New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 13

Abijah Succeeds Rehoboam

1In the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2He reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;and his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Micaiahמִיכָיָ֥הוּmi.kha.Ya.huH4322the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Urielאוּרִיאֵ֖ל'u.ri.'ElH222of Gibeahגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1390.Now there was warוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

3Abijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29beganוַיֶּאְסֹ֨רvai.ye'.SorH631the battleH4421with an armyבְּחַ֙יִל֙be.Cha.yilH2428of valiantH1368warriorsH1368,400,000אַרְבַּע־ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף'ar.ba'- me.'ot 'E.lefH702 H3967 H505chosenבָּח֑וּר סba.ChurH977menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,while Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379drewH6186up in battleH4421formationעָרַ֤ךְ'a.RakhH6186againstעִמּוֹ֙i.MoH5973him with 800,000בִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶףbish.mo.Neh me.'ot 'E.lefH8083 H3967 H505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who werevaliantחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428warriorsH1368.

Civil War

4Then Abijahאֲבִיָּ֗ה'a.vi.YahH29stoodוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965on MountH2022Zemaraimצְמָרַ֔יִםtze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in the hillH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

5Do you not knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatthe Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the ruleמַמְלָכָ֧הmam.la.KhahH4467overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769to Davidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121bya covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285of saltמֶֽלַח׃ סMe.lachH4417?

6YetJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,the servantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,roseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965up and rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֖דvai.yim.RodH4775againstעַל־'al-H5921hismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113,

7and worthlessרֵקִים֙re.KimH7386menH376gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908aboutעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921him, scoundrelsבְּנֵ֣י בְלִיַּ֔עַלbe.Nei ve.li.Ya.'alH1121 H1100,who provedH553tooעַל־'al-H5921strongוַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּvai.yit.'a.me.TzuH553for RehoboamH7346,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, whenhe was youngנַ֙עַר֙na.'arH5288and timidוְרַךְ־ לֵבָ֔בve.rakh- le.VavH7390 H3824and could not holdH2388his ownH2388againstלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

8“So nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258you intendאֹֽמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559to resistלְהִתְחַזֵּק֙le.hit.cha.ZekH2388the kingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,being a greatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995and having with youthe goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for godsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430for you.

9Have you not drivenהִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.TemH5080out the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and madeוַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213for yourselves priestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548like the peoplesכְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605comesהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to consecrateלְמַלֵּ֨אle.ma.Le'H4390 H3027himselfH3027with a youngבֶּן־ben-H1121bullבְּפַ֤רbe.FarH6499and sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352,even he may becomeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961a priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of what arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.

10But as for us, the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and we have not forsakenעֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ'a.zav.Nu.huH5800Him; and the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175are ministeringמְשָׁרְתִ֤יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068as priestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881attend to their workבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399.

11Everyבַּבֹּֽקֶר־ba.bo.ker-H1242morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and eveningH6153theyburnוּמַקְטִרִ֣יםu.mak.ti.RimH6999to the Lordלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and fragrantסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004, andthe showbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶםu.ma.'a.Re.khet Le.chemH3899 H4635is seton the cleanהַטָּה֗וֹרha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979,and the goldenהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091lampstandוּמְנוֹרַ֨תu.me.no.RatH4501with its lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216is readyto lightלְבָעֵר֙le.va.'ErH1197everyH6153eveningH6153;for we keepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,but you have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800Him.

12Now beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430is with us at ourheadבָרֹ֜אשׁva.RoshH7218andHis priestsוְכֹהֲנָ֛יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548with the signalהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689to soundלְהָרִ֣יעַle.ha.Ri.a'H7321the alarmH7321againstעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you. O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,do not fightתִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898againstH5973the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,for you will not succeedתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃tatz.Li.chuH6743.”

13But Jeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had setהֵסֵב֙he.SevH5437an ambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993to comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935from the rearמֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310, so that Israelwas in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the ambushוְהַמַּאְרָ֖בve.ha.ma'.RavH3993was behindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH4480 H310them.

14When Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063turnedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437aroundH6437,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,they were attackedהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421both frontפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440and rearוְאָח֔וֹרve.'a.ChorH268; sothey criedוַֽיִּצְעֲק֖וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and the priestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548blewמַחְצְרִ֖יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690the trumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.

15Then the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063raisedH7321a war cryH7321,and when the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063raisedH7321the war cryH7321,then it was that Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430routedנָגַ֤ףna.GafH5062Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

16When the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּנ֥וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into their handבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

17Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29and his peopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971defeatedוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221them with a greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347,so that 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 sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were subduedוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,and the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063conqueredוַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙vai.ye.'em.TzuH553becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they trustedנִשְׁעֲנ֔וּnish.'a.NuH8172in the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

19Abijahאֲבִיָּה֮'a.vi.YahH29pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם֒ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920from him severalcitiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892,BethelH1008with its villagesבְּנוֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,Jeshanahיְשָׁנָ֖הye.sha.NahH3466with its villagesבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323andEphronעֶפְרַ֖יִןef.ronH6085with its villagesוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

Death of Jeroboam

20Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379did not againע֖וֹדodH5750recoverעָצַ֧ר'a.TzarH6113strengthכֹּֽחַ־ko.ach-H3581in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Abijahאֲבִיָּ֑הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29; and theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068struckוַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּvai.yi.ge.Fe.huH5062him andhe diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

21But Abijahאֲבִיָּ֔הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29becameH2388powerfulH2388;and tookוַיִּ֨שָּׂא־vai.Yi.sa'-H5375fourteenאַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702 H6240wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802to himself, and becameH3205the 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,and his waysוּדְרָכָ֖יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870and his wordsוּדְבָרָ֑יוu.de.va.RavH1697are writtenכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in thetreatiseבְּמִדְרַ֖שׁbe.mid.RashH4097ofthe prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030Iddoעִדּֽוֹ׃i.DoH5714.

Abijah Succeeds Rehoboam

Civil War

Death of Jeroboam

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13