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2 Chronicles — Chapter 12

Read 2 Chronicles Chapter 12 in Biblical Hebrew alongside the King James Version (KJV) — 16 verses. Original Hebrew text with vowel points (nikud) and full English translation.

וַיְהִ֗י כְּהָכִ֤ין מַלְכ֣וּת רְחַ֣בְעָם֙ וּ֠כְ֠חֶ֠זְקָ֡תוֹ עָ֠זַב֩ אֶ֨ת תּוֹרַ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה וְ֠כָ֠ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמּֽוֹ׃

KJVAnd it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

וַיְהִ֗י בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הַחֲמִישִׁ֔ית לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֑ם עָלָ֞ה שִׁישַׁ֣ק מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֣יִם עַל יְרוּשָׁלַ֡͏ִם כִּ֣י מָ֠עֲל֡וּ בַּ֠יהוָֽה׃

KJVAnd it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,

In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem

בְּאֶ֣לֶף וּמָאתַ֣יִם רֶ֡כֶב וּ֠בְשִׁשִּׁ֡ים אֶ֠לֶף פָּ֠רָשִׁ֡ים וְ֠אֵ֠ין מִסְפָּ֡ר לָ֠עָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּ֠אוּ עִמּ֡וֹ מִ֠מִּצְרַ֡יִם לוּבִ֠ים֩ סֻכִּיִּ֨ים וְכוּשִׁ֗ים׃

KJVWith twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt — Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians.

וַיִּלְכֹּ֗ד אֶ֤ת עָרֵ֣י הַ֠מְּצֻר֡וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִ֠יהוּדָ֡ה וַ֠יָּב֡וֹא עַד יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

KJVAnd he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

וּשְׁמַעְיָ֣ה הַנָּבִ֡יא בָּ֠א אֶ֠ל רְחַ֠בְעָ֡ם וְשָׂרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ אֶ֠ל יְרוּשָׁלַ֡͏ִם מִ֠פְּנֵ֡י שִׁישַׁ֡ק וַ֠יֹּ֡אמֶר לָ֠הֶ֡ם כֹּ֠ה אָמַ֡ר יְהוָ֡ה אַ֠תֶּ֡ם עֲזַבְתֶּ֠ם אֹתִ֡י וְ֠אַף אֲנִ֡י עָזַ֠בְתִּ֡י אֶ֠תְכֶ֡ם בְּיַ֠ד שִׁישַֽׁק׃

KJVThen came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them: Thus says the LORD: You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.

וַיִּכָּנְע֗וּ שָׂרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וְהַ֠מֶּ֡לֶךְ וַ֠יֹּאמְר֡וּ צַדִּ֡יק יְהוָֽה׃

KJVWhereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said: The LORD is righteous.

וּבִרְא֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י נִכְנָ֔עוּ הָיָ֥ה דְבַריְהוָ֖ה אֶ֣ל שְׁמַעְיָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֑ר נִכְנְע֣וּ לֹ֤א אַשְׁחִיתֵם֙ וְנָתַתִּ֣י לָ֣הֶם כִּמְעַ֔ט לִפְלֵיטָ֗ה וְלֹ֧א תִתַּ֛ךְ חֲמָתִ֥י בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם בְּיַ֥ד שִׁישָֽׁק׃

KJVAnd when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah: They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

כִּ֥י יִהְיוּ לוֹ לַעֲבָדִ֖ים לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְע֗וּ עֲבֹדָתִ֙י֙ וַעֲבֹדַ֖ת מַמְלְכ֥וֹת הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃

KJVNevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, so that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

וַיַּ֨עַל שִׁישַׁ֜ק מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֗יִם עַ֤ל יְרוּשָׁלַ֙͏ִם֙ וַיִּקַּ֗ח אֶת אֹצְרוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶ֖ת אֹצְר֣וֹת בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אֶ֣ת הַכֹּ֣ל לָקָ֡ח וַ֠יִּקַּ֠ח אֶ֠ת מָגִנֵּ֡י הַ֠זָּהָ֡ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃

KJVSo Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ הַ֠מֶּ֡לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֡ם תַּחְתֵּיהֶ֡ם מָגִנֵּ֣י נְח֑שֶׁת וְהִפְקִ֗יד עַל יַד שָׂרֵ֣י הָרָצִ֡ים הַ֠שֹּׁמְרִ֡ים פֶּ֠תַח֩ בֵּ֨ית הַ֜מֶּלֶךְ׃

KJVInstead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.

And King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

וּבְבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה בָּ֖אוּ הָרָצִ֣ים וּנְשָׂא֑וּם וֶהֱשִׁיב֖וּם אֶ֥ל תָּ֥א הָרָצִֽים׃

KJVAnd when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.

And whenever the king went into the house of the LORD, the guard came and carried them and brought them back to the guardroom.

וּבְהִכָּנְע֗וֹ שָׁב מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ אַ֣ף יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית לְכָלָ֑ה וְ֠גַ֠ם בִּֽיהוּדָ֡ה הָ֠יָ֡ה דְבָרִ֡ים טוֹבִֽים׃

KJVAnd when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.

When he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah.

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֡ם בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלַ͏ִ֡ם וַ֠יִּמְלֹ֡ךְ רְחַבְעָ֡ם בֶּ֠ן אַרְבָּעִ֠ים וְ֠אַחַ֡ת שָׁנָ֡ה בְּ֠מָלְכ֡וֹ וּשְׁבַ֨ע עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלַ֡͏ִם הָ֠עִ֡יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחַ֣ר יְהוָ֣ה לָשׂ֣וּם אֶ֠ת שְׁמ֡וֹ שָׁ֠ם מִ֠כֹּ֠ל שִׁבְטֵ֡י יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וְ֠שֵׁ֡ם אִמּ֠וֹ נַעֲמָ֡ה הָעַמּוֹנִֽית׃

KJVSo king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ הָרָ֑ע כִּ֥י לֹ֧א הֵכִ֛ין לִ֣בּ֣וֹ לִ֠דְר֡וֹשׁ אֶ֠ת יְהוָֽה׃

KJVAnd he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

וְדִבְרֵ֧י רְחַ֣בְעָ֗ם הָרִאשֹׁ֣נִים וְהָאַחֲרֹ֡נִים הֲ֠לֹ֠א הֵ֠ם כְּתוּבִ֡ים בְּ֠דִבְרֵ֠י שְׁמַ֡עְיָה הַנָּבִ֠יא וְ֠עִדּ֡וֹ הַ֠חֹ֠זֶה לְהִתְיַחֵ֡שׂ וּמִ֠לְחֲמ֡וֹת רְחַ֠בְעָ֡ם וְיָרָבְעָ֡ם כָּ֠ל הַ֠יָּמִֽים׃

KJVNow the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer? There were also continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב רְחַבְעָם֙ עִם אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֲבִיָּ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

KJVAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.