2 Chronicles 10

Rebellion against Rehoboam

(1 Kings 12:1–15)

1Then RehoboamH7346 wentH1980 to ShechemH7927, forH3588 allH3605 IsraelH3478 had goneH935 there to make him kingH4427. 2When JeroboamH3379 sonH1121 of NebatH5028 heard about thisH8085, he returnedH7725 from EgyptH4714, whereH834 he had fledH1272 from KingH4428 SolomonH8010. 3So they sent forH7971 Jeroboam, andH3379 he and allH3605 IsraelH3478 cameH935 toH413 RehoboamH7346 and saidH1696H559, 4“Your fatherH1 put a heavyH7185 yokeH5923 on usH853. But nowH6258 you must lightenH7043 the burdenH7186 of your father’sH1 serviceH5656 and the heavyH3515 yokeH5923 he putH5414 on usH5921, and we will serve youH5647.”

5Rehoboam answeredH559, “Come backH7725 to meH413 inH5750 threeH7969 daysH3117.” So the peopleH5971 departedH1980.

6Then KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 consultedH3289 withH854 the eldersH2205 whoH834 had servedH1961H5975H6440 his fatherH1 SolomonH8010 duringH1961 his lifetimeH2416. “HowH349 do youH859 advise meH3289 to respondH7725H1697 to theseH2088 peopleH5971?” he askedH559.

7They repliedH1696, “IfH518 you will beH1961 kindH2896 to theseH2088 peopleH5971 and please themH7521 by speakingH1696 kindH2896 wordsH1697 to themH413, they will beH1961 your servantsH5650 foreverH3605H3117.”

8But Rehoboam rejectedH5800 the adviceH6098 of the eldersH2205; instead, he consultedH3289 the young menH3206 whoH834 had grown upH1431 with himH854 and servedH5975 himH6440. 9He askedH559 themH413, “WhatH4100 messageH1697 do youH859 adviseH3289 that we send backH7725 to theseH2088 peopleH5971 whoH834 have spokenH1696 to meH413, sayingH559, ‘LightenH7043H4480 the yokeH5923 your fatherH1 putH5414 on usH5921’?”

10The young menH3206 whoH834 had grown upH1431H854 with himH854 repliedH1696, “This is howH3541 you should answerH559 these peopleH5971 whoH834 saidH1696 to youH413H559, ‘Your fatherH1 made our yokeH5923 heavyH3513, but youH859 must make it lighterH7043.’ This is whatH3541 you should tellH559 themH413: ‘My little fingerH6995 is thickerH5666 than my father’sH1 waistH4975! 11WhereasH6258 my fatherH1 burdenedH6006 you with a heavyH3515 yokeH5923, IH589 will addH3254H5921 toH5921 your yokeH5923. Whereas my fatherH1 scourgedH3256 youH853 with whipsH7752, IH589 will scourge you with scorpionsH6137.’”

12After threeH7992 daysH3117, JeroboamH3379 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 returnedH935 toH413 RehoboamH7346, sinceH834 the kingH4428H1696 had saidH559, “Come backH7725 to meH413 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117.” 13And the kingH4428 answered themH6030 harshlyH7186. KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 rejectedH5800 the adviceH6098 of the eldersH2205 14and spokeH1696 to themH413 as the young menH3206 had advisedH6098, sayingH559, “Whereas my father made your yokeH5923 heavyH3513,1 IH589 will addH3254 toH5921 your yoke. Whereas my fatherH1 scourgedH3256 youH853 with whipsH7752, IH589 will scourge you with scorpionsH6137.”

15So the kingH4428 did notH3808 listenH8085 toH413 the peopleH5971, and indeedH3588 this turn of eventsH5252 wasH1961 fromH5973 GodH430, in order thatH4616 the LORDH3068 might fulfillH6965 the wordH1697 thatH834 He had spokenH1696 throughH3027 AhijahH281 the ShiloniteH7888 toH413 JeroboamH3379 sonH1121 of NebatH5028.

The Kingdom Divided

(1 Kings 12:16–19)

16When allH3605 IsraelH3478 saw thatH3588 the kingH4428 had refusedH3808 to listenH8085 to themH5971, they answeredH77252 the kingH4428H559:

So allH3605 the IsraelitesH3478 wentH1980 homeH168, 17but RehoboamH7346 still reignedH4427 overH5921 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 livingH3427 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063.

18Then KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 sent outH7971 HadoramH1913,3 whoH834 was in chargeH5921 of the forced laborH4522, but the IsraelitesH1121H3478 stonedH7275 him to deathH4191. And KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 mountedH5927 his chariotH4818 in hasteH553 and escapedH5127 to JerusalemH3389. 19So toH5704 thisH3117 dayH2088 IsraelH3478 has been in rebellionH6586 against the houseH1004 of DavidH1732.