Verse 1

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.11.1", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֣א רְחַבְעָם֮ יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיַּקְהֵל֩ אֶת־בֵּ֨ית יְהוּדָ֜ה וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף בָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה לְהִלָּחֵם֙ עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פ", "text": "And *wāḇōʾ* *rəḥāḇə'ām* to *yərūshālayim* and *wayyaqhēl* *ʾēt*-house of *yəhūdāh* and *ḇinyāmîn* one hundred and eighty thousand *bāḥūr* *'ōśēh* *milḥāmāh* to *ləhillāḥēm* with-*yiśrāʾēl* to *ləhāshîḇ* *ʾēt*-the *mamlāḵāh* to *rəḥāḇə'ām*", "grammar": { "*wāḇōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came", "*rəḥāḇə'ām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Rehoboam", "*yərūshālayim*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jerusalem", "*wayyaqhēl*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he assembled", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*yəhūdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*ḇinyāmîn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Benjamin", "*bāḥūr*": "noun, masculine singular - chosen man, choice warrior", "*'ōśēh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - doer, maker", "*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war, battle", "*ləhillāḥēm*": "preposition + niphal infinitive construct - to fight", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*ləhāshîḇ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to return, restore", "*mamlāḵāh*": "noun, feminine singular - kingdom", "*rəḥāḇə'ām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Rehoboam" }, "variants": { "*bāḥūr*": "chosen one, young man, elite soldier", "*'ōśēh milḥāmāh*": "war-maker, warrior, soldier", "*ləhillāḥēm*": "to wage war, to battle, to engage in combat", "*ləhāshîḇ*": "to restore, to return, to bring back" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.11.4", "source": "כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֡ה לֹא־תַעֲלוּ֩ וְלֹא־תִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ עִם־אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם שׁ֚וּבוּ אִ֣ישׁ לְבֵית֔וֹ כִּ֧י מֵֽאִתִּ֛י נִהְיָ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִלֶּ֥כֶת אֶל־יָרָבְעָֽם׃ פ", "text": "Thus *kōh* *ʾāmar* *Yahweh* not-*ta'ălû* and not-*tillāḥămû* with-*ʾăḥêḵem* *shûḇû* *ʾîsh* to *ḇêtô* for from *mēʾittî* *nihyāh* *haddāḇār* *hazzeh* and *wayyishməʿû* *ʾēt*-words of *Yahweh* and *wayyāshuḇû* from *milleket* to-*yārāḇə'ām*", "grammar": { "*kōh*": "adverb - thus, so", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*Yahweh*": "proper noun, divine name - YHWH, the LORD", "*ta'ălû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall go up", "*tillāḥămû*": "niphal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall fight", "*ʾăḥêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your brothers", "*shûḇû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - return", "*ʾîsh*": "noun, masculine singular - each man", "*ḇêtô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his house", "*mēʾittî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - from me", "*nihyāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it has happened, come about", "*haddāḇār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the word, thing, matter", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*wayyishməʿû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they heard", "*wayyāshuḇû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they returned", "*milleket*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - from going", "*yārāḇə'ām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeroboam" }, "variants": { "*nihyāh*": "has been done, has come to pass, has happened", "*haddāḇār hazzeh*": "this matter, this thing, this situation", "*milleket*": "from going, from marching, from proceeding" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.11.14", "source": "כִּֽי־עָזְב֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ לִיהוּדָ֖ה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָ֤ם יָֽרָבְעָם֙ וּבָנָ֔יו מִכַּהֵ֖ן לַיהוָֽה׃", "text": "For *kî*-*'āzəḇû* the *ləwiyyîm* *ʾēt*-*miḡrəshêhem* and *ʾăḥuzzātām* and *wayyēləḵû* to *yəhūdāh* and to *yərūshālayim* for *kî*-*hiznîḥām* *yārāḇə'ām* and his sons from *mikkahēn* to *Yahweh*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*'āzəḇû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they abandoned", "*ləwiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Levites", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*miḡrəshêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their pasture lands", "*ʾăḥuzzātām*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their possession", "*wayyēləḵû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they went", "*yəhūdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*yərūshālayim*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jerusalem", "*hiznîḥām*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he rejected them", "*yārāḇə'ām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jeroboam", "*mikkahēn*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - from serving as priest", "*Yahweh*": "proper noun, divine name - YHWH, the LORD" }, "variants": { "*miḡrəshêhem*": "their pasture lands, their open fields, their suburbs", "*ʾăḥuzzātām*": "their possession, their property, their holdings", "*hiznîḥām*": "rejected them, cast them off, dismissed them", "*mikkahēn*": "from serving as priest, from priestly service, from officiating" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.11.16", "source": "וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ אֶת־לְבָבָ֔ם לְבַקֵּ֕שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בָּ֚אוּ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִזְבּ֕וֹחַ לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And after them from all *shiḇṭê* *yiśrāʾēl* the ones *hannōtənîm* *ʾēt*-*ləḇāḇām* to *ləḇaqqēsh* *ʾēt*-*Yahweh* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* *bāʾû* *yərūshālayim* to *lizəbôaḥ* to *Yahweh* *ʾĕlōhê* *ʾăḇôtêhem*", "grammar": { "*shiḇṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*hannōtənîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones giving", "*ləḇāḇām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their heart", "*ləḇaqqēsh*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to seek", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*Yahweh*": "proper noun, divine name - YHWH, the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Israel", "*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they came", "*yərūshālayim*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Jerusalem", "*lizəbôaḥ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to sacrifice", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*ʾăḇôtêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers" }, "variants": { "*hannōtənîm ʾēt-ləḇāḇām*": "who set their heart, who devoted themselves", "*ləḇaqqēsh*": "to seek, to search for, to require" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.11.17", "source": "וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙ אֶת־מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּ אֶת־רְחַבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשָׁנִ֣ים שָׁל֑וֹשׁ כִּ֣י הָֽלְכ֗וּ בְּדֶ֧רֶךְ דָּוִ֛יד וּשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשָׁנִ֥ים שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "And *wayəḥazzəqû* *ʾēt*-*malḵût* *yəhūdāh* and *wayəʾamməṣû* *ʾēt*-*rəḥāḇə'ām* *ben*-*shəlōmōh* for *shānîm* three for *kî* *hāləḵû* in *dereḵ* *dāwîḏ* and *shəlōmōh* for *shānîm* three", "grammar": { "*wayəḥazzəqû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they strengthened", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*malḵût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - kingdom of", "*yəhūdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*wayəʾamməṣû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they made strong", "*rəḥāḇə'ām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Rehoboam", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*shəlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon", "*shānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*hāləḵû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they walked", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*dāwîḏ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David", "*shəlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon", "*shānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years" }, "variants": { "*wayəḥazzəqû*": "strengthened, reinforced, supported", "*wayəʾamməṣû*": "made strong, strengthened, fortified", "*dereḵ*": "way, path, manner" } }

