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2 Chronicles 11:5-17

5And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892for defenceלְמָצ֖וֹרle.ma.TzorH4692in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

6He builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129even Beth–lehemH1035,and Etamעֵיטָ֖ם'ei.TamH5862,and Tekoaתְּקֽוֹעַ׃te.Ko.a'H8620,

7And Beth–zurH1049,and Shocoשׂוֹכ֖וֹso.KhoH7755,and Adullamעֲדֻלָּֽם׃'a.du.LamH5725,

8And Gathגַּ֥תgatH1661,and Mareshahמָרֵשָׁ֖הma.re.ShahH4762,and Ziphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128,

9And Adoraimאֲדוֹרַ֥יִם'a.do.Ra.yimH115,and Lachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923,and Azekahעֲזֵקָֽה׃'a.ze.KahH5825,

10And Zorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881,and Aijalonאַיָּל֔וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357,and Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275, which arein Judahבִּיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and in Benjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144fencedמְצֻרֽוֹת׃me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֖י'a.ReiH5892.

11And he fortifiedוַיְחַזֵּ֖קvay.cha.ZekH2388the strong holdsהַמְּצֻר֑וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694,and putוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414captainsנְגִידִ֔יםne.gi.DimH5057in them, and storeוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of victualמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978,and of oilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081and wineוָיָֽיִן׃va.Ya.yinH3196.

12And in every several cityH5892he putshieldsצִנּ֣וֹתtzi.NotH6793and spearsוּרְמָחִ֔יםu.re.ma.ChimH7420,and made them exceedingלְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑דle.har.Beh me.'OdH3966 H7235strongוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388,having Judahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סu.vin.ya.MinH1144on his side.

13And the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881that werein all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478resortedהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320to him out of all their coastsגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

14For the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800their suburbsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙mig.re.shei.HemH4054and their possessionוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.TamH272,and cameH3212to Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389:for Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121had cast them offהִזְנִיחָ֤םhiz.ni.ChamH2186from executing the priest’s officeמִכַּהֵ֖ןmi.ka.HenH3547unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

15And he ordainedוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975him priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548for the high placesלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116,and for the devilsוְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑יםve.la.se.'i.RimH8163,and for the calvesוְלָעֲגָלִ֖יםve.la.'a.ga.LimH5695which he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

16And afterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478such as setהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824to seekלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,to sacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076unto the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

17So they strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and made Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010strongוַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּvay.'a.me.TzuH553,threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141:for threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141they walkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010.

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