When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
Parallel translations
- WEB When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
- KJV And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
- NKJV Now when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled from the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
- NASB Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
- NLT When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 select troops—to fight against Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself.
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Rehoboam musters 180,000 warriors from Judah and Benjamin to fight Israel and reunite the kingdom by force. He seeks to undo by war what his pride had caused.
Overview
Determined to reclaim the northern tribes, Rehoboam assembles a massive army. His instinct is to solve the crisis through military might rather than repentance or wisdom. But God will intervene, showing that the division was his doing and not to be reversed by human force (v. 4).
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- 1 Kgs 12:21–24And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
- Ps 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Ps 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Prov 21:30–31There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
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