1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, 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,