2 Chronicles 12 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·2 Chronicles 13

¹In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.

KJVNow in the eighteenth^H8083^H6240 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Jeroboam^H3379 began Abijah^H29 to reign^H4427^(H8799) over Judah^H3063.

² He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

KJVHe reigned^H4427^(H8804) three^H7969 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389. His mother's^H517 name^H8034 also was Michaiah^H4322 the daughter^H1323 of Uriel^H222 of Gibeah^H1390. And there was war^H4421 between Abijah^H29 and Jeroboam^H3379.

³ Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men; and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor.

KJVAnd Abijah^H29 set^H631 the battle^H4421 in array^H631^(H8799) with an army^H2428 of valiant men^H1368 of war^H4421, even four^H702 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 chosen^H977^(H8803) men^H376: Jeroboam^H3379 also set the battle^H4421 in array^H6186^(H8804) against him with eight^H8083 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 chosen^H977^(H8803) men^H376, being mighty men^H1368 of valour^H2428.

⁴ Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:

KJVAnd Abijah^H29 stood up^H6965^(H8799) upon mount^H2022 Zemaraim^H6787, which is in mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, and said^H559^(H8799), Hear^H8085^(H8798) me, thou Jeroboam^H3379, and all Israel^H3478;

⁵ Ought you not to know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

KJVOught ye not to know^H3045^(H8800) that the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 gave^H5414^(H8804) the kingdom^H4467 over Israel^H3478 to David^H1732 for ever^H5769, even to him and to his sons^H1121 by a covenant^H1285 of salt^H4417?

⁶ Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.

KJVYet Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028, the servant^H5650 of Solomon^H8010 the son^H1121 of David^H1732, is risen up^H6965^(H8799), and hath rebelled^H4775^(H8799) against his lord^H113.

⁷ Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

KJVAnd there are gathered^H6908^(H8735) unto him vain^H7386 men^H582, the children^H1121 of Belial^H1100, and have strengthened^H553^(H8691) themselves against Rehoboam^H7346 the son^H1121 of Solomon^H8010, when Rehoboam^H7346 was young^H5288 and tenderhearted^H7390^H3824, and could not withstand^H2388^(H8694) them^H6440.

⁸ “Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you.

KJVAnd now ye think^H559^(H8802) to withstand^H2388^(H8692) the kingdom^H6440^H4467 of the LORD^H3068 in the hand^H3027 of the sons^H1121 of David^H1732; and ye be a great^H7227 multitude^H1995, and there are with you golden^H2091 calves^H5695, which Jeroboam^H3379 made^H6213^(H8804) you for gods^H430.

⁹ Haven’t you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.

KJVHave ye not cast out^H5080^(H8689) the priests^H3548 of the LORD^H3068, the sons^H1121 of Aaron^H175, and the Levites^H3881, and have made^H6213^(H8799) you priests^H3548 after the manner of the nations^H5971 of other lands^H776? so that whosoever cometh^H935^(H8802) to consecrate^H4390^(H8763)^H3027 himself with a young^H1121^H1241 bullock^H6499 and seven^H7651 rams^H352, the same may be a priest^H3548 of them that are no^H3808 gods^H430.

¹⁰ “But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests serving Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work.

KJVBut as for us, the LORD^H3068 is our God^H430, and we have not forsaken^H5800^(H8804) him; and the priests^H3548, which minister^H8334^(H8764) unto the LORD^H3068, are the sons^H1121 of Aaron^H175, and the Levites^H3881 wait upon their business^H4399:

¹¹ They burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table, and care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God, but you have forsaken him.

KJVAnd they burn^H6999^(H8688) unto the LORD^H3068 every morning^H1242 and every evening^H6153 burnt sacrifices^H5930 and sweet^H5561 incense^H7004: the shewbread^H3899^H4635 also set they in order upon the pure^H2889 table^H7979; and the candlestick^H4501 of gold^H2091 with the lamps^H5216 thereof, to burn^H1197^(H8763) every evening^H6153: for we keep^H8104^(H8802) the charge^H4931 of the LORD^H3068 our God^H430; but ye have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) him.

¹² Behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, don’t fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you will not prosper.”

