2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemai´ah the man of God, saying,
3 Speak unto Rehobo´am the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jerobo´am.
5 And Rehobo´am dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Teko´a,
7 and Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adul´lam,
8 and Gath, and Mare´shah, and Ziph,