But Jehovah intervened through the prophet Shemaiah, saying: “You must not go up and fight against your Israelite brothers. Each one of you must return to his house, for I have caused this to happen. ” ​ — 1 Ki.
લોકોએ બંડ પોકાર્યું હોવાથી રહાબામે પોતાનું સૈન્ય ભેગું કર્યું.