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2 Chronicles 11
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 11
New King James Version
Rehoboam’s Reign in Judah
11 Now (A)when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 But the word of the Lord came (B)to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 ‘Thus says the Lord: “You shall not go up or fight against your brethren! Let every man return to his house, for this thing is from Me.” ’ ” Therefore they obeyed the words of the Lord, and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.
Rehoboam Fortifies the Cities
5 So Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah. 6 And he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7 Beth Zur, Sochoh, Adullam, 8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and Benjamin, fortified cities. 11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine. 12 Also in every city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
Priests and Levites Move to Judah(C)
13 And from all their territories the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel took their stand with him. 14 For the Levites left (D)their common-lands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for (E)Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to the Lord. 15 (F)Then he appointed for himself priests for the [a]high places, for (G)the demons, and (H)the calf idols which he had made. 16 (I)And [b]after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, (J)came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers. 17 So they (K)strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
The Family of Rehoboam
18 Then Rehoboam took for himself as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of (L)Eliah the son of Jesse. 19 And she bore him children: Jeush, Shamariah, and Zaham. 20 After her he took (M)Maachah the [c]granddaughter of (N)Absalom; and she bore him (O)Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 Now Rehoboam loved Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom more than all his (P)wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. 22 And Rehoboam (Q)appointed (R)Abijah the son of Maachah as chief, to be leader among his brothers; for he intended to make him king. 23 He dealt wisely, and [d]dispersed some of his sons throughout all the territories of Judah and Benjamin, to every (S)fortified city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. He also sought many wives for them.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 11:15 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 11:16 Lit. after them
- 2 Chronicles 11:20 Lit. daughter, but in the broader sense of granddaughter
- 2 Chronicles 11:23 distributed
2 Crónicas 11
Traducción en lenguaje actual
2 Crónicas 11
Traducción en lenguaje actual
11 Cuando Roboam llegó a Jerusalén, reunió a ciento ochenta mil soldados que eligió de entre todas las familias de Judá y de la tribu de Benjamín, para luchar contra las demás tribus y recuperar el poder sobre todo Israel. 2 Pero Dios habló con Semaías, un hombre que amaba y respetaba a Dios, y le dijo: 3 «Debes darle a Roboam, y a todos los de la tribu de Judá y de Benjamín, este mensaje: 4 “Dios no quiere que haya guerra contra las demás tribus de Israel, pues ellos son sus parientes. Vuelvan a sus casas, pues es una orden de Dios”».
Al escuchar este mensaje, todos regresaron a sus casas y no atacaron a Jeroboam.
Roboam protege sus ciudades
5-12 Roboam se quedó a vivir en Jerusalén, y logró mantener bajo su control las ciudades de las tribus de Judá y de Benjamín. Pudo hacerlo porque protegió y fortaleció algunas ciudades hasta el punto de convertirlas en fortalezas. Además de construir fuertes murallas alrededor de ellas, puso en cada ciudad a jefes del ejército, y los armó con escudos y lanzas. Además, almacenó en las ciudades suficiente comida, aceite y vino.
Éstas son las ciudades que reforzó:
Belén,
Etam,
Tecoa,
Bet-sur,
Socó,
Adulam,
Gat,
Maresá,
Zif,
Adoraim,
Laquis,
Azecá,
Sorá,
Aialón y
Hebrón.
Los sacerdotes y levitas se unen a Roboam
13-15 Jeroboam hizo altares para que la gente adorara a los ídolos y toros que él había fabricado. También nombró sus propios sacerdotes, y él y sus hijos expulsaron a los sacerdotes que servían a Dios. Por esa razón, los sacerdotes y levitas de todo Israel dejaron sus tierras y posesiones, y se unieron a Roboam. Se quedaron a vivir en Jerusalén y en el territorio de Judá.
16 Con ellos, llegaron a Jerusalén israelitas de todas las tribus. Era gente que con toda sinceridad quería adorar al Dios de Israel, el Dios de sus antepasados.
17 Durante tres años, toda esta gente le dio su apoyo a Roboam hijo de Salomón, y así fortalecieron el reino de Judá, siguiendo el buen ejemplo de David y Salomón.
La familia de Roboam
18 Roboam se casó con Mahalat, que era hija de Jerimot y Abihail. Jerimot era hijo de David, y Abihail era hija de Eliab y nieta de Jesé. 19 Roboam y Mahalat tuvieron tres hijos:
Jehús,
Semarías,
Záham.
20 Roboam también se casó con Maacá hija de Absalón, y tuvo cuatro hijos:
Abiam,
Atai,
Ziza,
Selomit.
21 Roboam tuvo dieciocho esposas y sesenta mujeres, con las cuales tuvo veintiocho hijos y sesenta hijas.
Como Roboam amaba a Maacá más que a todas sus mujeres, 22 y quería que su hijo Abiam fuera el rey, lo nombró jefe de todos sus hermanos. 23 Pero también fue astuto, y envió a sus demás hijos a vivir en diferentes partes del territorio de Judá y de Benjamín. Los nombró jefes de las ciudades que había transformado en fortalezas, y les dio provisiones en abundancia y muchas esposas.
2 Chronicles 11
New International Version
2 Chronicles 11
New International Version
11 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem,(A) he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam.
2 But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah(B) the man of God: 3 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 4 ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not go up to fight against your fellow Israelites.(C) Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.’” So they obeyed the words of the Lord and turned back from marching against Jeroboam.
Rehoboam Fortifies Judah
5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah: 6 Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7 Beth Zur, Soko, Adullam, 8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10 Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These were fortified cities(D) in Judah and Benjamin. 11 He strengthened their defenses and put commanders in them, with supplies of food, olive oil and wine. 12 He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
13 The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him. 14 The Levites(E) even abandoned their pasturelands and property(F) and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the Lord 15 when he appointed(G) his own priests(H) for the high places and for the goat(I) and calf(J) idols he had made. 16 Those from every tribe of Israel(K) who set their hearts on seeking the Lord, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 17 They strengthened(L) the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon three years, following the ways of David and Solomon during this time.
Rehoboam’s Family
18 Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab. 19 She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham. 20 Then he married Maakah(M) daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah,(N) Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. 21 Rehoboam loved Maakah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives(O) and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah(P) son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king. 23 He acted wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions(Q) and took many wives for them.
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