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2 Chronicles 13:4-7

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,roseH6965upH6965and rebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֖דvai.yim.RodH4775againstעַל־'al-H5921hismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113,

7and worthlessרֵקִים֙re.KimH7386menH376gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to him, wickedבְלִיַּ֔עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121,who provedH553tooH5921strongוַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּvai.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.

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