New Living Translation (NLT)
2 Chronicles 10
19 And to this day the northern tribes of Israel have refused to be ruled by a descendant of David.
2 Chronicles 11
1 When 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.
2 But the LORD said to Shemaiah, the man of God,
3 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin:
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.
5 Rehoboam remained in Jerusalem and fortified various towns for the defense of Judah.
6 He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These became the fortified towns of Judah and Benjamin.
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