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12 Moreover in every city he made an armoury of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and
of shields and spears, and he fortified them with he gave them provisions in abundance, and he
great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and sought many wives.
Benjamin,
13 And the priests and Levites, that were in
all Israel, came to him out of all their seats, Chapter 12
14 Leaving their suburbs, and their posses-
And when the kingdom of Roboam was strength-
sions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem,
ened and fortified, he forsook the law of the Lord,
because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them
and all Israel with him.
off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
2 And in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam,
15 And he made to himself priests for the
Sesac king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
high places, and for the devils, and for the calves
(because they had sinned against the Lord)
which he had made.
3 With twelve hundred chariots and threescore
16 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel,
whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the thousand horsemen: and the people were with-
God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice out number that came with him out of Egypt, to
their victims before the Lord the God of their wit, Libyans, and Troglodites, and Ethiopians.
fathers. 4 And he took the strongest cities in Juda,
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of and came to Jerusalem.
Juda, and established Roboam the son of 5 And Semeias the prophet came to Roboam,
Solomon for three years: for they walked in the and to the princes of Juda, that were gathered
ways of David and of Solomon, only three years. together in Jerusalem, fleeing from Sesac, and he
18 And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the said to them: Thus saith the Lord: You have left
daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abi- me, and I have left you in the hand of Sesac.
hail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai. 6 And the princes of Israel, and the king, being
19 And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somo- in a consternation, said: The Lord is just.
rias, and Zoom. 7 And when the Lord saw that they were hum-
20 And after her he married Maacha the bled, the word of the Lord came to Semeias, say-
daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia, and ing: Because they are humbled, I will not destroy
Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith. them, and I will give them a little help, and my
21 And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of wrath shall not fall upon Jerusalem by the hand
Absalom above all his wives and concubines: for of Sesac.
he had married eighteen wives, and threescore 8 But yet they shall serve him, that they may
concubines: and he begot eight and twenty sons, know the difference between my service, and the
and threescore daughters. service of a kingdom of the earth.
22 But he put at the head of them Abia the 9 So Sesac king of Egypt departed from
son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his Jerusalem, taking away the treasures of the
brethren: for he meant to make him king, king’s house, and he took all with him, and the
23 Because he was wiser and mightier than golden shields that Solomon had made,
all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and 10 Instead of which the king made brazen