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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.

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ASV

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

KJV

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'and he cameH935 →
רְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmRehoboamH7346 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.Heland he called togetherH6950 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
בֵּ֨יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
שֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vet[the] tribe ofH7626 →
בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144 →
מֵאָ֨הme.'Ahone hundredH3967 →
וּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.Nimand eightyH8084 →
אֶ֛לֶף'E.lefthousandH505 →
בָּח֖וּרba.Churchosen [man]H977 →
עֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.Sehmaker[s] ofH6213 →
מִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahwarH4421 →
לְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.Chemto do battleH3898 →
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְהָשִׁיב֙le.ha.Shivto restoreH7725 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.Khahthe kingshipH4410 →
לִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'Amto RehoboamH7346 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010 →

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2 Chronicles 11:1–3When 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.1 Kings 14:30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.Deuteronomy 33:12Concerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”Proverbs 21:30–31There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.2 Chronicles 17:14–19These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;2 Chronicles 14:8Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”1 Chronicles 21:5And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.

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