The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 12:1 Explained

2 Chronicles 12:1

KJV: And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at the establishing of the kingdom of Rehoboam, and at his strengthening himself, he hath forsaken the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.

Darby: And it came to pass when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and when he had become strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.

ASV: And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass, when Rehoboam  had established  the kingdom,  and had strengthened  himself, he forsook  the law  of the LORD,  and all Israel  with him. 

What does 2 Chronicles 12:1 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 12

1  Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shishak
5  He and the princes, repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah,
7  are delivered from destruction, but not from spoil
13  The reign and death of Rehoboam

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 12:1 mean?

And it came to pass when had established the kingdom Rehoboam and had strengthened himself that he forsook - the law of Yahweh and all Israel along with him -
וַיְהִ֗י כְּהָכִ֞ין מַלְכ֤וּת רְחַבְעָם֙ וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ עָזַ֖ב אֶת־ תּוֹרַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עִמּֽוֹ פ

וַיְהִ֗י  And  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כְּהָכִ֞ין  when  had  established 
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
מַלְכ֤וּת  the  kingdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מַלְכוּת  
Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
רְחַבְעָם֙  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.
וּכְחֶזְקָת֔וֹ  and  had  strengthened  himself 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֶזְקָה  
Sense: strength, strong, being strong, force.
עָזַ֖ב  that  he  forsook 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
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.
תּוֹרַ֣ת  the  law 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  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.
עִמּֽוֹ  along  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation