Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 11

1And when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he gatheredוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950of the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144an hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977men,which were warriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH4421 H6213,to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he might bringH7725the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467againH7725to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2But the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came to Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Speakאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559unto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and to all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in Judahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Ye shall not go upתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927,nor fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּti.La.cha.MuH3898against your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004:for this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is doneנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961of me. And they obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from goingH3212against Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

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 Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃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.KeshH1245Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,to sacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.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.

18And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947him Mahalathמָ֣חֲלַ֔תma.cha.LatH4258the daughterבַּתbenH1121 H1323of Jerimothיְרִימ֖וֹתye.ri.MotH3406the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732to wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, andAbihailאֲבִיהַ֕יִל'a.vi.Ha.yilH32the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Eliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשָֽׁי׃yi.ShaiH3448;

19Which bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him childrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;Jeushיְע֥וּשׁye.'UshH3266,and Shamariahשְׁמַרְיָ֖הshe.mar.YahH8114,and Zahamזָֽהַם׃Za.hamH2093.

20And afterוְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָve.'a.cha.Rei.haH310her he tookלָקַ֔חla.KachH3947Maachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53;which bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him Abijahאֲבִיָּה֙'a.vi.YahH29,and Attaiעַתַּ֔י'a.TaiH6262,and Zizaזִיזָ֖אzi.Za'H2124,and Shelomithשְׁלֹמִֽית׃she.lo.MitH8019.

21And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Maachahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Absalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53above all his wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802and his concubinesוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יוu.Fi.lag.ShavH6370: (for he tookנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375eighteenשְׁמוֹנֶֽה־ עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.neh- 'es.RehH6240 H8083wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802,and threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֑יםshi.ShimH8346concubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370;and begatוַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205twentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242and eightוּשְׁמוֹנָ֛הu.she.mo.NahH8083sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.)

22And Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Maachahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601the chiefלָרֹ֧אשׁla.RoshH7218, to berulerלְנָגִ֣ידle.na.GidH5057among his brethrenבְּאֶחָ֑יוbe.'e.ChavH251: for he thoughtto make him kingלְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃le.ham.li.KhoH4427.

23And he dealt wiselyוַיָּבֶן֩vai.ya.VenH995,and dispersedוַיִּפְרֹ֨ץvai.yif.RotzH6555of all his childrenבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121throughout all the countriesאַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,unto every fencedהַמְּצֻר֔וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694cityעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892:and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them victualהַמָּז֖וֹןha.ma.ZonH4202in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230.And he desiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לvai.yish.'AlH7592manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995wivesנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

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