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Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 11

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2 Chronicles 11 NWT - New World Translation2 Chronicles 11 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 11 of 2 Chronicles—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ When Re·ho·boʹam arrived at Jerusalem,1 he immediately congregated the house of Judah and Benjamin,2 a hundred and eighty thousand choice men able-bodied for war,3 to fight against Israel so as to bring the kingdom back to Re·ho·boʹam.
  2. Then the word of Jehovah came to She·maiʹah[a]4 the man of the [true] God, saying:
  3. “Say to Re·ho·boʹam the son of Solʹo·mon the king of Judah5 and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
  4. ‘This is what Jehovah has said: “YOU must not go up and fight against YOUR brothers.6 Return each one to his house, for it is at my own instance that this thing has been brought about.”’”7 So they obeyed the word of Jehovah and returned from going against Jer·o·boʹam.8
  5. ¶ And Re·ho·boʹam continued to dwell in Jerusalem and proceeded to build fortified cities in Judah.
  6. Thus he rebuilt Bethʹle·hem9 and Eʹtam10 and Te·koʹa,11
  7. and Beth-zur12 and Soʹco13 and A·dulʹlam,14
  8. and Gath15 and Ma·reʹshah16 and Ziph,17
  9. and Ad·o·raʹim and Laʹchish18 and A·zeʹkah,19
  10. and Zoʹrah20 and Aiʹja·lon21 and Heʹbron,22 fortified cities, which were in Judah and Benjamin.
  11. Further, he reinforced the fortified places23 and put leaders24 in them and supplies of food and oil and wine,
  12. and in all the different cities large shields25 and lances;26 and he went on reinforcing them to a very great degree. And Judah and Benjamin continued his.
  13. ¶ And the priests and the Levites themselves that were in all Israel took their stand by him out of all their territories.
  14. For the Levites left their pasture grounds27 and their possession28 and then came to Judah and Jerusalem,29 because Jer·o·boʹam30 and his sons had discharged31 them from acting as priests to Jehovah.
  15. And he proceeded to put in office for himself priests for the high places32 and for the goat-shaped demons[b]33 and for the calves that he had made.34
  16. And following them from all the tribes of Israel those that were giving their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came themselves to Jerusalem35 to sacrifice36 to Jehovah the God of their forefathers.
  17. And they kept strengthening the kingship of Judah37 and confirming Re·ho·boʹam the son of Solʹo·mon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solʹo·mon for three years.38
  18. ¶ Then Re·ho·boʹam took as his wife Maʹha·lath the daughter of Jerʹi·moth the son of David, and of Abʹi·ha·il the daughter of E·liʹab39 the son of Jesʹse.
  19. In time she bore him sons, Jeʹush and Shem·a·riʹah and Zaʹham.
  20. And after her he took Maʹa·cah40 the granddaughter of Abʹsa·lom.41 In time she bore him A·biʹjah42 and Atʹtai and Ziʹza and She·loʹmith.
  21. And Re·ho·boʹam was more in love with Maʹa·cah the granddaughter of Abʹsa·lom than all his other wives43 and his concubines; for there were eighteen wives that he had taken, also sixty concubines, so that he became father to twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
  22. Consequently Re·ho·boʹam put A·biʹjah the son of Maʹa·cah in office as head, as leader among his brothers, for [he thought] of making him king.
  23. However, he acted understandingly44 and distributed some out of all his sons to all the lands of Judah and of Benjamin,45 to all the fortified cities,46 and gave them food in abundance47 and procured a multitude of wives [for them].48

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Meaning “Jehovah Has Heard.” Heb., Shema·ʽeyaʹhu.
  2. ^ “Goat-shaped demons.” Perhaps to those worshiping them these were thought to be hairy creatures having the form of a he-goat. See Le 17:7 ftn, “Demons.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ki 12:21
  2. ^ Ge 49:27; Jg 20:14; 2Ch 14:8
  3. ^ Ps 33:16
  4. ^ 2Ch 12:15
  5. ^ 1Ki 12:23
  6. ^ 2Sa 2:26; Ac 7:26
  7. ^ 1Ki 11:31; 2Ch 10:15
  8. ^ 1Ki 12:24
  9. ^ Ge 35:19; Mt 2:1
  10. ^ 1Ch 4:3
  11. ^ 2Sa 14:2; Am 1:1
  12. ^ Jos 15:58
  13. ^ 2Ch 28:18
  14. ^ Jos 12:15; 1Sa 22:1
  15. ^ 1Ch 18:1
  16. ^ Jos 15:44
  17. ^ 1Sa 23:14
  18. ^ Jos 10:5; 2Ch 32:9
  19. ^ Jos 10:10; Ne 11:30; Je 34:7
  20. ^ Jos 15:33
  21. ^ Jos 19:42
  22. ^ Ge 23:2; Jos 14:15; 2Sa 2:1
  23. ^ Is 22:10
  24. ^ 2Ch 17:19
  25. ^ 2Ch 32:5
  26. ^ 2Ch 26:14
  27. ^ Nu 35:3; Jos 21:20
  28. ^ Nu 35:2
  29. ^ Ex 32:26; De 33:8
  30. ^ 1Ki 12:31
  31. ^ De 12:19
  32. ^ 1Ki 13:33
  33. ^ Le 17:7; Is 13:21
  34. ^ 1Ki 12:28
  35. ^ 2Ch 15:9; 30:11
  36. ^ De 12:11; 1Ch 22:1
  37. ^ 2Ch 12:1
  38. ^ 2Ch 1:1; 7:17; 8:13; Ho 6:4
  39. ^ 1Sa 16:6; 17:13
  40. ^ 1Ki 15:2; 2Ch 11:21
  41. ^ 2Sa 13:1; 18:33
  42. ^ 1Ki 15:1; 2Ch 12:16; Mt 1:7
  43. ^ De 17:17; Jg 8:30; 1Ki 11:3
  44. ^ Pr 16:20
  45. ^ Jos 18:11
  46. ^ 2Ch 11:11
  47. ^ 2Ch 21:3
  48. ^ De 17:17

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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