Verse 16
2 Chronicles 11:16
Literal Standard Version
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And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those giving their heart to seek YHWH, God (Elohim) of Israel, have come to Jerusalem to sacrifice to YHWH, God (Elohim) of their father.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַחֲרֵי/הֶ֗ם מִ/כֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַ/נֹּֽתְנִים֙ אֶת לְבָבָ֔/ם לְ/בַקֵּ֕שׁ אֶת יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בָּ֚אוּ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִ/זְבּ֕וֹחַ לַ/יהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵי/הֶֽם
English Translation
And after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who gave their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors.
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Chapter 11 Context
1
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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11
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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16
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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18
And Rehoboam takes a wife for himself, Mahalath, child of Jerimoth son of David, and of Abigail daug...
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19
And she bears sons to him: Jeush, and Shamaria, and Zaham.
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20
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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