Verse 2
2 Chronicles 11:2
Literal Standard Version
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And a word of YHWH is to Shemaiah, a man of God (Elohim), saying,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּ אִישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying.
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Chapter 11 Context
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And Rehoboam comes to Jerusalem, and assembles the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eight...
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And a word of YHWH is to Shemaiah, a man of God (Elohim), saying,
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“Speak to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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Thus said YHWH: You do not go up nor fight with your brothers! Let each return to his house, for thi...
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And Rehoboam dwells in Jerusalem, and builds cities for a bulwark in Judah,
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indeed, he builds Beth-Lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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and Beth-Zur, and Shocho, and Adullam,
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and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
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and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
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and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, that are in Judah and in Benjamin, cities of bulwarks.
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And he strengthens the bulwarks, and puts leaders in them, and treasures of food, and oil, and wine,
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and in each and every city he puts bucklers and spears, and strengthens them very greatly; and he ha...
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And the priests and the Levites that are in all Israel have stationed themselves by him, out of all...
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for the Levites have left their outskirts and their possession, and they come to Judah and to Jerusa...
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and he establishes for himself priests for high places, and for goat idols and for calf idols that h...
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And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those giving their heart to seek YHWH, God (Elohim)...
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And they strengthen the kingdom of Judah, and strengthen Rehoboam son of Solomon, for three years, b...
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And Rehoboam takes a wife for himself, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son of David, and of Abigail daug...
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And she bears sons to him: Jeush, and Shamaria, and Zaham.
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And after her he has taken Maachah daughter of Absalom, and she bears to him Abijah, and Attai, and...
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And Rehoboam loves Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines—for he has tak...
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And Rehoboam appoints Abijah son of Maachah for head, for leader among his brothers, for to cause hi...
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And he has understanding, and disperses from all his sons to all lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all...
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