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וַיְהִ֗י
 
H1961

had established
 
כְּהָכִ֞ין
 
H3559

the kingdom
 
מַלְכ֤וּת
 
H4438

And it came to pass when Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָם֙
 
H7346

and had strengthened
 
וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ
 
H2393

himself he forsook
 
עָזַ֖ב
 
H5800

אֶת
 
H853

the law
 
תּוֹרַ֣ת
 
H8451

of the LORD
 
יְהוָ֑ה
 
H3068

וְכָל
 
H3605

and all Israel
 
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
 
H3478

עִמּֽוֹ׃
 
H5973

2

וַיְהִ֞י
 
H1961

year
 
בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה
 
H8141

And it came to pass that in the fifth
 
הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙
 
H2549

king
 
מֶֽלֶךְ
 
H4428

Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָ֔ם
 
H7346

came up
 
עָלָ֛ה
 
H5927

Shishak
 
שִׁישַׁ֥ק
 
H7895

king
 
מֶֽלֶךְ
 
H4428

of Egypt
 
מִצְרַ֖יִם
 
H4714

עַל
 
H5921

against Jerusalem
 
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
 
H3389

כִּ֥י
 
H3588

because they had transgressed
 
מָֽעֲל֖וּ
 
H4603

against the LORD
 
בַּֽיהוָֽה׃
 
H3068

3
 
thousand
 
אֶ֖לֶף
 
H505

With twelve hundred
 
וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙
 
H3967

chariots
 
רֶ֔כֶב
 
H7393

and threescore
 
וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים
 
H8346

thousand
 
אֶ֖לֶף
 
H505

horsemen
 
פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים
 
H6571

וְאֵ֣ין
 
H369

were without number
 
מִסְפָּ֗ר
 
H4557

and the people
 
לָעָ֞ם
 
H5971

אֲשֶׁר
 
H834

that came
 
בָּ֤אוּ
 
H935

עִמּוֹ֙
 
H5973

with him out of Egypt
 
מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם
 
H4714

the Lubims
 
לוּבִ֥ים
 
H3864

the Sukkiims
 
סֻכִּיִּ֖ים
 
H5525

and the Ethiopians
 
וְכוּשִֽׁים׃
 
H3569

4
 
And he took
 
וַיִּלְכֹּ֛ד
 
H3920

אֶת
 
H853

cities
 
עָרֵ֥י
 
H5892

the fenced
 
הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת
 
H4694

אֲשֶׁ֣ר
 
H834

which pertained to Judah
 
לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה
 
H3063

and came
 
וַיָּבֹ֖א
 
H935

עַד
 
H5704

to Jerusalem
 
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
 
H3389

5
 
Shemaiah
 
וּֽשְׁמַעְיָ֤ה
 
H8098

the prophet
 
הַנָּבִיא֙
 
H5030

Then came
 
בָּ֣א
 
H935

אֶל
 
H413

to Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָ֔ם
 
H7346

and to the princes
 
וְשָׂרֵ֣י
 
H8269

of Judah
 
יְהוּדָ֔ה
 
H3063

אֲשֶׁר
 
H834

that were gathered together
 
נֶֽאֶסְפ֥וּ
 
H622

אֶל
 
H413

to Jerusalem
 
יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
 
H3389

because
 
מִפְּנֵ֣י
 
H6440

of Shishak
 
שִׁישָֽׁק׃
 
H7895

and said
 
אָמַ֣ר
 
H559

לָהֶ֜ם
 
H0

כֹּֽה
 
H3541

and said
 
אָמַ֣ר
 
H559

the LORD
 
יְהוָ֗ה
 
H3068

אַתֶּם֙
 
H859

Ye have forsaken
 
עָזַ֥בְתִּי
 
H5800

אֹתִ֔י
 
H853

me and therefore have I also
 
וְאַף
 
H637

אֲנִ֛י
 
H589

Ye have forsaken
 
עָזַ֥בְתִּי
 
H5800

אֶתְכֶ֖ם
 
H853

you in the hand
 
בְּיַד
 
H3027

of Shishak
 
שִׁישָֽׁק׃
 
H7895

6
 
humbled
 
וַיִּכָּֽנְע֥וּ
 
H3665

Whereupon the princes
 
שָׂרֵֽי
 
H8269

of Israel
 
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
 
H3478

and the king
 
וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
 
H4428

themselves and they said
 
וַיֹּֽאמְר֖וּ
 
H559

is righteous
 
צַדִּ֥יק׀
 
H6662

The LORD
 
יְהוָֽה׃
 
H3068

7
 
saw
 
וּבִרְא֤וֹת
 
