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

הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ (הָ) ha. “the”

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

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַכֹּ֖ל (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַזָּהָ֔ב (הַ) ha. “<the>”

King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָרָצִ֔ים (הָ) ha. “the”הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “who”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

It was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Yahweh, the guard came and bore them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָרָצִים֙ (הָ) ha. “the”הָרָצִֽים׃ (הָ) ha. “the”

So 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 which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָ֠עִיר (הָ֠) Ha. “the”הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃ (הָֽ) Ha. “the”

He did that which was evil, because he didn't set his heart to seek Yahweh.

הָרָ֑ע (הָ) ha. “<the>”

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren't they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

הָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ (הָ) ha. “<the>”וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַנָּבִ֛יא (הַ) ha. “the”הַחֹזֶ֖ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַיָּמִֽים׃ (הַ) hai. “the”

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.

הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (הַ) ha. “the”

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 (הַ) ha “the”הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת (הָ) ha. “the”הַבָּ֗א (הַ) ha. “<the>”

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:

וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (הַ) ha “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.

הַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ן (הַ) ha. “the”הַטָּה֗וֹר (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַזָּהָ֤ב (הַ) ha. “<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.

הָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה (הַ) ha. “the”

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

הַמַּאְרָ֔ב (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַמַּאְרָ֖ב (הַ) ha. “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.

הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”

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 (הָ) ha. “<the>”

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.

הַהִ֑יא (הַ) ha. “<the>”

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

הַנָּבִ֥יא (הַ) ha. “the”

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.

הָאָ֖רֶץ (הָ) ha. “the”

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

הַטּ֣וֹב (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַיָּשָׁ֔ר (הַ) hai. “the”

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

הַנֵּכָ֖ר (הַ) ha. “<the>”וְהַבָּמ֑וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ (הָ) ha. “the”

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

הַתּוֹרָ֥ה (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

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.

הַבָּמ֖וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”הַֽחַמָּנִ֑ים (הַֽ) ha. “the”הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה (הַ) ha. “the”

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.

הָאָ֗רֶץ (הָ) ha. “the”הָאֵ֔לֶּה (הָ) ha. “<the>”

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.

הֶעָרִ֣ים (הֶ) he. “the”הָאֵ֗לֶּה (הָ) ha. “<the>”הָאָ֜רֶץ (הָ) ha. “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.

הַכּוּשִׁ֗י (הַ) ha. “the”