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2 Chronicles 11:5-12

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.

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