H9002–/וְ–v

And 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 valour.

וְיָרָבְעָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said: 'Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel;

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

ought ye not to know that the LORD, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

וּלְבָנָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”

And there were gathered unto him vain men, base fellows that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted, and could not withstand them.

וּרְחַבְעָ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְרַךְ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.

וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמָּכֶם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Have ye not driven out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the peoples of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same bec

וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵילִ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken Him; and we have priests ministering unto the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work;

וַאֲנַ֛חְנוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense; the showbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening; for we keep the charge of

וּמַקְטִרִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וּבָעֶֽרֶב־ (וּ) u. “and”וּקְטֹֽרֶת־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת (וּ) u. “and”וּמְנוֹרַ֨ת (וּ) u. “and”וְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And, behold, God is with us at our head, and His priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.'

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹהֲנָ֛יו (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת (וַ) va. “and”

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

וְיָֽרָבְעָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמַּאְרָ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָח֔וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Then 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.

וְהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיהוּדָֽה׃ (וִ) vi. “and”

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

וְעַמּ֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.

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

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah; and the LORD smote him, and he died.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֥שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְרָכָ֖יו (וּ) u. “and”וּדְבָרָ֑יו (וּ) u. “and”

And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God;

וְהַיָּשָׁ֔ר (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהַבָּמ֑וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For he said unto 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 the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He hath given us rest on every side.' So they b

וְנָסֵ֨ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִגְדָּלִים֮ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְרִיחִים֒ (וּ) u. “and”

And Asa had an army that bore bucklers and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bore shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.

וָרֹמַח֒ (וָ) va. “and”וּמִבִּנְיָמִ֗ן (וּ) u. “and”וְדֹ֣רְכֵי (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an army of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and he came unto Mareshah.

וּמַרְכָּב֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”