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2 Chronicles 11:5-17

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.

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.

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