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11 A phan ddaeth Rehoboam i Jerwsalem, efe a gasglodd o holl dŷ Jwda, ac o Benjamin, gant a phedwar ugain mil o wŷr dewisol, cymwys i ryfel, i ymladd ag Israel, ac i ddwyn drachefn y frenhiniaeth i Rehoboam. Ond gair yr Arglwydd a ddaeth at Semaia gŵr Duw, gan ddywedyd, Dywed wrth Rehoboam mab Solomon brenin Jwda, ac wrth holl Israel yn Jwda a Benjamin, gan ddywedyd, Fel hyn y dywed yr Arglwydd, Nac ewch i fyny, ac nac ymleddwch yn erbyn eich brodyr; dychwelwch bob un i’w dŷ ei hun: canys trwof fi y gwnaethpwyd y peth hyn. A hwy a wrandawsant ar eiriau yr Arglwydd, ac a ddychwelasant, heb fyned yn erbyn Jeroboam.

A Rehoboam a drigodd yn Jerwsalem, ac a adeiladodd ddinasoedd cedyrn yn Jwda. Ac efe a adeiladodd Bethlehem, ac Etam, a Thecoa, A Bethsur, a Socho, ac Adulam, A Gath, a Maresa, a Siff, Ac Adoraim, a Lachis, ac Aseca, 10 A Sora, ac Ajalon, a Hebron, y rhai oedd yn Jwda, ac yn Benjamin; dinasoedd o gadernid. 11 Ac efe a gadarnhaodd yr amddiffynfaoedd, ac a osododd flaenoriaid ynddynt hwy, a chellau bwyd, ac olew, a gwin. 12 Ac ym mhob dinas y gosododd efe darianau, a gwaywffyn, ac a’u cadarnhaodd hwynt yn gadarn iawn, ac eiddo ef oedd Jwda a Benjamin.

13 A’r offeiriaid a’r Lefiaid, y rhai oedd yn holl Israel, a gyrchasant ato ef o’u holl derfynau. 14 Canys y Lefiaid a adawsant eu meysydd pentrefol, a’u meddiant, ac a ddaethant i Jwda, ac i Jerwsalem: canys Jeroboam a’i feibion a’u bwriasai hwynt ymaith o fod yn offeiriaid i’r Arglwydd. 15 Ac efe a osododd iddo offeiriaid i’r uchelfeydd, ac i’r cythreuliaid, ac i’r lloi a wnaethai efe. 16 Ac ar eu hôl hwynt, o holl lwythau Israel, y rhai oedd yn rhoddi eu calon i geisio Arglwydd Dduw Israel, a ddaethant i Jerwsalem, i aberthu i Arglwydd Dduw eu tadau. 17 Felly hwy a gadarnhasant frenhiniaeth Jwda, ac a gryfhasant Rehoboam mab Solomon, dros dair blynedd: canys hwy a rodiasant yn ffordd Dafydd a Solomon dair blynedd.

18 A Rehoboam a gymerth Mahalath, merch Jerimoth mab Dafydd, yn wraig iddo, ac Abihail merch Eliab mab Jesse: 19 A hi a ymddûg iddo ef feibion, sef Jeus, a Samareia, a Saham. 20 Ac ar ei hôl hi efe a gymerth Maacha merch Absalom: a hi a ymddûg iddo ef Abeia, ac Attai, a Sisa, a Selomith. 21 A Rehoboam a garodd Maacha merch Absalom yn fwy na’i holl wragedd a’i ordderchadon: canys deunaw o wragedd a gymerth efe, a thrigain o ordderchadon; ac efe a genhedlodd wyth ar hugain o feibion, a thrigain o ferched. 22 A Rehoboam a osododd Abeia mab Maacha yn ben, yn flaenor ar ei frodyr; canys yr oedd yn ei fryd ei urddo ef yn frenin. 23 Ac efe a fu gall, ac a wasgarodd rai o’i feibion i holl wledydd Jwda a Benjamin, i bob dinas gadarn, ac a roddes iddynt hwy luniaeth yn helaeth: ac efe a geisiodd liaws o wragedd.

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.

But this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah(B) the man of God: “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, ‘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

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah: Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, Beth Zur, Soko, Adullam, Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 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.