10:1 And Roboam came to Sychem: for all
Israel came to Sychem to make him king.
10:2 And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nabat heard [it], (now he
was in Egypt, forasmuch as he had fled thither from the face of king
Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,) that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
10:3 And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam and all the congregation
came to Roboam, saying,
10:4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now then abate [somewhat] of thy
father's grievous rule, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we
will serve thee.
10:5 And he said to them, Go away for three days, and [then] come to me. So
the people departed.
10:6 And king Roboam assembled the elders that stood before his father
Solomon in his life-time, saying, How do ye counsel [me] to return an answer
to this people?
10:7 And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wouldest this day befriend this
people, and be kind to them, and speak to them good words, then will they be
thy servants for ever.
10:8 But he forsook the advice of the old men, who took counsel with him,
and he took counsel with the young men who had been brought up with him, who
stood before him.
10:9 And he said to them, What do ye advise that I should answer this
people, who spoke to me, saying, Ease [somewhat] of the yoke which thy
father laid upon us?
10:10 And the young men that had been brought up with him spoke to him,
saying, Thus shalt thou speak to the people that spoke to thee, saying, Thy
father made our yoke heavy, and do thou lighten [somewhat of it] from us;
thus salt thou say, My little finger [shall be] thicker than my father's
loins.
10:11 And whereas my father chastised you with a heavy yoke, I will also add
to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, and I will chastise you
with scorpions.
10:12 And Jeroboam and all the people came to Roboam on the third day, as
the king had spoken, saying, Return to me on the third day.
10:13 And the king answered harshly; and king Roboam forsook the counsel of
the old men,
10:14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying,
My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it: my father chastised
you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
10:15 And the king hearkened not to the people, for there was a change [of
their minds] from Elohim, saying, Yehovah has confirmed his word, which he
spoke by the hand of Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat,
and [concerning] all Israel;
10:16 for the king did not hearken to them. And the people answered the
king, saying, What portion have we in David, or inheritance in the son of
Jessae? to thy tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all
Israel went to their tents.
10:17 But the men of Israel, even those who dwelt in the cities of Judah,
[remained] and made Roboam king over them.
10:18 And king Roboam sent to them Adoniram that was over the tribute; and
the children of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. And king Roboam
hasted to mount [his] chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
10:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day. |
10:1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to
Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
10:2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt,
whither he fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that
Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
10:3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake
to Rehoboam, saying,
10:4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the
grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us,
and we will serve thee.
10:5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the
people departed.
10:6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before
Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to
return answer to this people?
10:7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and
please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for
ever.
10:8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel
with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
10:9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to
this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that
thy father did put upon us?
10:10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him,
saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy
father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus
shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's
loins.
10:11 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.
10:12 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.
10:13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the
counsel of the old men,
10:14 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.
10:15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of Elohim,
that Yehovah might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah
the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
10:16 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 thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
10:17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah,
Rehoboam reigned over them.
10:18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that 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.
10:19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. |