2 Chronicles 11 :: Hebrew Names Version (HNV)

Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities

2Ch 11:1When Rechav`am was come to Yerushalayim, he assembled the house of Yehudah and Binyamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Yisra'el, to bring the kingdom again to Rechav`am.

2Ch 11:2

2Ch 11:2But the word of the LORD came to Shemayah the man of God, saying,

2Ch 11:3

2Ch 11:3Speak to Rechav`am the son of Shlomo, king of Yehudah, and to all Yisra'el in Yehudah and Binyamin, saying,

2Ch 11:4

2Ch 11:4Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they listened to the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Yarov`am.

2Ch 11:5

2Ch 11:5Rechav`am lived in Yerushalayim, and built cities for defense in Yehudah.

2Ch 11:6

2Ch 11:6He built Beit-Lechem, and `Etam, and Tekoa,

2Ch 11:7

2Ch 11:7Beit-Tzur, and Sokho, and `Adullam,

2Ch 11:8

2Ch 11:8and Gat, and Mareshah, and Zif,

2Ch 11:9

2Ch 11:9and Adorayim, and Lakhish, and `Azeka,

2Ch 11:10

2Ch 11:10and Tzor`ah, and Ayalon, and Hevron, which are in Yehudah and in Binyamin, fortified cities.

2Ch 11:11

2Ch 11:11He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and oil and wine.

2Ch 11:12

2Ch 11:12In every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. Yehudah and Binyamin belonged to him.

(1Ki 14:21–24 )

2Ch 11:13

2Ch 11:13The Kohanim and the Levites who were in all Yisra'el resorted to him out of all their border.

Jeroboam Appoints False Priests

2Ch 11:14

2Ch 11:14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Yehudah and Yerushalayim: for Yarov`am and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the Kohen's office to the LORD;

2Ch 11:15

2Ch 11:15and he appointed him Kohanim for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.

2Ch 11:16

2Ch 11:16After them, out of all the tribes of Yisra'el, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, came to Yerushalayim to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2Ch 11:17

2Ch 11:17So they strengthened the kingdom of Yehudah, and made Rechav`am the son of Shlomo strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Shlomo.

Rehoboam's Family

2Ch 11:18

2Ch 11:18Rechav`am took him a wife, Machalat the daughter of Yerimot the son of David, and of Avichayil the daughter of Eli'av the son of Yishai;

2Ch 11:19

2Ch 11:19and she bore him sons: Ye`ush, and Shemaryahu, and Zaham.

2Ch 11:20

2Ch 11:20After her he took Ma`akhah the daughter of Avshalom; and she bore him Aviyah, and `Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomit.

2Ch 11:21

2Ch 11:21Rechav`am loved Ma`akhah the daughter of Avshalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)

2Ch 11:22

2Ch 11:22Rechav`am appointed Aviyah the son of Ma`akhah to be chief, even the prince among his brothers; for he was minded to make him king.

2Ch 11:23

2Ch 11:23He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Yehudah and Binyamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. He sought for them many wives.

The Hebrew Names Version is based off the World English Bible, an update of the American Standard Version of 1901. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

Pericope

2 Chronicles Chapter 11 — Additional Translations: