2 Chronicles 13:1-22 War Between Abijah & Jeroboam

 

War Between Abijah & Jeroboam

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Now, in the 18th year king Jeroboam [ruled,] Abijah began to [rule] over Judah & he [ruled] 3 years in Jerusalem. Also, his mother’s name was Michaiah, [Uriel’s] daughter, [from] Gibeah.

There was war between Abijah & Jeroboam. Abijah [put] the battle [in order] with an [army] of 400,000 chosen, valiant men of war. Also, Jeroboam [put] his battle [in order] against him with 800,000 chosen, mighty men of valor.

And Abijah stood up on Mount Zemaraim, which is in Mount Ephraim & said, Jeroboam & all Israel, hear me: [Don’t] you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom of Israel over to [king] David & his sons forever by a covenant [contract] of salt?

[2 Samuel 7:12-13 *And when your days are [are] fulfilled & you shall sleep with your [forefathers, I will set up your seed after you, which shall proceed [from your body] & I will [establish] his kingdom. *He shall build a house for My Name & I will [establish] the throne of his kingdom forever.]

[Still] Jeroboam, [Nebat’s] son, [Solomon’s] servant, [has] risen up & rebelled against his lord. And vain, [a.k.a. worthless] men, [scoundrels] are gathered to him & have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam, [Solomon’s] son, when Rehoboam was young & [inexperienced] & couldn’t withstand them.

And now, you think you can [resist] the Kingdom of the Lord, [that’s] in the [hands] of [David’s descendants] & you are a [large] multitude. And there with you are golden calves, which Jeroboam made for you [as] gods.

Haven’t you cast out the [Lord’s] priests, [Aaron’s] sons & the Levites & have made [yourselves] priests after the [customs] of the nations of other lands? So [anyone who] comes to consecrate himself with a young [bull] & 7 rams, may be a priest of [what] are [not] gods.

But as for us, the Lord is our God & we haven’t [abandoned] Him. The priests [who] minister to the Lord are [Aaron’s descendants] & the Levites [assist] them in their [work.]

And every morning & every evening, they [offer] burnt sacrifices & sweet incense to the Lord [God.] They also [put the showbread] in order on the [purified] table with the candlestick of gold & [its] lamps, to burn every evening.

For we keep the [commandments] of the Lord, our God, but you have [abandoned] Him. [See,] God Himself is with us for our [leader] & His priests with [blaring] trumpets to [sound the battle] cry against you.

O children [people] of Israel, [don’t] fight against the Lord God of your [forefathers:] for you [won’t] prosper. But Jeroboam caused an [ambush to happen] behind them. So [those with Jeroboam] were [in front of] Judah & the [ambush] was behind them. When Judah looked back & [saw,] the battle was [in front] & behind; they cried [out] to the Lord & the priests sounded the trumpets.

Then, the men of Judah gave a shout & as [they] shouted, it [happened,] that God [struck down] Jeroboam & all Israel [in front of] Abijah & Judah. And the children [people] of Israel fled [in front of] Judah & [the Lord] God delivered them into their hand.

And Abijah & his people [struck] them with a [large] slaughter, so 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell down slain. The children [people] of Judah prevailed, [over] the children [people] of Israel, because they relied on the Lord God, of their [forefathers.]

And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam & [captured these] cities & [their] towns from him: BethEl, Jeshanah & Ephrain, [a.k.a. Ephron] & [their] towns. Neither did Jeroboam [regain] strength again [during] the days of Abijah.

And the Lord struck [down Jeroboam] & he died. But Abijah [grew] mighty & married 14 wives & [fathered] 22 sons & 16 daughters. The rest of [Abijah’s actions & what he did & said,] are written in the [account] of the prophet, Iddo.

2 Chronicles 12:1-16 The King of Egypt Fights Against King Rehoboam

The King of Egypt Fights Against King Rehoboam

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And it [happened,] when [king] Rehoboam had strengthened himself & established the kingdom, he & all Israel with him [abandoned[ the Law of the Lord. And it [happened,] in the 5th year king Rehoboam [ruled, that] Shishak, [Egypt’s] king, [fought] against Jerusalem, because they had [sinned] against the Lord.

