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2 Chronicles 10

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927;forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927tomakehimkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2Anditcametopass,whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028heardH8085ofit(forhewasH1961inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, whitherhehadfledH1272fromthepresenceH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010),thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3AndtheysentH7971andcalledH7121him;andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935,andtheyspaketoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH5414ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievous:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258makeH5414thouthegrievousserviceH5656ofthyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,andhisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923whichheputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponus,lighter,andwewillserveוְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.Na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5AndhesaidH559untothem,Comeagainע֛וֹדodH5750untomeafterthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117.Andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971departed.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346tookcounselH3289withtheoldH2205men,thathadstoodעֹֽמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1whileheyetlived,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,WhatcounselH3289giveyemetoreturnH7725answertothispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971?

7Andtheyspake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,IfthoubeH1961kindtothispeopleלְהָעָ֤םle.ha.'AmH5971,andpleasethem,andspeakH1696goodH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697tothem,thentheywillbeH1961thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650forever.

8Butheforsookthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098oftheoldH2205menH2205whichtheyhadgivenhim,andtookcounselH6098withtheyoungH3206menH2205thatweregrownH1431upwithhim,thatstoodH5975beforehim.

9AndhesaidH559untothem,Whatcounselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289giveH5414ye,thatwemayreturnH7725answertothispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,whohavespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696tome,sayingH559,MakeH5414theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923thatthyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponuslighter?

10AndtheyoungH3206menthatweregrownH1431upwithhimspake untohim,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֡רto.MarH559untothepeopleלָעָם֩la.'AmH5971thatspake unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513,butmakeH1431thouitlighteruntous;thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559untothem,Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995isthickerthanmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11AndnowH6258whereasmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1didladeyouwithaheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923,Iwilladdאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toyouryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923:myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ סBa.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12SoJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,asthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428bade,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH935tomeagainthethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.NemH6030themroughly;andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346forsookthecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098oftheoldH2205menH2205,

14andspaketothemafterthecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098oftheyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206men,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1madeאַכְבִּיד֙'akh.BidH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyH3513,butIwilladdאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254thereto:myfatherH1chastisedyouwithwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpionsבָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15Sothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenednotuntothepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;foritwasH1961broughtaboutofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thatJehovahmightestablishהָקִ֨יםha.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichhespakebyAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281theShiloniteהַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16AndwhenallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thatthekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenednotuntothem,thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Whatportionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506haveweinDavidבְּדָוִ֜ידbe.da.VidH1732?neitherhaveweinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159inthesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448:everymanH376toyourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258seeH7200tothineownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.SoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departed untotheirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168.

17ButasforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdweltH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃re.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overthem.

18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentH7971Hadoramהֲדֹרָם֙ha.do.RamH1913,whowasoverthemensubjecttotaskwork;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedH7275himtodeathH4191withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68.Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madeH553speedtogethimuptohischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818,tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH6586againstthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10

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