1 Kings 12

1And RehoboamH7346 wentH935 to ShechemH7927: for allH3605 IsraelH3478 were comeH935 to ShechemH7927 to makeH3588 him kingH4427. 2And it cameH1961 to passH1961, when JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of NebatH5028 heardH8085 of it, (for he was yet in EgyptH4714, wither he had fledH1272 from the presenceH6440 of kingH4428 SolomonH8010, and JeroboamH3379 dweltH3427 in EgyptH4714, 3and they sentH7971 and calledH7121 him;) that JeroboamH3379 and allH3605 the congregationH6951 of IsraelH3478 cameH935, and spake unto RehoboamH7346, sayingH559, 4Thy fatherH1 madeH5414 our yokeH5923 grievousH3515: nowH6258 therefore makeH5414 thou the grievousH3515 serviceH5656 of thy fatherH1, and his heavyH3515 yokeH5923 whichH834 he putH5414 uponH5921 usH5414, lighterH7043, and weH834 will serveH5647 thee. 5And he saidH559 unto them, Depart yet for threeH7969 daysH3117, then comeH7725 againH5750 to meH413. And the peopleH5971 departed. 6And kingH4428 RehoboamH7346 tookH853 counselH3289 with the oldH2205 menH5971, that had stoodH5975 beforeH6440 SolomonH8010 his fatherH1 whileH1961 he yet livedH2416, sayingH559, WhatH834 counselH3289 giveH7725 ye meH6440 to returnH7725 answerH7725 to this peopleH5971? 7And they spake unto him, sayingH559, IfH518 thou wilt be a servantH5650 unto this peopleH5971 this dayH3117, and wilt serveH5647 them, and answerH6030 them, and speakH1696 goodH2896 wordsH1697 to them, then they will be thy servantsH5650 for everH2088. 8But he forsook the counselH6098 of the oldH2205 menH2205 whichH834 they had givenH3289 him, and tookH853 counselH6098 with the youngH3206 menH2205 that were grownH1431 upH5975 with him, that stoodH5975 beforeH6440 him. 9And he saidH559 unto them, WhatH4100 counselH3289 giveH5414 ye, that weH834 may returnH7725 answerH7725 to this peopleH5971, who have spokenH1696 to meH413, sayingH559, MakeH5414 the yokeH5923 that thy fatherH1 didH4100 putH5414 uponH5921 usH5414 lighterH7043? 10And the youngH3206 menH5971 that were grownH1431 upH5921 with him spake unto him, sayingH559, ThusH3541 shalt thou sayH559 unto this peopleH5971 that spake unto thee, sayingH559, Thy fatherH1 madeH3513 our yokeH5923 heavyH3513, but makeH1431 thou it lighterH7043 unto usH413; thusH3541 shalt thou speakH1696 unto them, My littleH6995 fingerH6995 is thickerH5666 thanH5921 my father’sH1 loinsH4975. 11And nowH6258 whereasH6258 my fatherH1 didH3254 lade youH5921 with a heavyH3515 yokeH5923, I will addH3254 to your yokeH5923: my fatherH1 chastisedH3256 youH5921 with whipsH7752, but I will chastiseH3256 youH5921 with scorpionsH6137. 12SoH834 JeroboamH3379 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 cameH935 to RehoboamH7346 the thirdH7992 dayH3117, as the kingH4428 bade, sayingH559, ComeH935 to meH413 againH7725 the thirdH7992 dayH3117. 13And the kingH4428 answeredH6030 the peopleH5971 roughly, and forsook the counselH6098 of the oldH2205 menH5971 whichH834 they had givenH3289 him; 14and spake to them afterH5921 the counselH6098 of the youngH3206 menH3206, sayingH559, My fatherH1 madeH3513 your yokeH5923 heavyH3513, but I will addH3254 to your yokeH5923: my fatherH1 chastisedH3256 youH5921 with whipsH7752, but I will chastiseH3256 youH5921 with scorpionsH6137; 15SoH4616 the kingH4428 hearkened notH3808 unto the peopleH5971; for it was a thingH1697 broughtH1961 aboutH1961 of the LORDH3068, that he might establishH6965 his wordH1697, whichH834 the LORDH3068 spake by the handH3027 of AhijahH281 the ShiloniteH7888 to JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of NebatH5028. 16And when allH3605 IsraelH3478 sawH7200 that the kingH4428 hearkened notH3808 unto them, the peopleH5971 answeredH559 the kingH4428, sayingH559, WhatH4100 portionH2506 have weH3588 in DavidH1732? neitherH3808 have weH3588 inheritanceH5159 in the sonH1121 of JesseH3448: to your tentsH168, O IsraelH3478: nowH6258 seeH7200 to thine own houseH1004, DavidH1732. SoH3808 IsraelH3478 departed unto their tentsH168. 