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2 Chronicles 11:1

BenjaminRehoboamJerusalem
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.

2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:

3 “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
ASV
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
DARBY
And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
BLB
And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, and he assembled from the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen to make war, to fight against Israel, that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
ÅB
Da Rehabeam kom til Jerusalem, samlet han Judas hus og Benjamin, hundre og åtti tusen utvalgte krigsmenn, for at de skulle stride mot Israel og vinne riket tilbake for Rehabeam.
OTB
Da Rehabeam kom til Jerusalem, samlet han hele Judas og Benjamins hus, 180 000 utvalgte krigere, for å føre krig mot Israel med det mål å gjenopprette riket til seg selv.
B1930
Da Rehabeam kom til Jerusalem, samlet han Judas hus og Benjamin, hundre og åtti tusen utvalgte krigsmenn, forat de skulde stride mot Israel og vinne riket tilbake for Rehabeam.

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