2 Chronicles 11:1

And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

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In The King James Version

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

In Context

2But the word of LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel came to Shechem to make him king.

Psalms 33:10LORD brings the counsel of the nations to naught. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against LORD.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 11:1

We are here going on with the history of Rehoboam. I. His attempt to recover the ten tribes he has lost, and the letting fall of that attempt in obedience to the divine command, ver. 1-4 . II. His successful endeavours to preserve the two tribes that remained, ver. 5-12 . III. The resort of the priests and Levites to him, ver. 13-17 . IV. An account of his wives and children, ver. 18-23 . Read the whole commentary →

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