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

¹ And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and gathered a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors from the house of Judah, to fight against Israel, so that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. ² But the Word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, ³ Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, ⁴ So says Jehovah, You shall not go up nor fight against your brothers. Let every man return to his house. For this thing is done by Me. And they obeyed the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

⁵ And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah. ⁶ And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, ⁷ and Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, ⁸ and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, ⁹ and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, ¹⁰ and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities. ¹¹ And he fortified the strongholds and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and of oil and wine. ¹² And he put in each separate city shields and spears, and made them very strong, and Judah and Benjamin were his.