Study it in the app“And after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who gave their heart to seek YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to YHWH, the Elohim of their fathers.”
And after them,וְאַחֲרֵיהֶםfrom allמִכֹּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthose who gaveהַנֹּתְנִיםtheir heartאֶת לְבָבָםto seekלְבַקֵּשׁYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלcameבָּאוּto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםto sacrificeלִזְבּוֹחַto YHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof their fathers.אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “notnim” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levava” appearsseek God
To turn to YHWH to find him: to come to him and long for his presence.
Where else “vakesh” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appearssacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zeboach” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appearsJerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
15He appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the male goats, and for the calves that he had made.
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17They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made firm Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
