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Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםlivedוַיֵּשֶׁבin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָםand he builtוַיִּבֶןcitiesעָרִיםas fortressesלְמָצוֹרin Judah.בִּיהוּדָה
2 Chronicles 11:5
Study it in the app“Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as fortresses in Judah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 11:5, word by word
- Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechavam
Rehoboam
Rehoboam: son of Solomon and king after him; in his reign the kingdom was divided and he was left with only Judah and Benjamin (1 Kings 12–14).
Where else “rechavam” appears- livedיֵּשֶׁבyeshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- and he builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- citiesעָרִיםarim
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “arim” appears- as fortressesמָצוֹרmatsor
fortress
A city with walls and defenses, that withstands attacks.
Where else “matsor” appears- in Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
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).
The context
4‘Thus says YHWH: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers. Return, each one to his house, for this thing has come about from me.’” So they listened to the words of YHWH, and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
5 · This verse (above)
6He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,