²¹ When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem,^(A) he mobilized one hundred eighty thousand fit young soldiers from the entire house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin^(B) to fight against the house of Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. ²² But the word of God came to Shemaiah,^(C) the man of God: ²³ “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to the whole house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, ²⁴ ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not to march up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you return home, for this situation is from me.’”^(D)

So they listened to the word of the Lord and went back according to the word of the Lord.

⁶ There had been war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of Rehoboam’s life.^(A)