Verse 21

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Verse 23

{ "verseID": "2 Chronicles.11.23", "source": "וַיָּבֶן֩ וַיִּפְרֹ֨ץ מִכָּל־בָּנָ֜יו לְֽכָל־אַרְצ֧וֹת יְהוּדָ֣ה וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן לְכֹל֙ עָרֵ֣י הַמְּצֻר֔וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֛ם הַמָּז֖וֹן לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּשְׁאַ֖ל הֲמ֥וֹן נָשִֽׁים׃", "text": "And *wayyāḇen* and *wayyip̄rōṣ* from all-his sons to all-lands of *yəhūdāh* and *ḇinyāmîn* to all cities of the *məṣurôt* and *wayyittēn* to them the *māzôn* to *lārōḇ* and *wayyishʾal* *hămôn* women", "grammar": { "*wayyāḇen*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he acted wisely", "*wayyip̄rōṣ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dispersed", "*yəhūdāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*ḇinyāmîn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Benjamin", "*məṣurôt*": "noun, feminine plural - fortresses, strongholds", "*wayyittēn*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he gave", "*māzôn*": "noun, masculine singular - food, provision", "*lārōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in abundance", "*wayyishʾal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he asked/sought", "*hămôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - multitude of" }, "variants": { "*wayyāḇen*": "acted wisely, showed understanding, demonstrated discernment", "*wayyip̄rōṣ*": "dispersed, distributed, scattered", "*māzôn*": "food, provision, sustenance", "*lārōḇ*": "in abundance, plentifully, extensively", "*wayyishʾal*": "sought, asked for, requested", "*hămôn*": "multitude, abundance, many" } }