H7200

And when the LORD
 
יְהוָ֨ה
 
H3068

כִּ֣י
 
H3588

They have humbled
 
נִכְנְע֖וּ
 
H3665

הָיָה֩
 
H1961

themselves the word
 
דְבַר
 
H1697

And when the LORD
 
יְהוָ֨ה
 
H3068

אֶל
 
H413

came to Shemaiah
 
שְׁמַעְיָ֧ה׀
 
H8098

saying
 
לֵאמֹ֛ר
 
H559

They have humbled
 
נִכְנְע֖וּ
 
H3665

לֹ֣א
 
H3808

themselves therefore I will not destroy
 
אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם
 
H7843

them but I will grant
 
וְנָֽתַתִּ֨י
 
H5414

לָהֶ֤ם
 
H1992

them some
 
כִּמְעַט֙
 
H4592

deliverance
 
לִפְלֵיטָ֔ה
 
H6413

וְלֹֽא
 
H3808

shall not be poured out
 
תִתַּ֧ךְ
 
H5413

and my wrath
 
חֲמָתִ֛י
 
H2534

upon Jerusalem
 
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
 
H3389

by the hand
 
בְּיַד
 
H3027

of Shishak
 
שִׁישָֽׁק׃
 
H7895

8

כִּ֥י
 
H3588

יִֽהְיוּ
 
H1961

ל֖וֹ
 
H0

Nevertheless they shall be his servants
 
לַֽעֲבָדִ֑ים
 
H5650

that they may know
 
וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙
 
H3045

and the service
 
וַֽעֲבוֹדַ֖ת
 
H5656

and the service
 
וַֽעֲבוֹדַ֖ת
 
H5656

of the kingdoms
 
מַמְלְכ֥וֹת
 
H4467

of the countries
 
הָֽאֲרָצֽוֹת׃
 
H776

9
 
came up
 
וַיַּ֨עַל
 
H5927

So Shishak
 
שִׁישַׁ֥ק
 
H7895

king
 
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
 
H4428

of Egypt
 
מִצְרַיִם֮
 
H4714

עַל
 
H5921

against Jerusalem
 
יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒
 
H3389

all he carried away
 
וַיִּקַּח֙
 
H3947

אֶת
 
H853

and the treasures
 
אֹֽצְרוֹת֙
 
H214

house
 
בֵּ֣ית
 
H1004

of the LORD
 
יְהוָ֗ה
 
H3068

וְאֶת
 
H853

and the treasures
 
אֹֽצְרוֹת֙
 
H214

house
 
בֵּ֣ית
 
H1004

king
 
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
 
H4428

אֶת
 
H853

הַכֹּ֖ל
 
H3605

all he carried away
 
וַיִּקַּח֙
 
H3947

all he carried away
 
וַיִּקַּח֙
 
H3947

אֶת
 
H853

also the shields
 
מָֽגִנֵּ֣י
 
H4043

of gold
 
הַזָּהָ֔ב
 
H2091

אֲשֶׁ֥ר
 
H834

had made
 
עָשָׂ֖ה
 
H6213

which Solomon
 
שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
 
H8010

10
 
made
 
וַיַּ֨עַשׂ
 
H6213

Instead of which king
 
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
 
H4428

Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָם֙
 
H7346

תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֔ם
 
H8478

shields
 
מָֽגִנֵּ֖י
 
H4043

of brass
 
נְחֹ֑שֶׁת
 
H5178

and committed
 
וְהִפְקִ֗יד
 
H6485

עַל
 
H5921

them to the hands
 
יַד֙
 
H3027

of the chief
 
שָׂרֵ֣י
 
H8269

of the guard
 
הָֽרָצִ֔ים
 
H7323

that kept
 
הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים
 
H8104

the entrance
 
פֶּ֖תַח
 
H6607

house
 
בֵּ֥ית
 
H1004

Instead of which king
 
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
 
H4428

11

וַיְהִ֛י
 
H1961

And when
 
מִדֵּי
 
H1767

came
 
בָּ֤אוּ
 
H935

the king
 
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
 
H4428

into the house
 
בֵּ֣ית
 
H1004

of the LORD
 
יְהוָ֑ה
 
H3068

came
 
בָּ֤אוּ
 
H935

into the guard
 
הָֽרָצִֽים׃
 
H7323

and fetched
 
וּנְשָׂא֔וּם
 
H5375

them and brought them again
 
וֶֽהֱשִׁב֖וּם
 
H7725

אֶל
 
H413

chamber
 
תָּ֥א
 
H8372

into the guard
 
הָֽרָצִֽים׃
 
H7323

12
 
And when he humbled
 
וּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹ
 
H3665

turned
 
שָׁ֤ב
 
H7725

מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙
 
H4480

himself the wrath
 
אַף
 
H639

of the LORD
 
יְהוָ֔ה
 
H3068

וְלֹ֥א
 
