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2 Chronicles 10

1AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346wentH3212toShechemשְׁכֶ֑מָהshe.Khe.mahH7927: for toShechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927had allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to make himkingלְהַמְלִ֥יךְle.ham.LikhH4427.

2And it came to pass, whenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028, who was inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, where he hadfledבָּרַ֔חba.RachH1272from thepresenceמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,heardכִּשְׁמֹ֨עַkish.Mo.a'H8085it, thatJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3And theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971andcalledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him. SoJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935andspokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1made ouryokeעֻלֵּ֑נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923grievousהִקְשָׁ֣הhik.ShahH7185: now thereforeeaseהָקֵל֩ha.KelH7043thou somewhat thegrievousהַקָּשָׁ֗הha.ka.ShahH7186servitudeמֵעֲבֹדַ֨תme.'a.vo.DatH5656of thyfatherאָבִ֜יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, and hisheavyהַכָּבֵ֛דha.ka.VedH3515yokeוּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹu.me.'u.LoH5923that heputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon us, and we willserveוְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.Na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Comeagainוְשׁ֣וּבוּve.Shu.vuH7725to me afterthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117. And thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971departedH3212.

6Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֞ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with theoldהַזְּקֵנִים֙ha.ze.ke.NimH2205men that hadstoodעֹֽמְדִ֗ים'o.me.DimH5975beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1while he yetlivedחַ֖יchaiH2416,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whatאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349counselgiveנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289ye me toreturnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725answerדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697to thispeopleלָֽעָם־la.'om-H5971?

7And theyspokeוַיְדַבְּר֨וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, If thou wilt bekindלְט֜וֹבle.TovH2896to thispeopleלְהָעָ֤םle.ha.'AmH5971, andpleaseוּרְצִיתָ֔םu.re.tzi.TamH7521them, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to them, they will be thyservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

8But heforsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.ZoH5800thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098which the oldmenהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205gaveיְעָצֻ֑הוּye.'a.Tzu.huH3289him, and tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that were broughtupגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with him, thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whatadviceנֽוֹעָצִ֔יםno.'a.TzimH3289give ye that we mayreturnוְנָשִׁ֥יבve.na.ShivH7725answerדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697to thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, who havespokenדִּבְּר֤וּdi.be.RuH1696to me,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Easeהָקֵל֙ha.KelH7043somewhat theyokeהָעֹ֔לha.'OlH5923that thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414upon us?

10And the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206that were broughtupגָּדְל֣וּga.de.LuH1431with himspokeוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to him,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thus shalt thouanswerתֹאמַ֡רto.MarH559thepeopleלָעָם֩la.'AmH5971thatspokeדִּבְּר֨וּdi.be.RuH1696to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1madeH3513ouryokeעֻלֵּ֔נוּ'u.Le.nuH5923heavyהִכְבִּ֣ידhikh.BidH3513, but make thou it somewhatlighterהָקֵ֣לha.KelH7043for us; thus shalt thousayתֹּאמַ֣רto.MarH559to them, Mylittleקָֽטָנִּ֥יka.ta.NiH6995finger shall bethickerעָבָ֖ה'a.VahH5666than myfather’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1thighsמִמָּתְנֵ֥יmi.ma.te.NeiH4975.

11Forthoughוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1putהֶעְמִ֤יסhe'.MisH6006aheavyכָּבֵ֔דka.VedH3515yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923upon you, I will putmoreאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֑ם'u.le.KhemH5923: myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1chastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I will chastise you withscorpionsבָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ סBa.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

12SoJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346on thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, as thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428appointedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Comeagainשׁ֥וּבוּShu.vuH7725to me on thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

13And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredוַיַּעֲנֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.NemH6030themroughlyקָשָׁ֑הka.ShahH7186; andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346forsookוַֽיַּעֲזֹב֙vai.ya.'a.ZoH5800thecounselעֲצַ֥ת'a.TzatH6098of the oldmenהַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,

14Andansweredוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696them after theadviceכַּעֲצַ֤תka.'a.TzatH6098of the youngmenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1made youryokeעֻלְּכֶ֔ם'u.le.KhemH5923heavyאַכְבִּיד֙'akh.BidH3513, but I willaddאֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254to it: myfatherH1chastisedיִסַּ֤רyi.SarH3256you withwhipsבַּשּׁוֹטִ֔יםba.sho.TimH7752, but I will chastise you withscorpionsבָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ba.'ak.ra.BimH6137.

15So thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'H8085not to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: for thecauseנְסִבָּה֙ne.si.BahH5252was ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068mightperformהָקִ֨יםha.KimH6965hiswordדְּבָר֗וֹde.va.RoH1697, which hespokeדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696by thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofAhijahאֲחִיָּ֣הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281theShiloniteהַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔יha.shi.lo.NiH7888toJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָֽט׃ne.VatH5028.

16And when allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200that thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428would nothearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to them, thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיָּשִׁ֣יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559, Whatportionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506have we inDavidבְּדָוִ֜ידbe.da.VidH1732? and we have noinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in thesonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448: everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to yourtentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and now,Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,seeH7200to thy ownhouseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004. So allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3212to 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.RamH1913that was over the forcedlabourהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522; and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמוּ־vai.yir.ge.mu-H7275him withstonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68, that hediedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191. Butkingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346madespeedהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553togetלַֽעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927into hischariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818, tofleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּvai.yif.she.'UH6586against thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 10

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