2 Chronicles 10:1 Cross References - CAB

¹ And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel went to Shechem to make him king.

⁶ And Abram traveled the land lengthwise as far as Shechem, to the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites then inhabited the land.

¹² And his brothers went to feed the sheep of their father in Shechem. ¹³ And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brothers feed their flock in Shechem? Come, I will send you to them; and he said to him, Behold, I am here.

⁷ And Joshua separated Kadesh in Galilee in the mountains of Nephthali, and Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim, and the city of Arba; this is Hebron, in the mountains of Judah.

¹ And Joshua gathered all the tribe of Israel to Shiloh, and called their elders, and their officers, and their judges, and set them before God.

¹ And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother's brothers; and he spoke to them and to all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

¹ And King Solomon reigned over Israel.

¹ And King Rehoboam went to Shechem; ² for all Israel was coming to Shechem to make him king. ³ And the people spoke to King Rehoboam, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy; ⁴ but lighten somewhat of the hard service of your father, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve you. ⁵ And he said to them, Depart for three days, and return to me. And they departed. ⁶ Then the king referred the matter to the elders, who stood before Solomon his father while he was yet living, saying, How do you advise that I should answer this people? ⁷ And they spoke to him, saying, If you will this day be a servant to this people, and serve them, and speak to them good words, then will they be your servants continually. ⁸ But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they gave him, and consulted with the young men who were brought up with him, who stood in his presence. ⁹ And he said to them, What counsel do you give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which your father has put upon us? ¹⁰ And the young men who had been brought up with him, who stood before his face, spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you say to this people who have spoken to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, and would you now lighten it from off us. Thus shall say to them: My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. ¹¹ And whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I also will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. ¹² And all Israel came to King Rehoboam on the third day, as the king spoke to them, saying, Return to me on the third day. ¹³ And the king answered the people harshly. And Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counseled him. ¹⁴ And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. ¹⁵ And the king hearkened not to the people, because the change was from the Lord, that He might establish His word which He spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat. ¹⁶ And all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them. And the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? Neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Depart, O Israel, to your tents; now feed your own house, David. ¹⁷ So Israel departed to his tents. ¹⁸ And the king sent Adoniram who was over the tribute; and they stoned him with stones, and he died. And King Rehoboam made haste to rise and flee to Jerusalem. ¹⁹ So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day. ²⁰ And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned out of Egypt, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and they made him king over Israel; and none followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah and Benjamin only.

¹⁰ The sons of Solomon were Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

³⁸ All these were men of war, setting the army in battle array, with a peaceful mind towards him, and they came to Hebron to make David king over all Israel. And the rest of Israel were of one mind to make David king.

⁷ Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa.