2 Chronicles 12:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

King Rehoboam strengthened his position in Jerusalem and continued to reign. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for 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 out of all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus was Roboam the kinge stablished in Ierusalem, and reigned. One and fortye yeare olde was Roboam wha he was made kynge, and reigned seuentene yeare at Ierusalem in the cite, which the LORDE had chosen out of all the trybes of Israel, to set his name there. His mothers name was Naema an Ammonitisse:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So King Rehoboam was strong in Ierusalem and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and fourtie yere olde, when he began to reigne, and reigned seuenteene yeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the Lorde had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his Name there; his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And so king Rehoboam waxed mightie, & raigned in Hierusalem: And Rehoboam was one and fourtie yeres olde when he began to raigne, and he raigned seuenteene yeres in Hierusalem, the citie which the Lorde had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there: And his mothers name was Naama, an Ammonitesse.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And king Rehoboam strengtheneth himself in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for a son of forty and two years `is' Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah hath chosen to put His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother `is' Naamah the Ammonitess,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So King Rehoboam made himself strong in Jerusalem and was ruling there. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was ruling for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there; and his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 14:21 : 21 Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His Name there. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.
  • 2 Chr 6:6 : 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem for My name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule over My people Israel.'
  • Deut 12:5 : 5 Instead, seek the place that the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put His name and make His presence dwell, and go there.
  • Deut 12:11 : 11 Then to the place the Lord your God chooses for His name to dwell, you shall bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, and all the choice offerings you have vowed to the Lord.
  • Deut 23:3 : 3 No one born of an illegitimate union may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD.
  • 1 Kgs 11:1 : 1 King Solomon loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women.
  • Exod 20:24 : 24 Make an altar of earth for Me, and on it you shall sacrifice your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.
  • 2 Chr 13:7 : 7 Then worthless and reckless men gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not stand against them.
  • Neh 13:1 : 1 On that day, the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and it was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God.
  • Neh 13:26 : 26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women.
  • Ps 48:1-3 : 1 A song, a psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 Great is the LORD and highly praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. 3 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Mount Zion in the far north, the city of the great King.
  • Ps 78:68-69 : 68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. 69 He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever.
  • Ezek 48:35 : 35 The perimeter of the city shall be 18,000 cubits, and the name of the city from that day shall be: The LORD Is There.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 94%

    20Jeroboam reigned for twenty-two years. Then he rested with his ancestors, and his son Nadab succeeded him as king.

    21Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His Name there. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

  • 80%

    29As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and everything he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

    30There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their lifetimes.

    31Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. Then his son Abijam succeeded him as king.

  • 12When Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger turned away from him, and He did not completely destroy him. Furthermore, there were still good things in Judah.

  • 10He reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

  • 1 Kgs 15:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

    2He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom.

  • 70%

    14He did evil because he did not resolve in his heart to seek the LORD.

    15The events of Rehoboam's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in the writings of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer, concerning genealogies. There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

    16Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah succeeded him as king.

  • 70%

    17They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, walking in the ways of David and Solomon during those three years.

    18Rehoboam married Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, who was a son of David, and Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse.

    19She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

    20After her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

    21Rehoboam loved Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, more than all his other wives and concubines. He had married eighteen wives and had sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

    22Rehoboam appointed Abijah, son of Maacah, as the chief and leader among his brothers, intending to make him king.

    23He was wise in distributing his sons throughout all the regions of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities. He provided them with abundant provisions and secured many wives for them.

  • 17But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.

  • 2 Chr 13:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

    2He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

  • 17But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam continued to reign over them.

  • 2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan, and she was from Jerusalem.

  • 5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.

  • 23In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned for forty-one years.

  • 1Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to crown him king.

  • 1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he became strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him.

  • 1Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.

  • 2He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah; she was from Jerusalem.

  • 21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—a total of 180,000 able young men to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam son of Solomon.

  • 1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the house of Judah and Benjamin—one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors—to go to war against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

  • 65%

    42Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

    43Then Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, his father. And Rehoboam, his son, reigned in his place.

  • 3“Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

  • 1Jotham became king at the age of twenty-five and reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

  • 36Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.

  • 19Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah.

  • 65%

    30Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.

    31Then Solomon rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.

  • 2Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

  • 6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was alive. He asked, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"

  • 27He ruled over Israel for forty years: seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

  • 6There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

  • 2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

  • 3They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the entire assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam.

  • 33He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

  • 5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

  • 26Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel.

  • 26Then Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, whose mother, a widow named Zeruah, was one of Solomon’s officials, rebelled against the king.