2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 12:13

¹³Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus King	הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Rehoboam	רְחַבְעָ֛ם	rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
established himself	וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק	way·yiṯ·ḥaz·zêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְ	way·yim·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
forty-one	אַרְבָּעִ֣ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years old	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְּמָלְכ֜וֹ	bə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reigned	מָלַ֣ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
seventeen	וּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע	ū·šă·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנָ֣ה׀	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
in Jerusalem	בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
the city	הָ֠עִיר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had chosen	בָּחַ֨ר	bā·ḥar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
from all	מִכֹּל֙	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֣י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in which to put	לָשׂ֨וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
His Name	שְׁמ֥וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
His mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
was Naamah	נַעֲמָ֖ה	na·‘ă·māh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5279 Naamah
the Ammonite	הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃	hā·‘am·mō·nîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5984 Ammonite

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1 Kings 14:21 · Deuteronomy 12:5 · 2 Chronicles 6:6 · Nehemiah 13:26 · Psalm 48:1–3 · Exodus 20:24 · Ezekiel 48:35 · 2 Chronicles 13:7 · Nehemiah 13:1 · Psalm 78:68–69 · Deuteronomy 23:3 · Deuteronomy 12:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.