[1 Kings 14:28 [Therefore] king [Jeroboam] took counsel & made 2 calves of gold & said to [the people,] It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.] [See] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up out of the land of Egypt. [Jeroboam put] 1 in BethEl & 1 in Dan.]

With 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen & people without number, [Shishak] came out of Egypt with: the Lubims, Sukkims & the Ethiopians. And [Shishak] [captured] the fenced cities [of] Judah & came to Jerusalem.

Then, Shemaiah, the prophet, came to [king] Rehoboam & to the princes of Judah, [who] were gathered together [in] Jerusalem, because of Shishak. And [Shemaiah, the prophet] said to them,The Lord [says this,] You have [abandoned] Me & I have also left you in the hand of Shishak, [Egypt’s] king.]

[For this reason,] the king & the princes of Israel humbled themselves & said, The Lord is righteous. And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the Word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves.

Therefore, I won’t destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance & My [anger] shall not be poured out on Jerusalem [at] the hand of Shishak, [Egypt’s king.] [Still,] they shall be his servants, [so] that they may know the difference [between] serving] Me & [serving] the kingdoms of [other] countries.

So, Shishak, [Egypt’s] king, [fought] against Jerusalem & took away the treasures [from] the [Lord’s] house & [from] the treasures of the king’s house & he took all & he carried [them] away, [including] the gold shields Solomon had made.

Instead, king Rehoboam made brass shields & [put] them [into] the hands of the [leaders] of the guard, [in charge of] the entrance of the king’s house. And when king [Rehoboam] entered into the [Lord’s] house, the guard came & [got] him & brought him into the [guard’s room.]

And when [Rehoboam] humbled himself, the [Lord’s anger] turned [away] from [Rehoboam.] [The Lord] wouldn’t [totally] destroy [Rehoboam.]

[1 Chronicles 22:9-10 [Look] a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of [peace] & I will give him rest from his enemies [around him:] For his name shall be Solomon & I will give peace & quietness to Israel in his days. He shall build a house for My Name & he shall be My son & I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.]

Also, things went well in Judah. So, king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem & [ruled.] For Rehoboam was 41 years old when he began to [rule] & [he ruled] 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen to put His Name there, out of all the tribes of Israel.

And [Rehoboam’s] mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. And [Rehoboam] did evil, because he [didn’t] prepare his heart to seek the Lord. Now [aren’t Rehoboam’s actions] 1st & last, written in the book of Shemaiah, the prophet, & Iddo, the seer, [related to] genealogies?

And [before Rehoboam died, there were wars between [king] Rehoboam & Jeroboam continually. Rehoboam [died] & slept with his [forefathers] & was buried in the city of David. And Abijah, his son, [ruled] in his [place.]

2 Chronicles 11:1-23 The Fenced Cities King Rehoboam Built

 

The Fenced Cities King Rehoboam Built

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When [king] Rehoboam [came] to Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 chosen men [from] the [families] of Judah & Benjamin, [who] were warriors to fight against Israel, [so] the kingdom might [return] to [king] Rehoboam again.

But the Word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying, Speak to Rehoboam, [Solomon’s] son, [Judah’s] king & to all srael in Judah & Benjamin, saying, The Lord [says this,] You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren. Every man return to his house: for this is done [by] Me.

And they obeyed the words of the Lord & they returned [instead of] going against Jeroboam. And [king] Rehoboam [lived] in Jerusalem & built cities [of] defense in Judah.

[Rehoboam] even built: Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, BethZur, Shoco, [a.k.a. Sochoh,] Abdullam, Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, Zorah, Aijalon, Hebron, which are fenced cities in Judah & Benjamin.

