1 Kings 12:20-22

Expanded Bible

²⁰ When all ·the Israelites [^LIsrael] heard that Jeroboam had returned, they called ·him to a meeting [an assembly] and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah ·continued to follow [stayed loyal to] the ·family [^Lhouse] of David.

²¹ When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he ·gathered [mobilized; assembled] one hundred eighty thousand of the ·best [elite; select] soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. As son of Solomon, Rehoboam wanted to fight the ·people [^Lhouse] of Israel to ·take back [restore] his kingdom.

²² But ·God spoke his word [^Lthe word of God came] to Shemaiah, ·a [or the] man of God [^Ca prophet], saying,