The Second Book of Chronicles (WEB)
10: 1Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 10:2It
happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it, (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled
from the presence of king Solomon,) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. 10:3They sent and called
him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying, 10:4Your father made
our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy
yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you. 10:5He said to them, Come again to me
after three days. The people departed. 10:6King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had
stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you me to return
answer to this people? 10:7They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please
them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever. 10:8But he forsook the
counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had
grown up with him, who stood before him. 10:9He said to them, What counsel give you, that we
may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father
did put on us lighter? 10:10The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus
shall you tell the people who spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make
you it lighter to us; thus shall you say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.
10:11Now 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. 10:12So Jeroboam and all the
people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
10:13The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
10:14and spoke 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. 10:15So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was brought about of God, that Yahweh
might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
10:16When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to 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, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So all Israel departed to their tents. 10:17But as
for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 10:18Then
king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of
Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot,
to flee to Jerusalem. 10:19So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.
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