Study it in the app“Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.”
Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםcameוַיָּבֹאto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand assembledוַיַּקְהֵלallכָּלthe houseבֵּיתof Judahיְהוּדָהandוְthe tribeשֵׁבֶטof Benjamin,בִּנְיָמִןa hundredמֵאָהand eightyוּשְׁמֹנִיםthousandאֶלֶףchosenבָּחוּרwarriors,עֹשֵׂה מִלְחָמָהto fightלְהִלָּחֵםagainstעִםthe houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלto bring backלְהָשִׁיבthe kingdomהַמְּלוּכָהto Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָםsonבֶּןof Solomon.שְׁלֹמֹה
Rehoboam
Rehoboam: son of Solomon and king after him; in his reign the kingdom was divided and he was left with only Judah and Benjamin (1 Kings 12–14).
Where else “rechavam” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearsassemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “yakhel” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevet” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appearseighty
Eighty.
Where else “shemonim” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appearschoice
The men picked out of a group, such as the strongest for war.
Where else “bachur” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “hilachem” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appearskingdom, kingship
Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.
Where else “melucha” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsSolomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Shemaiah stops the war
1 Kings 12:21-24
21Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. 22But the word of Elohim came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying, 23“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, 24‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the word of YHWH, and turned back to go home, according to the word of YHWH.
1Rehoboam came to Jerusalem and assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2But the word of YHWH came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying, 3“Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the words of YHWH, and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
20And it happened when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the community and made him king over all Israel. There was no one following the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone.
21 · This verse (above)
22But the word of Elohim came to Shemaiah, the man of Elohim, saying,
