2 Chronicles · Catholic Public Domain Version
2 Chronicles 11 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war, so that he might contend against Israel, and turn back his kingdom to himself.
1 Y COMO vino Roboam á Jerusalem, juntó la casa de Judá y de Benjamín, ciento y ochenta mil hombres escogidos de guerra, para pelear contra Israel y volver el reino á Roboam.
2 And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
2 Mas fué palabra de Jehová á Semeías varón de Dios, diciendo:
3 “Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all of Israel who are of Judah, or of Benjamin:
3 Habla á Roboam hijo de Salomón, rey de Judá, y á todos los Israelitas en Judá y Benjamín, diciéndoles:
4 Thus says the Lord: You shall not ascend and fight against your brothers. Let each one return to his own house. For it is by my will that this has happened.” And when they had heard the word of the Lord, they turned back, and they did not continue on against Jeroboam.
4 Así ha dicho Jehová: No subáis ni peleéis contra vuestros hermanos; vuélvase cada uno á su casa, porque yo he hecho este negocio. Y ellos oyeron la palabra de Jehová, y tornáronse, y no fueron contra Jeroboam.
5 Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.
5 Y habitó Roboam en Jerusalem, y edificó ciudades para fortificar á Judá.
6 And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
6 Y edificó á Beth-lehem, y á Etham, y á Tecoa,
7 and also Bethzur, and Soco, and Adullam,
7 Y á Beth-sur, y á Sochô, y á Adullam,
8 indeed also Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
8 Y á Gath, y á Maresa, y á Ziph,
9 then too Adoram, and Lachish, and Azekah,
9 Y á Adoraim, y á Lachîs, y á Acechâ,
10 as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
10 Y á Sora, y á Ajalón, y á Hebrón, que eran en Judá y en Benjamín, ciudades fuertes.
11 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he placed in them rulers, and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and wine.
11 Fortificó también las fortalezas, y puso en ellas capitanes, y vituallas, y vino, y aceite;
12 Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
12 Y en todas las ciudades, escudos y lanzas. Fortificólas pues en gran manera, y Judá y Benjamín le estaban sujetos.
13 Then the priests and Levites, who were in all of Israel, came to him from all their settlements,
13 Y los sacerdotes y Levitas que estaban en todo Israel, se juntaron á él de todos sus términos.
14 leaving behind their suburbs and possessions, and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out, so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.
14 Porque los Levitas dejaban sus ejidos y sus posesiones, y se venían á Judá y á Jerusalem: pues Jeroboam y sus hijos los echaban del ministerio de Jehová.
15 And he appointed for himself priests of high places, and of demons, and of calves that he had made.
15 Y él se hizo sacerdotes para los altos, y para los demonios, y para los becerros que él había hecho.
16 Moreover, out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever would give their heart so that they sought the Lord God of Israel, they went to Jerusalem to immolate their victims before the Lord, the God of their fathers.
16 Tras aquéllos acudieron también de todas las tribus de Israel los que habían puesto su corazón en buscar á Jehová Dios de Israel; y viniéronse á Jerusalem para sacrificar á Jehová, el Dios de sus padres.
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and they confirmed Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years. For they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, but only for three years.
17 Así fortificaron el reino de Judá, y confirmaron á Roboam hijo de Salomón, por tres años; porque tres años anduvieron en el camino de David y de Salomón.
18 Then Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, son of David, and also Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
18 Y tomóse Roboam por mujer á Mahalath, hija de Jerimoth hijo de David, y á Abihail, hija de Eliab hijo de Esaí.
19 They bore sons for him: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
19 La cual le parió hijos: á Jeus, y á Samaria, y á Zaham.
20 And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, who bore for him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
20 Después de ella tomó á Maachâ hija de Absalom, la cual le parió á Abías, á Athai, Ziza, y Selomith.
21 But Rehoboam loved Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, above all his wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines. And he conceived twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
21 Mas Roboam amó á Maachâ hija de Absalom sobre todas sus mujeres y concubinas; porque tomó diez y ocho mujeres y sesenta concubinas, y engendró veintiocho hijos y sesenta hijas.
