Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 12

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thekingdomמַלְכ֤וּתmal.KhutH4438ofRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346wasestablishedכְּהָכִ֞יןke.ha.KhinH3559, and he wasstrongוּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393, that he forsook thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him.

2And itcameH1961topassH1961in thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346, thatShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameH1961upעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927againstH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588they had trespassedagainstH5921theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068,

3with twelvehundredוּמָאתַ֙יִם֙u.ma.Ta.yimH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, and threescorethousandH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571: and thepeopleלָעָ֞םla.'AmH5971werewithoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369numberמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557thatcameH935with himoutH935ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; theLubimלוּבִ֥יםlu.VimH3864, theSukkiimסֻכִּיִּ֖יםsu.ki.YimH5525, and theEthiopiansוְכוּשִֽׁים׃ve.khu.ShimH3569.

4And hetookוַיִּלְכֹּ֛דvai.yil.KodH3920the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834pertained toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5NowH935Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameH935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346, and to theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, that weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622togetherH622toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ofShishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895, andsaidH559unto them,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Ye have forsakenmeH413, therefore have I alsoleftH5800youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

6Then theprincesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thekingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbledH3665themselvesH3665; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.

7And when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוּבִרְא֤וֹתu.vir.'otH7200that theyhumbledנִכְנָ֔עוּnikh.Na.'uH3665themselvesH1992, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068cameH1961toShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, They havehumbledנִכְנְע֖וּnikh.ne.'UH3665themselvesH1992; I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808destroyאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843them: but I willgrantוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414themsomeH1992deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413, and mywrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shallnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808bepouredתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413outאֶל־'el-H413uponH1961Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8Neverthelessכִּ֥יkiH3588they shall be hisservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650; that they mayknowוְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045myserviceעֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.TiH5656, and theserviceוַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.DatH5656of thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of thecountriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

9SoH6213Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714cameH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andtookH3947awayH3947thetreasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresאֹֽצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; hetookH3947allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605awayH3947: hetookH3947awayH3947also theshieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeH6213.

10Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeH6213in theirsteadתַּחְתֵּיהֶ֔םtach.tei.HemH8478shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andcommittedH6213them to thehandsיַד֙yadH3027of thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theguardH8104, thatkeptH8104thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

11And it wassoוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961, that as oft as thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enteredH935intoH413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, theguardהָרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323cameH935and bare them, andbroughtH935thembackוֶהֱשִׁב֖וּםve.he.shi.VumH7725intoH413theguardהָרָצִֽים׃ha.ra.TzimH7323chamber.

12And when hehumbledH3665himselfH3665, thewrathאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068turnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725from him, that he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843him altogether: andmoreoverH1571inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063there weregoodטוֹבִֽים׃ סto.VimH2896thingsfoundH1571.

13SoH834kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfH2388inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427: forRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֨םre.chav.'AmH7346wasfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneyearsשָׁנָה֩sha.NahH8141oldבֶן־ven-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֜וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427seventeenעֶשְׂרֵ֥ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, thecityהָ֠עִירHa.'irH5892whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hadchosenבָּחַ֨רba.CharH977outH2388ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toputלָשׂ֨וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034there: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279theAmmonitessH5985.

14And hedidוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588hesetהֵכִין֙he.KhinH3559notלֹ֤אlo'H3808hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820toseekלִדְר֖וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

15NowH3117theactsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697ofRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔יםve.ha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֜יםke.tu.VimH3789in the histories ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030and ofIddoוְעִדּ֥וֹve.'i.DoH5714theseerהַחֹזֶ֖הha.cho.ZehH2374,afterH3117themannerבְּדִבְרֵ֨יbe.div.ReiH1697ofgenealogiesלְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂle.hit.ya.ChesH3187? And there werewarsוּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421betweenH4421Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379continuallyH3117.

16AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732: andAbijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12

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