And he fortified the strongholds & put captains in them & [stored food,] oil & wine [in them.] And in several [cities, Rehoboam] put shields & spears & made them [exceedingly] strong, having Judah & Benjamin on his side.

And the priests & the Levites, [who] were in all Israel & out of all their coasts, [took a stand with Jeroboam.] For the Levites left their possession & suburbs & came to Judah & Jerusalem.

[Since] Jeroboam & his sons had [kept the Levites] from [performing] the priest’s office to the Lord. And [Jeroboam appointed his own] priests for the high places & for the [demons] & calves [that Jeroboam] had made.

[1 Kings 12:28-31 [Upon which,] king [Jeroboam] took counsel & made 2 gold calves & said to [the Israelites,] It is too much for yo to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.] [See,] your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt. And he set [up] one in BethEl & he put the other in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even to Dan. And he made a house of high places & made the [lowest] of the people, priests, which were not of the sons of Levi.]

[Any of those left] of all the tribes of Israel, [whose] hearts [were] set to seek the Lord God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their [forefathers.]

So, they strengthened the kingdom of Judah & made Rehoboam, [Solomon’s] son, strong [for] 3 years. For 3 years they walked in the [paths] of David & Solomon. And [king] Rehoboam [married] Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, [David’s] son.

And [he married] Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, [Jesse’s] son; [who bore] him children: Jeush, Shamariah & Zaham. After her, [Rehoboam married] Maachah, [Absalom’s] daughter, [who bore] him: Abijah, Attai, Ziza & Shelomith.

And Rehoboam loved Maachah, [Absalom’s] daughter [more than] all his wives & [mistresses.] (For [Rehoboam married] 18 wives & [had] 30 [mistresses] & [fathered] 28 sons & 30 daughters.)

And Rehoboam made Abijah, [Maachah’s] son, the [1st born,] to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

And [Rehoboam] dealt wisely & [distributed] all his children throughout all the countries of Judah & Benjamin, [into] every fenced city. He gave them [an] abundance of [food.] And [Rehoboam] desired many wives.

2 Chronicles 10:1-19 The Israelites Make a Request to King Rehoboam

The Israelites Make a Request to King Rehoboam

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Rehoboam, [Solomon’s son,] went to Shechem, [because] all Israel [had] come to Shechem, to make him king. And it [happened,] when Jeroboam, [Nebat’s] son, was in Egypt, [where] he had fled from the presence of king Solomon.

[1 Kings 11:40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose & fled to Egypt, to Shishak, [Egypt’s] king, & was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.]

[When Jeroboam] heard [of king Solomon’s dear,] Jeroboam returned [from] Egypt. And [the Israelites] sent & called [for] him. So, Jeroboam & all Israel came & [spoke] to Rehoboam, saying, Your father, [Solomon,] made our [work load] grievous.

Therefore, now somewhat ease [our harsh labor] of your father & the heavy [burden] he put upon us & we will serve you. [Rehoboam] said to them, Come [back] to me again after 3 days & the people [left.]

And king Rehoboam [got advice from] the old men [who] stood before his father, Solomon, while he [was still alive.] [Rehoboam said,] What [advice do] you give me, to answer [these] people? And they [said,] If [you’re] kind to [these] people, please them & speak [nicely] to them, they will be your servants forever.

But [Rehoboam abandoned] the [advice that] the old men gave him & [got advice from] the young men [who] were brought up with him & [who] stood before him.

And [Rehoboam asked] them, What advice [do] you give, [so] we may answer [these] people, [who spoke] to me, saying, Somewhat ease the [grievous work] your father [had] put upon us?

And the young men [who] were brought up with him [said,] You shall answer the people [this, who spoke] to you, saying, Your father made our [workload] heavy, but [will] you make it somewhat lighter for us? You shall say [this] to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s [waist.]

[Since,] my father put a heavy [burden] on you, I will [add] more to your [workload.] My father [punished] you with whips, but I will [punish] you with scorpions. So, Jeroboam & all the people came to king Rehoboam on the 3rd day [like he requested.]

