Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities
1 Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 "Tell Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 ‘This is what the Lord says: "You shall not go up nor fight against your relatives; return, every man, to his house, for this 11:4 Lit thingevent is from Me." ’ " So they listened to the words of the Lord and returned from going against Jeroboam.