The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him.

13But all the priests and Levites living among the northern tribes of Israel sided with Rehoboam.

14The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD

14The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and moved to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to serve the LORD as priests.

15when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.

15Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the pagan shrines, where they worshiped the goat and calf idols he had made.

16Those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

16From all the tribes of Israel, those who sincerely wanted to worship the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem, where they could offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

17They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon three years, following the ways of David and Solomon during this time.

17This strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported Rehoboam son of Solomon, for during those years they faithfully followed in the footsteps of David and Solomon. Rehoboam’s Family

18Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab.

18Rehoboam married his cousin Mahalath, the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab son of Jesse.

19She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham.

19Mahalath had three sons—Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

20Then he married Maakah daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.

20Later Rehoboam married another cousin, Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom. Maacah gave birth to Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

21Rehoboam loved Maakah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

21Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and they gave birth to twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king.

22Rehoboam appointed Maacah’s son Abijah as leader among the princes, making it clear that he would be the next king.

23He acted wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and took many wives for them.

23Rehoboam also wisely gave responsibilities to his other sons and stationed some of them in the fortified towns throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin. He provided them with generous provisions, and he found many wives for them.

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