And king [Rehoboam] answered them roughly & [abandoned] the [advice] of the old men & answered them [like] the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your [workload] heavy, but I will add [to it.] My father [punished] you with whips, but I will [punish] you with scorpions.

So, king [Rehoboam didn’t pay attention] to the people; for [this] was of God, [so] that the Lord [could accomplish] His Word, [that] He spoke by Ahijah, the Shilonite, to Jeroboam, [Nebat’s] son.

And when all Israel saw that the king [wouldn’t listen] to them, [they] answered the king, saying, What portion [of an inheritance] do we have left in David? We have [no] inheritance in [Jesse’s] son. Every man to your tents, O Israel. Now, David [take care] of your own house.

So, all Israel went to their tents. But Rehoboam [still ruled] over the children [people] of Israel [who lived] in the cities of Judah. Then, king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, [who] was over the tribute, [a.k.a. forced labor] & the [people] of Israel stoned him [to death.] But king Rehoboam [speedily got] to his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 9:1-31 The Queen of Sheba Visits King Solomon

The Queen of Sheba Visits King Solomon

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When the Queen of Sheba heard of [Solomon’s] fame, she came to Jerusalem [to test] Solomon with hard questions. [She came] with a very [large] company & camels that [carried:] spices & gold in abundance & precious stones.

And when she [came] to Solomon, she [discussed] with him all that was on her heart. And Solomon [answered] all her questions & there wasn’t [anything he was unable to answer.]

And when the Queen of Sheba had seen [Solomon’s] wisdom, the [palace] he built, the [food on] his table, the [seating] of his servants, the attendance of his ministers & their [clothing,] his cup bearers & their [clothing] & the [path used when] he went [up] to the [Lord’s] house, there was no more spirit [left] in her.

And she said to king [Solomon,] The report I heard in [my] own land was true [about your actions] & your wisdom. [But] I [didn’t] believe their words, until I [saw] it with my [own] eyes. And [saw] ½ of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told [to] me. For you exceeded [your] fame that I heard.

Your men & your servants are happy, [who] continually stand before you & hear your wisdom. Blessed be the Lord your God, [Who delights] in you, to [put] you on His throne, to be king for the Lord your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever.

Therefore, He made you [the] king over them, to [provide] judgment & justice. And she gave king [Solomon] 120 talents of gold & an abundance of [rare] spices & precious stones. Neither [had] there [been] such [spices, like those] the Queen of Sheba gave [to] king Solomon.

The servants of Huram, [a.k.a. Hiram,] & [Solomon’s] servants brought [him] gold from Ophir & algum, [a.k.a. almug,] trees & precious stones. And king [Solomon] made terraces [for] the house of the Lord [with] the algum trees & [for] the king’s palace & harps & [lyres] for singers.

And there [was nothing like this] seen before in the land of Judah. [Besides what] she had brought to the king, Solomon gave to the Queen of Sheba all she desired] & [whatever] she asked [for.] So she & her servants [returned] to her own land.

Now, the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in 1 year was 666 talents of gold. [Besides what] the [traders] & merchants brought. And all [Arabia’s] kings & governors of the country brought gold & silver to Solomon.

And king Solomon made 200 [large shields] of beaten gold & 600 shekels of [hammered] gold went [into each shield.] And king [Solomon] put them in the house [at] the Forest of Lebanon. [Also,] the king made a [large] throne of ivory & overlaid it with pure gold.

There were 6 steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne. There were [armrests] on each side [of where he sat] & 2 lions standing by the [armrests.] And there [were] 12 lions, [6 on each side] upon the 6 steps to the throne. There wasn’t [anything like this] made in any kingdom.

And all of [Solomon’s] drinking [goblets] were gold. All the vessels of the house [in] the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold & none were of silver. [There was nothing like this during all] the days of Solomon.

For [Solomon’s] ships went to Tarshish every 3 years with [Huram’s] servants [& returned with] gold, silver, ivory, apes & peacocks. And king Solomon [surpassed] all kings of the earth in riches & wisdom. And all the kings of the earth sought to [come to] Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.

