2 Chronicles 10:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֖ים בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם רְחַבְעָֽם׃

Transliteration

and-bənê yiśrāʾēl the-yōšəbîm in-ʿārê yəhûdāh wa-yimlōk over-them rəḥabəʿām

Grammar Details

*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*yōšəbîm*: qal participle masculine plural + definite article - the dwelling ones
*ʿārê*: noun, feminine plural construct - cities of
*yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
*wa-yimlōk*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3ms - and he reigned
*rəḥabəʿām*: proper noun, masculine - Rehoboam

Word Meanings

*bənê*: sons/children/descendants
*yōšəbîm*: dwelling/living/residing
*wa-yimlōk*: and he reigned/ruled/was king

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 11:36 : 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
1 Kgs 12:17 : 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
2 Chr 11:1 : 1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 12:16-21
6 verses
97%
16And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
17But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
21And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
2 Chr 10:18-19
2 verses
78%
18Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
2 Chr 11:5
78%
5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
2 Chr 11:1-3
3 verses
77%
1And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
2 Chr 12:16
75%
16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chr 11:17
74%
17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
1 Kgs 14:29-30
2 verses
74%
29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
2 Chr 10:1-3
3 verses
74%
1And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
2And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it, (for he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon,) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
3And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spake to Rehoboam, saying,
2 Chr 10:15-16
2 verses
73%
15So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought about of God, that Jehovah might establish his word, which he spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed unto their tents.
2 Chr 10:12-13
2 verses
73%
12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
13And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
2 Chr 12:1
73%
1And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.
1 Kgs 12:23
73%
23Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,
1 Kgs 12:1
73%
1And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
1 Kgs 14:21
72%
21And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
1 Kgs 12:3
72%
3and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
1 Kgs 12:27
72%
27if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.
2 Chr 13:18-19
2 verses
71%
18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephron with the towns thereof.
2 Chr 10:6
71%
6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
2 Kgs 17:21-22
2 verses
71%
21For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Jehovah, and made them sin a great sin.
22And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
2 Chr 9:31
70%
31And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kgs 11:43
70%
43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
1 Chr 5:17
70%
17All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.
2 Chr 12:12-13
2 verses
70%
12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Jehovah turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [found].
13So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
2 Chr 13:15-16
2 verses
70%
15Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
16And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand.
2 Kgs 17:19
70%
19Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
1 Kgs 15:6
69%
6Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.
1 Chr 3:10
69%
10And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
1 Kgs 12:12-13
2 verses
69%
12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
1 Chr 9:3
69%
3And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
2 Chr 11:23
69%
23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And he sought [for them] many wives.
1 Kgs 12:6
68%
6And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
2 Chr 17:1
68%
1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.