2 Chronicles 11

1And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

וַיָּבֹא רְחַבְעָם יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּקְהֵל אֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן מֵאָה וּשְׁמֹונִים אֶלֶף בָּחוּר עֹשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה לִרְחַבְעָם׃ (5402)

See also: Deuteronomy 33:12, 1 Kings 12:21-24, 2 Chronicles 25:5, 2 Chronicles 10:17, 2 Chronicles 13:3, 2 Chronicles 13:7, 2 Chronicles 14:8, 2 Chronicles 17:14, 2 Chronicles 26:13, Psalms 33:10, Psalms 33:16, Proverbs 21:30-31

2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁמַעְיָהוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר׃ (1398)

See also: 2 Chronicles 12:5, 2 Chronicles 12:15, 1 Kings 12:22, Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Samuel 2:27, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 1 Timothy 6:11, John 10:35

3Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

אֱמֹר אֶל־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וְאֶל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּיהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן לֵאמֹר׃ (2228)

See also: Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, 2 Kings 17:34, 2 Chronicles 12:1, Philippians 3:5, Revelation 7:4-8

4Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה לֹא־תַעֲלוּ וְלֹא־תִלָּחֲמוּ עִם־אֲחֵיכֶם וּבוּ אִישׁ לְבֵיתֹו כִּי מֵאִתִּי נִהְיָה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ מִלֶּכֶת אֶל־יָרָבְעָם׃ (5333)

See also: Genesis 50:20, 2 Chronicles 28:8, 1 Kings 11:29-38, 1 Kings 12:24, 2 Chronicles 10:15-16, 2 Chronicles 25:7-10, Genesis 13:8, 2 Samuel 2:26, 1 Kings 22:36, Psalms 33:11, Hosea 8:4, Acts 7:26, 1 Corinthians 6:5-8, Hebrews 13:1, 1 Peter 3:8, 1 John 3:11-13

5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

וַיֵּשֶׁב רְחַבְעָם בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וַיִּבֶן עָרִים לְמָצֹור בִּיהוּדָה׃ (2012)

See also: 2 Chronicles 12:4, 2 Chronicles 8:2-6, 2 Chronicles 14:6, Jeremiah 34:7, 1 Kings 12:25, 2 Chronicles 11:23, 2 Chronicles 16:6, 2 Chronicles 17:2, 2 Chronicles 17:12, 2 Chronicles 21:3, 2 Chronicles 26:6, 2 Chronicles 27:4, Isaiah 22:8-11

6He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

וַיִּבֶן אֶת־בֵּית־לֶחֶם וְאֶת־עֵיטָם וְאֶת־תְּקֹועַ׃ (2478)

See also: 2 Samuel 14:2, Amos 1:1, 1 Chronicles 4:3, Jeremiah 6:1, Genesis 35:19, Joshua 19:15, Judges 15:8, 1 Samuel 17:12, 1 Chronicles 4:32, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Nehemiah 3:5, Nehemiah 3:27, Matthew 2:5-6

7And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

וְאֶת־בֵּית־צוּר וְאֶת־שֹׂוכֹו וְאֶת־עֲדֻלָּם׃ (2405)

See also: Joshua 15:35, Joshua 12:15, Joshua 15:58, 1 Samuel 17:1, 1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Samuel 23:13, Nehemiah 3:16, Micah 1:15

8And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

וְאֶת־גַּת וְאֶת־מָרֵשָׁה וְאֶת־זִיף׃ (2266)

See also: 2 Chronicles 14:9, Joshua 15:24, Joshua 15:44, 1 Samuel 23:14, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Chronicles 18:1, Psalms 54:1

9And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

וְאֶת־אֲדֹורַיִם וְאֶת־לָכִישׁ וְאֶת־עֲזֵקָה׃ (2024)

See also: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:11, Joshua 10:31, Joshua 15:35, Joshua 15:39, 2 Chronicles 32:9, Micah 1:13

10And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

וְאֶת־צָרְעָה וְאֶת־אַיָּלֹון וְאֶת־חֶבְרֹון אֲשֶׁר בִּיהוּדָה וּבְבִנְיָמִן עָרֵי מְצֻרֹות׃ (3658)

See also: Genesis 23:2, Numbers 13:22, Joshua 14:14, Joshua 15:33, Joshua 19:41-42, Joshua 20:7, 2 Samuel 2:11, 2 Chronicles 28:18

11And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־הַמְּצֻרֹות וַיִּתֵּן בָּהֶם נְגִידִים וְאֹצְרֹות מַאֲכָל וְשֶׁמֶן וָיָיִן׃ (3169)

See also: 2 Kings 17:21, 2 Chronicles 11:23, 2 Chronicles 17:2, 2 Chronicles 17:19, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Isaiah 22:10-11, Ezekiel 37:16

12And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

וּבְכָל־עִיר וָעִיר צִנֹּות וּרְמָחִים וַיְחַזְּקֵם לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וַיְהִי־לֹו יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן׃ (2187)

See also: Genesis 49:8, 2 Samuel 13:19, 2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Kings 9:32, 2 Chronicles 17:19, 2 Chronicles 26:14-15, 2 Chronicles 32:5

13And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הִתְיַצְּבוּ עָלָיו מִכָּל־גְּבוּלָם׃ (2127)

See also: Deuteronomy 12:19, 2 Chronicles 23:2, Joshua 22:19, 1 Kings 12:17, 1 Kings 15:17, 2 Kings 4:42, 2 Chronicles 16:1, 2 Chronicles 30:1, Jeremiah 23:38

14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:

כִּי־עָזְבוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם וַאֲחֻזָּתָם וַיֵּלְכוּ לִיהוּדָה וְלִירוּשָׁלִָם כִּי־הִזְנִיחָם יָרָבְעָם וּבָנָיו מִכַּהֵן לַיהוָה׃ (3138)

See also: 2 Chronicles 13:9, Numbers 35:2-5, 1 Kings 12:31, 1 Kings 12:28-33, Luke 1:8, Leviticus 27:30-34, Numbers 18:21-28, Numbers 35:3, Joshua 21:20-42, 1 Kings 13:33, 1 Chronicles 6:66-81, Exodus 28:1

15And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

וַיַּעֲמֶד־לֹו כֹּהֲנִים לַבָּמֹות וְלַשְּׂעִירִים וְלָעֲגָלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה׃ (2500)

16And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנֹּתְנִים אֶת־לְבָבָם לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַם לִזְבֹּוחַ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹותֵיהֶם׃ (4912)

17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

וַיְחַזְּקוּ אֶת־מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה וַיְאַמְּצוּ אֶת־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלֹושׁ כִּי הָלְכוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ דָּוִיד וּשְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלֹושׁ׃ (5219)

See also: 2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 1:1-12, 2 Chronicles 7:17-19, 2 Chronicles 8:13-16, Hosea 6:4, Matthew 13:20-21

18And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

וַיִּקַּח־לֹו רְחַבְעָם אִשָּׁה אֶת־מָחֲלַת [בֶּן כ] (בַּת־יְרִימֹות ק) בֶּן־דָּוִיד אֲבִיהַיִל בַּת־אֱלִיאָב בֶּן־יִשָׁי׃ (3857)

See also: 1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 27:18, 2 Samuel 5:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13

19Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.

וַתֵּלֶד לֹו בָּנִים אֶת־יְעוּשׁ וְאֶת־שְׁמַרְיָה וְאֶת־זָהַם׃ (2786)