KJVAnd, behold, God^H430 himself is with us for our captain^H7218, and his priests^H3548 with sounding^H8643 trumpets^H2689 to cry alarm^H7321^(H8687) against you. O children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, fight^H3898^(H8735) ye not against the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of your fathers^H1; for ye shall not prosper^H6743^(H8686).

¹³ But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them; so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

KJVBut Jeroboam^H3379 caused an ambushment^H3993 to come^H935^(H8800) about^H5437^(H8689) behind^H310 them: so they were before^H6440 Judah^H3063, and the ambushment^H3993 was behind^H310 them.

¹⁴ When Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried to Yahweh, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

KJVAnd when Judah^H3063 looked back^H6437^(H8799), behold, the battle^H4421 was before^H6440 and behind^H268: and they cried^H6817^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, and the priests^H3548 sounded^H2690^(H8688)^(H8675)^H2690^(H8764) with the trumpets^H2689.

¹⁵ Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

KJVThen the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 gave a shout^H7321^(H8686): and as the men^H376 of Judah^H3063 shouted^H7321^(H8687), it came to pass, that God^H430 smote^H5062^(H8804) Jeroboam^H3379 and all Israel^H3478 before^H6440 Abijah^H29 and Judah^H3063.

¹⁶ The children of Israel fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hand.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 fled^H5127^(H8799) before^H6440 Judah^H3063: and God^H430 delivered^H5414^(H8799) them into their hand^H3027.

¹⁷ Abijah and his people killed them with a great slaughter, so five hundred thousand chosen men of Israel fell down slain.

KJVAnd Abijah^H29 and his people^H5971 slew^H5221^(H8686) them with a great^H7227 slaughter^H4347: so there fell down^H5307^(H8799) slain^H2491 of Israel^H3478 five^H2568 hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 chosen^H977^(H8803) men^H376.

¹⁸ Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

KJVThus the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were brought^H3665^(H8735) under at that time^H6256, and the children^H1121 of Judah^H3063 prevailed^H553^(H8799), because they relied^H8172^(H8738) upon the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of their fathers^H1.

¹⁹ Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.

KJVAnd Abijah^H29 pursued^H7291^(H8799) after^H310 Jeroboam^H3379, and took^H3920^(H8799) cities^H5892 from him, Bethel^H1008 with the towns^H1323 thereof, and Jeshanah^H3466 with the towns^H1323 thereof, and Ephrain^H6085 with the towns^H1323 thereof.

²⁰ Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died.

KJVNeither did Jeroboam^H3379 recover^H6113^(H8804) strength^H3581 again in the days^H3117 of Abijah^H29: and the LORD^H3068 struck^H5062^(H8799) him, and he died^H4191^(H8799).

²¹ But Abijah grew mighty and took for himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

KJVBut Abijah^H29 waxed mighty^H2388^(H8691), and married^H5375^(H8799) fourteen^H702^H6240 wives^H802, and begat^H3205^(H8686) twenty^H6242 and two^H8147 sons^H1121, and sixteen^H8337^H6240 daughters^H1323.

²² The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways, and his sayings are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.

KJVAnd the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Abijah^H29, and his ways^H1870, and his sayings^H1697, are written^H3789^(H8803) in the story^H4097 of the prophet^H5030 Iddo^H5714.

WEB·2 Chronicles 12

¹When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when Rehoboam^H7346 had established^H3559^(H8687) the kingdom^H4438, and had strengthened^H2393 himself, he forsook^H5800^(H8804) the law^H8451 of the LORD^H3068, and all Israel^H3478 with him.

² In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Yahweh,

KJVAnd it came to pass, that in the fifth^H2549 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 Shishak^H7895 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 came up^H5927^(H8804) against Jerusalem^H3389, because they had transgressed^H4603^(H8804) against the LORD^H3068,

³ with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

KJVWith twelve hundred^H3967^H505 chariots^H7393, and threescore^H8346 thousand^H505 horsemen^H6571: and the people^H5971 were without number^H4557 that came^H935^(H8804) with him out of Egypt^H4714; the Lubims^H3864, the Sukkiims^H5525, and the Ethiopians^H3569.

⁴ He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

KJVAnd he took^H3920^(H8799) the fenced^H4694 cities^H5892 which pertained to Judah^H3063, and came^H935^(H8799) to Jerusalem^H3389.

