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| וַיָּבֹא רְחַבְעָם יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּקְהֵל אֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן מֵאָה וּשְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף בָּחוּר עֹשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ | 1 |
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
| וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁמַֽעְיָהוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹֽר׃ | 2 |
But the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
| אֱמֹר אֶל־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וְאֶל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּיהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן לֵאמֹֽר׃ | 3 |
“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
| כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה לֹא־תַעֲלוּ וְלֹא־תִלָּחֲמוּ עִם־אֲחֵיכֶם שׁוּבוּ אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ כִּי מֵֽאִתִּי נִהְיָה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ מִלֶּכֶת אֶל־יָרָבְעָֽם׃ | 4 |
‘The LORD says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the LORD’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
| וַיֵּשֶׁב רְחַבְעָם בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַיִּבֶן עָרִים לְמָצוֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ | 5 |
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
| וַיִּבֶן אֶת־בֵּֽית־לֶחֶם וְאֶת־עֵיטָם וְאֶת־תְּקֽוֹעַ׃ | 6 |
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
| וְאֶת־בֵּֽית־צוּר וְאֶת־שׂוֹכוֹ וְאֶת־עֲדֻלָּֽם׃ | 7 |
Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
| וְאֶת־גַּת וְאֶת־מָרֵשָׁה וְאֶת־זִֽיף׃ | 8 |
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
| וְאֶת־אֲדוֹרַיִם וְאֶת־לָכִישׁ וְאֶת־עֲזֵקָֽה׃ | 9 |
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
| וְאֶת־צָרְעָה וְאֶת־אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת־חֶבְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בִּיהוּדָה וּבְבִנְיָמִן עָרֵי מְצֻרֽוֹת׃ | 10 |
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
| וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־הַמְּצֻרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן בָּהֶם נְגִידִים וְאֹצְרוֹת מַאֲכָל וְשֶׁמֶן וָיָֽיִן׃ | 11 |
He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.
| וּבְכָל־עִיר וָעִיר צִנּוֹת וּרְמָחִים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵם לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וַיְהִי־לוֹ יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ | 12 |
He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
| וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ עָלָיו מִכָּל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃ | 13 |
The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.
| כִּֽי־עָזְבוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם וַאֲחֻזָּתָם וַיֵּלְכוּ לִיהוּדָה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָם יָֽרָבְעָם וּבָנָיו מִכַּהֵן לַיהוָֽה׃ | 14 |
For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to the LORD.
| וַיַּֽעֲמֶד־לוֹ כֹּֽהֲנִים לַבָּמוֹת וְלַשְּׂעִירִים וְלָעֲגָלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה׃ | 15 |
He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.
| וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנֹּֽתְנִים אֶת־לְבָבָם לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַם לִזְבּוֹחַ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | 16 |
After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
| וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ אֶת־מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה וַֽיְאַמְּצוּ אֶת־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלוֹשׁ כִּי הָֽלְכוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ דָּוִיד וּשְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃ | 17 |
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
| וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ רְחַבְעָם אִשָּׁה אֶת־מָחֲלַת בן־בַּת־יְרִימוֹת בֶּן־דָּוִיד אֲבִיהַיִל בַּת־אֱלִיאָב בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃ | 18 |
Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
| וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ בָּנִים אֶת־יְעוּשׁ וְאֶת־שְׁמַרְיָה וְאֶת־זָֽהַם׃ | 19 |
She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
| וְאַחֲרֶיהָ לָקַח אֶֽת־מַעֲכָה בַּת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־אֲבִיָּה וְאֶת־עַתַּי וְאֶת־זִיזָא וְאֶת־שְׁלֹמִֽית׃ | 20 |
After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
| וַיֶּאֱהַב רְחַבְעָם אֶת־מַעֲכָה בַת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם מִכָּל־נָשָׁיו וּפִילַגְשָׁיו כִּי נָשִׁים שְׁמוֹנֶֽה־עֶשְׂרֵה נָשָׂא וּפִֽילַגְשִׁים שִׁשִּׁים וַיּוֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה בָּנִים וְשִׁשִּׁים בָּנֽוֹת׃ | 21 |
Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
| וַיַּֽעֲמֵד לָרֹאשׁ רְחַבְעָם אֶת־אֲבִיָּה בֶֽן־מַעֲכָה לְנָגִיד בְּאֶחָיו כִּי לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃ | 22 |
Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
| וַיָּבֶן וַיִּפְרֹץ מִכָּל־בָּנָיו לְֽכָל־אַרְצוֹת יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן לְכֹל עָרֵי הַמְּצֻרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם הַמָּזוֹן לָרֹב וַיִּשְׁאַל הֲמוֹן נָשִֽׁים׃ | 23 |
He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.
