וַיָּבֹ֣א רְחַבְעָם֮ יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיַּקְהֵל֩ אֶת בֵּ֨ית יְהוּדָ֜ה וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף בָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה לְהִלָּחֵם֙ עִם יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה לִרְחַבְעָֽם
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen , which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
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וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר יְהוָ֔ה אֶל שְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הוּ אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר
But the word of YHWH came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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אֱמֹ֕ר אֶל רְחַבְעָ֥ם בֶּן שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶל֙ כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּיהוּדָ֥ה וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר
Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֡ה לֹא תַעֲלוּ֩ וְלֹא תִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ עִם אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם שׁ֚וּבוּ אִ֣ישׁ לְבֵית֔וֹ כִּ֧י מֵֽאִתִּ֛י נִהְיָ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִלֶּ֥כֶת אֶל יָרָבְעָֽם
Thus says YHWH, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of YHWH, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
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וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב רְחַבְעָ֖ם בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּ֧בֶן עָרִ֛ים לְמָצ֖וֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
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וַיִּ֧בֶן אֶת בֵּֽית לֶ֛חֶם וְאֶת עֵיטָ֖ם וְאֶת תְּקֽוֹעַ
He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
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וְאֶת בֵּֽית צ֥וּר וְאֶת שׂוֹכ֖וֹ וְאֶת עֲדֻלָּֽם
And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
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וְאֶת גַּ֥ת וְאֶת מָרֵשָׁ֖ה וְאֶת זִֽיף
And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
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וְאֶת אֲדוֹרַ֥יִם וְאֶת לָכִ֖ישׁ וְאֶת עֲזֵקָֽה
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
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וְאֶת צָרְעָה֙ וְאֶת אַיָּל֔וֹן וְאֶת חֶבְר֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּיהוּדָ֖ה וּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ן עָרֵ֖י מְצֻרֽוֹת
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
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וַיְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת הַמְּצֻר֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֤ן בָּהֶם֙ נְגִידִ֔ים וְאֹצְר֥וֹת מַאֲכָ֖ל וְשֶׁ֥מֶן וָיָֽיִן
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
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וּבְכָל עִ֤יר וָעִיר֙ צִנּ֣וֹת וּרְמָחִ֔ים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖ם לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וַיְהִי ל֖וֹ יְהוּדָ֥ה וּבִנְיָמִֽן
And in every several city shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
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וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּכָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ עָלָ֖יו מִכָּל גְּבוּלָֽם
And the priests and the Levites that in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
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כִּֽי עָזְב֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֶת מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ לִיהוּדָ֖ה וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּֽי הִזְנִיחָ֤ם יָֽרָבְעָם֙ וּבָנָ֔יו מִכַּהֵ֖ן לַיהוָֽה
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office to YHWH:
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וַיַּֽעֲמֶד לוֹ֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים לַבָּמ֖וֹת וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה
And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
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וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ אֶת לְבָבָ֔ם לְבַקֵּ֕שׁ אֶת יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בָּ֚אוּ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִזְבּ֕וֹחַ לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם
And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek YHWH God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to YHWH God of their fathers.
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וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙ אֶת מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּ אֶת רְחַבְעָ֥ם בֶּן שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשָׁנִ֣ים שָׁל֑וֹשׁ כִּ֣י הָֽלְכ֗וּ בְּדֶ֧רֶךְ דָּוִ֛יד וּשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשָׁנִ֥ים שָׁלֽוֹשׁ
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
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וַיִּֽקַּֽח ל֤וֹ רְחַבְעָם֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה אֶת מָ֣חֲלַ֔ת בן בַּת יְרִימ֖וֹת בֶּן דָּוִ֑יד אֲבִיהַ֕יִל בַּת אֱלִיאָ֖ב בֶּן יִשָֽׁי
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
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וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ בָּנִ֑ים אֶת יְע֥וּשׁ וְאֶת שְׁמַרְיָ֖ה וְאֶת זָֽהַם
Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
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וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ לָקַ֔ח אֶֽת מַעֲכָ֖ה בַּת אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַתֵּ֣לֶד ל֗וֹ אֶת אֲבִיָּה֙ וְאֶת עַתַּ֔י וְאֶת זִיזָ֖א וְאֶת שְׁלֹמִֽית
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
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וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב רְחַבְעָ֜ם אֶת מַעֲכָ֣ה בַת אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם מִכָּל נָשָׁיו֙ וּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו כִּ֠י נָשִׁ֤ים שְׁמוֹנֶֽה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ נָשָׂ֔א וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים שִׁשִּׁ֑ים וַיּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֛ה בָּנִ֖ים וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים בָּנֽוֹת
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
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וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד לָרֹ֧אשׁ רְחַבְעָ֛ם אֶת אֲבִיָּ֥ה בֶֽן מַעֲכָ֖ה לְנָגִ֣יד בְּאֶחָ֑יו כִּ֖י לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, ruler among his brethren: for to make him king.
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וַיָּבֶן֩ וַיִּפְרֹ֨ץ מִכָּל בָּנָ֜יו לְֽכָל אַרְצ֧וֹת יְהוּדָ֣ה וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן לְכֹל֙ עָרֵ֣י הַמְּצֻר֔וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֛ם הַמָּז֖וֹן לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּשְׁאַ֖ל הֲמ֥וֹן נָשִֽׁים
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, to every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.