⁵ Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Yahweh says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’”

KJVThen came^H935^(H8804) Shemaiah^H8098 the prophet^H5030 to Rehoboam^H7346, and to the princes^H8269 of Judah^H3063, that were gathered together^H622^(H8738) to Jerusalem^H3389 because^H6440 of Shishak^H7895, and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Ye have forsaken^H5800^(H8804) me, and therefore have I also^H637 left^H5800^(H8804) you in the hand^H3027 of Shishak^H7895.

⁶ Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “Yahweh is righteous.”

KJVWhereupon the princes^H8269 of Israel^H3478 and the king^H4428 humbled^H3665^(H8735) themselves; and they said^H559^(H8799), The LORD^H3068 is righteous^H6662.

⁷ When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

KJVAnd when the LORD^H3068 saw^H7200^(H8800) that they humbled^H3665^(H8738) themselves, the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came to Shemaiah^H8098, saying^H559^(H8800), They have humbled^H3665^(H8738) themselves; therefore I will not destroy^H7843^(H8686) them, but I will grant^H5414^(H8804) them some^H4592 deliverance^H6413; and my wrath^H2534 shall not be poured out^H5413^(H8799) upon Jerusalem^H3389 by the hand^H3027 of Shishak^H7895.

⁸ Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”

KJVNevertheless they shall be his servants^H5650; that they may know^H3045^(H8799) my service^H5656, and the service^H5656 of the kingdoms^H4467 of the countries^H776.

⁹ So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

KJVSo Shishak^H7895 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 came up^H5927^(H8799) against Jerusalem^H3389, and took away^H3947^(H8799) the treasures^H214 of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and the treasures^H214 of the king's^H4428 house^H1004; he took^H3947^(H8804) all: he carried away^H3947^(H8799) also the shields^H4043 of gold^H2091 which Solomon^H8010 had made^H6213^(H8804).

¹⁰ King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.

KJVInstead of which king^H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 made^H6213^(H8799) shields^H4043 of brass^H5178, and committed^H6485^(H8689) them to the hands^H3027 of the chief^H8269 of the guard^H7323^(H8801), that kept^H8104^(H8802) the entrance^H6607 of the king's^H4428 house^H1004.

¹¹ As often as the king entered into Yahweh’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.

KJVAnd when^H1767 the king^H4428 entered^H935^(H8800) into the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, the guard^H7323^(H8801) came^H935^(H8804) and fetched^H5375^(H8804) them, and brought them again^H7725^(H8689) into the guard^H7323^(H8801) chamber^H8372.

¹² When he humbled himself, Yahweh’s wrath turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah.

KJVAnd when he humbled^H3665^(H8736) himself, the wrath^H639 of the LORD^H3068 turned^H7725^(H8804) from him, that he would not destroy^H7843^(H8687) him altogether^H3617: and also in Judah^H3063 things^H1697 went well^H2896.

¹³ So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

KJVSo king^H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 strengthened^H2388^(H8691) himself in Jerusalem^H3389, and reigned^H4427^(H8799): for Rehoboam^H7346 was one^H259 and forty^H705 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^H4427^(H8800), and he reigned^H4427^(H8804) seventeen^H7651^H6240 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389, the city^H5892 which the LORD^H3068 had chosen^H977^(H8804) out of all the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478, to put^H7760^(H8800) his name^H8034 there. And his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Naamah^H5279 an Ammonitess^H5985.

¹⁴ He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek Yahweh.

KJVAnd he did^H6213^(H8799) evil^H7451, because he prepared^H3559^(H8689) not his heart^H3820 to seek^H1875^(H8800) the LORD^H3068.

¹⁵ Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

KJVNow the acts^H1697 of Rehoboam^H7346, first^H7223 and last^H314, are they not written^H3789^(H8803) in the book^H1697 of Shemaiah^H8098 the prophet^H5030, and of Iddo^H5714 the seer^H2374 concerning genealogies^H3187^(H8692)? And there were wars^H4421 between Rehoboam^H7346 and Jeroboam^H3379 continually^H3117.

¹⁶ Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.

KJVAnd Rehoboam^H7346 slept^H7901^(H8799) with his fathers^H1, and was buried^H6912^(H8735) in the city^H5892 of David^H1732: and Abijah^H29 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427^(H8799) in his stead.

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