2 Chronicles 12:13
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיִּתְחַזֵּקvaiyitchazekand he strengthened himselfH2388הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428רְחַבְעָםrechav'amRehoboamH7346בִּירוּשָׁלִַםbirushalimin JerusalemH3389וַיִּמְלֹךְvaiyimlokhand he reignedH4427כִּיkiforH3588בֶן־ven-[was] a son ofH1121אַרְבָּעִים'arba'imfortyH705וְאַחַתve'achatand oneH259שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141רְחַבְעָםrechav'amRehoboamH7346בְּמָלְכוֹbemalekhowhen became king heH4427וּשֲׁבַעushava'and seven-H7651עֶשְׂרֵה'esrehteenH6240שָׁנָה׀shanahyear[s]H8141מָלַךְmalakhhe reignedH4427בִּירוּשָׁלִַםbirushalimin JerusalemH3389הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whereH834בָּחַרbacharhe had chosenH977יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לָשׂוּםlasumto putH7760אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁמוֹshemoname hisH8034שָׁםshamthereH8033מִכֹּלmikolfrom allH3605שִׁבְטֵיshivtei[the] tribes ofH7626יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְשֵׁםveshemand [the] name ofH8034אִמּוֹ'imomother hisH517נַעֲמָהna'amah[was] NaamahH5279הָעַמֹּנִית׃ha'amonitthe Ammonite [woman]H5984
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Related verses
- 1 Kings 14:21And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. 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.
- Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- 2 Chronicles 6:6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’
- Ezekiel 48:35It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
- Exodus 20:24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
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- Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
- 1 Kings 11:1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
- Nehemiah 13:1On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
- Deuteronomy 23:3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever:No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation.
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