2 Chronicles 13

King Abijah of Judah confronts Jeroboam of Israel, delivering a speech that contrasts Judah's faithfulness to YHWH and His covenant with Israel's apostasy and idolatry, declaring that fighting against Judah is fighting against YHWH.[2][3] Despite being outnumbered (400,000 men against 800,000), Judah achieves a decisive victory when YHWH intervenes, resulting in 500,000 Israelite casualties and the subjugation of Israel under Abijah's rule.[2][3]

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Verse 3 וַ/יֶּאְסֹ֨ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤓 vayeesor and Abijah engaged and he bound HC/Vqw3ms אֲבִיָּ֜ה 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄 aviyah Abijah My Father is Yah Aviyah HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker HTo הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/חַ֨יִל֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤋 bechayil of force in strength HR/Ncmsa גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤉 giborey mighty men of mighty ones of HAampc מִלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah war armed conflict HNcfsa אַרְבַּע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four four HAcfsa מֵא֥וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsa בָּח֑וּר 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓 bachur chosen chosen one HVqsmsa וְ/יָרָבְעָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 veyaraveam and Jeroboam and People-Contends and Yarveam HC/Np עָרַ֤ךְ 𐤏𐤓𐤊 arakhe drew up he arranged HVqp3ms עִמּ/וֹ֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo against him with him HR/Sp3ms מִלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah-2 battle armed conflict HNcfsa בִּ/שְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 bishemoneh eight in eight HR/Acfsa מֵא֥וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot-2 hundred hundreds HAcbpa אֶ֛לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand thousand-unit HAcbsa אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 men man HNcmsa בָּח֖וּר 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓 bachur-2 chosen chosen one HVqsmsa גִּבּ֥וֹר 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓 gibor mighty mighty man HAamsc חָֽיִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil men of valor strength HNcmsa
Verse 7 וַ/יִּקָּבְצ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 vayiqavetsu and gathered and they were gathered HC/VNw3mp עָלָ֗י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv to him upon him HR/Sp3ms אֲנָשִׁ֤ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa רֵקִים֙ 𐤓𐤒𐤉𐤌 reqim worthless empty ones HAampa בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc בְלִיַּ֔עַל 𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 veliyaal of Belial worthless one HNcmsa וַ/יִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤅 vayiteametsu and strengthened themselves and they strengthened themselves HC/Vtw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR רְחַבְעָ֣ם 𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤏𐤌 rechaveam Rehoboam People-Has-Expanded Rechaveam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh of Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp וּ/רְחַבְעָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤏𐤌 urechaveam and Rehoboam and People-Has-Enlarged and Rechaveam HC/Np הָ֤יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became HVqp3ms נַ֨עַר֙ 𐤍𐤏𐤓 naar young youth HNcmsa וְ/רַךְ 𐤅/𐤓𐤊 verakhe and tender and tender HC/Aamsc לֵבָ֔ב 𐤋𐤁𐤁 levav of heart heart of HNcmsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn הִתְחַזַּ֖ק 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 hitechazaq he strengthened himself Strengthen yourself HVtp3ms לִ/פְנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp
Verse 8 וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now and now HC/D אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp אֹֽמְרִ֗ים 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 omerim say those saying HVqrmpa לְ/הִתְחַזֵּק֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 lehitechazeq to-strengthen to strengthen oneself HR/Vtc לִ/פְנֵי֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc מַמְלֶ֣כֶת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕 mamelekhet kingdom kingdom of HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יַ֖ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in-hand-of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons-of sons of HNcmpc דָוִ֑יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/אַתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and-you and you men HC/Pp2mp הָמ֣וֹן 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 hamon multitude roaring throng of HNcmsa רָ֔ב 𐤓𐤁 rav great great HAamsa וְ/עִמָּ/כֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤊𐤌 veimakhem and-with-you(pl) and with you (plural masculine) HC/R/Sp2mp עֶגְלֵ֣י 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉 egeley calves-of calves of HNcmpc זָהָ֔ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav gold gold HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עָשָׂ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah made he did HVqp3ms לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for-you(pl) HR/Sp2mp יָרָבְעָ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp לֵ/אלֹהִֽים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) for-gods to mighty ones HR/Ncmpa
Verse 9 הֲ/לֹ֤א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Have not? is it not? HTi/Tn הִדַּחְתֶּם֙ 𐤄𐤃𐤇𐤕𐤌 hidachetem driven out you drove away HVhp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כֹּהֲנֵ֣י 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉 kohaney priests of officiating priests of HNcmpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc אַהֲרֹ֖ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon Aharon HNp וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֑ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa וַ/תַּעֲשׂ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤅 vataasu and made and you did HC/Vqw2mp לָ/כֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves HR/Sp2mp כֹּהֲנִים֙ 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 kohanim priests officiating priests HNcmpa כְּ/עַמֵּ֣י 𐤊/𐤏𐤌𐤉 keamey like peoples of like peoples of HR/Ncmpc הָ/אֲרָצ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 haaratsot the lands the lands HTd/Ncbpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal whoever entirety of HNcmsc הַ/בָּ֗א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba comes the coming one HTd/Vqrmsa לְ/מַלֵּ֨א 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤀 lemale to fill to make full HR/Vpc יָד֜/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms בְּ/פַ֤ר 𐤁/𐤐𐤓 befar with a bull with a young bull HR/Ncmsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc בָּקָר֙ 𐤁𐤒𐤓 baqar cattle bovine animal HNcbsa וְ/אֵילִ֣ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤌 veeylim and rams strong rams HC/Ncmpa שִׁבְעָ֔ה 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 shiveah seven seven HAcmsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and he will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כֹהֵ֖ן 𐤊𐤄𐤍 khohen priest ritual officiant HNcmsa לְ/לֹ֥א 𐤋/𐤋𐤀 lelo for no not HR/Tn אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones HNcmpa
