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 Cronica 11
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Binalaan ni Shemaya si Rehoboam(A)
11 Pagdating ni Rehoboam sa Jerusalem, tinipon niya ang mahuhusay na sundalo ng mga lahi nina Juda at Benjamin. Nakapagtipon siya ng 180,000 sundalo na makikipaglaban sa mga mamamayan ng Israel at para bawiin ang kaharian niya. 2 Pero sinabi ng Panginoon kay Shemaya na kanyang lingkod, 3 “Sabihin mo kay Haring Rehoboam ng Juda, na anak ni Solomon, at sa lahat ng Israelita sa Juda at Benjamin 4 na ito ang sinasabi ko: ‘Huwag kayong makipaglaban sa inyong kadugo. Umuwi kayo, dahil kalooban ko ang lahat ng ito.’ ” Sumunod sila sa Panginoon at hindi nila nilusob si Jeroboam.
5 Nagpaiwan si Rehoboam sa Jerusalem at pinalakas niya ang mga bayan na ito para maprotektahan ang Juda: 6 Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7 Bet Zur, Soco, Adulam, 8 Gat, Maresha, Zif, 9 Adoraim, Lakish, Azeka, 10 Zora, Ayalon at Hebron. Ito ang mga napapaderang lungsod sa Juda at Benjamin. 11 Pinatatag niya ang mga tanggulan nito at pinalagyan ito ng mga kumander. Silaʼy binigyan niya ng mga pagkain, langis ng olibo, at katas ng ubas. 12 Pinalagyan niya ang mga lungsod ng mga pananggalang at mga sibat bilang dagdag na pampatibay. Kaya ang Juda at ang Benjamin ay naging sakop niya.
13 Pero ang mga pari at mga Levita na nakatira kasama ng ibang lahi ng Israel ay kumampi kay Rehoboam. 14 Ang mga Levitang ito ay iniwan ang kanilang bahay at lupa, at lumipat sa Juda at Jerusalem dahil itinakwil sila ni Jeroboam at ng mga anak nito bilang mga pari ng Panginoon. 15 Nagtalaga si Jeroboam ng sarili niyang mga pari sa mga sambahan sa matataas na lugar,[a] kung saan sumasamba sila sa kanilang mga dios-diosan na kambing at baka na gawa ni Jeroboam. 16 Ang mga Israelita sa ibang lahi ng Israel na gustong dumulog sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng Israel ay sumunod sa mga Levita sa Jerusalem, para makapaghandog sila ng mga handog sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng kanilang mga ninuno. 17 Pinatibay nila ang kaharian ng Juda, at sa loob ng tatlong taon, sinuportahan nila si Rehoboam na anak ni Solomon. Sumunod sila sa Panginoon gaya ng kanilang ginawa noong naghari sina David at Solomon.
Ang Pamilya ni Rehoboam
18 Pinakasalan ni Rehoboam si Mahalat, na anak ni Jerimot na anak ni David, at Abihail na anak ni Eliab at apo ni Jesse. 19 Si Rehoboam at si Mahalat ay may tatlong anak na lalaki na sina Jeush, Shemaria at Zaham. 20 Pinakasalan din ni Rehoboam si Maaca na anak ni Absalom. Ang kanilang mga anak na lalaki ay sina Abijah, Atai, Ziza at Shelomit. 21 Mas mahal ni Rehoboam si Maaca kaysa sa iba niyang mga asawa. May 18 asawa si Rehoboam at may 60 pa siyang mga asawang alipin. At ang mga anak niya ay 28 lalaki at anim na babae. 22 Ang anak niya kay Maaca na si Abijah ang pinili niyang maging pinuno ng mga anak niyang prinsipe, na nangangahulugang si Abijah ang papalit sa kanya bilang hari. 23 Maingat na binigyan ni Rehoboam ng katungkulan ang iba pa niyang mga anak, at inilagay niya sila sa napapaderang lungsod ng Juda at Benjamin. Binigyan niya sila ng kanilang mga pangangailangan at mga asawa.