[Each] man brought [Solomon a present:] vessels of silver & of gold, [clothing, harnesses,] spices, horses, mules [year] by [year.] And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses & chariots. And 12,000 horsemen; whom [Solomon had presented, for them to stay] in the chariot cities & with the king [in] Jerusalem.

And Solomon [ruled] over all the kings from the river, even to the land of the Philistines & to the border of Egypt. And king [Solomon] made silver in Jerusalem [as plentiful] as stones & he made cedar trees [abundant like] the sycamore trees in the low plains, [a.k.a. foothills.]

And they brought horses out of Egypt & all [the] lands to Solomon. [Aren’t] the rest of [Solomon’s actions] 1st & last, written in the book of Nathan, the prophet, & in the prophecy of Ahijah, the Shilonite & in the visions of Iddo, the seer, against Jeroboam, [Nebat’s] son?

And Solomon [ruled] over all [of] Israel for 40 years in Jerusalem. And Solomon [died] & slept with his [forefathers] & he was buried in the city of David, his father. And Rehoboam, his son, [ruled] in his [place.]

2 Chronicles 8:1-18 Solomon Continues Building

 

Solomon Continues Building

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It [happened] at the end of 20 years, [when] Solomon had built the house of the Lord & his own [palace, that] the cities which Huram, [a.k.a. Hiram,] had restored to Solomon, [he rebuilt] them.

And Solomon caused the children [people] of Israel to [live] there. And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah & [seized] it. And he built Tadmor in the wilderness & all the [storage] cities [that] he built in Hamath.

[Solomon] also [rebuilt] Upper Beth Horon & Lower Beth Horon, [as] fenced cities with walls, gates & bars.

[Also,] Baalath & all the [storage] cities that Solomon had & all the chariot cities & the cities [for] the horsemen & all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon & through all the land [within] his dominion.

As for all the people [who] were left of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites & Jebusites, [who weren’t] of Israel, but their children, who were left after them in the land of Israel, whom the [people] of Israel [didn’t destroy,]

Solomon [made them] pay tribute, [a.k.a. forced laborers,] until this day. Solomon [didn’t] make the [people] of Israel [forced laborers,] for his work, but they were men of war, [leaders] of his captains, captains of his chariots & horsemen.

And these were [leaders] of king Solomon’s officers, even 250, [were supervisors] over the people. And Solomon brought [Pharaoh’s] daughter up out of the city of David & [into] the house he built for her.

For [Solomon] said, My wife shall not [live] in [David’s] house, [Israel’s] [previous] king, because the places where the Ark of the Lord have come are holy. Then, Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord, on the altar he built [for] the Lord, [in front of] the porch.

[Offerings were made] everyday, according to the rate [commanded by] Moses: [daily,] on Sabbaths, New Moons & on solemn feasts, 3 times a year: even in the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks & the Feast of the Tabernacles.

[Solomon continued to appoint] the priests to their service & the Levites, to their [duties,] to praise & minister before the priests, [to assist them in their] everyday [duties] required, according to the order of David, his father.

Also, the [gatekeepers [were assigned] to [each] gate [as] David, the man of God, [had] commanded. And the priests & the Levites [didn’t] depart from the [king’s command on] any matter [about] the [dedicated] treasures.

Now, all the work of Solomon was prepared [until] the day the foundation of the [Lord’s] house [was layed,] until it was finished & [completed.] Then, Solomon went to Ezion Geber & to Eloth, at the seaside in the land of Edom.

And Huram, [a.k.a. Hiram,] sent [Solomon] ships & servants [who] had knowledge of the sea & they went with [Solomon’s] servants to Ophir & took [from there] 450 talents of gold & brought them to king Solomon.

[1 Kings 9:27 And Hiram sent his servants in the navy, shipmen [who] had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.]

