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2 Chronicles 13
2Hereignedמָלַךְ֙ma.laKhH4427threeשָׁל֣וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389. Hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasMichaiahמִיכָיָ֥הוּmi.kha.Ya.huH4322thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofUrielאוּרִיאֵ֖ל'u.ri.'ElH222ofGibeahגִּבְעָ֑הgiv.'AhH1390. And there waswarוּמִלְחָמָ֥הu.mil.cha.MahH4421betweenAbijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29andJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.
3AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahH29setH631thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH631with anarmyבְּחַ֙יִל֙be.Cha.yilH2428of valiantmenגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368ofwarמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421, evenfourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505chosenבָּח֑וּר סba.ChurH977menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376:Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379also set thebattleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayעָרַ֤ךְ'a.RakhH6186against him witheightבִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הbish.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376, being mightymenגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368ofvalourחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428.
4AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֗ה'a.vi.YahH29stoodוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965uponmountלְהַ֣רle.HarH2022Zemaraimצְמָרַ֔יִםtze.ma.Ra.yimH6787, which is inmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְׁמָע֖וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, thouJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;
5Ought ye not toknowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414thekingdomמַמְלָכָ֧הmam.la.KhahH4467overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toDavidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732foreverלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769, even to 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, hath risenupוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965, and hathrebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֖דvai.yim.RodH4775against hislordאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.
7And there aregatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to himworthlessרֵקִים֙re.KimH7386menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,baseבְלִיַּ֔עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, and they havestrengthenedוַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּvai.yit.'a.me.TzuH553themselves againstRehoboamרְחַבְעָ֣םre.chav.'AmH7346thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, whenRehoboamוּרְחַבְעָ֗םu.re.chav.'AmH7346wasyoungנַ֙עַר֙na.'arH5288andtenderheartedוְרַךְ־ לֵבָ֔בve.rakh- le.VavH7390H3824, and could notwithstandהִתְחַזַּ֖קhit.cha.ZakH2388themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.
8And now yethinkאֹֽמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559towithstandלְהִתְחַזֵּק֙le.hit.cha.ZekH2388thekingdomלִפְנֵי֙ מַמְלֶ֣כֶתlif.Nei mam.Le.khetH6440H4467of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732; and ye are agreatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995, and there are with yougoldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695, whichJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213you forgodsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.
9Have ye not castoutהִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.TemH5080thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and haveappointedוַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213priestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548after the manner of thenationsכְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776? so that whoevercomethהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935toconsecrateלְמַלֵּ֨א יָד֜וֹle.ma.Le' ya.DoH4390H3027himself with ayoungבֶּן־ בָּקָר֙ben- ba.KarH1121H1241bullבְּפַ֤רbe.FarH6499andsevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352, the same may be apriestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of them that arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.
10But as for us, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and we have notforsakenעֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ'a.zav.Nu.huH5800him; and thepriestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548, whoministerמְשָׁרְתִ֤יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, are thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wait upon theirbusinessבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399:
11And theyburnוּמַקְטִרִ֣יםu.mak.ti.RimH6999to theLORDלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068everymorningH1242and everyeveningH6153burntsacrificesעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930andsweetסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004: theshowbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶםu.ma.'a.Re.khet Le.chemH3899H4635also they set in order upon thepureהַטָּה֗וֹרha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979; and thelampstandוּמְנוֹרַ֨תu.me.no.RatH4501ofgoldהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091with itslampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216, toburnלְבָעֵר֙le.va.'ErH1197everyeveningH6153: for wekeepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104thechargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430; but ye haveforsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800him.
12And, behold,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430himself is with us for ourcaptainבָרֹ֜אשׁva.RoshH7218, and hispriestsוְכֹהֲנָ֛יוve.kho.ha.NavH3548withsoundingהַתְּרוּעָ֖הha.te.ru.'AhH8643trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹתva.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689to cryalarmלְהָרִ֣יעַle.ha.Ri.a'H7321against you. Ochildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,fightתִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּti.la.cha.MuH3898ye not against theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1; for ye shall notprosperתַצְלִֽיחוּ׃tatz.Li.chuH6743.
13ButJeroboamוְיָֽרָבְעָ֗םve.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379caused anambushהַמַּאְרָ֔בha.ma'.RavH3993tocomeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935aboutהֵסֵב֙he.SevH5437behindמֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them: so they werebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and theambushוְהַמַּאְרָ֖בve.ha.ma'.RavH3993wasbehindמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃me.'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.
14And whenJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063lookedbackוַיִּפְנ֣וּvai.yif.NuH6437, behold, thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wasbeforeפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440andbehindוְאָח֔וֹרve.'a.ChorH268: and theycriedוַֽיִּצְעֲק֖וּvai.yitz.'a.KuH6817to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.ha.Ko.ha.NimH3548soundedמַחְצְרִ֖יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690with thetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.
15Then themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063gave ashoutוַיָּרִ֖יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321: and as themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063shoutedבְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙be.ha.Ri.a'H7321, it came to pass, thatGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430smoteנָגַ֤ףna.GafH5062Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Abijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.
17AndAbijahאֲבִיָּ֥ה'a.vi.YahH29and hispeopleוְעַמּ֖וֹve.'a.MoH5971slewוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221them with agreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347: so there felldownוַיִּפְּל֤וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307slainחֲלָלִים֙cha.la.LimH2491ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505chosenבָּחֽוּר׃ba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.
18Thus thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478weresubduedוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063prevailedוַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙vai.ye.'em.TzuH553, because theyreliedנִשְׁעֲנ֔וּnish.'a.NuH8172upon theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.
19AndAbijahאֲבִיָּה֮'a.vi.YahH29pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310Jeroboamיָרָבְעָם֒ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, andtookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892from him,BethelH1008with itstownsבְּנוֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323, andJeshanahיְשָׁנָ֖הye.sha.NahH3466with itstownsבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323, andEphrainעֶפְרַ֖יִןef.ronH6085with itstownsוּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.
21ButAbijahאֲבִיָּ֔הוּ'a.vi.Ya.huH29becamemightyוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388, andmarriedוַיִּ֨שָּׂא־vai.Yi.sa'-H5375fourteenאַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702H6240wivesנָשִׁ֖יםna.ShimH802, andbegatוַיּ֗וֹלֶדvai.Yo.ledH3205twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242andtwoוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙u.she.Na.yimH8147sonsבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121, andsixteenוְשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הve.Shesh 'es.RehH8337H6240daughtersבָּנֽוֹת׃ סba.NotH1323.
22And therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofAbijahאֲבִיָּ֔ה'a.vi.YahH29, and hiswaysוּדְרָכָ֖יוu.de.ra.KhavH1870, and hissayingsוּדְבָרָ֑יוu.de.va.RavH1697, arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֕יםke.tu.VimH3789in thestoryבְּמִדְרַ֖שׁbe.mid.RashH4097of theprophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030Iddoעִדּֽוֹ׃i.DoH5714.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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