H9002–/וְ–v

And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.

וְיָרָבְעָ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Abijah stood upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Ought ye not to know that the LORD 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 are gathered to him vain men, the children of Belial, and they have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-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 golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

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

Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made for you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

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

But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, who minister to the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:

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

And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt-sacrifices and sweet incense: the show-bread also they set in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

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 himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye will not prosper.

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

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

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

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried to 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 Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with its towns, and Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephron with its towns.

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 struck him, and he died.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat 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 story 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 altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves:

וְהַבָּמ֑וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And commanded Judah to seek the LORD 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 images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore he said to Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while 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 built, and prospered.

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

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

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

And there came out against them Zerah the Cushite, with a host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came to Mareshah.

וּמַרְכָּב֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”