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2 Chronicles 11 5-2 Chronicles 11 12
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He made Judah more secure by building up its towns.He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,Beth Zur, Soko and Adullam.He also built up Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. All of them were cities in Judah and Benjamin that had high walls around them.Rehoboam made those cities even more secure. He put commanders in them. He gave the cities plenty of food, olive oil and wine.He put shields and spears in all those cities. He made them very strong. So he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
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Isaiah 8:8
They will sweep on into Judah like a flood. They will pass through Judah and reach all the way to Jerusalem. Immanuel, they will attack your land like an eagle. Their wings will spread out and cover it.”
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Isaiah 36:1
Sennacherib attacked and captured all the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. It was in the 14th year of the rule of Hezekiah. Sennacherib was king of Assyria.
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Isaiah 10:11
I took over Samaria and its statues of gods. In the same way, I will take Jerusalem and its gods.’ ”
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Jeremiah 5:10
“ Armies of Babylon, go through their vineyards and destroy them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches. These people do not belong to me.
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2 Kings 18 17
The king of Assyria sent his highest commander from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. He also sent his chief officer and his field commander along with a large army. All of them came up to Jerusalem. They stopped at the channel that brings water from the Upper Pool. The channel was on the road to the Washerman’s Field.