2 Tawarikh 11:5-17
Konteks11:5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; 1 he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah: 11:6 Bethlehem, 2 Etam, Tekoa, 11:7 Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, 11:8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 11:9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 11:10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11:11 He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine. 11:12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. 3 Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
11:13 The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided. 4 11:14 The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the Lord’s priests. 11:15 Jeroboam 5 appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers 6 and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made. 7 11:16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem 8 to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors. 9 11:17 They supported 10 the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to 11 Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of 12 David and Solomon for three years.
[11:5] 1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[11:6] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
[11:12] 3 tn Heb “he strengthened them greatly, very much.”
[11:13] 4 tn Heb “and the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel supported him from all their territory.”
[11:15] 5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[11:15] 6 tn Heb “for the high places.”
[11:15] 7 tn Heb “and for the goats and for the calves he had made.”
[11:16] 8 tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the
[11:17] 10 tn Or “strengthened.”
