Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 11

(1 Kings 12:20–24)

1When Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346arrivedוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he mobilizedוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144—180,000מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶףme.'Ah u.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH3967 H8084 H505chosenבָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣הba.Chur 'o.SehH977 H6213warriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421—to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and restoreלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

3“Tellאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559אֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063andוְאֶל֙ve.'ElH413allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144לֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559

4that this is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘You are notלֹא־lo'-H3808to go upתַעֲלוּ֩ וְלֹא־ta.'a.Lu ve.lo'-H5927 H3808and fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּti.La.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251.Eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you must returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725homeלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,forכִּ֧יkiH3588thisהַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑הha.da.Var ha.ZehH2088 H1697isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961My doingמֵֽאִתִּ֛יme.'i.TiH854.’”So they listenedוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and turned backוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from goingמִלֶּ֥כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980againstאֶל־'el-H413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

Rehoboam Fortifies Judah

5Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and he built upוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892for defenseלְמָצ֖וֹרle.ma.TzorH4692in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

6He built upוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129אֶת־'et-H853BethlehemH1035וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Etamעֵיטָ֖ם'ei.TamH5862וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Tekoaתְּקֽוֹעַ׃te.Ko.a'H8620,

7וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Beth-zurH1049וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Socoשׂוֹכ֖וֹso.KhoH7755וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Adullamעֲדֻלָּֽם׃'a.du.LamH5725,

8וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Gathגַּ֥תgatH1661וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Mareshahמָרֵשָׁ֖הma.re.ShahH4762וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ziphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128,

9וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Adoraimאֲדוֹרַ֥יִם'a.do.Ra.yimH115וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Lachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Azekahעֲזֵקָֽה׃'a.ze.KahH5825,

10וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Zorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Aijalonאַיָּל֔וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,the fortifiedמְצֻרֽוֹת׃me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֖י'a.ReiH5892in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144.

11He strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֖קvay.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853their fortificationsהַמְּצֻר֑וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694and putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414officersנְגִידִ֔יםne.gi.DimH5057in them,with suppliesוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of foodמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978,oilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081,and wineוָיָֽיִן׃va.Ya.yinH3196.

12He also put shieldsצִנּ֣וֹתtzi.NotH6793and spearsוּרְמָחִ֔יםu.re.ma.ChimH7420in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the citiesH5892and strengthened themוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388greatlyלְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑דle.har.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966.So Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סu.vin.ya.MinH1144belongedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961to him.

Jeroboam Forsakes the Priests and Levites

13Moreover, the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881fromאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their districtsגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478stoodהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320with Rehoboamעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.

14Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881אֶת־'et-H853leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800their pasturelandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙mig.re.shei.HemH4054and their possessionsוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.TamH272and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121had rejected themהִזְנִיחָ֤םhiz.ni.ChamH2186as priestsמִכַּהֵ֖ןmi.ka.HenH3547of the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15And Jeroboam appointedוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975his ownpriestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548for the high placesלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116and for the goat demonsוְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑יםve.la.se.'i.RimH8163and calf idolsוְלָעֲגָלִ֖יםve.la.'a.ga.LimH5695אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

16Those from everyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605tribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who had setהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414אֶת־'et-H853their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824to seekלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430followedוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם בָּ֚אוּve.'a.cha.rei.Hem Ba.'uH310 H935the Levitesto Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389to sacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

17So they strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388אֶת־'et-H853the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and supportedוַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּvay.'a.me.TzuH553אֶת־'et-H853Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010for threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they walkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980for threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141in the wayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010.

Rehoboam’s Family

18And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346marriedוַיִּֽקַּֽח־ אִשָּׁ֔הvai.yi.kach- 'i.ShahH3947 H802אֶת־'et-H853Mahalathמָ֣חֲלַ֔תma.cha.LatH4258, who wasthe daughterH1121of David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Jerimothיְרִימ֖וֹתye.ri.MotH3406and of Abihailאֲבִיהַ֕יִל'a.vi.Ha.yilH32,the daughterH1323of Jesse’sיִשָֽׁי׃yi.ShaiH3448sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Eliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446.

19She boreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205sonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121to himאֶת־'et-H853:Jeushיְע֥וּשׁye.'UshH3266וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Shemariahשְׁמַרְיָ֖הshe.mar.YahH8114וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Zahamזָֽהַם׃Za.hamH2093.

20After herוְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָve.'a.cha.Rei.haH310,he marriedלָקַ֔חla.KachH3947אֶֽת־'et-H853Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to himאֶת־'et-H853Abijahאֲבִיָּה֙'a.vi.YahH29וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Attaiעַתַּ֔י'a.TaiH6262וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Zizaזִיזָ֖אzi.Za'H2124וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Shelomithשְׁלֹמִֽית׃she.lo.MitH8019.

21Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346אֶת־'et-H853lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53more than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802and concubinesוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו כִּ֠יu.Fi.lag.Shav kiH6370 H3588.In all, he hadנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.neh- 'es.RehH8083 H6240wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802and sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֑יםshi.ShimH8346concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370,and he was the fatherוַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of twenty-eightעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֛ה'es.Rim u.she.mo.NahH6242 H8083sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

22Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346אֶת־'et-H853appointedוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601as chiefלָרֹ֧אשׁla.RoshH7218princeלְנָגִ֣ידle.na.GidH5057among his brothersבְּאֶחָ֑יוbe.'e.ChavH251,intending to make him kingכִּ֖י לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃ki le.ham.li.KhoH3588 H4427.

23Rehoboam also acted wiselyוַיָּבֶן֩vai.ya.VenH995by dispersingוַיִּפְרֹ֨ץvai.yif.RotzH6555some of his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the districtsאַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminלְֽכָל־ וּבִנְיָמִ֗ןle.khol u.vin.ya.MinH1144 H3605,and to allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֔וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892.He gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themabundantלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230provisionsהַמָּז֖וֹןha.ma.ZonH4202and soughtוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לvai.yish.'AlH7592manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995wives for themנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

(1 Kings 12:20–24)

Rehoboam Fortifies Judah

Jeroboam Forsakes the Priests and Levites

Rehoboam’s Family

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 11