1. When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin — 180,000 choice warriors — to fight against Israel to restore the reign to Rehoboam.
2. But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God:
3. “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people:
4. ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this incident has come from Me.’ ” So they listened to what the Lord said and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
5. Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he fortified cities in Judah.