Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
Rehoboam went to Shechem :
for to
Shechem
were
all Israel come
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, who
was
in
Egypt, whither
he fled from the
presence
of
Solomon
the
king ,
heard
it,
that
Jeroboam
returned
out
of
Egypt
.
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard
about
this
, he
returned
from
Egypt, where
he had
fled from King Solomon
.
And
they sent and
called
him.
So
Jeroboam and all Israel came and
spake
to Rehoboam ,
saying
,
So
they sent for
Jeroboam ,
and he
and
all Israel came to Rehoboam and
said
,
Thy
father made
our
yoke grievous:
now therefore
ease
thou
somewhat
the grievous
servitude
of thy
father,
and his
heavy yoke that
he put upon
us, 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
, Come again
unto
me after
three days. And
the people departed.
Rehoboam
answered
, “
Come back
to
me in
three days. ”
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
be kind to this
people ,
and please them ,
and
speak
good
words to them, they will be thy
servants for
ever
.
They replied
, “
If you
will
be kind to these
people and please them by
speaking
kind
words to them, they will be your
servants forever
. ”
But he
forsook
the counsel
which
the old
men
gave
him
, and
took
counsel
with
the young men that
were
brought
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 advice
give
ye
that we may
return
answer
to this
people ,
which
have spoken to me, saying, Ease
somewhat
the yoke that
thy
father did
put upon
us?
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
brought
up with him spake
unto
him,
saying
, Thus
shalt
thou
answer the
people that
spake
unto
thee,
saying
, Thy
father made our yoke heavy, but make thou
it somewhat
lighter for
us;
thus
shalt
thou
say
unto
them ,
My little finger shall
be
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!
For
whereas my father put
a heavy yoke upon
you
, I will put
more
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 on
the
third
day
, as
the king bade,
saying
, Come again
to me on 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 them roughly;
and
king Rehoboam forsook
the counsel
of the old
men,
And the king answered them harshly.
King Rehoboam rejected
the advice
of the elders
And answered
them after
the
advice
of
the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but
I will add thereto:
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
the
cause
was
of God, that the LORD might perform
his
word ,
which
he spake
by
the
hand
of
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
God, in
order
that the LORD might fulfill
the
word that
He had
spoken
through
Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
And
when all Israel saw that the king would
not
hearken
unto
them, the
people
answered the king ,
saying,
What portion have
we in David ?
and we
have
none
inheritance in the son of Jesse :
every
man
to your tents, O Israel :
and
now ,
David,
see
to thine
own house .
So all Israel
went to
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 all 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 Hadoram that
was over
the tribute;
and
the children
of
Israel
stoned him with
stones,
that
he
died
. But
king Rehoboam made
speed
to
get
him
up
to
his chariot ,
to
flee
to Jerusalem.
Then King Rehoboam sent out
Hadoram ,
who
was in
charge
of
the forced
labor,
but
the Israelites
stoned him to
death
. And
King Rehoboam mounted
his chariot in
haste
and
escaped
to Jerusalem.
And
Israel rebelled
against the house of David unto
this
day
.
So
to
this
day
Israel has
been
in
rebellion
against the house of David.
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