2 Chronicles 7:1-22 The Lord God Has Fire Come Down from Heaven & Consume the Sacrifices

 

The Lord God Has Fire Come Down from Heaven & Consume the Sacrifices

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Now, when Solomon had made an end of praying, fire came down from heaven & consumed the burnt offering & sacrifices. And the glory of the Lord filled [the Lord’s] house. And the priests couldn’t enter the [Lord’s] house, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.

And when all the children [people] of Israel, saw how the fire came down & the glory of the Lord [came] upon [His] house, they bowed themselves on the pavement [facing] the ground & worshiped & praised the Lord, saying, For [the Lord] is good. For His mercy endures forever.

Then, the king & all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. And King Solomon [sacrificed] 22,000 oxen & 120,000 sheep. So, the king & all the people dedicated the house of God.

And the priests [served in] their offices. Also, the Levites [served] with [musical] instruments of the Lord, [that] king David had made to praise the Lord, [saying,] Because His mercy endures forever.

When David praised, the priests sounded trumpets before them & all Israel stood. [Also,] Solomon [consecrated] the middle of the [courtyard] that was [in front of] the [Lord’s] house.

For [Solomon] offered burnt offerings & the fat of the Peace Offerings there, because the [brass] altar [he] had made wasn’t able to [hold all] the burnt offerings, [meat/grain] offerings & fat.

Also, at the same time, Solomon & all Israel with him, kept the feast [for] 7 days. [It was] a very [large] congregation [that went] from Hamath to the [Nile] River of Egypt.

They kept the dedication of the altar & the feast [for] 7 days. And [on] the 8th day, they [had] a solemn assembly. For they kept the dedication of the altar & the feast 7 days. And on the 23rd day of the 7th month, [Solomon] sent the people away to their tents [with happy] & merry [hearts] for the goodness the Lord had [showed] to David, to Solomon & to His people, Israel.

Solomon finished the [Lord’s] house & the kings [palace] & all that came into Solomon’s heart to make, [for] the [Lord’s] house & [Solomon’s] own house. And [Solomon prospered, because of this.]

And the Lord appeared to Solomon [at] night & said to him, I have heard your prayer & have chosen this place [for] Myself for a house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven & there [isn’t any] rain, or I command the locusts to devour the land, or I send pestilence among My people;

[1 Kings 17:9-11 And the children [people] of Israel did secretly those things that were not right & [were] against the Lord, their God. They built [themselves] high places in all their cities, from the Watchman’s Tower to the [fortified] city.

And they [put] images & groves in every high hill & under every green tree. And they burnt incense there in all the high places, [like] the heathen did, whom the Lord carried away before them & [they did] wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger.]

If My people, [who] are called by My Name, shall humble themselves & pray & seek My face & turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven & will forgive their sin & will heal their land.

Now, [My] eyes shall be open & [My] ears [shall be attentive] to the prayer that is made in this place. For now, I have chosen & sanctified this house, [so] that My Name may be there forever. And [My] eyes & [My] heart shall be there [continually.]

As for you, if you will walk before me, [like] David, your father walked & do according to all that I have commanded you & shall observe My [mandates] & My judgments;

Then, I will [establish] the throne of your kingdom, according [to all] I have [promised] David, your father, saying, There shall not fail you, a man to be [a] ruler in Israel [from your lineage.]

But, if you turn away & [abandon] My [mandates] & My commandments, [that] I have set before you & shall go & serve other gods & worship them; Then, I will pluck them up by their roots, out of My land, [that] I have given them & I will cast this house, out of My sight, which I have sanctified for My Name.

And [I] will make it a proverb & [saying that provides truth,] among all nations. And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to everyone [who] passes by it. So, he shall say, Why has the Lord done [this] to this land & to this house?

And [they] shall [answer,] Because they [abandoned] the Lord God of their [forefathers, Who] brought them out of the land of Egypt & [clung to] other gods & worshiped them & served them. Therefore, [the Lord God] has brought all this evil upon them.