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2 Chronicles 11:1-17

1AndwhenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346wascomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,heassembledH6950thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andfourscorethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970,thatwerewarriors,tofightH3898againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tobringH935thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467againtoRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2Butthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3SpeakuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andtoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,sayingH559,

4Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah, Yeshallnotgoתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927up,norfightH3898againstyourbrethren:returnH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004;forthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isofme.Sotheyhearkened untothewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah,andreturnedH7725fromgoingH5927againstJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

5AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andbuiltH1129citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892fordefenceinJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

6HebuiltH1129Beth-lehem,andEtamעֵיטָ֖ם'ei.TamH5862,andTekoaתְּקֽוֹעַ׃te.Ko.a'H8620,

7AndBeth-zurH1049,andSoco,andAdullamעֲדֻלָּֽם׃'a.du.LamH5725,

8andGathגַּ֥תgatH1661,andMareshahמָרֵשָׁ֖הma.re.ShahH4762,andZiphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128,

9andAdoraim,andLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923,andAzekahעֲזֵקָֽה׃'a.ze.KahH5825,

10andZorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881,andAijalonאַיָּל֔וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,andHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,whichareinJudahבִּיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063andinBenjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144,fortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֖י'a.ReiH5892.

11Andhefortifiedthestrongholds,andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414captainsinthem,andstoresofvictuals,andoilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081andwineוָיָֽיִן׃va.Ya.yinH3196.

12AndineverycityH5892heputshieldsH6793andspearsוּרְמָחִ֔יםu.re.ma.ChimH7420,andmadeH2388themexceedingstrongוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388.AndJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סu.vin.ya.MinH1144belongedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961tohim.

13Andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thatwereinallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478resortedtohimoutofalltheirborderH1366.

14FortheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftH5800theirsuburbsandtheirpossessionH272,andcametoJudahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389:forJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andhissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121castthemoff,thattheyshouldnotexecutethepriest’s office untoJehovah;

15andheappointedוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975himpriestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548forthehighלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,andforthehe-goats,andforthecalvesH5695whichhehadmadeH6213.

16Andafterthem,outofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,suchassetהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414theirheartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824toseekלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389tosacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

17Sotheystrengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388thekingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andmadeH2388Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010strongH2388,threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141;fortheywalkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141inthewayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010.

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