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I Kings
Chapter 12
1
And Rehoboam went to Shechem . . .
for
all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
2
And it came to pass,
when
Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who
was yet in Egypt, heard of it
(for
he was fled from the presence of king Solomon,
and
Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt) 3
that
they sent and called him.
And
Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came,
and
spoke unto Rehoboam, saying, 4
your
father made our yoke grievous
now
therefore make you the grievous service of your father,
and
his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter,
and
we will serve you.
5
And he said unto them,
Depart
yet for three days, then come again to me.
And
the people departed.
6
And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men,
that
stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived,
and
said, How do you advise that I may answer this people?
7
And they spoke unto him, saying,
If
you will be a servant unto 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 {King Rehoboam}
refused
the counsel of the old men,
{the
wise counselors of his father Solomon}
which
they had been given to him,
and
consulted with the young men
who
had grown up with him,
and
which stood before him.
9
And he said unto them,
What
counsel give you that we may answer this people,
who
have spoken to me, saying,
Make
the yoke which your father did put upon us lighter?
10
And the young men that were grown up with him
spoke
unto him, saying,
Thus
shall you speak unto this people
who
spoke unto you, saying,
your
father made our yoke heavy,
but
make you it lighter unto us;
thus
shall you say unto them,
My
little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
11
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke,
I
will add to your yoke . . .
my
father has chastised 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 had appointed, saying,
Come
to me again the third day.
13
And the king answered the people roughly,
and
forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; 14
and
spoke to them after the counsel of the young men,
saying,
My father made your yoke heavy,
and
I will add to your yoke . . .
my
father also chastised you with whips,
but
I will chastise you with scorpions.
15
Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people;
for
the cause was from Jehovah/God,
that
he might perform his saying,
which
Jehovah/God spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite
unto
Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16
So 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.
To
your tents, O Israel.
Now
see to your own house, David.
So
Israel departed unto their tents.
17
But as for the children of Israel
which
dwelt in the cities of Judah,
Rehoboam
reigned over them.
18
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram,
who
was over the tribute;
and
all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died.
Therefore
king Rehoboam made speed
to
get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem . . . 19~~
with
the result that,
Israel
rebelled against the house of David
to
this day.
20
And it came to pass,
when
all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again,
that
they sent and called him unto the congregation,
and
made him king over all Israel.
There
was none that followed the house of David,
but
the tribe of Judah only.
21
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem,
he
assembled all the house of Judah,
with
the tribe of Benjamin,
an
hundred and fourscore 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 'Elohiym/Godhead
came
unto Shemaiah the man of 'Elohiym/Godhead, saying, 23
Speak
unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah,
and
unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin,
and
to the remnant of the people, saying, 24
Thus
says Jehovah/God, you shall not go up,
nor
fight against your brethren the children of Israel.
Return
every man to his house;
for
this thing is from me.
They
hearkened therefore
to
the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God,
and
returned to depart,
according
to the word/'doctrinal communication' {dabar}
of
Jehovah/God.
25
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim,
and
dwelt therein;
and
went out from thence, and built Penuel.
26
And Jeroboam said in his heart/'right lobe',
Now
shall the kingdom return to the house of David.
27
If this people go up to do sacrifice
in
the house of Jehovah/God at Jerusalem,
then
shall the heart/'right lobe' of this people
turn
again unto their lord,
even
unto Rehoboam king of Judah,
and
they shall kill me,
and
go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28
Whereupon the king took counsel,
and
made two calves of gold, and said unto them,
It
is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem . . .
behold
your 'elohiym/gods, O Israel,
which
brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
29
And he set the one in Bethel,
and
the other put he in Dan.
30
And this thing became a sin . . .
for
the people went to worship before the one,
even
unto Dan.
31
And he made an house of high places,
and
made priests of the lowest of the people,
which
were not of the sons of Levi.
32
And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month,
on
the fifteenth day of the month,
like
unto the feast that is in Judah,
and
he offered upon the altar.
So
did he in Bethel,
sacrificing
unto the calves that he had made
and
he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places
which
he had made.
33
So he offered upon the altar
which
he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month,
even
in the month which he had devised of his own heart/'right lobe';
and
ordained a feast unto the children of Israel
and
he offered upon the altar,
and
burnt incense.
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