Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 13

(1 Kings 15:1–8)

1In the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379reignלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29became kingוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

2and he reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Micaiahמִיכָיָ֥הוּmi.kha.Ya.huH4322daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Urielאוּרִיאֵ֖ל'u.ri.'ElH222;she was fromמִן־min-H4480Gibeahגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1390.And there wasהָיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961warוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה וּבֵ֥ין'a.vi.Yah u.VeinH29 H996and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

3Abijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29אֶת־'et-H853wentוַיֶּאְסֹ֨רvai.ye'.SorH631into battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with an armyבְּחַ֙יִל֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י מִלְחָמָ֔הbe.Cha.yil gi.bo.Rei mil.cha.MahH2428 H1368 H4421of 400,000אַרְבַּע־ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף'ar.ba'- me.'ot 'E.lefH702 H3967 H505chosenבָּח֑וּר סba.ChurH977menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,while Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379drew upעָרַ֤ךְ'a.RakhH6186in formationמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421against himעִמּוֹ֙i.MoH5973with 800,000בִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶףbish.mo.Neh me.'ot 'E.lefH8083 H3967 H505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977andmightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of valorחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428.

Civil War against Jeroboam

4Then Abijahאֲבִיָּ֗ה'a.vi.YahH29stoodוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965onמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921Mountלְהַ֣רle.HarH2022Zemaraimצְמָרַ֔יִםtze.ma.Ra.yimH6787אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the hill countryבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hear meשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085,O Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

5Do you notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatכִּ֞יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the kingshipמַמְלָכָ֧הmam.la.KhahH4467ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to Davidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732and his descendantsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769by a covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of saltמֶֽלַח׃ סMe.lachH4417?

6Yet Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,a servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,rose upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֖דvai.yim.RodH4775againstעַל־'al-H5921his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

7Then worthlessרֵקִים֙re.KimH7386and wickedבְלִיַּ֔עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908around himעָלָ֗יו אֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.Lav 'a.na.ShimH5921 H582to resistוַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ עַל־vai.yit.'a.me.Tzu 'al-H553 H5921Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֣םre.chav.'AmH7346sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010whenוּרְחַבְעָ֗םu.re.chav.'AmH7346hewasהָ֤יָהHa.yahH1961youngנַ֙עַר֙na.'arH5288,inexperiencedוְרַךְ־ לֵבָ֔בve.rakh- le.VavH7390 H3824,and unableוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808to resistהִתְחַזַּ֖קhit.cha.ZakH2388themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

8And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859thinkאֹֽמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559you can resistלְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ לִפְנֵי֙le.hit.cha.Zek lif.NeiH2388 H6440the kingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which is in the handsבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of David’sדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121.Youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859are indeed a vastרָ֔בRavH7227armyהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995,and you have with youוְעִמָּכֶם֙ve.'i.ma.KhemH5973the goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for youas godsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9But did you notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808drive outהִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.TemH5080אֶת־'et-H853the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881?And did you not makeוַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213priestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548for yourselvesas do the peoplesכְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.MeiH5971of other landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?Now whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605comesהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to consecrateלְמַלֵּ֨אle.ma.Le'H4390himselfיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027with a young bullבְּפַ֤ר בֶּן־ בָּקָר֙be.Far ben- ba.KarH6499 H1121 H1241and sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352can becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of things that are notלְלֹ֥אle.Lo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.

10But as for usוַאֲנַ֛חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.We have notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forsaken Himעֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ'a.zav.Nu.huH5800;the priestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548who ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֤יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068aresonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881attendto their dutiesבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399.

11Every morningH1242and every eveningH6153they presentוּמַקְטִרִ֣יםu.mak.ti.RimH6999burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930and fragrantסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004to the LORDלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068.They set out the rowsוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶתu.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635of showbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899onעַל־'al-H5921the ceremonially cleanהַטָּה֗וֹרha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979,and every eveningH6153they lightלְבָעֵר֙le.va.'ErH1197the lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216of the goldהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091lampstandוּמְנוֹרַ֨תu.me.no.RatH4501כִּֽי־ki-H3588.Weאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587אֶת־'et-H853are carrying outשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104the requirementsמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,while youוְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.TemH859have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800Himאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.

12Now beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,God Himself isהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430with usעִמָּ֨נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973as our headבָרֹ֜אשׁva.RoshH7218,and His priestsוְכֹהֲנָ֛יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548with their trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689soundלְהָרִ֣יעַle.ha.Ri.a'H7321the battle callהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643against youעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.O childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,do notאַל־'al-H408fightתִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,forכִּי־ki-H3588you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808succeedתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃tatz.Li.chuH6743.”

13Now Jeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had sentלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935troopsaroundהֵסֵב֙he.SevH5437אֶת־'et-H853to ambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993from the rearמֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310,so that while he wasוַיִּֽהְיוּ֙vai.yih.YuH1961in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,the ambushוְהַמַּאְרָ֖בve.ha.ma'.RavH3993was behind themמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH310.

14When Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063turnedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437and discoveredוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009that the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421was bothbeforeפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440and behind themוְאָח֔וֹרve.'a.ChorH268,they cried outוַֽיִּצְעֲק֖וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.Then the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548blewמַחְצְרִ֖יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690the trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,

15and the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֑ה וַיְהִ֗יye.hu.Dah vay.HiH3063 H1961raised the battle cryוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321.And whenאִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה'ish ye.hu.DahH376 H3063theyraised the cryבְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙be.ha.Ri.a'H7321,Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430routedנָגַ֤ףna.GafH5062אֶת־'et-H853Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

16So the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478fledוַיָּנ֥וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430delivered themוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414into their handsבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

17Then Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221themwith a mightyרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227blowמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347,and 500,000חֲמֵשׁ־ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶףcha.mesh- me.'ot 'E.lefH2568 H3967 H505chosenבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307slainחֲלָלִים֙cha.la.LimH2491.

18Thus the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478were subduedוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665at thatהַהִ֑יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,and the menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063prevailedוַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙vai.ye.'em.TzuH553becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they reliedנִשְׁעֲנ֔וּnish.'a.NuH8172onעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

19Abijahאֲבִיָּה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.vi.Yah 'a.cha.ReiH29 H310pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם֒ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920some citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892אֶת־'et-H853from himמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480:BethelH1008וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853בְּנוֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Jeshanahיְשָׁנָ֖הye.sha.NahH3466וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Ephronעֶפְרַ֖יִןef.ronH6085,along with their villagesוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

20Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againע֖וֹדodH5750recoverעָצַ֧ר'a.TzarH6113his powerכֹּֽחַ־ko.ach-H3581during the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29,and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068struck him downוַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּvai.yi.ge.Fe.huH5062and he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

21But Abijahאֲבִיָּ֔הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29grew strongוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388,marriedוַיִּ֨שָּׂא־vai.Yi.sa'-H5375fourteenאַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702 H6240wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802,and became the fatherוַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205of twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙'es.Rim u.she.Na.yimH6242 H8147sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121and sixteenוְשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הve.Shesh 'es.RehH8337 H6240daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ סba.NotH1323.

22Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Abijahאֲבִיָּ֔ה'a.vi.YahH29,along with his waysוּדְרָכָ֖יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870and his wordsוּדְבָרָ֑יוu.de.va.RavH1697, arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Treatiseבְּמִדְרַ֖שׁbe.mid.RashH4097of the Prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030Iddoעִדּֽוֹ׃i.DoH5714.

(1 Kings 15:1–8)

Civil War against Jeroboam

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13