New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 11:20-23

20Afterוְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָve.'a.cha.Rei.haH310her he tookלָקַ֔חla.KachH3947Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53,and she boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him Abijahאֲבִיָּה֙'a.vi.YahH29,Attaiעַתַּ֔י'a.TaiH6262,Zizaזִיזָ֖אzi.Za'H2124and Shelomithשְׁלֹמִֽית׃she.lo.MitH8019.

21Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605his otherwivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802and concubinesוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יוu.Fi.lag.ShavH6370. Forhe had takenנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.neh- 'es.RehH8083 H6240wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802and sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֑יםshi.ShimH8346concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370and fatheredוַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205twenty-eightעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֛ה'es.Rim u.she.mo.NahH6242 H8083sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and sixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.

22Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346appointedוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601as headלָרֹ֧אשׁla.RoshH7218and leaderלְנָגִ֣ידle.na.GidH5057among his brothersבְּאֶחָ֑יוbe.'e.ChavH251, for he intendedto makeלְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃le.ham.li.KhoH4427him kingH4427.

23He actedH995wiselyH995and distributedH6555someH4480of his sonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121throughH6555allH3605the territoriesאַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144to allH3605the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֔וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892,and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them foodהַמָּז֖וֹןha.ma.ZonH4202in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.And he soughtוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לvai.yish.'AlH7592manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995wivesנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802for them.

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