22 Truly, he appointed as the head, Abijah, the son of Maacah, to be the ruler over all his brothers. For he thought to make him king,
22 Y puso Roboam á Abías hijo de Maachâ por cabeza y príncipe de sus hermanos, porque [quería] hacerle rey.
23 since he was wiser and more powerful than all his sons, even in all the regions of Judah and Benjamin, and in all the fortified cities. And he provided them with very much food, and he sought many wives.
23 E hízole instruir, y esparció todos sus hijos por todas las tierras de Judá y de Benjamín, y por todas las ciudades fuertes, y dióles vituallas en abundancia, y pidió muchas mujeres.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abihail
Daughter of Eliab, Jesse's son, and mother of Rehoboam's wife Mahalath.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 11:18
Attai
Jerimoth
Named as a son of David and father of Rehoboam's wife Mahalath.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 11:18
Jeush
Mahalath
First wife of Rehoboam named in Chronicles; daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, and mother of Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 11:18
Rehoboam
His harsh answer to the people split the kingdom of Israel in two.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 12; 14:21-31; 2 Chron. 10-12; Matt. 1:7
Shelomith
Child of Rehoboam by Maacah; the text lists the name among Maacah's children without saying whether Shelomith was a son or a daughter.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 11:20
Shemaiah
Man of God who told Rehoboam not to fight Israel, later declared that Judah was forsaken into Shishak's hand and then brought word of deliverance when they humbled themselves; his…
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2; 2 Chronicles 12:5
Shemariah
Zaham
Ziza
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Kings 12:21–24; Proverbs 21:30–31; Psalm 33:16; Psalm 33:10
- 2 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 12:5–7; 1 Samuel 2:27; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Chronicles 8:14
- 3 Philippians 3:5; Revelation 7:4–8; 2 Kings 17:34; Genesis 49:28; Exodus 24:4
- 4 Genesis 50:20; 2 Chronicles 28:8–15; 2 Chronicles 10:15–16; 2 Chronicles 25:7–10; 1 Kings 11:29–38
- 5 2 Chronicles 8:2–6; 2 Chronicles 11:23; 2 Chronicles 14:6–7; Isaiah 22:8–11; 2 Chronicles 27:4
- 6 Jeremiah 6:1; 2 Chronicles 20:20; 1 Chronicles 4:32; Matthew 2:5–6; Judges 15:8
- 7 Joshua 15:35; 1 Samuel 22:1; Joshua 12:15; Micah 1:15; 2 Samuel 23:13
- 8 1 Samuel 23:19; Psalm 54:1; 1 Chronicles 18:1; Joshua 15:44; Joshua 15:24
- 9 Joshua 15:39; 2 Chronicles 32:9; Joshua 10:5; Joshua 10:11; Joshua 15:35
- 10 Joshua 15:33; Genesis 23:2; Joshua 20:7; 2 Samuel 2:11; Joshua 19:41–42
- 11 2 Chronicles 17:19; 2 Chronicles 11:23; Isaiah 22:10–11
- 12 2 Chronicles 32:5; 2 Chronicles 26:14–15; 2 Samuel 13:22; 2 Samuel 13:19
- 14 2 Chronicles 13:9; Numbers 35:2–5; 1 Kings 12:28–33; Numbers 18:21–28; Joshua 21:20–42
- 15 1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 13:33; Deuteronomy 32:17; 1 Kings 12:31; Exodus 32:4–8
- 16 2 Chronicles 15:9; Hosea 4:8; Deuteronomy 12:5–6; Deuteronomy 12:13–14; 1 Chronicles 22:1
- 17 2 Chronicles 12:1; 2 Chronicles 1:1–12; 2 Chronicles 8:13–16; 2 Chronicles 7:17–19; Matthew 13:20–21
- 18 1 Samuel 16:6; 1 Samuel 17:13; 1 Chronicles 27:18; 1 Samuel 17:28; 1 Chronicles 2:13
- 20 2 Chronicles 13:2; 1 Kings 15:1–2; 2 Chronicles 11:21; 2 Chronicles 12:16; Matthew 1:7
- 21 Judges 8:30; Deuteronomy 17:17; 1 Kings 11:3; 2 Samuel 5:13; 2 Samuel 3:2–5
- 22 Deuteronomy 21:15–17; 1 Chronicles 29:1; 1 Chronicles 5:1–2
- 23 2 Chronicles 10:8–15; Genesis 25:6; 1 Kings 1:5–6; Luke 16:8; 2 Chronicles 21:3
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