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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Then
Rehoboam went to Shechem ,
for all Israel had
gone
there
to make him king.
And
Rehoboam went to Shechem ;
for all Israel were
come
to Shechem
to
make him king.
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about
this
, he returned
from
Egypt, where
he had fled from King Solomon.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when Jeroboam the
son of Nebat heard of
it
, (for
he was
in
Egypt, whither
he had fled from the
presence
of
king Solomon ,)
that
Jeroboam
returned
out
of
Egypt
.
So
they sent for
Jeroboam,
and he
and all Israel came to Rehoboam and
said
,
And
they sent and called
him;
and Jeroboam
and
all Israel came ,
and
they
spake
to 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
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
.
Rehoboam
answered
, “
Come back
to
me in
three days. ”
So
the people departed.
And
he
said
unto
them
, Come again
unto
me after
three days. And
the people departed.
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 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?
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
. ”
And
they spake
unto
him
, saying,
If thou
be kind to this
people ,
and please them ,
and
speak
good
words to them, then
they will be thy
servants for
ever
.
But Rehoboam
rejected
the advice
of the elders;
instead
, he
consulted
the young men who
had
grown up with him and
served
him.
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.
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 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
?
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
the young men that
were
grown up with him spake
unto
him
, saying,
Thus
shalt
thou
say
unto
the
people that
spake
unto
thee
, saying,
Thy
father made our yoke heavy, but make thou
it lighter unto
us;
thus
shalt
thou
say
unto
them ,
My little finger is thicker than my father's
loins.
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
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.
After
three
days,
Jeroboam and all the people returned
to Rehoboam, since
the king had
said
, “
Come back
to me on
the third day. ”
So
Jeroboam and all the people came
to Rehoboam the
third
day
, as
the king bade
, saying,
Come to me again
the third day.
And the king answered them harshly.
King Rehoboam rejected
the advice
of the elders
And the king answered them roughly;
and
king Rehoboam forsook
the counsel
of the old
men,
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 spake
to them after
the counsel
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.
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.
So the king hearkened
not unto
the people ;
for
it
was brought
about
of
God, that Jehovah
might establish
his
word ,
which
he spake
by
Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the
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 all the
Israelites
went
home,
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 :
every
man
to your tents, O Israel :
now see
to thine
own house, David .
So all Israel
departed
unto
their
tents.
but Rehoboam
still
reigned
over
the Israelites
living
in the cities of Judah.
But as
for
the children
of
Israel
that
dwelt
in the cities of Judah ,
Rehoboam
reigned
over
them
.
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.
Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over
the men
subject
to
taskwork;
and
the children
of
Israel
stoned him to death with
stones
. And king Rehoboam made
speed
to
get
him
up
to
his chariot ,
to flee
to
Jerusalem.
So to
this
day
Israel has
been
in
rebellion
against the house of David.
So Israel rebelled
against the house of David unto
this
day
.
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