H9002–/וְ–v

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.

וְיָרָבְעָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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?

וּלְבָנָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.

וּרְחַבְעָ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְרַךְ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמָּכֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Haven't you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of [supplied: other] lands? so that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of [supplied: those who are] no gods.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵילִ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and [supplied: we have] priests ministering to Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work:

וַאֲנַ֛חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense: the show bread also [supplied: set they] in order on the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with the lamps of it, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Yahweh our God; but you have forsaken him.

וּמַקְטִרִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבָעֶֽרֶב־ (וּ) u. “and”וּקְטֹֽרֶת־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת (וּ) u. “and”וּמְנוֹרַ֨ת (וּ) u. “and”וְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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 you fight against Yahweh, the God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹהֲנָ֛יו (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת (וַ) va. “and”

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

וְיָֽרָבְעָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמַּאְרָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָח֔וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it happened, that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

וְהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיהוּדָֽה׃ (וִ) vi. “and”

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

וְעַמּ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns of it, and Jeshanah with the towns of it, and Ephron with the towns of it.

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

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Yahweh struck him, and he died.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֥שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְרָכָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”וּדְבָרָ֑יו (וּ) u. “and”

Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:

וְהַיָּשָׁ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”

for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,

וְהַבָּמ֑וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

He built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him rest.

וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Yahweh our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

וְנָסֵ֨ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִגְדָּלִים֮ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְרִיחִים֒ (וּ) u. “and”

Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred eighty thousand: all these were mighty men of valor.

וָרֹמַח֒ (וָ) va. “and”וּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ן (וּ) u. “and”וְדֹ֣רְכֵי (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

There came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a million troops, and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.

וּמַרְכָּב֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”