The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 11:1 Explained

2 Chronicles 11:1

KJV: And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

YLT: And Rehoboam cometh in to Jerusalem, and assembleth the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight with Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam.

Darby: And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

ASV: And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when Rehoboam  was come  to Jerusalem,  he gathered  of the house  of Judah  and Benjamin  an hundred  and fourscore  thousand  chosen  [men], which were warriors,  to fight  against Israel,  that he might bring  the kingdom  again  to Rehoboam. 

What does 2 Chronicles 11:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 11

1  Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by Shemaiah
5  He strengthens his kingdom with forts and provisions
13  The priests and Levites, and such as feared God, forsaken by Jeroboam,
17  strengthen the kingdom of Judah
18  The wives and children of Rehoboam

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 11:1 mean?

And when came Rehoboam to Jerusalem and he assembled - from the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen [men] who were warriors to fight against Israel that he might restore the kingdom to Rehoboam -
וַיָּבֹ֣א רְחַבְעָם֮ יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ וַיַּקְהֵל֩ אֶת־ בֵּ֨ית יְהוּדָ֜ה וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן מֵאָ֨ה וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף בָּח֖וּר עֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה לְהִלָּחֵם֙ עִם־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהָשִׁ֥יב הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה לִרְחַבְעָֽם פ

וַיָּבֹ֣א  And  when  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
רְחַבְעָם֮  Rehoboam 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְחַבְעָם  
Sense: son of Solomon and the st king of Judah after the split up of the kingdom of Israel.
יְרוּשָׁלִַם֒  to  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
וַיַּקְהֵל֩  and  he  assembled 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָהַל  
Sense: to assemble, gather.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בֵּ֨ית  from  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יְהוּדָ֜ה  of  Judah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וּבִנְיָמִ֗ן  and  Benjamin 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בִּנְיָמִין 
Sense: Jacob’s and Rachel’s youngest son, Joseph’s full brother.
מֵאָ֨ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים  and  eighty 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, common plural
Root: שְׁמֹנִים  
Sense: eighty, fourscore.
אֶ֛לֶף  thousand 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶלֶף 
Sense: a thousand.
בָּח֖וּר  chosen  [men] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: youth, young man.
עֹשֵׂ֣ה  who  were 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מִלְחָמָ֑ה  warriors 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
לְהִלָּחֵם֙  to  fight 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
עִם־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
לְהָשִׁ֥יב  that  he  might  restore 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה  the  kingdom 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַמְלָכָה  
Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty.
לִרְחַבְעָֽם  to  Rehoboam 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רְחַבְעָם  
Sense: son of Solomon and the st king of Judah after the split up of the kingdom of Israel.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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