2 Chronicles 11:1

And Roboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled Juda and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand young men fit for war, and he waged war with Israel to recover the kingdom to Roboam.

Brenton Septuagint

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

2And the word of the Lord came to Samaias the man of God, saying,

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:1And king Roboam goes to Sikima; for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him king.

Psalms 33:10Fear the Lord, all ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.

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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