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2 Chronicles 12:2-9

2Anditcametopassinthefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346,thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameupagainstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,becausetheyhadtrespassedagainstJehovah,

3withtwelvehundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,andthreescorethousandH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571.Andthepeopleלָעָ֞םla.'AmH5971werewithoutnumberמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557thatcameH935withhimoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:theLubim,theSukkiim,andtheEthiopians.

4AndhetookH3920thefortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892whichpertainedtoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,andcameH935untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5NowShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346,andtotheprincesH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,thatweregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622togethertoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseofShishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895,andsaidH559untothem,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah, Yehaveforsakenme,thereforehaveIalsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637leftH5800youinthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

6ThentheprincesH8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthekingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbledH3665themselves;andtheysaidH559,Jehovahisrighteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.

7AndwhenJehovahsawH7200thattheyhumbledH3665themselves,thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559,TheyhavehumbledH3665themselves:Iwillnotdestroyאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843them;butIwillgrantthemsomedeliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413,andmywrathH2534shallnotbeH1961pouredתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413outuponJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8NeverthelesstheyshallbeH1961hisservantsH5650,thattheymayknowוְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045myserviceעֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.TiH5656,andtheserviceוַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthecountries.

9SoShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714cameH5927upagainstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtookH3947awayH3947thetreasuresH214ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andthetreasuresH214oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:hetookH3947allawayH3947:hetookH3947awayH3947alsotheshieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213.

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