2 Chronicles 11

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Peshitta
1 And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.	1 ܒܗ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܬܟܪܗ ܐܒܝܡ ܒܪܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ
2 And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:	2 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܩܘܡܝ ܢܐ ܘܐܫܬܓܢܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܕܝܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܕܥܘܢ ܕܐܢܬܝ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܘܬܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܫܝܠܘ ܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܬܡܢ ܐܚܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܗܘ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܟܕ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܗܘܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ
3 Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:	3 ܘܬܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܓ̇ܠܐ ܠܟܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܗܢܐ
4 Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
5 And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.	5 ܘܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܝܐ ܕܗܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܐܬ̇ܝܐ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܡܢܟ ܥܠ ܒܪܗ̇ ܕܟܪܝܗ ܗܘ ܗܟܢܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܡܥܠܗ̇ ܘܗܝ ܡܫܬܓܢܝܐ
6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,	6 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܐܚܝܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܝܗ̇ ܟܕ ܥܐ̇ܠܐ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ̇ ܥܘܠܝ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܠܡܢܐ ܡܫܬܓܢܝܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܘܐܢܐ ܡܫܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܟܝ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܩܫܝ̈ܬܐ
7 And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,	7 ܙܠܝ ܐܡܪܝ ܠܝܘܪܒܥܡ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܪܝܡܬܟ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܝܗܒܬܟ ܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
8 And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,	8 ܘܢܣܒܬܗ̇ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܝܗܒܬܗ̇ ܠܟ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܒ̣ܕܝ ܕܢܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܝ ܘܗܠܟ ܒܢܡܘ̈ܣܝ ܒܟܠܗ ܠܒܗ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܩܕܡܝ
9 And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,	9 ܘܐܢܬ ܐܒܐܫܬ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܡܠܟ̈ܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܘܐܙܠܬ ܥܒܕܬ ܠܟ ܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܠܡܓܕܦܘ ܩܕܡܝ ܘܕܚܠܬܝ ܫܕܝܬ ܒܣܬܪ ܨܘܪܟ
10 Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
11 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
12 Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,
13 And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
14 Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
15 And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
18 And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
19 And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
20 And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
21 And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.
22 But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,
23 Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.