Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 10

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927: forallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werecomeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927tomakeכִּ֥יkiH3588himkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028heardכִּשְׁמֹ֨עַkish.Mo.a'H8085of it, (for he was inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, whither he hadfledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from thepresenceH6440ofkingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010,) thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725outH6440ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3And theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him; andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935, and they spake toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1madeH5414ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievousH3515:nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258thereforemakeH5414thou thegrievousH3515serviceמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and hisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923whichH834heputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414,lighterהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043, andweH834willserveוְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.Na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Comeוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725againע֛וֹדodH5750untomeאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413afterאֵלָ֑י'e.LaiH413threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117. And thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971departed.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346tookהָי֣וּha.YuH1961counselוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with theoldהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205menH5971, that hadstoodעֹֽמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1whileבִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹbih.yo.ToH1961he yetlivedחַ֖יchaiH2416,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834counselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289giveH7725yemeH6440toreturnH7725answerH7725to thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971?

7And they spake unto him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou bekindלְט֜וֹבle.TovH2896to thispeopleלְהָעָ֤םle.ha.'AmH5971, andpleaseוּרְצִיתָ֔םu.re.tzi.TamH7521them, andspeakH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, then they will be thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

8But he forsook thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of theoldH2205menH2205whichH834they hadgivenH3289him, andtookאֶת־'et-H853counselH6098with theyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH2205that weregrownגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431upH5975with him, thatstoodH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,WhatH4100counselנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289giveH5414ye, thatweH834mayreturnH7725answerH7725to thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, who havespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696tomeH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,MakeH5414theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923that thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1didH4100putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414uponעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414lighterהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043?

10And theyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH5971that weregrownH1431upH5921with him spake unto him,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֡רto.MarH559unto thepeopleלָעָם֩la.'AmH5971that spake unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, butmakeH1431thou itlighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043untousH413;thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541shalt thousayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559unto them, Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995fingerH6995isthickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666thanH5921myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1loinsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11AndnowH6258whereasH6258myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1didH3254ladeyouH5921with aheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923, I willaddאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedH3256youH5921withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseH3256youH5921withscorpionsבָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ סBa.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12Soכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, as thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428bade,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ComeH935tomeH413againשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.NemH6030them roughly; andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346forsook thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of theoldH2205menH2205,

14and spake to themafterH5921thecounselכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of theyoungהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206menH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1madeאַכְבִּיד֙'akh.BidH3513youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyH3513, but I willaddאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254thereto: myfatherH1chastisedH3256youH5921withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I willchastiseH3256youH5921withscorpionsבָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15Soלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenednotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808unto thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; for it wasbroughtH1961aboutH1961ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068mightestablishהָקִ֨יםha.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he spake by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281theShiloniteהַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16And whenallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200that thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenednotH3808unto them, thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506haveweH3588inDavidבְּדָוִ֜ידbe.da.VidH1732?neitherH3808haveweH3588inheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448:everyH3605manH376to yourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258seeH7200to thineownH376houseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.SoH3808allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departed unto theirtentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ סle.'o.ha.LavH168.

17But as for thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃re.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over them.

18Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Hadoramהֲדֹרָם֙ha.do.RamH1913, who was over the levy; and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמוּ־vai.yir.ge.mu-H7275him withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. Andkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madeהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553speed togetH5927himupH5927to hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818, tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19Soהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH6586againstH6586thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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