H9005–/ל–l

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

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”לַעֲבָדִ֑ים (לַ) la. “<into>”

And when he humbled himself, the anger of Jehovah turned away from him, that he would not destroy him altogether; and also in Judah there were good things.

לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית (לְ) le. “to”לְכָלָ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

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

לָשׂ֨וּם (לָ) la. “to”

And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.

לִדְר֖וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂ (לְ) le. “for”

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”

And Abijah stood up on the top of mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, Jeroboam, and all Israel!

לְהַ֣ר (לְ) le. “<to>”

Ought ye not to know that Jehovah the God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, to him and to his sons [supplied: by] a covenant of salt?

לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “[belong] to”לָדַ֔עַת (לָ) la. “[does] to”לְדָוִ֛יד (לְ) le. “to”לְעוֹלָ֑ם (לְ) le. “for”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to”וּלְבָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”

And vain men, sons of Belial, gathered to him and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and did not shew himself strong against them.

לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

And now ye think to shew yourselves strong against the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and ye have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods.

לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for”לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (לֵ) le. “to”

Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests as the peoples of the lands? whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, he becomes a priest of what is not God.

לָכֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “for”לְמַלֵּ֨א (לְ) le. “to”לְלֹ֥א (לְ) le. “to”

But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests that serve Jehovah are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are at their work:

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “<to>”

and they burn to Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the loaves also are set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for *we* keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but *ye* have forsaken him.

לַיהוָ֡ה (לַ) la. “to”לְבָעֵר֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And behold, we have God with us at our head, and his priests, and the loud-sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

לְהָרִ֣יעַ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לָב֖וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “to”

And Judah looked back, and behold, they had the battle in front and behind; and they cried to Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “[was] to”לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”

And the men of Judah gave a shout; and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “for”

and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, and to practise the law and the commandment.

לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (לִֽ) li. “to”לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And he removed out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And he built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because Jehovah had given him rest.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to”

And he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars, while the land is yet before us; for we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. And they built and prospered.

לִֽיהוּדָ֜ה (לִֽ) li. “to”לְפָנֵ֗ינוּ (לְ) le. “[is] <to>”לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “to”

And Asa had an army that bore targets and spears: out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew the bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these, mighty men of valour.

לְאָסָ֗א (לְ) le. “to”

And Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

לְפָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, it maketh no difference to thee to help, whether there be much or no power: help us, O Jehovah our God, for we rely on thee, and in thy name have we come against this multitude. Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

לַעְזוֹר֙ (לַ) la “to”לְאֵ֣ין (לְ) le. “and”