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Emily: Welcome To Immerse: The
Daily Bible Reading Experience.

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Day 300 and 40.

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Reha Boham went to Shechem where all
Israel had gathered to make him king.

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When Jar Boams, son of Neba heard of this,
he returned from Egypt for he had fled

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to Egypt to escape from King Solomon.

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The leaders of Israel summoned
him and Jar Boham and all.

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Israel went to speak with Rehoboam.

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Your father was a hard master.

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They said, lighten the harsh
labor demands and heavy taxes

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that your father imposed on us.

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Then we will be your loyal subjects.

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Rehoboam replied, come back
in three days for my answer.

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So the people went away.

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Then King Rehoboam discussed
the matter with the older men

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who had counseled his father.

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So Solomon, what is your advice?

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He asked, how should
I answer these people?

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The older counselors replied.

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If you are good to these people
and do your best to please them and

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give them a favorable answer, they
will always be your loyal subjects.

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But Rehoboam rejected the advice of
the older men and instead asked the

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opinion of the young men who had grown
up with him and were now his advisors.

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What is your advice?

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He asked them, how should I answer
these people who want me to lighten

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the burdens imposed by my father?

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The young men replied.

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This is what you should tell those
complainers who want a lighter burden.

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My little finger is thicker
than my father's waist.

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Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you,
but I'm going to make them even heavier.

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My father beat you with whips, but
I will beat you with scorpions.

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Three days later, jar Boham and all
the people returned to hear Reho Boams

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decision just as the king had ordered.

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But Reho Boem spoke harshly to them
for, he rejected the advice of the

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older counselors and followed the
counsel of his younger advisors.

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He told the people, my father
laid heavy burdens on you, but I'm

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going to make them even heavier.

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My father beat you with whips, but
I will beat you with scorpions.

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So the king paid no
attention to the people.

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This turn of events was the will of God.

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For it fulfilled the Lord's message
to Jar Boem, son of Neba through

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the prophet, a hijah from Shiloh.

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When all Israel realized that the king
had refused to listen to them, they

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responded down with the dynasty of David.

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We have no interest in the son of Jesse.

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Back to your homes.

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O Israel.

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Look out for your own house.

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O David.

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So all the people of Israel returned
home, but Rehoboam continued

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to rule over the Israelites who
lived in the towns of Judah.

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King Rehoboam sent Aden Iram,
who was in charge of forced labor

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to restore order, but the people
of Israel stoned him to death.

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When this news reached King
Rehoboam, he quickly jumped into

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his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

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And to this day, the Northern
tribes of Israel have refused to

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be ruled by a descendant of David.

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When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem,
he mobilized the man of Judah and

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Benjamin 180,000 select troops
to fight against Israel and to

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restore the kingdom to himself.

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But the Lord said to Shama the man of God.

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Say to Reho Boem, son of Solomon, king of
Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah

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and Benjamin, this is what the Lord says.

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Do not fight against your relatives.

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Go back home for what
has happened is my doing.

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So they obeyed the message of the Lord
and did not fight against Jar Boham.

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Raho Boem remained in Jerusalem
and fortified various towns

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for the defense of Judah.

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He built up Bethlehem, Edam, Tekoa,
Beth Zer Soko, AAM Gath, Maha Z, AUM,

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Laish Ika, Zora, Alon, and Heian.

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These became the fortified
towns of Judah and Benjamin.

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Rehoboam strengthened their
defenses and stationed commanders

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in them, and he stored supplies
of food, olive oil, and wine.

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He also put shields and spears in
these towns as a further safety

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measure, so only Judah and Benjamin
remained under his control.

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But all the priests and Levites
living among the northern tribes

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of Israel sided with Rehoboam.

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The Levites even abandoned their
pasture lands and property.

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And moved to Judah and Jerusalem because
Jarre Boem and his sons would not allow

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them to serve the Lord as priests.

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Jarre Boem appointed his own priests to
serve at the pagan shrines where they

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worshiped the goat and calf idols he
had made from all the tribes of Israel.

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Those who sincerely wanted to worship
the Lord, the God of Israel, followed

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the Levites to Jerusalem where they
could offer sacrifices to the Lord.

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The God of their ancestors.

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This strengthened the kingdom of Judah,
and for three years they supported

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Rehoboam son of Solomon for during
those years, they faithfully followed

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in the footsteps of David and Solomon.

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The Rehoboam married his
cousin, mehala, the daughter of

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David's son, Reath and of Aha.

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The daughter of Elia's.

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Son of Jesse Mela had three sons.

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J.

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She and Zam later, Rehoboam
married another cousin Meka.

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The granddaughter of Absalom Meka gave
birth to Ab Baja Aai Zza and Shammo.

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Rehoboam loved Meka more than any of
his other wives and concubines in all.

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He had 18 wives and 60
concubines, and they gave birth

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to 28 sons and 60 daughters.

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Rehoboam appointed Mecca's son, Aja,
as leader among the princes, making it

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clear that he would be the next king.

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Rehoboam also wisely, gave
responsibilities to his other

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sons and stationed some of them
in the fortified towns throughout

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the land of Judah and Benjamin.

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He provided them with generous provisions
and he found many wives for them, but

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when Rehoboam was firmly established and
strong, He abandoned the law of the Lord

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and all Israel followed him in this sin
because they were unfaithful to the Lord.

