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43 And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned instead of him.
12 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel came to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, 3 and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, 4 Your father made our yoke grievous. Now therefore make you lighter the grievous service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put upon us and we will serve you. 5 And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you* to me to return an answer to this people? 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day and will serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him and took counsel with the young men that grew up with him, who stood before him. 9 And he said to them, What counsel give you*, that we may return an answer to this people who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father put upon us lighter?
10 And the young men that grew up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus you will say to this people that spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter to us; thus will you speak to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins. 11 And now in what my father burdened you* with a heavy yoke, I will add to your* yoke. My father disciplined you* with whips, but I will chastise you* with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king commanded, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, 14 and spoke 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 disciplined you* with whips, but I will chastise you* with scorpions.
15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a thing brought about by Jehovah, that he might establish his word, which Jehovah spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to 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 your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
17 But as for the sons of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram who was over the men subject to forced-labor. And all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.
20 And it happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David, but only the tribe of Judah.
21 And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin and to the rest of the people, saying, 24 Jehovah says thus, You* will not go up, nor fight against your* brothers the sons of Israel. Return every man to his house, for this thing is of me. So they listened to the word of Jehovah and returned and went their way according to the word of Jehovah.
12 1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel came to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt, 3 and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, 4 Your father made our yoke grievous. Now therefore make you lighter the grievous service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put upon us and we will serve you. 5 And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you* to me to return an answer to this people? 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If you will be a servant to this people this day and will serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.
8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him and took counsel with the young men that grew up with him, who stood before him. 9 And he said to them, What counsel give you*, that we may return an answer to this people who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father put upon us lighter?
10 And the young men that grew up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus you will say to this people that spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter to us; thus will you speak to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins. 11 And now in what my father burdened you* with a heavy yoke, I will add to your* yoke. My father disciplined you* with whips, but I will chastise you* with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king commanded, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, 14 and spoke 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 disciplined you* with whips, but I will chastise you* with scorpions.
15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a thing brought about by Jehovah, that he might establish his word, which Jehovah spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to 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 your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
17 But as for the sons of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram who was over the men subject to forced-labor. And all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.
20 And it happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David, but only the tribe of Judah.
21 And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin and to the rest of the people, saying, 24 Jehovah says thus, You* will not go up, nor fight against your* brothers the sons of Israel. Return every man to his house, for this thing is of me. So they listened to the word of Jehovah and returned and went their way according to the word of Jehovah.