H3808

from him that he would not destroy
 
לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית
 
H7843

him altogether
 
לְכָלָ֑ה
 
H3617

וְגַם֙
 
H1571

and also in Judah
 
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה
 
H3063

הָיָ֖ה
 
H1961

things
 
דְּבָרִ֥ים
 
H1697

went well
 
טוֹבִֽים׃
 
H2896

13
 
strengthened
 
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק
 
H2388

So king
 
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ
 
H4428

Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָ֨ם
 
H7346

himself in Jerusalem
 
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם
 
H3389

and he reigned
 
מָלַ֣ךְ
 
H4427

כִּ֣י
 
H3588

old
 
בֶן
 
H1121

and forty
 
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
 
H705

was one
 
וְאַחַ֣ת
 
H259

years
 
שָׁנָ֣ה׀
 
H8141

Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָ֨ם
 
H7346

and he reigned
 
מָלַ֣ךְ
 
H4427

seventeen
 
וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע
 
H7651

עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה
 
H6240

years
 
שָׁנָ֣ה׀
 
H8141

and he reigned
 
מָלַ֣ךְ
 
H4427

himself in Jerusalem
 
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם
 
H3389

the city
 
הָ֠עִיר
 
H5892

אֲשֶׁר
 
H834

had chosen
 
בָּחַ֨ר
 
H977

which the LORD
 
יְהוָ֜ה
 
H3068

to put
 
לָשׂ֨וּם
 
H7760

אֶת
 
H853

his name
 
וְשֵׁ֣ם
 
H8034

שָׁם֙
 
H8033

מִכֹּל֙
 
H3605

out of all the tribes
 
שִׁבְטֵ֣י
 
H7626

of Israel
 
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
 
H3478

his name
 
וְשֵׁ֣ם
 
H8034

there And his mother's
 
אִמּ֔וֹ
 
H517

was Naamah
 
נַֽעֲמָ֖ה
 
H5279

an Ammonitess
 
הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃
 
H5985

14
 
And he did
 
וַיַּ֖עַשׂ
 
H6213

evil
 
הָרָ֑ע
 
H7451

כִּ֣י
 
H3588

לֹ֤א
 
H3808

because he prepared
 
הֵכִין֙
 
H3559

not his heart
 
לִבּ֔וֹ
 
H3820

to seek
 
לִדְר֖וֹשׁ
 
H1875

אֶת
 
H853

the LORD
 
יְהוָֽה׃
 
H3068

15
 
Now the acts
 
בְּדִבְרֵ֨י
 
H1697

between Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָ֛ם
 
H7346

first
 
הָרִֽאשֹׁנִים֙
 
H7223

and last
 
וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔ים
 
H314

הֲלֹא
 
H3808

הֵ֨ם
 
H1992

are they not written
 
כְּתוּבִ֜ים
 
H3789

Now the acts
 
בְּדִבְרֵ֨י
 
H1697

of Shemaiah
 
שְׁמַעְיָ֧ה
 
H8098

the prophet
 
הַנָּבִ֛יא
 
H5030

and of Iddo
 
וְעִדּ֥וֹ
 
H5714

the seer
 
הַֽחֹזֶ֖ה
 
H2374

concerning genealogies
 
לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂ
 
H3187

And there were wars
 
וּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹת
 
H4421

between Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָ֛ם
 
H7346

and Jeroboam
 
וְיָֽרָבְעָ֖ם
 
H3379

כָּל
 
H3605

continually
 
הַיָּמִֽים׃
 
H3117

16
 
slept
 
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
 
H7901

And Rehoboam
 
רְחַבְעָם֙
 
H7346

עִם
 
H5973

with his fathers
 
אֲבֹתָ֔יו
 
H1

and was buried
 
וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר
 
H6912

in the city
 
בְּעִ֣יר
 
H5892

of David
 
דָּוִ֑יד
 
H1732

reigned
 
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
 
H4427

and Abijah
 
אֲבִיָּ֥ה
 
H29

his son
 
בְנ֖וֹ
 
H1121

תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
 
H8478
 
[2 Chronicles 11](/interlinear/2-chronicles/11) [2 Chronicles 13](/interlinear/2-chronicles/13)

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