2 Chronicles 11:1

And Rehoboam comes to Jerusalem, and assembles the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to fight with Israel, to bring back the kingdom 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

2And a word of YHWH is to Shemaiah, a man of God, saying,

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam goes to Shechem, for all Israel has come to Shechem to make him king.

Psalms 33:10YHWH made void the counsel of nations, || He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, || Nor counsel against YHWH.

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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