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But still they will become his servants, so that they may see how different my yoke is from the yoke of the kingdoms of the lands.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”לַעֲבָדִ֑ים (לַ) la. “<into>”

And when he made himself low, the wrath of the Lord was turned back from him, and complete destruction did not come on him, for there was still some good in Judah.

לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית (לְ) le. “to”לְכָלָ֑ה (לְ) le. “to”

So King Rehoboam made himself strong in Jerusalem and was ruling there. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was ruling for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put

לָשׂ֨וּם (לָ) la. “to”

And he did evil because his heart was not true to the Lord.

לִדְר֖וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not recorded in the words of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂ (לְ) le. “for”

In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”

And Abijah took up his position on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Give ear to me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:

לְהַ֣ר (לְ) le. “<to>”

Is it not clear to you that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel to David and to his sons for ever, by an agreement made with salt?

לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “[belong] to”לָדַ֔עַת (לָ) la. “[does] to”לְדָוִ֛יד (לְ) le. “to”לְעוֹלָ֑ם (לְ) le. “for”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to”וּלְבָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “to”

And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

And now it is your purpose to put yourselves against the authority which the Lord has put into the hands of the sons of David, and you are a very great number, and you have with you the gold oxen which Jeroboam made to be your gods.

לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”לָכֶ֛ם (לָ) la. “for”לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ (לֵ) le. “to”

And after driving out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, have you not made priests for yourselves as the people of other lands do? so that anyone who comes to make himself priest by offering an ox or seven sheep, may be a priest

לָכֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “for”לְמַלֵּ֨א (לְ) le. “to”לְלֹ֥א (לְ) le. “to”

But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not been turned away from him; we have priests who do the work of the Lord, even the sons of Aaron and the Levites in their places;

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “<to>”

By whom burned offerings and perfumes are sent up in smoke before the Lord every morning and every evening; and they put out the holy bread on its table and the gold support for the lights with its lights burning every evening; for we keep the orders giv

לַיהוָ֡ה (לַ) la. “to”לְבָעֵר֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And now God is with us at our head, and his priests with their loud horns sounding against you. O children of Israel, do not make war on the Lord, the God of your fathers, for it will not go well for you.

לְהָרִ֣יעַ (לְ) le. “to”

But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.

לָב֖וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “to”

And Judah, turning their faces, saw that they were being attacked in front and at the back; and they gave a cry for help to the Lord, while the priests were sounding their horns.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “[was] to”לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”

And the men of Judah gave a loud cry; and at their cry, God put fear into Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “for”

And he made Judah go after the Lord, the God of their fathers, and keep his laws and his orders.

לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (לִֽ) li. “to”לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And he took away the high places and the sun-images from all the towns of Judah; and the kingdom was quiet under his rule.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

He made walled towns in Judah, for the land was quiet and there were no wars in those years, because the Lord had given him rest.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to”

He said to Judah, Let us make these towns, building walls round them with towers and doors and locks. The land is still ours, because we have been true to the Lord our God; we have been true to him and he has given us rest on every side. So they went on

לִֽיהוּדָ֜ה (לִֽ) li. “to”לְפָנֵ֗ינוּ (לְ) le. “[is] <to>”לָ֖נוּ (לָ֖) La. “to”

And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men of Judah armed with body-covers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand of Benjamin armed with body-covers and bows; all these were men of war.

לְאָסָ֗א (לְ) le. “to”

And Asa went out against him, and they put their forces in position in the valley north of Mareshah.

לְפָנָ֑יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמָרֵשָֽׁה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Asa made prayer to the Lord his God and said, Lord, you only are able to give help against the strong to him who has no strength; come to our help, O Lord our God, for our hope is in you, and in your name we have come out against this great army. O L

לַעְזוֹר֙ (לַ) la “to”לְאֵ֣ין (לְ) le. “and”