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Rehoboam’s Reign of Folly

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

Rebellion against Rehoboam

And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

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And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

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So they sent and summoned him. When Jeroboam and all Israel came, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

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And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam saying,

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“Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

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He said to them, “Return to me again in three days.” So the people departed.

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And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed.

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Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?”

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And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people?

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They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

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And they spoke to 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.

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But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him.

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But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

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So he said to them, “What counsel do you give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”

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And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?

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The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us.’ Thus you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins!

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And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to the people who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, -- thus shalt thou say to them: My little [finger] is thicker than my father's loins;

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‘Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”

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and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, *I* will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [will chastise you] with scorpions.

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So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”

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And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Come again to me on the third day.

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The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders.

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And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old men,

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He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.”

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and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but *I* will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [will chastise you] with scorpions.

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So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from God that the LORD might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Jehovah might give effect to his word, which he spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them the people answered the king, saying,
“What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
Every man to your tents, O Israel;
Now look after your own house, David.”
So all Israel departed to their tents.

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The Kingdom Divided

And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, What portion have we in David? and [we have] no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel. Now see to thine own house, David! And all Israel went to their tents.

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But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

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And king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

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So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

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And Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.

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2 Chronicles 10

2 Chronicles 10