2 Chronicles 13:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ עָלָ֗יו אֲנָשִׁ֤ים רֵקִים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בְלִיַּ֔עַל וַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ עַל־רְחַבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וּרְחַבְעָ֗ם הָ֤יָה נַ֙עַר֙ וְרַךְ־לֵבָ֔ב וְלֹ֥א הִתְחַזַּ֖ק לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

wə-yiqqāḇṣû upon-him 'ănāšîm rēqîm bənê ḇəliyya'al wə-yith'ammṣû upon-Rəḥaḇə'ām ben-Šəlōmōh û-Rəḥaḇə'ām hāyāh na'ar wə-raḵ-lēḇāḇ wə-not hithḥazzaq before-them

Grammar Details

• *wə*-: conjunction - and
• *yiqqāḇṣû*: Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they gathered
• *'ănāšîm*: masculine plural - men
• *rēqîm*: masculine plural - empty, vain, worthless
• *bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
• *ḇəliyya'al*: masculine singular - worthlessness, wickedness
• *yith'ammṣû*: Hithpael imperfect 3rd masculine plural with waw consecutive - they strengthened themselves
• *Rəḥaḇə'ām*: proper name - Rehoboam
• *ben*-: masculine singular construct - son of
• *Šəlōmōh*: proper name - Solomon
• *û*-: conjunction - and
• *hāyāh*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was, became
• *na'ar*: masculine singular - young man, youth
• *raḵ*-: masculine singular construct - tender of
• *lēḇāḇ*: masculine singular - heart
• *hithḥazzaq*: Hithpael perfect 3rd masculine singular - strengthened himself

Word Meanings

• *yiqqāḇṣû*: gathered, assembled, joined together
• *'ănāšîm*: men, people
• *rēqîm*: worthless, empty, vain
• *bənê* *ḇəliyya'al*: sons of worthlessness, worthless men, scoundrels
• *yith'ammṣû*: strengthened themselves, prevailed
• *na'ar*: young man, youth, lad
• *raḵ*-*lēḇāḇ*: tender-hearted, faint-hearted, timid
• *hithḥazzaq*: strengthened himself, showed himself strong

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 12:13 : 13 So 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.
• Judg 9:4 : 4 And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
• Judg 11:3 : 3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
• 1 Sam 22:2 : 2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
• 1 Kgs 21:10 : 10 and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him to death.
• 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him: and the base fellows bare witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did curse God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him to death with stones.
• 2 Chr 10:16 : 16 And 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 11:1-4 : 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. 2 But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4 Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
• Deut 13:13 : 13 Certain base fellows are gone out from the middle of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;
• Job 30:8 : 8 [ They are] children of fools, yea, children of base men; They were scourged out of the land.
• Ps 26:4 : 4 I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers.
• Prov 12:11 : 11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.
• Prov 28:19 : 19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
• Eccl 10:16 : 16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
• Isa 3:4 : 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
• Acts 17:5 : 5 But the Jews, {G3588} {G544} being moved with jealousy, took unto them {G2532} certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.
• 1 Cor 14:20 : 20 Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.
• Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are many unruly men, {G2532} vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
• Heb 5:12 : 12 For {G1063} when by reason of the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need again that some one teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.