H9023–הוּ–hu

Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)

נָשָׁיו֙ (ו֙) v “his”וּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו (ו) v “his”

Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [supplied: even] the prince among his brothers; for [supplied: he was minded] to make him king.

בְּאֶחָ֑יו (ו) v “his”

He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought [supplied: for them] many wives.

בָּנָ֜יו (ו) v “his”

It happened, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Yahweh, and all Israel with him.

וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

שְׁמ֥וֹ (וֹ) o “his”אִמּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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

לִבּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his place.

אֲבֹתָ֔יו (ו) v “his”בְנ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

אִמּ֔וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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 (ו) v “his”

Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.

אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

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.

יָד֜וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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.

וְכֹהֲנָ֛יו (ו) v “his”

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

וְעַמּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”

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

וּדְרָכָ֖יו (ו) v “his”וּדְבָרָ֑יו (ו) v “his”

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.

אֲבֹתָ֗יו (ו) v “his”בְנ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “his”בְּיָמָ֛יו (ו) v “his”

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

אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

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.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (ו) v “him”

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

לְפָנָ֑יו (ו) v “him”

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.

אֱלֹהָיו֮ (ו֮) v “his”

Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar: and there fell of the Ethiopians so many that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before Yahweh, and before his host; and they carried away very much booty.

מַחֲנֵ֑הוּ (הוּ) hu “his”

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.

אֱלֹהָ֖יו (ו) v “his”

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

יָמָֽיו׃ (ו) v “his”

He brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

אָבִ֛יו (ו) v “his”וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יו (ו) v “his”

It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “his”

For the eyes of Yahweh run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars.

עֵינָ֞יו (ו) v “his”