2 Chronicles 11
1 And when Rehoboam was come to Ierusalem, he gathered of the house of Iudah and Beniamin nine score thousande chosen men of warre to fight against Israel, and to bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam.
| וַיָּבֹא רְחַבְעָם יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וַיַּקְהֵל אֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן מֵאָה וּשְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף בָּחוּר עֹשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ |
2 But the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
| וַֽיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁמַעְיָהוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹֽר׃ |
3 Speake vnto Rehoboam, the sonne of Salomon King of Iudah, and to all Israel that are in Iudah, and Beniamin, saying,
| אֱמֹר אֶל־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וְאֶל כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּיהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן לֵאמֹֽר׃ |
4 Thus sayth the Lord, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done of me. They obeyed therfore the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Ieroboam.
| כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה לֹא־תַעֲלוּ וְלֹא־תִלָּחֲמוּ עִם־אֲחֵיכֶם שׁוּבוּ אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ כִּי מֵאִתִּי נִֽהְיָה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי יְהֹוָה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ מִלֶּכֶת אֶל־יָרׇבְעָֽם׃ |
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah.
| וַיֵּשֶׁב רְחַבְעָם בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַיִּבֶן עָרִים לְמָצוֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ |
6 Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
| וַיִּבֶן אֶת־בֵּֽית־לֶחֶם וְאֶת־עֵיטָם וְאֶת־תְּקֽוֹעַ׃ |
7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
| וְאֶת־בֵּֽית־צוּר וְאֶת־שׂוֹכוֹ וְאֶת־עֲדֻלָּֽם׃ |
8 And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph,
| וְאֶת־גַּת וְאֶת־מָרֵשָׁה וְאֶת־זִֽיף׃ |
9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
| וְאֶת־אֲדוֹרַיִם וְאֶת־לָכִישׁ וְאֶת־עֲזֵקָֽה׃ |
10 And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities.
| וְאֶת־צׇרְעָה וְאֶת־אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת־חֶבְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה וּבְבִנְיָמִן עָרֵי מְצֻרֽוֹת׃ |
11 And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine.
| וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־הַמְּצוּרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן בָּהֶם נְגִידִים וְאֹצְרוֹת מַאֲכָל וְשֶׁמֶן וָיָֽיִן׃ |
12 And in all cities he put shieldes and speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.
| וּבְכׇל־עִיר וָעִיר צִנּוֹת וּרְמָחִים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵם לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ |
13 And the Priests and the Leuites that were in all Israel, resorted vnto him out of all their coastes.
| וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר בְּכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ עָלָיו מִכׇּל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃ |
14 For the Leuites left their suburbes and their possession, and came to Iudah and to Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them out from ministring in the Priestes office vnto the Lord.
| כִּֽי־עָזְבוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם וַאֲחֻזָּתָם וַיֵּלְכוּ לִֽיהוּדָה וְלִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָם יָֽרׇבְעָם וּבָנָיו מִכַּהֵן לַיהֹוָֽה׃ |
15 And he ordeyned him Priests for the hie places, and for the deuils and for the calues which he had made.
| וַיַּֽעֲמֶד־לוֹ כֹּֽהֲנִים לַבָּמוֹת וְלַשְּׂעִירִים וְלָעֲגָלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה׃ |
16 And after the Leuites there came to Ierusalem of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heartes to seeke the Lord God of Israel, to offer vnto the Lord God of their fathers.
| וְאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנֹּֽתְנִים אֶת־לְבָבָם לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאוּ יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לִזְבּוֹחַ לַֽיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ |
17 So they strengthened the kingdome of Iudah, and made Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon mightie, three yeere long: for three yeere they walked in in the way of Dauid and Salomon.
| וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ אֶת־מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה וַֽיְאַמְּצוּ אֶת־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלוֹשׁ כִּי הָלְכוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ דָּוִיד וּשְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ |
18 And Rehoboam tooke him Mahalath ye daughter of Ierimoth the sonne of Dauid to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the sonne of Ishai,
| וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ רְחַבְעָם אִשָּׁה אֶת־מָחֲלַת (בן) [בַּת־]יְרִימוֹת בֶּן־דָּוִיד אֲבִיהַיִל בַּת־אֱלִיאָב בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃ |
19 Which bare him sonnes Ieush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
| וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ בָּנִים אֶת־יְעוּשׁ וְאֶת־שְׁמַרְיָה וְאֶת־זָֽהַם׃ |
20 And after her he tooke Maakah ye daughter of Absalom which bare him Abiiah, and Atthai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
| וְאַחֲרֶיהָ לָקַח אֶֽת־מַעֲכָה בַּת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־אֲבִיָּה וְאֶת־עַתַּי וְאֶת־זִיזָא וְאֶת־שְׁלֹמִֽית׃ |
21 And Rehoboam loued Maakah ye daughter of Absalom aboue all his wiues and his concubines: for he tooke eighteene wiues, and three score concubines, and begate eyght and twentie sonnes, and three score daughters.
| וַיֶּאֱהַב רְחַבְעָם אֶת־מַעֲכָה בַת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם מִכׇּל־נָשָׁיו וּפִילַגְשָׁיו כִּי נָשִׁים שְׁמוֹנֶֽה־עֶשְׂרֵה נָשָׂא וּפִֽילַגְשִׁים שִׁשִּׁים וַיּוֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה בָּנִים וְשִׁשִּׁים בָּנֽוֹת׃ |
22 And Rehoboam made Abiiah the sonne of Maakah the chiefe ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him King.
| וַיַּעֲמֵד לָרֹאשׁ רְחַבְעָם אֶת־אֲבִיָּה בֶֽן־מַעֲכָה לְנָגִיד בְּאֶחָיו כִּי לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃ |
23 And he taught him: and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the countreis of Iudah and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie: and hee gaue them aboundance of vitaile, and desired many wiues.
| וַיָּבֶן וַיִּפְרֹץ מִכׇּל־בָּנָיו לְֽכׇל־אַרְצוֹת יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן לְכֹל עָרֵי הַמְּצֻרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם הַמָּזוֹן לָרֹב וַיִּשְׁאַל הֲמוֹן נָשִֽׁים׃ |
