1 Kings 12:21

When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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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.

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.

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וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo·'u' and he came H935 רְחַבְעָם re·chav·'am Rehoboam H7346 יְרוּשָׁלִַם ye·ru·sha·lim Jerusalem H3389 וַיַּקְהֵל vai·yak·hel and he called together H6950 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 יְהוּדָה ye·hu·dah Judah H3063 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 שֵׁבֶט she·vet [the] tribe of H7626 בִּנְיָמִן bin·ya·min Benjamin H1144 מֵאָה me·'ah one hundred H3967 וּשְׁמֹנִים u·she·mo·nim and eighty H8084 אֶלֶף 'e·lef thousand H505 בָּחוּר ba·chur chosen [man] H977 עֹשֵׂה 'o·seh maker[s] of H6213 מִלְחָמָה mil·cha·mah war H4421 לְהִלָּחֵם le·hi·la·chem to do battle H3898 עִם־ 'im- with H5973 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לְהָשִׁיב le·ha·shiv to restore H7725 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַמְּלוּכָה ha·me·lu·khah the kingship H4410 לִרְחַבְעָם lir·chav·'am to Rehoboam H7346 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 שְׁלֹמֹה פ she·lo·moh Solomon H8010

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–24

The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten ! These considerations should reconcile us to our losses and troubles, that God is the Author of them, and our brethren the instruments: let us not meditate revenge. Rehoboam and his people hearkened to the word of the Lord. When we know God's mind, we must submit, how much soever it crosses our own mind. If we secure the favour of God, not all the universe can hurt us.

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2 Chronicles 11:1–2

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.