2 Chronicles 11:1

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the men from the households of Judah and Benjamin— 180,000 chosen warriors—to go and fight against Israel to bring the kingdom back to 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 a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:1Rehoboam went to Shechem because that is where the whole of Israel had gone to make him king.

Psalms 33:10The Lord foils the decisions of the nations, he frustrates the plans of the peoples,

Proverbs 21:30Whatever wisdom, understanding, or guidance you may have is nothing before 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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