2 Chronicles 11
Common English Bible
11 When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand select warriors, to fight against Israel and to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2 But the Lord’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God: 3 Tell Judah’s King Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 4 This is what the Lord says: Don’t make war against your relatives. Go home, every one of you, because this is my plan. When they heard the Lord’s words, they abandoned their attack against Jeroboam.
5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, but he built cities for Judah’s defense 6 in Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, 8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11 He made the fortifications stronger, placed commanders in them, and supplied them with food, oil, and wine. 12 He also stored shields and spears in each of the cities, making them very strong. This is how Judah and Benjamin remained under his control.
13 The priests and the Levites from every region throughout all Israel sided with Rehoboam. 14 The Levites left their pastures and property to come to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had refused to let them serve as the Lord’s priests, 15 having appointed his own priests for the shrines and the goat and calf idols he had made. 16 People from every tribe of Israel who had made up their minds to seek the Lord, Israel’s God, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 17 They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, for three years by following the way of David and Solomon those three years.
18 Rehoboam married Mahalath daughter of Jerimoth, David’s son, and Abihail daughter of Eliab, Jesse’s son. 19 The sons she bore him were Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20 Later he married Maacah, Absalom’s daughter, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 Rehoboam loved Absalom’s daughter Maacah more than all his wives and secondary wives. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty secondary wives, twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters. 22 Rehoboam named Abijah, Maacah’s son, as his successor in order to make him king. 23 He wisely placed some of his sons in every region of Judah and Benjamin, in every fortified city, and gave them plenty of food and sought many wives for them.
2 Chronicles 11
Lexham English Bible
Rehoboam’s Kingdom
11 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors,[a] to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying, 3 “Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 4 ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Do not go up, and do not fight against your brothers. Return, each man to his house, for this matter has come from me.”’” So they obeyed the words of Yahweh and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
5 And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as strongholds in Judah. 6 He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa, 7 Beth-Zur, Socoh, Adullam, 8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin. 11 And he strengthened the fortifications and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, olive oil, and wine. 12 And in all the cities he put shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened them. So he had Judah and Benjamin.
The Priests and Levites Come to Jerusalem
13 Now the priests and the Levites who were throughout all Israel took their stand with him[b] from all their territories. 14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their property and came to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to Yahweh. 15 And he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the bull calves that he had made. 16 Then after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who set their heart to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to offer to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.[c] 17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, secure for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
Rehoboam’s Harem and Family
18 Then Rehoboam took to himself as a wife Mahalath, the daughter[d] of Yerimot son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse. 19 And she bore to him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20 And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). 22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and crown prince over his brothers, in order to make him king. 23 And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin, through all the fortified cities, and gave abundant provisions to them and obtained many wives for them.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 11:1 Literally “chosen makers of war”
- 2 Chronicles 11:13 That is, Rehoboam
- 2 Chronicles 11:16 Or “fathers”
- 2 Chronicles 11:18 This follows the reading tradition (Qere); the Kethib reading has “son”
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Règne de Roboam
11 A son arrivée à Jérusalem, Roboam rassembla la communauté de Juda et de Benjamin, soit 180'000 hommes d'élite aptes à la guerre, pour qu'ils combattent contre Israël afin de le ramener sous sa domination. 2 Mais la parole de l'Eternel fut adressée à Shemaeja, l’homme de Dieu: 3 «Parle à Roboam, le fils de Salomon et le roi de Juda, ainsi qu’à tout Israël en Juda et en Benjamin. Annonce-leur: 4 ‘Voici ce que dit l'Eternel: Ne montez pas faire la guerre à vos frères! Que chacun de vous reparte chez lui, car c'est de moi que vient cette situation.’» Ils obéirent aux paroles de l'Eternel et firent demi-tour, renonçant à marcher contre Jéroboam.
5 Roboam siégea à Jérusalem et construisit des villes fortifiées en Juda. 6 Il reconstruisit Bethléhem, Etham, Tekoa, 7 Beth-Tsur, Soco, Adullam, 8 Gath, Marésha, Ziph, 9 Adoraïm, Lakis, Azéka, 10 Tsorea, Ajalon et Hébron, qui se trouvaient en Juda et en Benjamin, et il en fit des villes fortifiées. 11 Il fortifia leurs remparts et y établit des commandants ainsi que des entrepôts pour les vivres, l'huile et le vin. 12 Il dota chacune de ces villes de boucliers et de lances, et il les fortifia grandement. Juda et Benjamin lui appartenaient.
13 Les prêtres et les Lévites qui habitaient tout Israël quittèrent leur domaine pour se rallier à lui. 14 Les Lévites abandonnèrent en effet leurs territoires et leurs propriétés et vinrent en Juda et à Jérusalem, parce que Jéroboam et ses fils les empêchèrent de remplir leur service comme prêtres de l'Eternel. 15 Jéroboam établit des prêtres pour le service des hauts lieux, des boucs et des veaux qu'il avait fabriqués. 16 Les membres de toutes les tribus d'Israël qui avaient à cœur de rechercher l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël, suivirent les Lévites à Jérusalem pour offrir des sacrifices à l'Eternel, le Dieu de leurs ancêtres. 17 Ils renforcèrent ainsi le royaume de Juda et consolidèrent la royauté de Roboam, fils de Salomon, pendant 3 ans. En effet, ils marchèrent pendant 3 ans sur la voie de David et de Salomon.
18 Roboam prit pour femme Mahalath. Elle était la fille de Jerimoth, lui-même fils de David, et d'Abichaïl, une fille d'Eliab, fils d'Isaï. 19 Elle lui donna des fils: Jeush, Shemaria et Zaham. 20 Après elle, il prit Maaca, petite-fille d'Absalom. Elle lui donna Abija, Attaï, Ziza et Shelomith. 21 Roboam aimait Maaca, la petite-fille d'Absalom, plus que toutes ses femmes et concubines. Il eut 18 femmes et 60 concubines, et il eut 28 fils et 60 filles. 22 Roboam donna le premier rang à Abija, qui était un fils de Maaca, et l'établit chef parmi ses frères, car il voulait le faire roi. 23 Il agit avec discernement en dispersant tous ses fils dans toutes les régions de Juda et de Benjamin, dans toutes les villes fortifiées. Il leur fournit des vivres en abondance et demanda pour eux un grand nombre de femmes.
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