14:011:015 And he ordained him priests for the high
places, and for the
devils,
and for the calves which he had made.
14:011:016 And after them out of all the tribes of
Israel such as set
their
hearts to seek the lord God of Israel came to
Jerusalem,
to
sacrifice unto the lord God of their fathers.
14:011:017 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah,
and made Rehoboam
the
son of Solomon strong, three years: for three
years they
walked
in the way of David and Solomon.
14:011:018 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter
of Jerimoth the
son
of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab
the
son
of Jesse;
14:011:019 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
14:011:020 And after her he took Maachah the daughter
of Absalom; which
bare
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
14:011:021 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter
of Absalom above all
his
wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen
wives, and
threescore
concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and
threescore
daughters.)
14:011:022 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah
the chief, to be
ruler
among his brethren: for he thought to make him
king.
14:011:023 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all
his children
throughout
all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every
fenced
city: and he gave them victual in abundance.
And he
desired
many wives.
14:012:001 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had
established the
kingdom,
and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of
the
lord, and all Israel with him.
14:012:002 And it came to pass, that in the fifth
year of king Rehoboam
Shishak
king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they
had
transgressed against the lord,
14:012:003 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore
thousand
horsemen:
and the people were without number that came with
him
out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the
Ethiopians.
14:012:004 And he took the fenced cities which pertained
to Judah, and
came
to Jerusalem.
14:012:005 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam,
and to the princes
of
Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because
of
Shishak,
and said unto them, Thus saith the lord, Ye have
forsaken
me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand
of
Shishak.
14:012:006 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the
king humbled
themselves;
and they said, The lord is righteous.


