2 Chronicles 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.

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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 the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king,

Psalms 33:10The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

Proverbs 21:30Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the 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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