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2 Crônicas 11 — Bíblia World English Bible | Gospelmais
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1When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
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1When Rehoboam got back to Jerusalem he called up the men of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 of their best soldiers, to go to war against Israel and recover the kingdom.
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2But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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2At the same time the word of God came to Shemaiah, a holy man,
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3“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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3"Tell this to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, along with all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,
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4‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
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4This is God's word: Don't march out; don't fight against your brothers the Israelites. Go back home, every last one of you; I'm in charge here." And they did it; they did what God said and went home.
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5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
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5Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem but built up a defense system for Judah all around:
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6He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
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6in Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
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7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
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7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
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8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
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9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
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10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
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10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron—a line of defense protecting Judah and Benjamin.
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11He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, oil and wine.
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11He beefed up the fortifications, appointed commanders, and put in supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
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12He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
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12He installed arms—large shields and spears—in all the forts, making them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were secure for the time.
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13The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.
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13The priests and Levites from all over Israel came and made themselves available to Rehoboam.
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14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to Yahweh.
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14The Levites left their pastures and properties and moved to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had dismissed them from the priesthood of God
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15He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.
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15and replaced them with his own priests to preside over the worship centers at which he had installed goat and calf demon-idols.
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16After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
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16Everyone from all the tribes of Israel who determined to seek the God of Israel migrated with the priests and Levites to Jerusalem to worship there, sacrificing to the God of their ancestors.
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17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
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17That gave a tremendous boost to the kingdom of Judah. They stuck with Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, loyal to the ways of David and Solomon for this period.
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18Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
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18Rehoboam married Mahalath daughter of Jerimoth, David's son, and Abihail daughter of Eliab, Jesse's son.
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19She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
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19Mahalath bore him Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
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20After her, he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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20Then he married Maacah, Absalom's daughter, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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21Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
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21Maacah was Rehoboam's favorite wife; he loved her more than all his other wives and concubines put together (and he had a lot—eighteen wives and sixty concubines who produced twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters!).
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22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.
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22Rehoboam designated Abijah son of Maacah as the "first son" and leader of the brothers—he intended to make him the next king.
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23He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance and he sought many wives for them.
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23He was shrewd in deploying his sons in all the fortress cities that made up his defense system in Judah and Benjamin; he kept them happy with much food and many wives.