H9003–/ב–b

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

בְּהַ֣ר (בְּ) be. “[is] in”

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.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בְּפַ֤ר (בְּ) be. “with”

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:

בַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃ (בַּ) ba “[are] in the”

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.

בַּבֹּֽקֶר־ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בַּבֹּ֣קֶר (בַּ) ba. “in the”וּבָעֶֽרֶב־ (בָ) va. “in the”בָּעֶ֣רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”בָּעֶ֣רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”בָּעֶ֔רֶב (בָּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בָרֹ֜אשׁ (בָ) va. “at the”

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

בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ (בַּ) ba. “on”

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.

בְּהָרִ֙יעַ֙ (בְּ) be. “when”

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

בְּיָדָֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בָהֶ֛ם (בָ) va. “among”

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.

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

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

בִּימֵ֣י (בִּ) bi. “in”

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

בְּמִדְרַ֖שׁ (בְּ) be. “in”

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

בְּעִ֣יר (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיָמָ֛יו (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בְּעֵינֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בִּיהוּדָ֑ה (בִּ) bi. “in”בַּשָּׁנִ֣ים (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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

בְּחַ֙יִל֙ (בְּ) be. “with”

Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

בְּגֵ֥יא (בְּ) be. “in”

Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, Yahweh, there is none besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength: help us, Yahweh our God; for we rely on you, and in your name are we come against this multitude. Yahweh, you are our God; don't let man prevail against you.

וּבְשִׁמְךָ֣ (בְ) ve. “in”

They struck all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of Yahweh came on them: and they despoiled all the cities; for there was much spoil in them.

בָהֶֽם׃ (בָ) va. “in”

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣ם (בִּֽ) bi “when”

But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

בַּצַּר־ (בַּ) ba. “when <the>”

In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

וּבָעִתִּ֣ים (בָ) va. “in the”

They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.

בְּג֖וֹי (בְּ) be. “by”בְּעִ֑יר (בְּ) be. “by”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”

He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him.

בִּרְאֹתָ֕ם (בִּ) bi “when”