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2 Chronicles 11

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346cameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andheassembledH6950thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,ahundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andeightyוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970aptforwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,tofightH3898againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemightbringH935thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467againtoRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2Butthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3SpeakuntoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,anduntoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,sayingH559,

4Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah:Goתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927notup,norfightH3898withyourbrethren;returnH7725everymanH376tohishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004;forthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isfromme.Andtheyhearkenedtothewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehovah,andreturnedH7725fromgoingH5927againstJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

5AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andbuiltH1129citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892fordefenceinJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

6AndhebuiltH1129Bethlehem,andEtamעֵיטָ֖ם'ei.TamH5862,andTekoaתְּקֽוֹעַ׃te.Ko.a'H8620,

7andBeth-zurH1049,andSoco,andAdullamעֲדֻלָּֽם׃'a.du.LamH5725,

8andGathגַּ֥תgatH1661,andMareshahמָרֵשָׁ֖הma.re.ShahH4762,andZiphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128,

9andAdoraim,andLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923,andAzekahעֲזֵקָֽה׃'a.ze.KahH5825,

10andZorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881,andAjalon,andHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,whichareinJudahבִּיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063andinBenjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144,fortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֖י'a.ReiH5892.

11Andhefortifiedthestrongholds,andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414captainsinthem,andstoresofvictuals,andofoilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081andwineוָיָֽיִן׃va.Ya.yinH3196;

12andineveryseveralcityH5892, targetsandspearsוּרְמָחִ֔יםu.re.ma.ChimH7420,andmadeH2388themexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966strongוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388.AndJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סu.vin.ya.MinH1144wereH1961his.

13Andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thatwereinallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478resortedtohimoutofalltheirdistricts;

14fortheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftH5800theirsuburbsandtheirpossessionsH272,andcametoJudahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389:forJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andhissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121hadcastthemofffromexercisingthepriesthoodtoJehovah;

15andheordainedforhimselfpriestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548forthehighלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,andforthehe-goatsandforthecalvesH5695thathehadmadeH6213.

16—Andafterthem,thoseoutofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatsetהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414theirheartלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824toseekלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,tosacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076toJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

17Andtheystrengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388thekingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andmadeH2388Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010strongH2388threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141;forduringthreeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141theywalkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980inthewayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010.

18AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346tookH3947Mahalathמָ֣חֲלַ֔תma.cha.LatH4258thedaughterבַּתbenH1323ofJerimoththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732aswifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, [andof]Abihailאֲבִיהַ֕יִל'a.vi.Ha.yilH32thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשָֽׁי׃yi.ShaiH3448.

19AndsheboreH3205himchildren:Jeushיְע֥וּשׁye.'UshH3266,andShemariahשְׁמַרְיָ֖הshe.mar.YahH8114,andZaham.

20AndafterherhetookH3947Maachahthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53;andsheboreH3205himAbijahאֲבִיָּה֙'a.vi.YahH29,andAttaiעַתַּ֔י'a.TaiH6262,andZizaזִיזָ֖אzi.Za'H2124,andShelomithשְׁלֹמִֽית׃she.lo.MitH8019.

21AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346lovedH157Maachahthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53aboveallhiswivesH802andhisconcubinesH6370;forhehadtakenH5375eighteenwivesH802andsixtyשִׁשִּׁ֑יםshi.ShimH8346concubinesH6370,andhebegottwenty-eightsonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

22AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346establishedAbijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofMaachahattheheadH7218,toberulerH5057amonghisbrethren;for[hethought]tomakehimkingלְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃le.ham.li.KhoH4427.

23Andhedealtwisely,anddispersedofallhissonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121throughoutallthelandsאַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.TzotH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,toallthefortifiedcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892;andhegaveH5414themfoodהַמָּז֖וֹןha.ma.ZonH4202inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.Andhedesired[forthem]amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofwivesH802.

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