2 Chronicles 11:1

And when Rehoboam was come to Ierusalem, he gathered of the house of Iudah and Beniamin nine score thousande chosen men of warre to fight against Israel, and to bring the kingdome againe 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 worde 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: for al Israel were come to Sheche, to make him king

Psalms 33:10The Lord breaketh the counsell of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the deuices of the people.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisedome, neither vnderstanding, nor counsell 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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