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but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'

הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ (הָ) ha. “the”

And Shishak king of Egypt cometh up against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king -- the whole he hath taken -- and he taketh the shields of gold that Solomon had made;

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

and king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath given `them' a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners who are keeping the opening of the house of the king;

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

and it cometh to pass, from the time of the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners have come in and lifted them up, and brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.

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

And king Rehoboam strengtheneth himself in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for a son of forty and two years `is' Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah hath chosen to put His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother `is' Naamah the Ammonitess,

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

and he doth the evil thing, for he hath not prepared his heart to seek Jehovah.

הָרָ֑ע (הָ) ha. “<the>”

And the matters of Rehoboam, the first and the last, are they not written among the matters of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, concerning genealogy? And the wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam `are' all the days;

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

And Abijah directeth the war with a force of mighty men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men, and Jeroboam hath set in array with him battle, with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty of valour.

הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (הַ) ha. “the”

`Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

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

`As for us, Jehovah `is' our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to Jehovah, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work,

וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (הַ) ha “the”

and are making perfume to Jehovah, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and perfume of spices, and the arrangement of bread `is' on the pure table, and the candlestick of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of Jehovah our God, and ye -- ye have forsaken Him.

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

`And lo, with us -- at `our' head -- `is' God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah, God of your fathers, for ye do not prosper.'

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

And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush `is' behind them.

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

And Judah turneth, and lo, against them `is' the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

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

and the men of Judah shout -- and it cometh to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God hath smitten Jeroboam, and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.

וְהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”

And the sons of Israel are humbled at that time, and the sons of Judah are strong, for they have leant on Jehovah, God of their fathers.

הַהִ֑יא (הַ) ha. “<the>”

and the rest of the matters of Abijah, and his ways, and his words, are written in the `Inquiry' of the prophet Iddo.

הַנָּבִ֥יא (הַ) ha. “the”

And Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.

הָאָ֖רֶץ (הָ) ha. “the”

And Asa doth that which is good, and that which is right, in the eyes of Jehovah his God,

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

and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines,

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

and saith to Judah to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, and to do the law and the command;

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

and he turneth aside out of all cities of Judah the high places and the images, and the kingdom is quiet before him.

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

And he buildeth cities of bulwarks in Judah, for the land hath quiet, and there is no war with him in these years, because Jehovah hath given rest to him.

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

And he saith to Judah, `Let us build these cities, and compass `them' with wall, and towers, two-leaved doors, and bars, while the land `is' before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God, we have sought, and He giveth rest to us round about;' and they build and prosper.

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

And come out unto them doth Zerah the Cushite with a force of a thousand thousand, and chariots three hundred, and he cometh in unto Mareshah,

הַכּוּשִׁ֗י (הַ) ha. “the”