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2 Chronicles 13

1Intheeighteenthyearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379beganAbijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29toreignH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427heinJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMicaiahמִיכָיָ֥הוּmi.kha.Ya.huH4322thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofUrielאוּרִיאֵ֖ל'u.ri.'ElH222ofGibeahגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1390.Andtherewaswarוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenAbijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29andJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

3AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29joinedbattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421withanarmyH2428ofvaliantmenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,evenfourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376:andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379setthebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayagainsthimwitheightבִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הbish.mo.NehH8083hundredH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH376,whoweremightyH1368menH376ofvalor.

4AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֗ה'a.vi.YahH29stoodH6965upuponmountZemaraimצְמָרַ֔יִםtze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,whichisinthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andsaidH559,HearH8085me,OJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Ought yenottoknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,gaveH5414thekingdomH4467overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,eventohimandtohissonsH1121byacovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofsaltמֶֽלַח׃ סMe.lachH4417?

6YetJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,theservantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,roseH6965up,andrebelledH4775againsthislordH113.

7AndtherewereH1961gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908untohimworthlessH1100menH376,basefellows,thatstrengthenedH2388themselvesagainstRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֣םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonH1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,whenRehoboamוּרְחַבְעָ֗םu.re.chav.'AmH7346wasH1961youngנַ֙עַר֙na.'arH5288andtender-hearted,andcouldnotwithstandthem.

8Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258yethinktowithstandthekingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467ofJehovahinthehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthesonsH1121ofDavidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732;andyeareagreatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995,andtherearewithyouthegoldencalvesH5695whichJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeH6213youforgodsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9HaveyenotdrivenH5080outthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofJehovah,thesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andmadeH6213youpriestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548afterthemannerofthepeoplesH5971ofotherlandsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?sothatwhosoever comethtoconsecratehimselfwithayoungH1121bullockandsevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352,thesamemaybeH1961apriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548ofthemthatarenogodsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.

10Butasforus,JehovahisourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,andwehavenotforsakenhim;andwehavepriestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548ministeringuntoJehovah,thesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881intheirworkבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399:

11andtheyburnuntoJehovaheverymorningH1242andeveryeveningH6153burnt-offeringsandsweetincenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004:theshowbreadalsosettheyinorderuponthepureH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979;andthecandlestickofgoldהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091withthelampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof,toburneveryeveningH6153:forwekeepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104thechargeH4931ofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;butyehaveforsakenhim.

12And,behold,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430iswithusatourheadבָרֹ֜אשׁva.RoshH7218,andhispriestsוְכֹהֲנָ֛יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548withthetrumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689ofalarmהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643tosoundלְהָרִ֣יעַle.ha.Ri.a'H7321analarmH8643againstyou.OchildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fightH3898yenotagainstJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofyourfathersH1;foryeshallnotprosperH6743.

13ButJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379causedanambushmenttocomeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935aboutbehindthem:sotheywereH1961beforeJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheambushmentwasH1961behindthem.

14AndwhenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063lookedbackH268,behold,thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasbeforeandbehindthem;andtheycriedH6817untoJehovah,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548soundedwiththetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.

15Thenthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063gaveH7321ashoutH7321:andasthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shoutedH7321,itcametopass,thatGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430smoteJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeAbijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

16AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledH5127beforeJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredthemintotheirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

17AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29andhispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971slewthemwithagreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227slaughterH4347: so therefellH5307downוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221slainofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18ThusthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werebroughtunderatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,andthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063prevailed,becausetheyrelieduponJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

19AndAbijahאֲבִיָּה֮'a.vi.YahH29pursuedH7291afterJeroboamיָרָבְעָם֒ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,andtookH3920citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892fromhim, Beth-elwiththetownsthereof,andJeshanahיְשָׁנָ֖הye.sha.NahH3466withthetownsthereof,andEphronH6085withthetownsthereof.

20NeitherdidJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379recoverstrengthכֹּֽחַ־ko.ach-H3581againע֖וֹדodH5750inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbijahאֲבִיָּ֑הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29:andJehovahsmotehim,andhediedH4191.

21ButAbijahאֲבִיָּ֔הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29waxedmighty,andtookH5375untohimselffourteenwivesH802,andbegattwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121,andsixteendaughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ סba.NotH1323.

22Andtherestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofAbijahאֲבִיָּ֔ה'a.vi.YahH29,andhiswaysוּדְרָכָ֖יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870,andhissayings,arewrittenH3789inthecommentaryoftheprophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030Iddoעִדּֽוֹ׃i.DoH5714.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13

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