H9002–/וְ–v

and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ן (וּ) u. “and”

And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.

וְאֹצְר֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֶׁ֥מֶן (וְ) ve. “and”וָיָֽיִן׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin adhered to him.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וָעִיר֙ (וָ) va. “and”וּרְמָחִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel presented themselves to him out of all their border.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For the Levites left their open land and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto the LORD;

וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם (וַ) va. “and”וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָנָ֔יו (וּ) u. “and”

and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the satyrs, and for the calves which he had made.

וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.

וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.

וּשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines--for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begot twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.

וּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו (וּ) u. “and”וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנָ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city; and he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.

וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen; and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

וּמָאתַ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְכוּשִֽׁים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them: 'Thus saith the LORD: Ye have forsaken Me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.'

וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה (וּֽ) u. “and”וְשָׂרֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַף־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said: 'The LORD is righteous.'

וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying: 'They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the

וּבִרְא֤וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְיֵדְעוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת (וַ) va. “and”

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

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned from him, that He would not destroy him altogether; and moreover in Judah there were good things found.

וּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His

וְאַחַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע (וּֽ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

וְדִבְרֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִדּ֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְיָרָבְעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבֵ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”