Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
Rehoboam went
to Shechem, for all Israel had
gone
there
to make him king.
And
Rehoboam goeth
to Shechem, for to
Shechem
hath
all Israel come
to make him king.
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
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
Jeroboam son of Nebat's
hearing
(and
he `is'
yet
in Egypt where he hath
fled from the
presence
of
Solomon the
king,
and Jeroboam
dwelleth
in
Egypt),
So
they sent
for Jeroboam,
and he
and the whole
assembly of Israel came
to
Rehoboam
and said
,
that
they send
and
call
for him;
and they
come
--
Jeroboam
and all
the assembly of Israel --
and speak
unto
Rehoboam
, saying,
“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
. ”
`Thy
father made
hard
our
yoke ,
and
thou,
now ,
make
light
`some'
of the
hard
service of
thy
father,
and his
heavy yoke that
he put upon
us, and we serve thee
. '
Rehoboam
answered
, “
Go away
for
three days and then
return
to
me .”
So
the people departed
.
And
he
saith
unto
them
, `
Go --
yet
three days ,
and come
back
unto
me ;'
and
the people go
.
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
king Rehoboam consulteth
with the elders who have
been
standing
in
the
presence
of
Solomon
his father ,
in
his being
alive,
saying,
`
How are
ye
counselling
to answer
this
people? '
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
. ”
And
they speak
unto
him
, saying,
`
If ,
to-day,
thou
art
servant to this
people ,
and hast
served
them, and answered
them, and
spoken
unto
them
good
words,
then
they have
been
to
thee
servants all
the
days
. '
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
forsaketh
the counsel
of the elders which
they
counselled
him
, and
consulteth
with
the lads
who have
grown up with him ,
who
are
standing
before
him ;
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
he saith
unto
them, `
What are
ye
counselling,
and
we answer
this
people ,
who have spoken unto
me, saying, Lighten `somewhat'
of
the yoke that
thy
father put upon
us? '
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
they
speak
unto
him
--
the lads
who had grown up with him --
saying
, `Thus
dost
thou
say
to
this people who have
spoken
unto
thee
, saying,
Thy
father made our yoke heavy, and
thou,
make `
it '
light
upon
us;
thus
dost
thou
speak
unto
them ,
My little `
finger '
is thicker than the
loins
of
my father;
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. ’”
and
now,
my father laid
on
you a heavy yoke, and
I add to your yoke ;
my father chastised
you with whips, and
I --
I
chastise
you with scorpions. '
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
they
come
--
Jeroboam and all the people --
unto
Rehoboam, on
the third
day,
as
the
king had spoken
, saying,
`
Come back unto
me on the third day. '
And the king answered
the people harshly.
He
rejected
the advice
of the elders
And the king answereth
the people sharply,
and
forsaketh
the counsel
of the elders which
they
counselled
him,
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 .”
and speaketh
unto
them ,
according
to
the counsel
of
the
lads
, saying, `
My father made your yoke heavy, and
I add to your yoke ;
my father chastised
you with whips, and
I --
I
chastise
you with scorpions ;'
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
the king hearkened
not unto
the people, for
the
revolution
was from Jehovah
, in
order
to establish
His
word that
Jehovah
spake
by
the
hand
of Ahijah the Shilonite unto
Jeroboam
son
of
Nebat
.
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,
And
all Israel see
that the king hath
not
hearkened
unto
them, and
the people
send
the
king back
word,
saying,
`
What portion have we
in David ?
yea
, there
is
no
inheritance in the son of Jesse ;
to thy
tents, O Israel ;
now see
thy
house, O David! '
and
Israel
goeth
to
its
tents.
but
Rehoboam
still
reigned
over
the Israelites
living
in the cities of Judah.
As
to
the sons
of
Israel,
those
dwelling
in the cities of Judah --
over
them
reign
doth
Rehoboam
.
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 .
And
king Rehoboam sendeth
Adoram who `is'
over
the tribute
, and
all Israel cast
at
him stones,
and he
dieth;
and
king Rehoboam hath
strengthened
himself
to
go
up
into
a
chariot to flee
to
Jerusalem ;
So
to
this
day
Israel has
been
in
rebellion
against the house of David.
and
Israel transgresseth
against the house of David unto
this
day
.
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
it
cometh
to
pass,
at
all Israel's
hearing
that Jeroboam hath
returned, that
they send
and
call
him unto
the company,
and cause
him to
reign
over all Israel ;
none
hath
been
after
the house of David save
the
tribe
of
Judah
alone
.
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.
And Rehoboam cometh
to
Jerusalem, and
assembleth
all
the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
chosen warriors ,
to fight with
the house of Israel ,
to
bring
back
the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
But
the word of God came
to
Shemaiah the
man of God :
And
the word of God is
unto
Shemaiah a
man of God ,
saying,
“Tell
Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people
`Speak
unto
Rehoboam son of Solomon ,
king of Judah, and
unto
all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people ,
saying,
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
.
Thus
said
Jehovah,
Ye
do
not go up nor
fight with
your brethren
the sons
of Israel;
turn
back
each
to
his
house
, for from Me hath
this
thing
been;'
and
they hear
the word of Jehovah,
and turn
back to
go
according to the word of Jehovah
.
Then
Jeroboam built
Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived
there.
And from
there
he
went
out and built
Penuel .
And
Jeroboam buildeth
Shechem in the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
and dwelleth
in
it,
and goeth
out thence,
and buildeth
Penuel ;
Jeroboam said
in his heart, “
Now the kingdom might
revert
to the house of David .
and
Jeroboam saith
in his heart, `
Now doth
the kingdom turn
back
to the house of David --
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. ”
if this
people go up to make
sacrifices in the house of Jehovah
in
Jerusalem, then
hath
the
heart
of
this
people
turned
back
unto
their lord, unto
Rehoboam king of Judah ,
and
they have
slain
me ,
and turned
back
unto
Rehoboam king of Judah. '
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
the king taketh
counsel,
and
maketh
two calves of
gold,
and saith
unto
them
, `Enough
to
you
of
going up to Jerusalem ;
lo
, thy
gods,
O Israel, which
brought thee
up out of the land of Egypt. '
One
calf
he set
up
in Bethel
, and the other in Dan .
And
he setteth
the
one
in Beth-El
, and the other he
hath
put
in Dan ,
And this thing became
a sin ;
the people walked
as
far
as
Dan
to
worship
before one
of
the calves
.
and this thing becometh
a sin ,
and
the people go
before the one
--
unto
Dan
.
Jeroboam
also
built
shrines
on
the high places and appointed
from
every
class
of people priests
who were not Levites.
And
he
maketh
the house
of
high places ,
and maketh
priests
of the
extremities
of
the
people ,
who were not of
the
sons
of
Levi;
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 Jeroboam maketh
a festival
in
the eighth
month,
in
the
fifteenth day of the month, like the festival
that `is'
in Judah, and he offereth
on the altar --
so
did
he in Beth-El
--
to sacrifice to the calves which
he made
, and he hath
appointed
in Beth-El
the priests
of
the
high places that
he made
.
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
.
And
he
offereth
up
on the altar
that
he
made
in
Beth-El,
on
the
fifteenth day of the eighth month, in
the
month that
he
devised
of his own heart
, and
he maketh
a festival
to
the sons
of
Israel
, and
offereth
on the altar --
to
make
perfume
.
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