2 Chronicles 12:13
Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
BSB
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ASV
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
KJV
So 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.
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32 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק | vai.yit.cha.Zek | and he strengthened himself | H2388 → |
| הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| רְחַבְעָ֛ם | re.chav.'Am | Rehoboam | H7346 → |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | bi.ru.sha.Lim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְ | vai.yim.Lokh | and he reigned | H4427 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [was] a son of | H1121 → |
| אַרְבָּעִ֣ים | 'ar.ba.'Im | forty | H705 → |
| וְאַחַ֣ת | ve.'a.Chat | and one | H259 → |
| שָׁנָה֩ | sha.Nah | year[s] | H8141 → |
| רְחַבְעָ֨ם | re.chav.'Am | Rehoboam | H7346 → |
| בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ | be.ma.le.Kho | when became king he | H4427 → |
| וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע | u.sha.Va' | and seven- | H7651 → |
| עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה | 'es.Reh | teen | H6240 → |
| שָׁנָ֣ה׀ | sha.Nah | year[s] | H8141 → |
| מָלַ֣ךְ | ma.Lakh | he reigned | H4427 → |
| בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם | bi.ru.sha.Lim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → |
| הָ֠עִיר | Ha.'ir | the city | H5892 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | where | H834 → |
| בָּחַ֨ר | ba.Char | he had chosen | H977 → |
| יְהוָ֜ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לָשׂ֨וּם | la.Sum | to put | H7760 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שְׁמ֥וֹ | she.Mo | name his | H8034 → |
| שָׁם֙ | sham | there | H8033 → |
| מִכֹּל֙ | mi.Kol | from all | H3605 → |
| שִׁבְטֵ֣י | shiv.Tei | [the] tribes of | H7626 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| וְשֵׁ֣ם | ve.Shem | and [the] name of | H8034 → |
| אִמּ֔וֹ | 'i.Mo | mother his | H517 → |
| נַעֲמָ֖ה | na.'a.Mah | [was] Naamah | H5279 → |
| הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃ | Ha.'a.mo.Nit | the Ammonite [woman] | H5984 → |
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