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2 Chronicles 12:1-12

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961After Rehoboam had establishedכְּהָכִ֞יןke.ha.KhinH3559hisרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346sovereigntyמַלְכ֤וּתmal.KhutH4438and royal powerוּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with himעִמּֽוֹ׃ פi.MoH5973forsookעָזַ֖ב'a.ZavH5800אֶת־'et-H853the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

2וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961In the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141of Rehoboam’sרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346reignלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had been unfaithfulמָעֲל֖וּma.'a.LuH4603to the LORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068,Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714attackedעָלָ֛ה עַל־'a.Lah 'al-H5927 H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389

3with 1,200בְּאֶ֤לֶף וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙be.'E.lef u.ma.Ta.yimH505 H3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,60,000וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףu.ve.shi.Shim 'E.lefH8346 H505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and countlessוְאֵ֣ין מִסְפָּ֗רve.'Ein mis.ParH369 H4557troopsלָעָ֞םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935with himעִמּוֹ֙i.MoH5973out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714—Libyansלוּבִ֥יםlu.VimH3864,Sukkitesסֻכִּיִּ֖יםsu.ki.YimH5525,and Cushitesוְכוּשִֽׁים׃ve.khu.ShimH3569.

4He capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֛דvai.yil.KodH3920אֶת־'et-H853the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֖וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935as far asעַד־'ad-H5704Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5Then Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameבָּ֣אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346and the leadersוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622atאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Shishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895,and he said toוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859have forsaken Meעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800אֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853;thereforeוְאַף־ve.'af-H637,Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589have forsakenעָזַ֥בְתִּי'a.Zav.tiH5800youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.’”

6So the leadersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the kingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbled themselvesוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.”

7When the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוּבִרְא֤וֹתu.vir.'otH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588they had humbled themselvesנִכְנָ֔עוּnikh.Na.'uH3665,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֩ha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, “They have humbled themselvesנִכְנְע֖וּnikh.ne.'UH3665;I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808destroy themאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843,but will soon grantוְנָתַתִּ֨י כִּמְעַט֙ve.na.ta.Ti kim.'AtH5414 H4592themdeliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413.My wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808be poured outתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413on Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8Neverthelessכִּ֥יkiH3588,they will becomeיִהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961hisservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,so that they may learnוְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045the difference between serving Meעֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.TiH5656and servingוַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.DatH5656the kingsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of other landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.ra.TzotH776.”

9So Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714attackedוַיַּ֨עַל עַל־vai.Ya.'al 'al-H5927 H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389and seizedוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the treasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853אֹֽצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.He tookלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947everythingהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605, includingוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091shieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

10Then Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043in their placeתַּחְתֵּיהֶ֔םtach.tei.HemH8478and committed themוְהִפְקִ֗ידve.hif.KidH6485toעַל־'al-H5921the careיַד֙yadH3027of the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the guardהָרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323on dutyהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

11Andוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961wheneverמִדֵּי־mi.dei-H1767the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enteredב֥וֹאVo'H935the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the guardsהָרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323would goבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935with him,bearingוּנְשָׂא֔וּםu.ne.sa.'UmH5375the shields,and later they would return themוֶהֱשִׁב֖וּםve.he.shi.VumH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the guardroomתָּ֥א הָרָצִֽים׃ta' ha.ra.TzimH7323 H8372.

12Because Rehoboam humbled himselfוּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹu.ve.hi.ka.ne.'OH3665,the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068turned awayשָׁ֤בshavH7725from himמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480,and He did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808destroy him completelyלְהַשְׁחִ֖ית לְכָלָ֑הle.hash.Chit le.kha.LahH7843 H3617.Indeedוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571,conditionsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697wereהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961goodטוֹבִֽים׃ סto.VimH2896in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063.

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