H9002–/וְ–v

And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ן (וּ) u. “and”

And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

וְאֹצְר֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֶׁ֥מֶן (וְ) ve. “and”וָיָֽיִן׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וָעִיר֙ (וָ) va. “and”וּרְמָחִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם (וַ) va. “and”וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנָ֔יו (וּ) u. “and”

And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

וּשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

וּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו (וּ) u. “and”וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.

וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְכוּשִֽׁים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה (וּֽ) u. “and”וְשָׂרֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַף־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

וּבִרְא֤וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

וְיֵדְעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת (וַ) va. “and”

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.

וּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

וְאַחַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע (וּֽ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

וְדִבְרֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִדּ֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְיָרָבְעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”