2 Chronicles 12:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֛ם
(re·chav·'am)
7346: "a people are enlarged," a king of Judahfrom rachab and am
strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֞ק
(vai·yit·chaz·zek)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
himself in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
(bi·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
and reigned.וַיִּמְלֹ֑ךְ
(vai·yim·loch;)
4427a: to be or become king or queen, to reigndenominative verb from melek
Nowכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֨ם
(re·chav·'am)
7346: "a people are enlarged," a king of Judahfrom rachab and am
was forty-oneאַרְבָּעִ֣ים
(ar·ba·'im)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
yearsשָׁנָה֩
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
oldבֶן־
(ven-)
1121: sona prim. root
when he began to reign,בְּמָלְכֹ֜ו
(be·ma·le·chov)
4427a: to be or become king or queen, to reigndenominative verb from melek
and he reignedמָלַ֣ךְ
(ma·lach)
4427a: to be or become king or queen, to reigndenominative verb from melek
seventeenוּֽשֲׁבַ֨ע
(u·sha·va)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
yearsשָׁנָ֣ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
in Jerusalem,בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗ם
(bi·ru·sha·lim)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
the cityהָ֠עִיר
(ha·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
the LORDיְהוָ֜ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
had chosenבָּחַ֨ר
(ba·char)
977: to choosea prim. root
from allמִכֹּל֙
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣י
(shiv·tei)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
to putלָשׂ֨וּם
(la·sum)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
His nameשְׁמֹ֥ו
(she·mov)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
there.שָׁם֙
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
And his mother'sאִמֹּ֔ו
(im·mov,)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
nameוְשֵׁ֣ם
(ve·shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
was Naamahנַעֲמָ֖ה
(na·'a·mah)
5279a: a sister of Tubal-cain, also an Ammonitessfrom naem
the Ammonitess.הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃
(ha·'am·mo·nit.)
5985: an Ammonite womanfem. of Ammoni


















KJV Lexicon
So king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Rehoboam
Rchab`am  (rekh-ab-awm')
a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king -- Rehoboam.
strengthened
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
himself in Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
and reigned
malak  (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
for Rehoboam
Rchab`am  (rekh-ab-awm')
a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king -- Rehoboam.
was one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
and forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
old
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
when he began to reign
malak  (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
and he reigned
malak  (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
seventeen
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
in Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
which the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
had chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
out of all the tribes
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
to put
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
his name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
there And his mother's
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
was Naamah
Na`amah  (nah-am-aw')
pleasantness; Naamah, the name of an antediluvian woman, of an Ammonitess, and of a place in Palestine -- Naamah.
an Ammonitess
'Ammowniyth  (am-mo-neeth')
an Ammonitess -- Ammonite(-ss).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. And his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
King Rehoboam established his royal power in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king and reigned 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name. Rehoboam's mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.

International Standard Version
King Rehoboam consolidated his reign in Jerusalem. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that that LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to establish his name. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah from Ammon.

NET Bible
King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem; he was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite named Naamah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
King Rehoboam strengthened his position in Jerusalem and ruled. He was 41 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel, the city where the LORD put his name. (Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.)

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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