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And the young men that were grown up with him spoke unto him, saying: 'Thus shalt thou say unto the people that spoke unto thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them: My little finger is

לֵאמֹר֒ (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָעָם֩ (לָ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying: 'Come to me again the third day.'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: 'My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying: 'What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to your tents, O Israel; now see to thine own house, David.' S

לָהֶם֒ (לָ) la. “to”לֵאמֹ֡ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָּנוּ֩ (לָּ) la. “[belongs] to”לְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, so that he died. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

לַֽעֲל֣וֹת (לַֽ) la. “to”לָנ֖וּס (לָ) la. “to”

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.

לְהִלָּחֵם֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ (לִ) li “to”

But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying:

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

'Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying:

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren; return every man to his house, for this thing is of Me.' So they hearkened unto the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

לְבֵית֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

לְמָצ֖וֹר (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

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;

לִיהוּדָ֖ה (לִ) li. “to”וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (לִֽ) li. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

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

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “for”לַבָּמ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “for the”וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים (לַ) la. “for the”וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים (לָ) la. “for the”

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.

לְבַקֵּ֕שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לִזְבּ֕וֹחַ (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to”

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.

לְשָׁנִ֣ים (לְ) le. “for”לְשָׁנִ֥ים (לְ) le. “for”

And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

ל֤וֹ (ל֤) l “for”

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

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to”

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

ל֗וֹ (ל֗) l “to”

And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him king.

לָרֹ֧אשׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לְנָגִ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְֽכָל־ (לְֽ) le. “to”לְכֹל֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָהֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “to”לָרֹ֑ב (לָ) la. “to”

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had dealt treacherously with the LORD,

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”

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.

לָעָ֞ם (לָ) la. “[belonged] to the”

And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (לִֽ) li. “[belonged] to”

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.'

לָהֶ֜ם (לָ) la. “to”

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

לֵאמֹ֛ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to”לִפְלֵיטָ֔ה (לִ) li “<to>”