2 Chronicles 13:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And there are gathered unto him vain men, sons of worthlessness, and they strengthen themselves against Rehoboam son of Solomon, and Rehoboam was a youth, and tender of heart, and hath not strengthened himself against them.

King James Bible
And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

Hebrew
Then worthless
רֵקִים֙ (rê·qîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7386: Empty, worthless

and wicked
בְלִיַּ֔עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1100: Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness

men
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

gathered
וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (way·yiq·qā·ḇə·ṣū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6908: To gather, collect

around him
עָלָ֗יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to resist
וַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ (way·yiṯ·’am·mə·ṣū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert

Rehoboam
רְחַבְעָ֣ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Solomon
שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (šə·lō·mōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

when [he]
וּרְחַבְעָ֗ם (ū·rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah

was
הָ֤יָה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

young,
נַ֙עַר֙ (na·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

inexperienced,
וְרַךְ־ (wə·raḵ-)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7390: Tender, delicate, soft

and unable
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to resist
הִתְחַזַּ֖ק (hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

them.
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (lip̄·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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