4. ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Do not go up, and do not fight against your brothers. Return, each man to his house, for this matter has come from me.” ’ ” So they obeyed the words of Yahweh and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
5. And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as strongholds in Judah.
6. He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa,
7. Beth-Zur, Socoh, Adullam,
8. Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9. Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10. Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin.
11. And he strengthened the fortifications and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, olive oil, and wine.