2 Chronicles 21:3
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And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
In other translations
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
Hebrew words
וַיִּתֵּןvaiyitenand he had givenH5414לָהֶם׀lahemto themאֲבִיהֶם'avihemfather theirH1מַתָּנוֹתmatanotgiftsH4979רַבּוֹתrabotmanyH7227לְכֶסֶףlekhesefto silverH3701וּלְזָהָבulezahavand to goldH2091וּלְמִגְדָּנוֹתulemigdanotand to excellent thingsH4030עִם־'im-withH5973עָרֵי'areicities ofH5892מְצֻרוֹתmetzurotfortificationsH4694בִּיהוּדָהbihudahin JudahH3063וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַמַּמְלָכָהhamamlakhahthe kingdomH4467נָתַןnatanhe gaveH5414לִיהוֹרָםlihoramto JehoramH3088כִּי־ki-forH3588הוּאhu'heH1931הַבְּכוֹר׃ פhabekhor[was] the firstbornH1060
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Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 11:23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
- Genesis 25:6But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.
- 2 Chronicles 11:5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
- Deuteronomy 21:15-1715 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: 16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his.15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, 16 when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. 17 Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.
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