Verse 11 וּ/מַקְטִרִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤉𐤌 umaqetirim and-they-burn and smoke-raisers HC/Vhrmpa לַ/יהוָ֡ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np עֹל֣וֹת 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 olot burnt-offerings ascending-offerings HNcfpa בַּ/בֹּֽקֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in-the-morning in the morning HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/בֹּ֣קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer-2 in-the-morning in the morning HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בָ/עֶֽרֶב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 uvaerev and-in-the-evening and in the mingling-dusk HC/Rd/Ncmsa בָּ/עֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev evening in the mingling dusk HRd/Ncmsa וּ/קְטֹֽרֶת 𐤅/𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕 uqetoret and-incense and incense of HC/Ncfsc סַמִּים֩ 𐤎𐤌𐤉𐤌 samim spices aromatic spices HNcmpa וּ/מַעֲרֶ֨כֶת 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤕 umaarekhet and-arrangement and arrangement of HC/Ncfsc לֶ֜חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of-bread bread HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֣ן 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍 hashulechan the-table the spread-out table HTd/Ncmsa הַ/טָּה֗וֹר 𐤄/𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 hatahor the-pure the pure one HTd/Aamsa וּ/מְנוֹרַ֨ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤕 umenorat and-lampstand and lampstand of HC/Ncfsc הַ/זָּהָ֤ב 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav the-gold the gold HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נֵרֹתֶ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄 veneroteyha and-lamps-her and her lamps HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs לְ/בָעֵר֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤓 levaer to-burn to burn up HR/Vpc בָּ/עֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev-2 evening in the mingling dusk HRd/Ncmsa בָּ/עֶ֔רֶב 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev-3 evening in the mingling dusk HRd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שֹׁמְרִ֣ים 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 shomerim we-keep guarding ones HVqrmpa אֲנַ֔חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct-object-marker] object-marker HTo מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 mishemeret charge guard-duty of HNcfsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) God-our our mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp1cp וְ/אַתֶּ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and-you and you men HC/Pp2mp עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם 𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤕𐤌 azavetem have-forsaken you have abandoned HVqp2mp אֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms
Verse 12 וְ/הִנֵּה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm עִמָּ֨/נוּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤍𐤅 imanu with us with us HR/Sp1cp בָ/רֹ֜אשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔 varosh at the head and head HRd/Ncmsa הָ/אֱלֹהִ֧ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/כֹהֲנָ֛י/ו 𐤅/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vekhohanayv and his priests and his officiating-priests HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/חֲצֹצְר֥וֹת 𐤅/𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 vachatsotserot and trumpets and silver ritual trumpets of HC/Ncfpc הַ/תְּרוּעָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 hateruah of the alarm the loud shout HTd/Ncfsa לְ/הָרִ֣יעַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤏 leharia to sound to sound a loud alarm HR/Vhc עֲלֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem against you upon you HR/Sp2mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over HTn תִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּ 𐤕𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 tilachamu fight you will wage war HVNj2mp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im against if / whether HR יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵֽי 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God of mighty ones of HNcmpc אֲבֹתֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 avoteykhem your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2mp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תַצְלִֽיחוּ 𐤕𐤑𐤋𐤉𐤇𐤅 tatselichu you will succeed you will cause to prosper HVhi2mp
Verse 19 וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֣ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐 vayiredof And he pursued and he pursued HC/Vqw3ms אֲבִיָּה֮ 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄 aviyah Abijah My Father is Yah Aviyah HNp אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR יָרָבְעָם֒ 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 yaraveam Jeroboam People-Contends Yarveam HNp וַ/יִּלְכֹּ֤ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 vayilekod and captured and he captured HC/Vqw3ms מִמֶּ֨/נּוּ֙ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him from us HR/Sp1cp עָרִ֔ים 𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 arim cities guarded settlements HNcfpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Bethel House of El Beyt El HNp אֵל֙ 𐤀𐤋 el El toward Beyt El HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To בְּנוֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 benoteyha its villages her daughters HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To יְשָׁנָ֖ה 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤄 yeshanah Jeshanah Ancient-Place Yeshanah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To בְּנוֹתֶ֑י/הָ 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 benoteyha-2 its villages her daughters HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To עפרון 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤍 frvn Ephron Ephron Eferon HNp עֶפְרַ֖יִן 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤍 eferayin Ephraim Dust-born Ephron Eferon HNp וּ/בְנֹתֶֽי/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha and its villages and her daughters HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs