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2 Chronicles 12:15

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

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וְדִבְרֵ֣יvedivreand causeדָּבָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…רְחַבְעָ֗םrechavamRehoboamרְחַבְעָםnoun, proper name — “Rehoboam”H7346Rechabam, an Israelite kingRehoboam.הָרִאשֹׁנִים֙harishonimthe firstרִאשׁוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.וְהָאֲ֣חַרוֹנִ֔יםvehaacharonimand the lastאַחֲרוֹןconjunction, definite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the last”, the ordinary formH314hinder; generally, late or last; specifically (as facing the east) westernafter (-ward), to come, following, hind(-er, -ermost, -most), last, latter, rereward, ut(ter) most.הֲלֹאhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…הֵ֨םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.כְּתוּבִ֜יםketuvimdescribeכָּתַבverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “describe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).בְּדִבְרֵ֨יbedivrein causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧הshemayahShemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהnoun, proper name — “Shemaiah”H8098Shemajah, the name of twenty-five IsraelitesShemaiah.הַנָּבִ֛יאhanavithe prophetנָבִיאdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the prophet”, the ordinary formH5030a prophet or (generally) inspired manprophecy, that prophesy, prophet.וְעִדּ֥וֹveidvoand Iddo. Compare Hעִדּוֹconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Iddo. Compare H”H5714Iddo (or Iddi), the name of five IsraelitesIddo. Compare H3035 (יִדּוֹ), H3260 (יֶעְדִּי).הַחֹזֶ֖הhachozehthe agreementחֹזֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the agreement”, the ordinary formH2374a beholder in vision; also a compact (as looked upon with approval)agreement, prophet, see that, seer, (star-) gazer.לְהִתְיַחֵ֑שׂlehityachesto genealogyיָחַשׂpreposition, verb, hithpael, infinitive construct — “to genealogy”, the to-form of the verbH3187to enroll by pedigree(number after, number throughout the) genealogy (to be reckoned), be reckoned by genealogies.וּמִלְחֲמ֧וֹתumilchamotand battleמִלְחָמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and battle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).רְחַבְעָ֛םrechavamRehoboamרְחַבְעָםnoun, proper name — “Rehoboam”H7346Rechabam, an Israelite kingRehoboam.וְיָרָבְעָ֖םveyaraveamand Jeroboamיָרׇבְעָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיָּמִֽיםhayamimthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

And the matters of Rehoboam, the first and the last, are they not written among the matters of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, concerning genealogy? And the wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam [are] all the days;

World English Bible

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Darby Translation

And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Douay-Rheims

Now the acts of Roboam first and last are written in the books of Semeias the prophet, and of Addo the seer, and diligently recorded: and there was war between Roboam and Jeroboam all their days.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the acts of Roboam, the first and the last, behold, are they not written in the book of Samaia the prophet, and Addo the seer, with his achievements.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ λόγοι Ῥοβοὰμ οἱ πρῶτοι καὶ ἔσχατοι οὐκ ἰδοὺ γεγραμμένοι ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Σαμαία τοῦ προφήτου, καὶ Ἀδδὼ τοῦ ὁρῶντος, καὶ πράξεις αὐτοῦ; καὶ ἐπολέμησε Ῥοβοὰμ τὸν Ἱεροβοὰμ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.