Footnotes
- 11:15 sambahan sa matataas na lugar: Tingnan sa Talaan ng mga Salita sa likod.
2 Chroniques 11
La Bible du Semeur
L’intervention d’un prophète empêche la guerre
11 Lorsque Roboam fut de retour à Jérusalem, il mobilisa les hommes des tribus de Juda et de Benjamin, soit 180 000 soldats d’élite pour combattre les Israélites du Nord afin de ramener le royaume sous son autorité. 2 Mais l’Eternel adressa le message suivant à Shemaya, homme de Dieu : 3 Parle à Roboam, fils de Salomon, roi de Juda, ainsi qu’à tous les Israélites de Juda et de Benjamin, pour leur dire : 4 « Voici ce que déclare l’Eternel : Ne partez pas en guerre contre vos compatriotes, et n’allez pas les combattre ! Que chacun de vous rentre chez soi, car c’est moi qui ai produit tout ce qui s’est passé. »
Ils obéirent à l’Eternel et s’en retournèrent, au lieu de faire la guerre à Jéroboam.
Les travaux de fortification de Roboam
5 Roboam s’installa donc à Jérusalem et fit des travaux dans les villes fortifiées en Juda[a]. 6 Il fortifia Bethléhem, Etam, Teqoa, 7 Beth-Tsour, Soko, Adoullam, 8 Gath, Marésha, Ziph, 9 Adoraïm, Lakish, Azéqa, 10 Tsorea, Ayalôn et Hébron, villes fortes de Juda et de Benjamin. 11 Il renforça leurs fortifications, y nomma des gouverneurs, et y fit entreposer des réserves de nourriture, d’huile et de vin. 12 Dans chacune de ces villes se trouvait aussi un arsenal de grands boucliers et de lances. Il fortifia donc énormément ces localités ; et Juda et Benjamin lui furent acquis.
Le royaume de Juda est affermi
13 Les prêtres et les lévites qui étaient disséminés dans tout Israël se rallièrent à lui, de tout le pays. 14 Les lévites abandonnèrent leurs pâturages rattachés à leurs villes et leurs propriétés et ils se rendirent en Juda et à Jérusalem, parce que Jéroboam et ses fils les avaient empêchés d’exercer leurs fonctions sacerdotales pour l’Eternel. 15 Ce roi avait établi pour lui des prêtres pour les sanctuaires des hauts lieux où l’on adorait des idoles en forme de boucs et de veaux que le roi avait fait fabriquer[b]. 16 A leur suite, des membres de toutes les tribus d’Israël qui avaient à cœur de s’attacher à l’Eternel, le Dieu d’Israël, vinrent à Jérusalem pour offrir des sacrifices à l’Eternel, le Dieu de leurs ancêtres. 17 Ils contribuèrent ainsi à affermir le royaume de Juda, et la puissance de Roboam, fils de Salomon. Cela dura trois ans, car pendant trois ans, on suivit l’exemple de David et Salomon.
La famille nombreuse de Roboam
18 Roboam prit pour femme Mahalath, fille de Yerimoth, fils de David et d’Abihaïl, fille d’Eliab, fils d’Isaï. 19 Elle lui donna des fils : Yeoush, Shemaria et Zaham. 20 Plus tard, il épousa encore Maaka, fille d’Absalom[c], dont il eut des enfants : Abiya, Attaï, Ziza et Shelomith. 21 Roboam préférait Maaka, fille d’Absalom, à toutes ses autres épouses de premier ou de second rang. Il eut en tout dix-huit épouses de premier rang et soixante de second rang qui lui donnèrent vingt-huit fils et soixante filles. 22 Roboam donna la prééminence à Abiya, fils de Maaka, et l’établit chef de ses frères, car il avait l’intention d’en faire son successeur au trône. 23 Il agit avec habileté à l’égard de ses autres fils : il les dispersa dans tout le territoire de Juda et de Benjamin, dans toutes les villes fortifiées, il leur fournit des vivres en abondance et leur procura beaucoup de femmes.
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