Roboam intending by force to reduce Israel to his subjection, is warned by a Prophet to cease from that enterprise. 5. He maketh walls about divers cities, 11. furnisheth them with victuals, and munition, 13. Priests, Levites, and many others repair to Jerusalem, because Jeroboam maketh a new religion, and serve for gods, 18. Roboam taketh many wives, and concubines. 22. preferreth Abias above all his other sons.Roboam intending by force to reduce Israel to his subiection, is warned by a Prophet to cease from that enterprise. 5. He maketh walles about diuers cities, 11. furnisheth them with victuals, and munition, 13. Priestes, Leuites, and manie others repaire to Ierusalem, because Ieroboam maketh a new religion, and serue for gods, 18. Roboam taketh manie wiues, and concubines. 22. preferreth Abias aboue al his other sonnes.✦
And Roboam came into Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and Benjamin, an hundred fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to convert his kingdom unto him.AND Roboam came into Ierusalem, and called together al the house of Iuda and Beniamin, an hundred fourescore thousand chosen men and warriers, to fight agaynst Israel, and to conuert his kingdom vnto him.✦Venit autem Roboam in Jerusalem, et convocavit universam domum Juda et Benjamin, centum octoginta millia electorum atque bellantium, ut dimicaret contra Israël, et converteret ad se regnum suum.
2And the word of our Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:And the word of our Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:Factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei, dicens :
3Speak to Roboam the son of Salomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, that is in Juda and Benjamin:Speake to Roboam the sonne of Salomon the king of Iuda, and to al Israel, that is in Iuda and Beniamin:Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Juda, et ad universum Israël, qui est in Juda et Benjamin :
4Thus saith our Lord: You shall not go up, neither shall you fight against your brethren: let every man return into his house, because this thing is done by my will. Who when they had heard the word of our Lord, returned, neither went they forward against Jeroboam.Thus sayth our Lord: You shal not goe vp, neither shal you fight agaynst your brethren: let euerie man returne into his house, because this thing is done by my wil. Who when they had heard the word of our Lord, returned, neither went they forward agaynst Ieroboam.Hæc dicit Dominus : Non ascendetis, neque pugnabitis contra fratres vestros : revertatur unusquisque in domum suam, quia mea hoc gestum est voluntate. Qui cum audissent sermonem Domini, reversi sunt, nec perrexerunt contra Jeroboam.
5And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.And Roboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and built walled cities in Iuda.Habitavit autem Roboam in Jerusalem, et ædificavit civitates muratas in Juda.
6And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,Exstruxitque Bethlehem, et Etam, et Thecue,
7Bethsur also, and Socho, and Odollam,Bethsur also, and Socho, & Odollam,Bethsur quoque, et Socho, et Odollam,
8moreover also Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,moreouer also Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,necnon et Geth, et Maresa, et Ziph,
9yea and Aduram, and Lachis, and Azeca,yea and Aduram, and Lachis, and Azeca,sed et Aduram, et Lachis, et Azeca,
10Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Juda and Benjamin, most munitissimas: fortified, walled cities.Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iuda and Beniamin, most fensed cities.Saraa quoque, et Ajalon, et Hebron, quæ erant in Juda et Benjamin, civitates munitissimas.
11And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them princes, and storehouses of victuals, that is, of oil and wine.And when he had inclosed them with walles, he put in them princes, and store houses of victuals, that is, of oile and wine.✦Cumque clausisset eas muris, posuit in eis principes, ciborumque horrea, hoc est, olei, et vini.
12Yea and in every city he made armamentarium: heraldic insignia; arsenals, stores of weapons of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with great diligence, and reigned over Juda and Benjamin.Yea and in euerie citie he made armories of shieldes and speares, and he strengthened them with great diligence, and reigned ouer Iuda and Beniamin.Sed et in singulis urbibus fecit armamentarium scutorum et hastarum, firmavitque eas summa diligentia, et imperavit super Judam et Benjamin.
13And the Priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,And the Priestes and Leuites, that were in al Israel, came to him out of al their seates,Sacerdotes autem et Levitæ qui erant in universo Israël, venerunt ad eum de cunctis sedibus suis,
14leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam had cast them off, and their posterity: that they should not execute the priesthood of our Lord.leauing their suburbes, and their possessions, and passing to Iuda, and Ierusalem, because Ieroboam had cast them of, and their posteritie: that they should not execute the priesthood of our Lord.✦relinquentes suburbana et possessiones suas, et transeuntes ad Judam et Jerusalem : eo quod abjecisset eos Jeroboam et posteri ejus, ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur.
15Who made unto himself priests of the excelsorum: the high places (idolatrous hill-shrines), and of devils, and of the calves which he had made.Who made vnto him selfe priestes of the excelses, and of diuels, and of the calues which he had made.Qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum, et dæmoniorum, vitulorumque quos fecerat.
16Yea and of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever had given their heart to seek our Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to immolandum: sacrifice, offer up their victimas: sacrificial beasts slain in offering before our Lord the God of their fathers.Yea and of al the tribes of Israel, whosoeuer had geuen their hart to seeke our Lord the God of Israel, came into Ierusalem to immolate their victims before our Lord the God of their fathers.Sed et de cunctis tribubus Israël, quicumque dederant cor suum ut quærerent Dominum Deum Israël, venerunt in Jerusalem ad immolandum victimas suas coram Domino Deo patrum suorum.
17And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Salomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and Salomon, only three years.And they strenghened the kingdom of Iuda, and established Roboam the sonne of Salomon for three yeares: for they walked in the waies of Dauid and Salomon, onlie three yeares.✦Et roboraverunt regnum Juda, et confirmaverunt Roboam filium Salomonis per tres annos : ambulaverunt enim in viis David et Salomonis, annis tantum tribus.
18And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: Abihail also the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai,And Roboam tooke to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Ierimoth the sonne of Dauid: Abihail also the daughter of Eliab the sonne of Isai,Duxit autem Roboam uxorem Mahalath filiam Jerimoth filii David : Abihail quoque filiam Eliab filii Isai,
19who bare him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.who bare him sonnes Iehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.quæ peperit ei filios Jehus, et Somoriam, et Zoom.
20After this woman also he took Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bare him Abia, and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.After this woman also he tooke Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bare him Abia, and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.Post hanc quoque accepit Maacha filiam Absalom, quæ peperit ei Abia, et Ethai, et Ziza, et Salomith.
21And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he begat eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.And Roboam loued Maacha the daughter of Absalom aboue al his wiues, and concubines: for he had maried eightene wiues, and threescore concubines: and he begat eight and twentie sonnes, and threescore daughters.Amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas et concubinas : nam uxores decem et octo duxerat, concubinas autem sexaginta : et genuit viginti octo filios, et sexaginta filias.
22But he appointed for head Abias the son of Maacha duke over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,But he appoynted for head Abias the sonne of Maacha duke ouer al his brethren: for he meant to make him king,✦Constituit vero in capite Abiam filium Maacha ducem super omnes fratres suos : ipsum enim regem facere cogitabat,
23because he was wiser, and mightier above all his sons, and in all the finibus: borders, regions, territory of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them much escas: food, victuals, and he desired many wives.because he was wiser, and mightier aboue al his sonnes, and in al the costes of Iuda, and of Beniamin, and in al the walled cities: and he gaue them much meate, and he desired manie wiues.✦quia sapientior fuit, et potentior super omnes filios ejus, et in cunctis finibus Juda et Benjamin, et in universis civitatibus muratis : præbuitque eis escas plurimas, et multas petivit uxores.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.