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2 Chronicles 11:18-22

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.

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