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2 Chronicles 12

1And it came to pass, whenRehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346hadestablishedכְּהָכִ֞יןke.ha.KhinH3559thekingdomמַלְכ֤וּתmal.KhutH4438, and hadstrengthenedוּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹu.khe.chez.ka.ToH2393himself, heforsookעָזַ֖ב'a.ZavH5800thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him.

2And it came to pass, that in thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ha.cha.mi.ShitH2549yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346Shishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714cameupעָלָ֛ה'a.LahH5927againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, because they hadtransgressedמָעֲל֖וּma.'a.LuH4603against theLORDבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068,

3With twelvehundredבְּאֶ֤לֶף וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙be.'E.lef u.ma.Ta.yimH3967 H505chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andsixtyוּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםu.ve.shi.ShimH8346thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571: and thepeopleלָעָ֞םla.'AmH5971were withoutnumberמִסְפָּ֗רmis.ParH4557thatcameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935with him out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; theLubimsלוּבִ֥יםlu.VimH3864, theSukkiimsסֻכִּיִּ֖יםsu.ki.YimH5525, and theCushitesוְכוּשִֽׁים׃ve.khu.ShimH3569.

4And hetookוַיִּלְכֹּ֛דvai.yil.KodH3920thefortifiedהַמְּצֻר֖וֹתha.me.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892which pertained toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5Thencameבָּ֣אba'H935Shemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030toRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346, and to theprincesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, that were gatheredtogetherנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622atJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofShishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Ye haveforsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800me, and therefore have Ialsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637leftעָזַ֥בְתִּי'a.Zav.tiH5800you in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

6Upon which theprincesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and thekingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbledוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isrighteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.

7And when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוּבִרְא֤וֹתu.vir.'otH7200that theyhumbledנִכְנָ֔עוּnikh.Na.'uH3665themselves, thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068came toShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, They havehumbledנִכְנְע֖וּnikh.ne.'UH3665themselves; therefore I will notdestroyאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843them, but I willgrantוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414themsomeכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413; and mywrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shall not be pouredoutתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413uponJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofShishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8Nevertheless they 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.

9SoShishakשִׁישַׁ֥קshi.ShakH7895kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֮mitz.ra.YimH4714cameupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and tookawayוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947thetreasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresאֹֽצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004; hetookלָקָ֑חla.KachH3947all: he carriedawayוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947also theshieldsמָגִנֵּ֣יma.gi.NeiH4043ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010hadmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

10Instead of whichkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֙re.chav.'AmH7346madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213shieldsמָגִנֵּ֖יma.gi.NeiH4043ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andcommittedוְהִפְקִ֗ידve.hif.KidH6485them to thehandsיַד֙yadH3027of thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theguardהָרָצִ֔יםha.ra.TzimH7323, thatkeptהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104theentranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

11Andwhenמִדֵּי־mi.dei-H1767thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enteredב֥וֹאVo'H935into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, theguardהָרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935andconveyedוּנְשָׂא֔וּםu.ne.sa.'UmH5375them, and brought themagainוֶהֱשִׁב֖וּםve.he.shi.VumH7725into theguardהָרָצִֽים׃ha.ra.TzimH7323chamberתָּ֥אta'H8372.

12And when hehumbledוּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹu.ve.hi.ka.ne.'OH3665himself, thewrathאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068turnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725from him, that he would notdestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843himaltogetherלְכָלָ֑הle.kha.LahH3617: and also inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063thingsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697wentwellטוֹבִֽים׃ סto.VimH2896.

13Sokingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andreignedוַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427: forRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֨םre.chav.'AmH7346wasoneוְאַחַ֣תve.'a.ChatH259andfortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָה֩sha.NahH8141oldבֶן־ven-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֜וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427seventeenוּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֥הu.sha.Va' 'es.RehH7651 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֣ה׀sha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, thecityהָ֠עִירHa.'irH5892which theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hadchosenבָּחַ֨רba.CharH977out of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toputלָשׂ֨וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034there. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasNaamahנַעֲמָ֖הna.'a.MahH5279anAmmonitessH5985.

14And hedidוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרָ֑עha.Ra'H7451, because hepreparedהֵכִין֙he.KhinH3559not hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820toseekלִדְר֖וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

15Now theactsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697ofRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔יםve.ha.'A.cha.ro.NimH314, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֜יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookבְּדִבְרֵ֨יbe.div.ReiH1697ofShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshe.ma'.YahH8098theprophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030, and ofIddoוְעִדּ֥וֹve.'i.DoH5714theseerהַחֹזֶ֖הha.cho.ZehH2374concerninggenealogiesלְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂle.hit.ya.ChesH3187? And there werewarsוּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹתu.mil.cha.MotH4421betweenRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛םre.chav.'AmH7346andJeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֖םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379continuallyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

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

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