1 Kings
1 Kings 12:21
21And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin — 180,000 chosen warriors — to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And when Rehoboam | רְחַבְעָם֮ | rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7346 Rehoboam |
| arrived | וַיָּבֹאוּ | way·yå̄·ḇō·ʾū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| in Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| he mobilized | וַיַּקְהֵל֩ | way·yaq·hêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6950 assemble as a קָהָל |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| house | בֵּ֨ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֜ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and the tribe | שֵׁ֣בֶט | šê·ḇeṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre |
| of Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִ֗ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| 180,000 | מֵאָ֨ה | mê·’āh | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| chosen | בָּח֖וּר | bā·ḥūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| warriors | מִלְחָמָ֑ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| to fight | לְהִלָּחֵם֙ | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and restore | לְהָשִׁיב֙ | lə·hā·šîḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| the kingdom | הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה | ham·mə·lū·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
| to Rehoboam | לִרְחַבְעָ֖ם | lir·ḥaḇ·‘ām | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7346 Rehoboam |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃פ | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.