II Chronicles 11:22
The Scripture
(22) And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Rehoboam assembled an army to fight against the rebelling northern tribes, but the prophet Shemaiah warned him not to fight against his brethren, for the division was of the LORD. Rehoboam then fortified numerous cities throughout Judah and Benjamin for defense, and the priests and Levites from the northern kingdom came to Judah because Jeroboam had rejected them from the priesthood.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 21:15Deuteronomy 21:16Deuteronomy 21:17I Chronicles 5:1I Chronicles 5:2I Chronicles 29:1