2 Chronicles 11

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.

and to come (in): come Rehoboam Jerusalem and to gather [obj] house: household Judah and Benjamin hundred and eighty thousand to choose to make: do battle to/for to fight with Israel to/for to return: rescue [obj] [the] kingdom to/for Rehoboam

2 But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

and to be word LORD to(wards) Shemaiah man [the] God to/for to say

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

to say to(wards) Rehoboam son: child Solomon king Judah and to(wards) all Israel in/on/with Judah and Benjamin to/for to say

4 ‘Yahweh 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 Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

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5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

and to dwell Rehoboam in/on/with Jerusalem and to build city to/for siege in/on/with Judah

6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

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7 Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,

and [obj] Beth-zur Beth-zur and [obj] Soco and [obj] Adullam

8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

and [obj] Gath and [obj] Mareshah and [obj] Ziph

9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

and [obj] Adoraim and [obj] Lachish and [obj] Azekah

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

and [obj] Zorah and [obj] Aijalon and [obj] Hebron which in/on/with Judah and in/on/with Benjamin city fortress

11 He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.

and to strengthen: strengthen [obj] [the] fortress and to give: put in/on/with them leader and treasure food and oil and wine

12 He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

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13 The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.

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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 Yahweh.

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15 He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.

and to stand: appoint to/for him priest to/for high place and to/for satyr and to/for calf which to make

16 After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

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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.

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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.

and to take: marry to/for him Rehoboam woman: wife [obj] Mahalath (daughter *QK) Jerimoth son: child David Abihail daughter Eliab son: child Jesse

19 She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

and to beget to/for him son: child [obj] Jeush and [obj] Shemariah and [obj] Zaham

20 After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

and after her to take: marry [obj] Maacah daughter Absalom and to beget to/for him [obj] Abijah and [obj] Attai and [obj] Ziza and [obj] Shelomith

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.

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22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

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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.

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