2 CHRONICLES 11:1

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“And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.”

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2 Chronicles 11:1 Translation & Meaning

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And when Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם֮ Rechabam, an Israelite king Rehoboam
was come וַיָּבֹ֣א To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) come
to Jerusalem, יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֒ Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine Jerusalem
he gathered וַיַּקְהֵל֩ To convoke gathered
of the house בֵּ֨ית A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) house
of Judah יְהוּדָ֜ה Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory Judah
and Benjamin וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory Benjamin
an hundred מֵאָ֨ה A hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction hundred
and fourscore וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים Eighty, also eightieth fourscore
thousand אֶ֛לֶף Hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand thousand
chosen בָּח֖וּר Properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select chosen
men, (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
which were warriors, עֹשֵׂ֣ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application warriors
to fight לְהִלָּחֵם֙ To feed on; by implication, to battle (as destruction) fight
against עִם Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) against
Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity Israel
that he might bring לְהָשִׁ֥יב To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again might bring
the kingdom הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה Dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) kingdom
again to Rehoboam. לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ Rechabam, an Israelite king again Rehoboam

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  • 1  And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

  • 2  But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

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




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