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.
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered all the people of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 specially chosen warriors, to fight against the northern tribes of Israel and force them back under his rule as Solomon's son.
Rehoboam assembled a massive army of 180,000 soldiers to try to force the rebellious northern tribes back under his control through warfare.
📚 Historical Context
After King Solomon's death, his son Rehoboam inherited the throne but faced a rebellion from the northern tribes of Israel, who were unhappy with his harsh leadership and chose Jeroboam as their king, leading to the division of the kingdom into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. This split fulfilled a prophecy from God about the consequences of Solomon's idolatry and Rehoboam's unwise decisions. In this verse, Rehoboam gathers an army from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to try to reclaim the northern territories by force.
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