Graphic Bible · Scene 12 of 19

Rehoboam gathers Judah and Benjamin for war to recover Israel; show military preparation, not an invented battle.
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1 Kings 12:21

Judah and Benjamin muster

The Kingdom Divides · 1 Kings 12

Story guide: Warriors from Judah and Benjamin assemble in Jerusalem under Rehoboam, preparing for war but not yet fighting. The passage gives the total as 180,000, so the crowd shown is only a suggestion of that number.

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21When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

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