2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 12:2–5

²In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem ³with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen,^b and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt— Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.^c ⁴He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

⁵Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”

Footnotes

b 12:3 Or charioteers
c 12:3 That is, people from the upper Nile region

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2 Chronicles 12:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the fifth	הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙	ha·ḥă·mî·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H2549 fifth
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
of Rehoboam’s	רְחַבְעָ֔ם	rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
reign	לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they had been unfaithful	מָעֲל֖וּ	mā·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
to the LORD	בַּיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Shishak	שִׁישַׁ֥ק	šî·šaq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7895 Shishak
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
attacked	עָלָ֛ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 12:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
with 1,200	בְּאֶ֤לֶף	bə·’e·lep̄	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
chariots	רֶ֔כֶב	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
60,000	וּבְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים	ū·ḇə·šiš·šîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Number - common plural	H8346 sixty
horsemen	פָּרָשִׁ֑ים	pā·rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6571 horse, steed
and countless	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
troops	לָעָ֞ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
came	בָּ֤אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with him	עִמּוֹ֙	‘im·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5973 with
out of Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Libyans	לוּבִ֥ים	lū·ḇîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3864 Lybians
Sukkites	סֻכִּיִּ֖ים	suk·kî·yîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5525 Sukkite
and Cushites	וְכוּשִֽׁים׃	wə·ḵū·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3569 Cushite

2 Chronicles 12:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He captured	וַיִּלְכֹּ֛ד	way·yil·kōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the fortified	הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת	ham·mə·ṣu·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4694 siege-works, rampart
cities	עָרֵ֥י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of Judah	לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה	lî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and came	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
as far as	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 12:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Shemaiah	וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤ה	ū·šə·ma‘·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8098 Shemajah
the prophet	הַנָּבִיא֙	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
came	בָּ֣א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Rehoboam	רְחַבְעָ֔ם	rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
and the leaders	וְשָׂרֵ֣י	wə·śā·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had gathered	נֶאֶסְפ֥וּ	ne·’es·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
because of	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Shishak	שִׁישָׁ֑ק	šî·šāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7895 Shishak
and he said to	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
This is what	כֹּה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
You	אַתֶּם֙	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have forsaken Me	עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם	‘ă·zaḇ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
therefore	וְאַף־	wə·’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
I	אֲנִ֛י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have forsaken	עָזַ֥בְתִּי	‘ā·zaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
into the hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Shishak	שִׁישָֽׁק׃	šî·šāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7895 Shishak