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2 Chronicles 11:1
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Rehoboam arrives in Jerusalem and mobilizes 180,000 chosen warriors from Judah and Benjamin to fight Israel and restore his kingdom.
The words — וַ/יַּקְהֵל (va/i.yak.Hel) means "and he called together," describing the muster of the army, while וַ/יָּבֹא (va/i.ya.Vo') simply marks "and he came" at the capital.
The thread — This account runs parallel to 1 Kings 12:21, while Psalms 33:10 and Psalms 33:16 track the recurring scriptural theme that human military strength operates under divine sovereignty.
Why it lands — The text records a concrete political and military reaction to national division, requiring the reader to observe how human strategy is deployed before the narrative reveals whether it will be thwarted.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 12:21 And 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.
- Psalms 33:10 The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- Psalms 33:16 No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.