## II Chronicles Chapter 11

###### II Chronicles 11:1
[II Chronicles 11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:1)

וַיָּבֹ֣א רְחַבְעָם֮ יְרוּשָׁלַ֒͏ִם֒ וַיַּקְהֵל֩ אֶת־בֵּ֨ית יְהוּדָ֜ה וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף בָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה לְהִלָּחֵם֙ עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And when Reĥav῾am was come to Yerushalayim, he gathered of the house of Yehuda and Binyamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Yisra᾽el, that he might bring the kingdom back to Reĥav῾am.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Rechavam came to Jerusalem and he assembled the house of Judah and [the tribe of] Benjamin [(which bordered on Judah)], one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rechavam.


###### II Chronicles 11:2
[II Chronicles 11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:2)

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But the word of the Lord came to Shema῾yahu the man of God, saying,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the word of the L rd came to Shemayah, a man of G d, saying:


###### II Chronicles 11:3
[II Chronicles 11:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:3)

אֱמֹ֕ר אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶל֙ כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּיהוּדָ֥ה וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Speak to Reĥav῾am the son of Shelomo, king of Yehuda, and to all Yisra᾽el in Yehuda and Binyamin, saying,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Say to Rechavam the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all of Israel [(who dwell)] in Judah and Benjamin:


###### II Chronicles 11:4
[II Chronicles 11:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:4)

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֡ה לֹא־תַעֲלוּ֩ וְלֹא־תִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּ עִם־אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם שׁ֚וּבוּ אִ֣ישׁ לְבֵית֔וֹ כִּ֧י מֵאִתִּ֛י נִֽהְיָ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ מִלֶּ֥כֶת אֶל־יָרׇבְעָֽם׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up, or fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing was done by me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Yorov῾am.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Thus says the L rd: Do not go up, and do not war with your brothers. Let each man return to his house, for by Me has this thing been. And they heeded the word of the L rd and turned from going to Yeravam.


###### II Chronicles 11:5
[II Chronicles 11:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:5)

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב רְחַבְעָ֖ם בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיִּ֧בֶן עָרִ֛ים לְמָצ֖וֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And Reĥav῾am dwelt in Yerushalayim, and built cities for defence in Yehuda.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Rechavam dwelt in Jerusalem and he built fortified cities in Judah.


###### II Chronicles 11:6
[II Chronicles 11:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:6)

וַיִּ֧בֶן אֶת־בֵּֽית־לֶ֛חֶם וְאֶת־עֵיטָ֖ם וְאֶת־תְּקֽוֹעַ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For he built Bet-leĥem, and ῾Etam, and Teqo῾a,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he built Beth-lechem and Eitam and Tekoa,


###### II Chronicles 11:7
[II Chronicles 11:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:7)

וְאֶת־בֵּֽית־צ֥וּר וְאֶת־שׂוֹכ֖וֹ וְאֶת־עֲדֻלָּֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and Bet-żur, and Sokho, and ῾Adullam,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
and Beth-tzur and Socho and Adulam,


###### II Chronicles 11:8
[II Chronicles 11:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:8)

וְאֶת־גַּ֥ת וְאֶת־מָרֵשָׁ֖ה וְאֶת־זִֽיף׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and Gat, and Maresha, and Zif,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
and Gath and Mareshah and Zif,


###### II Chronicles 11:9
[II Chronicles 11:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:9)

וְאֶת־אֲדוֹרַ֥יִם וְאֶת־לָכִ֖ישׁ וְאֶת־עֲזֵקָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and Adorayim, and Lakhish, and ῾Azeqa,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
and Adorayim and Lachish and Azeka,


###### II Chronicles 11:10
[II Chronicles 11:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:10)

וְאֶת־צׇרְעָה֙ וְאֶת־אַיָּל֔וֹן וְאֶ֨ת־חֶבְר֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽיהוּדָ֖ה וּבְבִנְיָמִ֑ן עָרֵ֖י מְצֻרֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and Żor῾a, and Ayyalon, and Ḥevron, which are in Yehuda and in Binyamin, fortified cities.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
and Tzariah and Ayalon and Chevron, some in Judah and [some in] Benjamin, fortified cities.


###### II Chronicles 11:11
[II Chronicles 11:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:11)

וַיְחַזֵּ֖ק אֶת־הַמְּצוּר֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֤ן בָּהֶם֙ נְגִידִ֔ים וְאֹצְר֥וֹת מַאֲכָ֖ל וְשֶׁ֥מֶן וָיָֽיִן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he strengthened the fortresses, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and of oil and wine.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he strengthened the fortified cities and placed leaders in them and [supplied them with] stores of food, oil, and wine.


###### II Chronicles 11:12
[II Chronicles 11:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:12)

וּבְכׇל־עִ֤יר וָעִיר֙ צִנּ֣וֹת וּרְמָחִ֔ים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֖ם לְהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ יְהוּדָ֥ה וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Yehuda and Binyamin were on his side.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And in every city [he stored] shields and spears, and he strengthened them exceedingly. And Judah and Benjamin were his.


###### II Chronicles 11:13
[II Chronicles 11:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:13)

וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ עָלָ֖יו מִכׇּל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the priests and the Levites who were in all Yisra᾽el resorted to him out of all their districts.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And the priests and the Levites in all of Israel joined him, [coming to him] from all of their borders.


###### II Chronicles 11:14
[II Chronicles 11:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:14)

כִּֽי־עָזְב֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙ וַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔ם וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וְלִירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָ֤ם יָֽרׇבְעָם֙ וּבָנָ֔יו מִכַּהֵ֖ן לַיהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For the Levites left their pasture lands and their estates, and came to Yehuda and Yerushalayim: for Yorov῾am and his sons had cast them out from serving as priests to the Lord:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For the Levites abandoned their open lands and their holdings and they went to Judah and to Jerusalem. For Yeravam and his sons prevented them from ministering unto the L rd.


