Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 11

1And whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346wascomeH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, heassembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and fourscorethousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH970,whichH1004werewarriorsמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, tobringH935thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467againלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725toRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2But thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Speakאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559untoRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and toallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, Ye shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927upH5927,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּti.La.cha.MuH3898againstH413yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725everyH376manH376to hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004; for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is ofmeH413.SoH3541they hearkened unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromgoingH5927againstH413Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

5AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andbuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892for defence inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

6Hebuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129evenH853Beth-lehem, andEtamעֵיטָ֖ם'ei.TamH5862, andTekoaתְּקֽוֹעַ׃te.Ko.a'H8620,

7AndBeth-zurH1049, andSocoשׂוֹכ֖וֹso.KhoH7755, andAdullamעֲדֻלָּֽם׃'a.du.LamH5725,

8andGathגַּ֥תgatH1661, andMareshahמָרֵשָׁ֖הma.re.ShahH4762, andZiphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128,

9andAdoraimאֲדוֹרַ֥יִם'a.do.Ra.yimH115, andLachishלָכִ֖ישׁla.KhishH3923, andAzekahעֲזֵקָֽה׃'a.ze.KahH5825,

10andZorahצָרְעָה֙tza.re.'AhH6881, andAijalonאַיָּל֔וֹן'ai.ya.LonH357, andHebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834are inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and inBenjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144, fencedcitiesעָרֵ֖י'a.ReiH5892.

11And hefortifiedהַמְּצֻר֑וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694thestrongH2388holdsH2388, andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414captains in them, and store of victual, andoilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081andwineוָיָֽיִן׃va.Ya.yinH3196.

12And ineveryוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605severalcityH5892heputH2388shieldsצִנּ֣וֹתtzi.NotH6793andspearsוּרְמָחִ֔יםu.re.ma.ChimH7420, andmadeH2388themexceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966strongוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388. AndJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סu.vin.ya.MinH1144belongedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961to him.

13And thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881that were inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478resorted to himoutעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605theirborderגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

14For theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800their suburbs and theirpossessionוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.TamH272, and came toJudahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389: forJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and hissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121cast themoffאֶת־'et-H853, that they shouldnotH3588execute the priest’s office unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

15and heappointedוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975himpriestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548for thehighלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116placesH1116, and for the he-goats, and for thecalvesוְלָעֲגָלִ֖יםve.la.'a.ga.LimH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

16Andafterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them,outH1245ofallH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,suchH3605assetהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414theirheartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824toseekלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389tosacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

17SoH1980theystrengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388thekingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andmadeH2388Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010strongH2388,threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141: for theywalkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141in thewayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010.

18AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947him awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802;Mahalathמָ֣חֲלַ֔תma.cha.LatH4258thedaughterבַּתbenH1323of Jerimoth thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, and ofAbihailאֲבִיהַ֕יִל'a.vi.Ha.yilH32thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEliabאֱלִיאָ֖ב'e.li.'AvH446thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשָֽׁי׃yi.ShaiH3448;

19and she bare himsonsבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121;Jeushיְע֥וּשׁye.'UshH3266, andShemariahשְׁמַרְיָ֖הshe.mar.YahH8114, andZahamזָֽהַם׃Za.hamH2093.

20AndafterH310herH3947hetookH3947Maacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם'av.sha.LomH53; andsheH310bare himAbijahאֲבִיָּה֙'a.vi.YahH29, andAttaiעַתַּ֔י'a.TaiH6262, andZizaזִיזָ֖אzi.Za'H2124, andShelomithשְׁלֹמִֽית׃she.lo.MitH8019.

21AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֜םre.chav.'AmH7346lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Maacahמַעֲכָ֣הma.'a.KhahH4601thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAbsalomאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם'av.sha.LomH53aboveallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605hiswivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802and hisconcubinesוּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יוu.Fi.lag.ShavH6370: (for hetookנָשָׂ֔אna.Sa'H5375eighteenעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240wivesנָשִׁ֤יםna.ShimH802, and threescoreconcubinesוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370, and begattwentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242andeightH8083sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and threescoredaughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ba.NotH1323.)

22AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346appointedוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975Abijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29thesonבֶֽן־ven-H1121ofMaacahמַעֲכָ֖הma.'a.KhahH4601to bechiefלָרֹ֧אשׁla.RoshH7218,evenH3588theprinceלְנָגִ֣ידle.na.GidH5057among hisbrethrenבְּאֶחָ֑יוbe.'e.ChavH251: for he was minded tomakeH3588himkingלְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃le.ham.li.KhoH4427.

23And he dealtwiselyוַיָּבֶן֩vai.ya.VenH995, and dispersed ofallH3605hissonsבָּנָ֜יוba.NavH1121throughoutH3605allH3605thelandsאַרְצ֧וֹת'ar.TzotH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, untoeveryH3605fencedcityעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892: and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them victual inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230. And hesoughtוַיִּשְׁאַ֖לvai.yish.'AlH7592for themmanyH7230wivesנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

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