Quotes About Conflict

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.

So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

that this is what the LORD says: ëYou are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.í” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His motherís name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

Abijah went into battle with an army of 400,000 chosen men, while Jeroboam drew up in formation against him with 800,000 chosen and mighty men of valor.

Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!

Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them.

Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asaís reign.

In the thirty-sixth year of Asaís reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.

Asaís son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”