Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 13

1In theeighteenthעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379beganAbijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29toreignוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141reignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427he inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasMicaiahמִיכָיָ֥הוּmi.kha.Ya.huH4322thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofUrielאוּרִיאֵ֖ל'u.ri.'ElH222ofGibeahגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1390. And there waswarוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenH996Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29andJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

3AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29joinedbattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with anarmyבְּחַ֙יִל֙be.Cha.yilH2428ofvaliantחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421,evenאֶת־'et-H853fourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376: andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379set thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421againstעִמּוֹ֙i.MoH5973him witheightבִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הbish.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenH376, who weremightyH1368menH376of valour.

4AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֗ה'a.vi.YahH29stoodH6965upH6965uponH5921mountH2022Zemaraimצְמָרַ֔יִםtze.ma.Ra.yimH6787,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in thehillH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085meH5921, OJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

5Ought yenotהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808toknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414thekingdomמַמְלָכָ֧הmam.la.KhahH4467overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769,evenכִּ֞יkiH3588to him and to hissonsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121by acovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofsaltמֶֽלַח׃ סMe.lachH4417?

6YetJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, theservantעֶ֖בֶד'E.vedH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,roseH6965upH6965, andrebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֖דvai.yim.RodH4775againstעַל־'al-H5921hislordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

7And there weregatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908unto him vainmenH376,sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Belial, whichstrengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֖קhit.cha.ZakH2388themselvesעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921againstעַל־'al-H5921Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֣םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, whenRehoboamוּרְחַבְעָ֗םu.re.chav.'AmH7346wasyoungנַ֙עַר֙na.'arH5288and tender-hearted, andcouldH376notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808withstandלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

8Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258yethinkאֹֽמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559towithstandלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thekingdomמַמְלֶ֣כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732; and ye be agreatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995, and there are withyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859thegoldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859forgodsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9Have yenotהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808drivenהִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.TemH5080outH3605thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and havemadeH6213youH3605priestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548afterוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961the manner of thepeoplesכְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.MeiH5971ofotherH3605landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?soH6213that whosoever cometh to consecratehimselfיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027with ayoungבֶּן־ben-H1121bullock andsevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352, thesameH853may be apriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of them that arenoלְלֹ֥אle.Lo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.

10But as for us, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, andweH587havenotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808forsaken him; andweH587havepriestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548ministeringמְשָׁרְתִ֤יםme.sha.re.TimH8334unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881in theirworkבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399:

11and theyburnH6999unto theLORDH3068everyH1242morningH1242andeveryH1242eveningH6153burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068andsweetסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004: the shewbread also set they in orderuponעַל־'al-H5921thepureהַטָּה֗וֹרha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979; and the candlestick ofgoldהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091with thelampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, toburnH6999everyH1242eveningH6153: forweאֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587keepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theLORDH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; but ye have forsaken him.

12And,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430is withusH5921at ourheadבָרֹ֜אשׁva.RoshH7218, and hispriestsוְכֹהֲנָ֛יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548with thetrumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689ofalarmהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643tosoundלְהָרִ֣יעַle.ha.Ri.a'H7321analarmH8643againstH5921youכִּי־ki-H3588. Ochildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fightתִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898yenotH3808againstH5921theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1; for ye shallnotH3808prosperתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃tatz.Li.chuH6743.

13ButJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379causedH1961an ambushment tocomeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935aboutH1961behindמֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them:soH1961they werebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and the ambushment wasbehindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

14And whenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063lookedוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437backH268,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasbeforeפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440andbehindH268them: and theycriedוַֽיִּצְעֲק֖וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548soundedמַחְצְרִ֖יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690with thetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.

15Then themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063gaveH7321ashoutH7321: and as themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shoutedH7321, itcameH1961topassH1961, thatGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430smoteנָגַ֤ףna.GafH5062Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

16And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּנ֥וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themintoH3027theirhandבְּיָדָֽם׃be.ya.DamH3027.

17AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29and hispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971slewH5221them with agreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347: so therefellוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307downוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221slainH5221ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505chosenmenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

18Thus thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were broughtunderH5921at that time, and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063prevailedוַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙vai.ye.'em.TzuH553,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588theyreliedנִשְׁעֲנ֔וּnish.'a.NuH8172uponH5921theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

19AndAbijahאֲבִיָּה֮'a.vi.YahH29pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם֒ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, andtookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892from him, Beth-el with thetownsבְּנוֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, andJeshanahיְשָׁנָ֖הye.sha.NahH3466with thetownsבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, andEphronעֶפְרַ֖יִןef.ronH6085with thetownsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323thereof.

20NeitherH3808didH3808Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֛םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379recoverעָצַ֧ר'a.TzarH6113strengthכֹּֽחַ־ko.ach-H3581againע֖וֹדodH5750in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAbijahאֲבִיָּ֑הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068smoteוַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּvai.yi.ge.Fe.huH5062him, and hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ פvai.ya.MotH4191.

21ButAbijahאֲבִיָּ֔הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29waxedmightyH2388, andtookוַיִּ֨שָּׂא־vai.Yi.sa'-H5375untohimselfH2388fourteenעֶשְׂרֵ֑ה'es.RehH6240wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802, and begattwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121, andsixteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ סba.NotH1323.

22And therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofAbijahאֲבִיָּ֔ה'a.vi.YahH29, and hiswaysוּדְרָכָ֖יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870, and hissayingsוּדְבָרָ֑יוu.de.va.RavH1697, arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in the commentary of theprophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030Iddoעִדּֽוֹ׃i.DoH5714.

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