2 Chronicles 11:2-6

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

“Tell Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

‘This is what the Lord says: “You shall not go up nor fight against your relatives; return, every man, to his house, for this event is from Me.” ’ ” So they listened to the words of the Lord and returned from going against Jeroboam.

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.

He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,