New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 12:2-5

2And it cameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961about in Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboam’sרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had beenH4603unfaithfulH4603to the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068, thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389

3with 1,200בְּאֶ֤לֶף וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙be.'E.lef u.ma.Ta.yimH505 H3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393and 60,000וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףu.ve.shi.Shim 'E.lefH8346 H505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571.And the peopleלָעָ֞םla.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935with him from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714were withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557:the Lubimלוּבִ֥יםlu.VimH3864,the Sukkiimסֻכִּיִּ֖יםsu.ki.YimH5525and the Ethiopiansוְכוּשִֽׁים׃ve.khu.ShimH3569.

4He capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֛דvai.yil.KodH3920the fortifiedהַמְּצֻר֖וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5ThenShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346and the princesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Shishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895,and he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘You have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800Me, so I alsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637have forsakenעָזַ֥בְתִּי'a.Zav.tiH5800youto Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.’”

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