2 Chronicles 11:1-12 - Rehoboam's Kingdom

¹ And Rehoboam will come to Jerusalem, and he will convoke together the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen, making war to fight with Israel, to turn back the kingdom to Rehoboam. ² And the word of Jehovah will be to Shemaiah a man of God, saying, ³ Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, ⁴ Thus said Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, and ye shall not war with your brethren: turn ye back each to his house: for from me was this word. And they will hear the words of Jehovah and turn back from going against Jeroboam.

⁵ And Rehoboam will dwell in Jerusalem, and he will build cities for fortification in Judah. ⁶ And he will build the house of bread, and the place of ravenous beasts, and the pitching of tents, ⁷ And the house of the rock, and the branches, and the justice of the people, ⁸ And the wine-press, and Mareshah, and Ziph, ⁹ And the two mounds, and Lachish, and Azekah, ¹⁰ And Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, cities of fortifications. ¹¹ And he will strengthen the fortifications, and he will give in them leaders and treasures of food, and oil, and wine. ¹² And in every city and city, shields and spears, and he will strengthen them very greatly, and there will be to him Judah and Benjamin.