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And
Rehoboam went to Shechem :
for all Israel were
come
to
Shechem
to make him king.
Then
Rehoboam went to Shechem ,
for all Israel had
gone
there
to make him king.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when Jeroboam the
son of Nebat heard of
it
(for
he was yet
in Egypt ,
whither
he had fled from the
presence
of
king Solomon ,
and Jeroboam
dwelt
in
Egypt,
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about
this,
he was still
in Egypt where
he had fled from King Solomon and had
been
living
ever
since.
and
they sent and
called
him),
that
Jeroboam and all
the assembly of Israel came ,
and
spake
unto
Rehoboam ,
saying
,
So
they sent for
Jeroboam ,
and he
and
the whole
assembly of Israel came to
Rehoboam and
said
,
Thy
father made
our
yoke grievous:
now therefore
make
thou
the grievous
service
of thy
father,
and his
heavy yoke which
he put upon
us, lighter,
and we will serve thee
.
“Your
father put
a
heavy
yoke on
us.
But
now you
should
lighten
the burden
of your
father’s
service
and the
heavy yoke he put on
us, and we will serve you
. ”
And
he
said
unto
them
, Depart
yet
for three days ,
then come
again
to me. And
the people departed.
Rehoboam
answered
, “Go
away
for three days and
then return
to me. ”
So
the people departed.
And
king Rehoboam took
counsel
with the old
men,
that
had stood
before
Solomon
his father while
he
yet
lived,
saying,
What
counsel
give
ye
me to return
answer
to this
people?
Then
King Rehoboam consulted
with the elders
who
had served
his father Solomon
during
his
lifetime.
“How
do
you
advise
me to respond
to these
people? ”
he
asked.
And
they spake
unto
him,
saying
, If thou
wilt
be a servant unto
this
people this
day,
and wilt
serve them ,
and
answer
them
, and speak
good
words to them, then
they will be thy
servants for
ever
.
They replied
, “
If you
will
be a servant to
these
people and serve them this
day
, and if
you
will
respond
by
speaking
kind
words to them, they will be your
servants forever
. ”
But he
forsook
the counsel
of the old
men
which
they
had
given
him
, and
took
counsel
with
the young men that
were
grown up with him ,
that
stood
before
him.
But Rehoboam
rejected
the advice
of the elders;
instead
, he
consulted
the young men who
had
grown up with him and
served
him.
And
he said
unto
them, What counsel
give
ye,
that we may
return
answer
to this
people ,
who have spoken to me, saying, Make
the yoke that
thy
father did
put upon
us lighter
?
He asked
them, “
What message
do
you
advise
that we send
back
to these
people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten
the yoke your
father put on
us ’
? ”
And
the young men that
were
grown up with him spake
unto
him,
saying
, Thus
shalt
thou
say
unto
this people that
spake
unto
thee,
saying
, Thy
father made our yoke heavy, but make thou
it lighter unto
us;
thus
shalt
thou
speak
unto
them ,
My little finger is thicker than my father's
loins.
The young men who
had
grown up with him replied
, “
This is
how
you
should
answer
these
people who
said
to
you
, ‘Your
father made our yoke heavy, but you
should
make it lighter .’
This
is
what
you
should
tell
them :
‘
My little finger is thicker than my father’s
waist!
And
now
whereas my father did
lade
you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke :
my father chastised
you with whips, but
I will chastise
you with scorpions.
Whereas my father burdened
you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke .
Whereas
my father scourged
you with whips, I will scourge
you with scorpions. ’”
So
Jeroboam and all the people came
to Rehoboam the
third
day
, as
the king bade,
saying
, Come to me again
the third day.
After
three
days,
Jeroboam and all the people returned
to Rehoboam, since
the king had
said
, “
Come back
to me on
the third day. ”
And the king answered the people roughly,
and
forsook
the counsel
of the old
men
which
they
had
given
him,
And the king answered the people harshly.
He
rejected
the advice
of the elders
and spake
to them after
the
counsel
of
the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but
I will add to your yoke :
my father chastised
you with whips, but
I will chastise
you with scorpions.
and spoke
to them as
the young men had
advised
, saying, “Whereas
my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke .
Whereas
my father scourged
you with whips, I will scourge
you with scorpions. ”
So the king hearkened
not unto
the people ;
for
it
was
a
thing
brought
about
of
Jehovah
, that
he
might
establish
his
word
, which
Jehovah
spake
by
Ahijah
the Shilonite
to Jeroboam the
son of Nebat.
So the king did
not listen
to
the people, and
indeed
this
turn
of
events
was
from
the
LORD
, to
fulfill
the word
He
had
spoken
to Jeroboam son of Nebat through
Ahijah
the
Shilonite
.
And
when all Israel saw that the king hearkened
not
unto
them, the
people
answered the king ,
saying,
What portion have
we in David ?
neither
have
we
inheritance in the son of Jesse :
to your tents, O Israel :
now see
to thine
own house, David .
So Israel
departed
unto
their
tents.
When all Israel saw that the king had
refused
to
listen
to
them, they
answered the king :
“
What portion do
we have
in David ,
and
what
inheritance in the son of Jesse ?
