2 Chronicles 11 Interlinear Bible (NAS)

1 Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 * * chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

tyeB -t,a leh.q;Y;w ~i;l'v.Wr.y ~'[.b;x.r a{b'Y;w ? r.Wx'B @,l,a ~yinw{m.v.W h'aem !im'y.nib.W h'd.Wh.y ? byiv'h.l lea'r.fIy -mi[ ~ex'Lih.l h'm'x.lim hef{[ ? @ ~'[.b;x.ril h'k'l.m;M;h -t,a

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

~yih{l/a'h -vyia .Wh'y.[;m.v -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.D yih.y;w ? r{mael

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

h'd.Wh.y .$,l,m h{m{l.v -n,B ~'[.b;x.r -l,a r{m/a ? r{mael !im'y.nib.W h'd.WhyiB lea'r.fIy -l'K l,a.w

4 'Thus says the LORD, "You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.""' So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.

.Wm]x'Lit -a{l.w .Wl][;t -a{l h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? yiTiaem yiK w{tyeb.l vyia .Wb.Wv ~,kyex]a -mi[ ? h'wh.y yer.biD -t,a .W[.m.viY;w h,Z;h r'b'D;h h'y.hin ? ~'[.b'r'y -l,a t,k,Lim .WbUv'Y;w

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

rw{c'm.l ~yir'[ !,biY;w ~i'l'v.WryiB ~'[.b;x.r b,veY;w ? h'd.WhyiB

6 Thus he built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

;[w{q.T -t,a.w ~'jye[ -t,a.w ~,x,l -tyeB -t,a !,biY;w

7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

~'LUd][ -t,a.w w{kw{f -t,a.w r.Wc -tyeB -t,a.w

8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

@yiz -t,a.w h'ver'm -t,a.w t;G -t,a.w

9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

h'qez][ -t,a.w vyik'l -t,a.w ~Iy;rw{d]a -t,a.w

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

!w{r.b,x -t,a.w !w{l'Y;a -t,a.w h'[.r'c -t,a.w ? tw{rUc.m yer'[ !im'y.nib.b.W h'd.WhyiB r,v]a

11 He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and stores of food, oil and wine.

~yidyig.n ~,h'B !eTiY;w tw{rUc.M;h -t,a qeZ;x.y;w ? !Iy'y'w !,m,v.w l'k]a;m tw{r.c{a.w

12 He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly *. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

~eq.Z;x.y;w ~yix'm.r.W tw{Nic ryi['w ryi[ -l'k.b.W ? !im'y.nib.W h'd.Wh.y w{l -yih.y;w d{a.m heB.r;h.l

13 Moreover, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him from all their districts.

.Wb.C;y.tih lea'r.fIy -l'k.B r,v]a ~iYiw.l;h.w ~yin]h{K;h.w ? ~'l.Wb.G -l'Kim wy'l'[

14 For the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.

~'t'ZUx]a;w ~,hyev.r.gim -t,a ~iYiw.l;h .Wb.z'[ -yiK ? ~'xyin.zih -yiK ~i'l'v.Wryil.w h'd.Whyil .Wk.leY;w ? h'why;l !eh;Kim wy'n'b.W ~'[.b'r'y

15 He set up priests of his own for the high places, for the satyrs and for the calves which he had made.

~yiryi[.F;l.w tw{m'B;l ~yin]h{K w{l -d,m][;Y;w ? h'f'[ r,v]a ~yil'g]['l.w

16 Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.

~'b'b.l -t,a ~yin.t{N;h lea'r.fIy yej.biv l{Kim ~,hyer]x;a.w ? ~i;l'v.Wr.y .Wa'B lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a h'wh.y -t,a veQ;b.l ? ~,hyetw{b]a yeh{l/a h'why;l ;xw{B.zil

17 They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.

~'[.b;x.r -t,a .Wc.M;a.y;w h'd.Wh.y t.Wk.l;m -t,a .Wq.Z;x.y;w ? .$,r,d.B .Wk.l'h yiK vw{l'v ~yin'v.l h{m{l.v -n,B ? vw{l'v ~yin'v.l h{m{l.v.W dyiw'D

18 Then Rehoboam took as a wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,

!,B t;l]x'm -t,a h'Via ~'[.b;x.r w{l -x;QiY;w ? y'vIy -n,B b'ayil/a -t;B lIy;hyib]a dyiw'D -n,B

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

h'y.r;m.v -t,a.w v.W[.y -t,a ~yin'B w{l d,leT;w ? ~;h'z -t,a.w

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

~w{l'v.b;a -t;B h'k][;m -t,a x;q'l 'hy,r]x;a.w ? a'zyiz -t,a.w y;T;[ -t,a.w h'Yib]a -t,a w{l d,leT;w ? tyim{l.v -t,a.w

21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen * wives and sixty concubines and fathered twenty-eight * sons and sixty daughters.

~w{l'v.b;a -t;b h'k][;m -t,a ~'[.b;x.r b;h/a,Y;w ? her.f,[ -h,nw{m.v(for ~yiv'n yiK wy'v.g;lyip.W wy'v'n -l'Kim ? h'nw{m.v.W ~yir.f,[ d,lw{Y;w ~yiViv ~yiv.g;lyip.W a'f'n ? tw{n'B ~yiViv.w ~yin'B

22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

h'k][;m -n,b h'Yib]a -t,a ~'[.b;x.r va{r'l dem][;Y;w ? w{kyil.m;h.l yiK wy'x,a.B dyig'n.l

23 He acted wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them food in abundance. And he sought many wives for them.

tw{c.r;a -l'k.l wy'n'B -l'Kim #{r.piY;w !,b'Y;w ? !eTiY;w tw{rUc.M;h yer'[ l{k.l !im'y.nib.W h'd.Wh.y ? ~yiv'n !w{m]h l;a.viY;w b{r'l !w{z'M;h ~,h'l

Interlinear Bible - 2 Chronicles 11

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