2 Chronicles 10

Rehoboam’s Reign of Foolishness

11Then RehoboamH7346 wentH1980 to ShechemH7927, becauseH3588 allH3605 IsraelH3478 had comeH935 to ShechemH7927 to makeH4427 him kingH4427. 2When JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of NebatH5028 heardH8085 about it (2he was in EgyptH4714 whereH834 he had fledH1272 from the presenceH6440 of KingH4428 SolomonH8010), JeroboamH3379 returnedH7725 from EgyptH4714. 3So they sentH7971 word and summonedH7121 him. When JeroboamH3379 and allH3605 IsraelH3478 cameH935, they spokeH1696 to RehoboamH7346, sayingH559, 4“Your fatherH1 madeH7185 our 3yokeH5923 hardH7185; but nowH6258, lightenH7043 the hardH7186 laborH5656 imposed by your fatherH1 and his heavyH3515 yokeH5923 whichH834 he putH5414 on us, and we will serveH5647 you.” 5He saidH559 to them, “ReturnH7725 to me againH5750 in threeH7969 daysH3117.” So the peopleH5971 departedH1980.

6And then KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 4consultedH3289 with the eldersH2205 whoH834 hadH1961 5servedH5975H6440 his fatherH1 SolomonH8010 while he was still aliveH2416, sayingH559, “HowH349 do you adviseH3289 me to answerH7725H1697 thisH2088 peopleH5971?” 7They spokeH1696 to him, sayingH559, “IfH518 you are kindH2896 to thisH2088 peopleH5971 and pleaseH7521 them and 6speakH1696 pleasantH2896 wordsH1697 to them, then they will be your servantsH5650 alwaysH3605H3117.” 8But he 7ignoredH5800 the adviceH6098 of the eldersH2205 whichH834 they had givenH3289 him, and consultedH3289 with the youngH3206 menH3206 whoH834 had grownH1431 upH1431 with him 8and servedH5975H6440 him. 9He saidH559 to them, “WhatH4100 adviceH3289 do you giveH3289, so that we may answerH7725H1697 thisH2088 peopleH5971, whoH834 have spokenH1696 to me, sayingH559, ‘LightenH7043 the yokeH5923 whichH834 your fatherH1 putH5414 on us’?” 10The youngH3206 menH3206 whoH834 had grownH1431 upH1431 with him spokeH1696 to him, sayingH559, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you should sayH559 to the peopleH5971 whoH834 spokeH1696 to you, sayingH559: ‘Your fatherH1 madeH3513 our yokeH5923 heavyH3513, but you makeH7043 it lighterH7043 for us!’ You should speakH559 thisH3541 wayH3541 to them: ‘My littleH6995 fingerH6995 is thickerH5666 thanH4480 my father’sH1 waistH4975! 11NowH6258 then, my fatherH1 loadedH6006 you with a heavyH3515 yokeH5923; yet I will addH3254 to your yokeH5923. My fatherH1 disciplinedH3256 you with whipsH7752, but I will discipline you with 9scorpionsH6137!’”

12So JeroboamH3379 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 cameH935 to RehoboamH7346 on the thirdH7992 dayH3117, justH3512 asH3512 the kingH4428 had 10directedH1696, sayingH559, “ReturnH7725 to me on the thirdH7992 dayH3117.” 13The kingH4428 answeredH6030 them harshlyH7186, and KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 ignoredH5800 the adviceH6098 of the eldersH2205. 14He spokeH1696 to them according to the adviceH6098 of the youngH3206 menH3206, sayingH559, “11My fatherH1 madeH3513 your yokeH5923 heavyH3513, but I will addH3254 to it; my fatherH1 disciplinedH3256 you with whipsH7752, but I will discipline you with 12scorpionsH6137.” 15So the kingH4428 did not listenH8085 to the peopleH5971, 13becauseH3588 it was a turnH5252 ofH5252 eventsH5252 from GodH430 14soH4616 thatH4616 the LordH3068 might establishH6965 His wordH1697, whichH834 He spokeH1696 throughH3027 AhijahH281 the ShiloniteH7888 to JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of NebatH5028.

16When allH3605 IsraelH3478 saw that the kingH4428 had not listenedH8085 to them, the peopleH5971 repliedH7725 to the kingH4428, sayingH559, “15WhatH4100 shareH2506 do we have in DavidH1732? We have noH3808 inheritanceH5159 in the sonH1121 of JesseH3448. EveryoneH376 to your tentsH168, IsraelH3478! NowH6258 lookH7200 after your own houseH1004, DavidH1732!” 16So allH3605 IsraelH3478 wentH1980 away to their tentsH168. 17But as for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 who livedH3427 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, RehoboamH7346 reignedH4427 overH5921 them. 18Then KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 sentH7971 HadoramH1913, whoH834 was inH5921 17chargeH5921 ofH5921 the forcedH4522 laborH4522, and the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 stonedH7275H68 him 18to deathH4191. And KingH4428 RehoboamH7346 hurriedH553 to mountH5927 his chariotH4818 to fleeH5127 to JerusalemH3389. 19So 19IsraelH3478 has beenH6586 inH6586 rebellionH6586 against the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 to thisH2088 dayH3117.