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King Shiha of Egypt came and
attacked Jerusalem in the fifth

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year of King Reha BOM's Reign.

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He came with 1,200 chariots,
60,000 horses, and a countless

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army of foot soldiers including
Libyans, sockeyes, and Ethiopians.

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Sha Shaq conquered Judah's fortified towns
and then advanced to attack Jerusalem.

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The prophet Shama then met with Rehoboam
and Judah's leaders who had all fled

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to Jerusalem because of Sha Shaq.

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Shama told them, this
is what the Lord says.

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You have abandoned me, so I
am abandoning you to Shih.

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Then the leaders of Israel and the
king humbled themselves and said, The

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Lord is right in doing this to us.

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When the Lord saw their change of
heart, he gave this message to Shamaya.

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Since the people have humbled themselves,
I will not completely destroy them

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and will soon give them some relief.

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I will not use Shi Shq to pour out
my anger on Jerusalem, but they will

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become his subjects so they will
know the difference between serving

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me and serving earthly rulers.

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So King Shack of Egypt came
up and attacked Jerusalem.

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He ransacked the treasuries of the
Lord's temple and the royal palace.

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He stole everything, including all
the gold shields Solomon had made.

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King Rehoboam later replaced them with
Bronze Shields as substitutes, and

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he entrusted them to the care of the
commanders of the Guard who protected

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the entrance to the royal palace.

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Whenever the king went to
the temple of the Lord.

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The guards would also take the shields
and then return them to the guard

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room because Rehoboam humbled himself.

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The Lord's anger was turned away, and
he did not destroy him completely.

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There were still some good
things in the land of Judah.

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King Rehoboam firmly established himself
in Jerusalem and continued to rule.

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He was 41 years old when he became King,
and he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem.

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The city the Lord had chosen from
among all the tribes of Israel

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as the place to honor His name.

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Rehoboam mother was Nema, a woman from am.

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Amen.

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But he was an evil king for he did
not seek the Lord with all his heart.

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The rest of the events of Rehoboam
reign from beginning to end are

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recorded in the record of Shema, the
prophet, and the record of Ido the seer.

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Which are part of the genealogical record.

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Rehoboam and Jeroboam were
continually at war with each other.

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When Rehoboam died, he was
buried in the city of David.

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Then his son Aja, became the next king.

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Aja began to rule over Judah in the
18th year of Jar Boams reign in Israel.

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He reigned in Jerusalem three years.

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His mother was Meka, the
daughter of Uriel from gia.

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Then war broke out
between Aja and Jeroboam.

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Judah led by King Aja fielded 400,000
select warriors while Jeroboam Mustered

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800,000 select troops from Israel.

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When the army of Judah arrived in
the hill country of Raim, Abai just

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stood on Mount Zeum and shouted to j
Boham and all Israel, listen to me.

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Don't you realize that the Lord,
the God of Israel, made a lasting

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covenant with David giving him and his
descendants the throne of Israel forever.

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Yet J Boham, son of Neba, a mere
servant of David's son, Solomon,

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rebelled against his master.

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Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined
him, defying Solomon's son Rehoboam

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when he was young and inexperienced
and could not stand up to them.

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Do you really think you can stand
against the kingdom of the Lord that

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is led by the descendants of David?

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You may have a vast army and
you have those gold calves that

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Jar Bowen made as your gods.

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But you have chased away the priests of
the Lord, the descendants of Aaron and

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the Levites, and you have appointed your
own priests, just like the pagan nations.

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You let anyone become a priest these
days, whoever comes to be dedicated with

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a young bull, and seven rams can become a
priest of these so-called gods of yours.

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But as for us, the Lord is our
God and we have not abandoned him.

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Only the descendants of errands serve
the Lord as priests, and the Levites

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alone may help them in their work.

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They present burnt offerings and
fragrant incense to the Lord.

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Every morning and evening they place
the bread of the presents on the holy

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table and they light the gold lamp stand.

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Every evening we are following
the instructions of the Lord our

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God, but you have abandoned him.

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So you see, God is with us.

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He is our leader.

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His priests blow their trumpets and
lead us into battle against you.

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Oh, people of Israel.

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Do not fight against the Lord.

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The God of your ancestors
for you will not succeed.

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Meanwhile, jar Boham had secretly
sent part of his army around behind

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the men of Judah to ambush them.

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When Judah realized that they were being
attacked from the front and the rear,

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they cried out to the Lord for help.

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Then the priests blew the trumpets
and the men of Judah began to shout

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at the sound of their battle cry.

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God defeated Jar Boem and all
Israel and routed them before

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ab Baja and the army of Judah.

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The Israelite army fled from Judah and
God handed them over to Judah in defeat.

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AB Baja and his army inflicted
heavy losses on them.

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500,000 of Israel's select
troops were killed that day.

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So Judah defeated Israel on that
occasion because they trusted in

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the Lord the God of their ancestors.

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Ab Baja and his army pursued Jar BOM's
troops and captured some of his towns,

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including Bethel, Ana and Ephron,
along with their surrounding villages.

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So j Boham of Israel never
regained his power during Ab

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Bajas lifetime, and finally, the
Lord struck him down and he died.

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Meanwhile, ab Baja of Judah
grew more and more powerful.

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He married 14 wives and had
22 sons and 16 daughters.

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The rest of the events of Abba's
reign, including his words

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and deeds, Are recorded in the
commentary of Ido the prophet.