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2 Chronicles 11:1-17

1And whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, hegatheredוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950of thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֗ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144anhundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967andeightyוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977men, who werewarriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH6213 H4421, tofightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he mightbringH7725thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467againH7725toRehoboamלִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פlir.chav.'AmH7346.

2But thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came toShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Speakאֱמֹ֕ר'e.MorH559toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, and to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, Ye shall not goupתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927, norfightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּti.La.cha.MuH3898against yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֗ם'a.chei.KhemH251:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004: for thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isdoneנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961by me. And theyobeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromgoingH3212againstJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ פya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

5AndRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andbuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129citiesעָרִ֛ים'a.RimH5892fordefenceלְמָצ֖וֹרle.ma.TzorH4692inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

6Hebuiltוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129evenBethlehemH1035, andEtamעֵיטָ֖ם'ei.TamH5862, andTekoaתְּקֽוֹעַ׃te.Ko.a'H8620,

7AndBethzurH1049, andShocoשׂוֹכ֖וֹso.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, which are inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063and inBenjaminוּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.ve.vin.ya.MinH1144fortifiedמְצֻרֽוֹת׃me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֖י'a.ReiH5892.

11And hefortifiedוַיְחַזֵּ֖קvay.cha.ZekH2388the strongholdsהַמְּצֻר֑וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694, andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414captainsנְגִידִ֔יםne.gi.DimH5057in them, andstoreוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214offoodמַאֲכָ֖לma.'a.KhalH3978, and ofoilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081andwineוָיָֽיִן׃va.Ya.yinH3196.

12And in every singlecityH5892he putshieldsצִנּ֣וֹתtzi.NotH6793andspearsוּרְמָחִ֔יםu.re.ma.ChimH7420, and made themveryלְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑דle.har.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966strongוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388, havingJudahיְהוּדָ֥הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סu.vin.ya.MinH1144on his side.

13And thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881that were in allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478resortedהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320to him from all theirlandגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

14For theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800their commonlandsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙mig.re.shei.HemH4054and theirpossessionוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.TamH272, andcameH3212toJudahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389: forJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and hissonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121had cast themoffהִזְנִיחָ֤םhiz.ni.ChamH2186from executing the priest’sofficeמִכַּהֵ֖ןmi.ka.HenH3547to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

15And heappointedוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975himpriestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548for the highplacesלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116, and for thedemonsוְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑יםve.la.se.'i.RimH8163, and for thecalvesוְלָעֲגָלִ֖יםve.la.'a.ga.LimH5695which he hadmadeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

16Andafterוְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them out of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478such assetהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414theirheartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824toseekלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, tosacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

17So theystrengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388thekingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and madeRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010strongוַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּvay.'a.me.TzuH553,threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141: forthreeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141theywalkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980in thewayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732andSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010.

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