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but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'

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

And in his being humbled, turned back from him hath the wrath of Jehovah, so as not to destroy to completion; and also, in Judah there have been good things.

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

And king Rehoboam strengtheneth himself in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for a son of forty and two years `is' Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah hath chosen to put His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother `is' Naamah the Ammonitess,

לָשׂ֨וּם (לָ) la. “to”

and he doth the evil thing, for he hath not prepared his heart to seek Jehovah.

לִדְר֖וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

And the matters of Rehoboam, the first and the last, are they not written among the matters of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, concerning genealogy? And the wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam `are' all the days;

לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂ (לְ) le. “for”

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam -- Abijah reigneth over Judah;

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”

And Abijah riseth up on the hill of Zemaraim that `is' in the hill-country of Ephraim, and saith, `Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel!

לְהַ֣ר (לְ) le. “<to>”

Is it not for you to know that Jehovah, God of Israel, hath given the kingdom to David over Israel to the age, to him and to his sons -- a covenant of 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 there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and hath not strengthened himself against them.

לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (לִ) li “<to>”

`And now, ye are saying to strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David, and ye `are' a numerous multitude, and with you calves of gold that Jeroboam hath made to you for gods.

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

`Have ye not cast out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make to you priests like the peoples of the lands? every one who hath come to fill his hand with a bullock, a son of the herd, and seven rams, even he hath been a priest to No-gods!

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

`As for us, Jehovah `is' our God, and we have not forsaken Him, and priests are ministering to Jehovah, sons of Aaron and the Levites, in the work,

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “<to>”

and are making perfume to Jehovah, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and perfume of spices, and the arrangement of bread `is' on the pure table, and the candlestick of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of Jehovah our God, and ye -- ye have forsaken Him.

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

`And lo, with us -- at `our' head -- `is' God, and His priests and trumpets of shouting to shout against you; O sons of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah, God of your fathers, for ye do not prosper.'

לְהָרִ֣יעַ (לְ) le. “to”

And Jeroboam hath brought round the ambush to come in from behind them, and they are before Judah, and the ambush `is' behind them.

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

And Judah turneth, and lo, against them `is' the battle, before and behind, and they cry to Jehovah, and the priests are blowing with trumpets,

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

and the men of Judah shout -- and it cometh to pass, at the shouting of the men of Judah, that God hath smitten Jeroboam, and all Israel, before Abijah and Judah.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And Abijah strengtheneth himself, and taketh to him fourteen wives, and begetteth twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters,

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “for”

and saith to Judah to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, and to do the law and the command;

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

and he turneth aside out of all cities of Judah the high places and the images, and the kingdom is quiet before him.

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

And he buildeth cities of bulwarks in Judah, for the land hath quiet, and there is no war with him in these years, because Jehovah hath given rest to him.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “to”

And he saith to Judah, `Let us build these cities, and compass `them' with wall, and towers, two-leaved doors, and bars, while the land `is' before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God, we have sought, and He giveth rest to us round about;' and they build and prosper.

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

And there is to Asa a force bearing target and spear, out of Judah three hundred thousand, and out of Benjamin, bearing shield and treading bow, two hundred and eighty thousand: all these `are' mighty of valour.

לְאָסָ֗א (לְ) le. “to”

and Asa goeth out before him, and they set battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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

And Asa calleth unto Jehovah his God, and saith, `Jehovah! it is nothing with Thee to help, between the mighty and those who have no power; help us, O Jehovah, our God, for on Thee we have leant, and in Thy name we have come against this multitude; O Jehovah, our God thou `art'; let him not prevail with Thee -- mortal man!

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