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II Chronicles
Chapter 10
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And Rehoboam went to Shechem
for
to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
2
And it came to pass,
when
Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who
was in Egypt,
where
he had fled
from
the presence of Solomon the king,
heard
it,
that
Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
3
And they sent and called him.
So
Jeroboam and all Israel came
and
spoke to Rehoboam, saying, 4
Your
father made our yoke grievous . . .
now
therefore ease you somewhat
the
grievous servitude of Your father,
and
his heavy yoke that he put upon us,
and
we will serve You.
5
And he said unto them,
Come
again unto me after three days.
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 me
to
return answer to this people?
7
And they spoke unto him, saying,
If
you are kind to this people, and please them,
and
speak good words to them,
they
will be your servants forever.
8
But he forsook the counsel
which
the old men gave him,
and
took counsel with the young men
who
were brought up with him,
who
stood before him.
9
And he said unto them,
What
advice give you
that
we may return answer to this people,
which
have spoken to me, saying,
Ease
somewhat the yoke
that
your father did put upon us?
10
And the young men
who
were brought up with him spoke unto him, saying,
Thus
shall you answer the people
who
spoke unto you, saying,
Your
father made our yoke heavy,
but
make you it somewhat lighter for us;
thus
shall you say unto them,
My
little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
{an idiom meaning he will be rougher than his father}
11
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you,
I
will put more to your yoke . . .
my
father chastised you with whips,
but
I will chastise you with scorpions.
12
So Jeroboam and all the people
came
to Rehoboam on the third day,
as
the king bade, saying,
Come
again to me on the third day.
13
And the king answered them roughly;
and
king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, 14
and
answered them
after
the advice 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.
15
So the king hearkened not unto the people . . .
for
the cause was of 'Elohiym/Godhead,
that
Jehovah/God might perform His word,
which
He spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite
to
Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16
And when all Israel saw
that
the king would not hearken unto them,
the
people answered the king, saying,
What
portion have we in David?
And
we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse . . .
every
man to Your tents, O Israel
and
now, David, see to your own house.
So
all Israel went to their tents.
17
But as for the children of Israel
who
dwelt in the cities of Judah,
Rehoboam
reigned over them.
18
Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram
who
was over the tribute;
and
the children of Israel stoned him with stones,
that
he died.
But
king Rehoboam made speed
to
get him up to his chariot,
to
flee to Jerusalem.
19
And Israel rebelled against the house of David
unto
this day.
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