2 Chronicles 11:1

And when Rehoboam had entered Jerusalem, he called together the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, warriors,—to fight against 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

2Then came the word of Yahweh, unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying:

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Cross References

1 Kings 12:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem,—for, to Shechem, had all Israel come to make him king.

Psalms 33:10Yahweh, hath frustrated the counsel of nations, hath brought to nothing the devices of peoples.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, to confront Yahweh.

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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