KJV King James Version
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was] the firstborn.
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2 Chronicles 21:3
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was] the firstborn.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
WEB World English Bible
Their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
ASV American Standard Version
And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram, because he was the first-born.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and their father giveth to them many gifts of silver and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah, and the kingdom he hath given to Jehoram, for He is the first-born.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 21
1 Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these [were] the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was] the firstborn.
4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and [divers] also of the princes of Israel.
5 Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD.
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וַיִּתֵּ֣ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלָהֶ֣ם׀H9038 · hemthemאֲ֠בִיהֶםH1 · avfatherמַתָּנ֨וֹתH4979 · mat.ta.nahgiftרַבּ֜וֹתH7227 · ravmanyלְכֶ֤סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוּלְזָהָב֙H2091 · za.havgoldוּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתH4030 · mig.da.nahprecious thingעִם־H5973 · imwithעָרֵ֥יH5892 · irexcitementמְצֻר֖וֹתH4694 · me.tsu.rahfortressבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּמְלָכָ֛הH4467 · mam.la.khahkingdomנָתַ֥ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלִֽיהוֹרָ֖םH3088 · ye.ho.ramJehoramכִּי־H3588 · kiforה֥וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פH1060 · be.khorfirstborn
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 11:23And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.2 Chronicles 11:5And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.Deuteronomy 21:15-17If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:Genesis 25:6But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
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