###### II Chronicles 11:15
[II Chronicles 11:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:15)

וַיַּֽעֲמֶד־לוֹ֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים לַבָּמ֖וֹת וְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑ים וְלָעֲגָלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the satyrs, and for the calves which he had made.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he set up priests for the mounds and for the (figures of) satyrs and calves that he made.


###### II Chronicles 11:16
[II Chronicles 11:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:16)

וְאַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם מִכֹּל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ אֶת־לְבָבָ֔ם לְבַקֵּ֕שׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בָּ֚אוּ יְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם לִזְבּ֕וֹחַ לַֽיהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And after them out of all the tribes of Yisra᾽el such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Yisra᾽el came to Yerushalayim, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And after them [(the priests and the Levites, there came)] from all the tribes of Israel whose hearts were set on seeking the L rd G d of Israel. They came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the L rd, the G d of their fathers.


###### II Chronicles 11:17
[II Chronicles 11:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:17)

וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙ אֶת־מַלְכ֣וּת יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּ אֶת־רְחַבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשָׁנִ֣ים שָׁל֑וֹשׁ כִּ֣י הָלְכ֗וּ בְּדֶ֧רֶךְ דָּוִ֛יד וּשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְשָׁנִ֥ים שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So they strengthened the kingdom of Yehuda, and made Reĥav῾am the son of Shelomo strong for three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Shelomo.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rechavam, Solomon's son, for three years. For they went in the way of David and Solomon for three years.


###### II Chronicles 11:18
[II Chronicles 11:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:18)

וַיִּֽקַּֽח־ל֤וֹ רְחַבְעָם֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה אֶת־מָ֣חֲלַ֔ת (בן) [בַּת־]יְרִימ֖וֹת בֶּן־דָּוִ֑יד אֲבִיהַ֕יִל בַּת־אֱלִיאָ֖ב בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And Reĥav῾am took for himself to wife Maĥalat the daughter of Yerimot the son of David, and Aviĥayil the daughter of Eli᾽av the son of Yishay;

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Rechavam took as wives Machalath the daughter of Yerimoth the son of David [and] Avichayil the daughter of Eliyav the son of Yishai.


###### II Chronicles 11:19
[II Chronicles 11:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:19)

וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ בָּנִ֑ים אֶת־יְע֥וּשׁ וְאֶת־שְׁמַרְיָ֖ה וְאֶת־זָֽהַם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and she bore him children; Ye῾ush, and Shemarya, and Zaham.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And she [(one of the above)] bore him sons: Yeush and Shemaryah and Zaham.


###### II Chronicles 11:20
[II Chronicles 11:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:20)

וְאַחֲרֶ֣יהָ לָקַ֔ח אֶֽת־מַעֲכָ֖ה בַּת־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַתֵּ֣לֶד ל֗וֹ אֶת־אֲבִיָּה֙ וְאֶת־עַתַּ֔י וְאֶת־זִיזָ֖א וְאֶת־שְׁלֹמִֽית׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And after her he took Ma῾akha the daughter of Avshalom; who bore him Aviyya, and ῾Attay, and Ziza, and Shelomit.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And after her he took Ma'achah the daughter of Avshalom. And she bore him Aviyah and Attai and Ziza and Shlomith.


###### II Chronicles 11:21
[II Chronicles 11:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:21)

וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב רְחַבְעָ֜ם אֶת־מַעֲכָ֣ה בַת־אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם מִכׇּל־נָשָׁיו֙ וּפִ֣ילַגְשָׁ֔יו כִּ֠י נָשִׁ֤ים שְׁמוֹנֶֽה־עֶשְׂרֵה֙ נָשָׂ֔א וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים שִׁשִּׁ֑ים וַיּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וּשְׁמוֹנָ֛ה בָּנִ֖ים וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים בָּנֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And Reĥav῾am loved Ma῾akha the daughter of Avshalom more than all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines; and begot twenty eight sons, and sixty daughters.)

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Rechavam loved Ma'achah the daughter of Avshalom more than all his wives and concubines. (For he took sixteen wives and sixty concubines and begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)


###### II Chronicles 11:22
[II Chronicles 11:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:22)

וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד לָרֹ֧אשׁ רְחַבְעָ֛ם אֶת־אֲבִיָּ֥ה בֶֽן־מַעֲכָ֖ה לְנָגִ֣יד בְּאֶחָ֑יו כִּ֖י לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And Reĥav῾am made Aviyya the son of Ma῾akha the chief, to be prince among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Rechavam set up as the head Aviyah the son of Ma'achah as a leader over his brothers in order to make him king.


###### II Chronicles 11:23
[II Chronicles 11:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/11:23)

וַיָּ֩בֶן֩ וַיִּפְרֹ֨ץ מִכׇּל־בָּנָ֜יו לְֽכׇל־אַרְצ֧וֹת יְהוּדָ֣ה וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן לְכֹל֙ עָרֵ֣י הַמְּצֻר֔וֹת וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֛ם הַמָּז֖וֹן לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּשְׁאַ֖ל הֲמ֥וֹן נָשִֽׁים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the districts of Yehuda and Binyamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he sought many wives.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And [Yeravam,] sensing [a rebellion], scattered of all of his sons to all of the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all of the fortified cities. And he gave them food in abundance and sought [for them] an abundance of wives.