To your tents, O Israel !
Look
now to your
own house, O
David !”
So the
Israelites
went
home,
But as
for
the children
of
Israel
that
dwelt
in the cities of Judah ,
Rehoboam
reigned
over
them
.
but Rehoboam
still
reigned
over
the Israelites
living
in the cities of Judah.
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over
the men
subject
to
taskwork;
and
all Israel stoned him to death with
stones
. And king Rehoboam made
speed
to
get
him
up
to
his chariot ,
to
flee
to Jerusalem.
Then King Rehoboam sent out
Adoram, who was in
charge
of
the forced
labor,
but
all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted
his chariot in
haste
and
escaped
to Jerusalem.
So Israel rebelled
against the house of David unto
this
day
.
So to
this
day
Israel has
been
in
rebellion
against the house of David.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was
returned, that
they sent
and
called
him unto
the congregation,
and made him king over all Israel :
there
was
none
that
followed the house of David ,
but
the
tribe
of
Judah
only
.
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had
returned, they summoned
him to
the assembly
and made him king over all Israel .
Only
the
tribe
of
Judah
followed the house of David.
And when Rehoboam was
come
to
Jerusalem, he assembled
all
the house of Judah ,
and the tribe of Benjamin, a
hundred
and
fourscore
thousand
chosen men,
that
were
warriors ,
to fight against the house of Israel ,
to
bring
the kingdom again
to Rehoboam the
son of Solomon.
And when Rehoboam arrived
in
Jerusalem, he mobilized
the whole
house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin —180
, 000
chosen warriors —
to fight against the house of Israel and
restore
the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
But the word of God came unto
Shemaiah the man of God ,
saying,
But the word of God came to
Shemaiah the man of God :
Speak
unto
Rehoboam the
son of Solomon ,
king of Judah, and
unto
all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to
the rest of the people ,
saying,
“Tell
Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people
Thus
saith
Jehovah,
Ye
shall
not go up ,
nor
fight against your brethren
the children
of Israel:
return every
man
to
his
house;
for this thing
is of
me. So they hearkened
unto
the word of Jehovah,
and
returned
and went
their
way,
according to the word of Jehovah
.
that
this
is
what
the
LORD
says:
‘You
are
not to
go up and
fight against your brothers,
the Israelites.
Each
of you
must
return home,
for this word
is from
Me. ’”
So they listened
to
the word of the
LORD
and turned
back
according to the word of the
LORD
.
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
and dwelt
therein;
and he went out from
thence,
and built Penuel.
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived
there.
And from
there
he went out and built Penuel.
And
Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will
the kingdom return
to the house of David :
Jeroboam said in his heart, “
Now the kingdom might
revert
to the house of David .
if this
people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Jehovah
at Jerusalem, then
will the
heart
of
this
people
turn
again
unto
their lord, even
unto
Rehoboam king of Judah; and
they will kill me ,
and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.
If these
people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the
LORD
at Jerusalem, their
hearts
will return
to
their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then
they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah. ”
Whereupon
the king took
counsel,
and
made two calves of
gold;
and he
said unto
them
, It
is too much for you to
go
up
to
Jerusalem:
behold
thy
gods
, O Israel, which
brought thee
up out of the land of Egypt.
After
seeking
advice,
the king made two golden
calves and said to
the
people
, “Going
up
to
Jerusalem
is too much for you .
Here
, O Israel, are
your
gods,
who
brought you
up out of the land of Egypt. ”
And
he set the
one
in Beth-el
, and the other put
he
in Dan.
One
calf
he set up
in Bethel
, and the other in Dan.
And this thing became a sin; for
the people went
`
to worship '
before the
one ,
even
unto
Dan
.
And this thing became a sin; the people walked
as
far
as
Dan
to worship before one of
the
calves
.
And
he
made
houses
of
high places ,
and made
priests
from among
all
the
people ,
that
were not of
the
sons
of
Levi
.
Jeroboam
also
built
shrines
on
the
high places and appointed
from every
class
of
people priests
who
were not Levites
.
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in
the
eighth
month,
on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto
the feast that is
in Judah, and he went
up
unto
the altar; so
did
he in Beth-el,
sacrificing
unto
the calves that
he had made:
and he placed
in
Beth-el
the
priests of
the high places that
he had made
.
And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth
month, like the feast that was
in Judah, and he offered
sacrifices
on
the altar; he made
this
offering
in Bethel
to
sacrifice
to
the calves he had set
up,
and he installed
priests in
Bethel
for
the high places he had set
up
.
And
he
went
up
unto
the
altar
which
he
had
made
in
Beth-el
on the fifteenth day in
the eighth month, even
in
the
month which
he
had
devised
of his own heart:
and
he ordained a feast for the children
of
Israel
, and
went
up
unto
the altar, to
burn
incense.
On the fifteenth day of
the eighth month, a
month of his own choosing,
Jeroboam
offered
sacrifices
on
the
altar
he had
set
up
in
Bethel.
So
he
ordained a feast for the Israelites
, offered
sacrifices
on
the altar, and
burned
incense.
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