17But as for the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 which dweltH3427 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, RehoboamH7346 reignedH4427 over them. 18Then kingH4428 RehoboamH7346 sentH7971 AdoramH151, who was over the levy; and allH3605 IsraelH3478 stonedH7275 him with stonesH68, that he diedH4191. And kingH4428 RehoboamH7346 madeH553 speed to getH5927 him upH5927 to his chariotH4818, to fleeH5127 to JerusalemH3389. 19SoH2088 IsraelH3478 rebelledH6586 againstH6586 the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, unto this dayH3117. 20And it cameH1961 to passH1961, when allH3605 IsraelH3478 heardH8085 that JeroboamH3379 was returnedH7725, that they sentH7971 and calledH7121 him unto the congregationH5712, and madeH1961 him kingH4427 over allH3605 IsraelH3478: there was noneH3808 that followedH310 the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, but the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063 onlyH905. 21And when RehoboamH7346 was comeH935 to JerusalemH3389, he assembledH6950 allH3605 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063, and the tribeH7626 of BenjaminH1144, an hundredH3967 and fourscore thousandH505 chosen menH970, whichH1004 were warriorsH4421, to fightH3898 againstH5973 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, to bringH935 the kingdomH4410 againH7725 to RehoboamH7346 the sonH1121 of SolomonH8010. 22But the wordH1697 of GodH430 cameH1961 unto ShemaiahH8098 the manH376 of GodH430, sayingH559, 23SpeakH559 unto RehoboamH7346 the sonH1121 of SolomonH8010, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and unto allH3605 the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144, and to the restH3499 of the peopleH5971, sayingH559, 24ThusH3541 saith the LORDH3068, Ye shall notH3808 goH5927 upH5927, norH3808 fightH3898 againstH5973 your brethrenH251 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478: returnH7725 everyH376 manH376 to his houseH1004; for this thingH1697 is of meH7725. SoH3541 they hearkened unto the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068, and returnedH7725 and wentH5927 their wayH1697, accordingH376 to the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068. 25Then JeroboamH3379 builtH1129 ShechemH7927 in the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669, and dweltH3427 therein; and he wentH3318 outH3318 from thence, and builtH1129 PenuelH6439. 26And JeroboamH3379 saidH559 in his heartH3820, NowH6258 shall the kingdomH4467 returnH7725 to the houseH1004 of DavidH1732: 27ifH518 this peopleH5971 goH5927 upH5927 to offerH5927 sacrificesH2077 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 at JerusalemH3389, then shall the heartH3820 of this peopleH5971 turnH7725 againH7725 unto their lordH3068, evenH518 unto RehoboamH7346 kingH4428 of JudahH3063; and they shall killH2026 meH413, and returnH7725 to RehoboamH7346 kingH4428 of JudahH3063. 28Whereupon the kingH4428 tookH5927 counselH3289, and madeH6213 twoH8147 calvesH5695 of goldH2091; and he saidH559 unto them, It is tooH7227 muchH7227 for youH834 to goH5927 upH5927 to JerusalemH3389; beholdH2009 thy godsH430, O IsraelH3478, whichH834 broughtH5927 thee upH5927 outH413 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 29And he setH7760 the one in Beth-el, and the otherH259 putH5414 he in DanH1835. 30And this thingH1697 becameH1961 a sinH2403: for the peopleH5971 wentH6440 to worship beforeH6440 the one, evenH5704 unto DanH1835. 31And he madeH6213 housesH1004 of highH1116 placesH1116, and madeH6213 priestsH3548 from among allH7098 the peopleH5971, whichH834 were notH3808 of the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878. 32And JeroboamH3379 ordained a feastH2282 in the eighthH8066 monthH2320, on the fifteenth dayH3117 of the monthH2320, like unto the feastH2282 that is in JudahH3063, and he wentH5927 upH5927 unto the altarH4196; soH3651 didH6213 he in Beth-el, sacrificingH2076 unto the calvesH5695 that he had madeH6213: and he placedH5975 in Beth-el the priestsH3548 of the highH1116 placesH1116 whichH834 he had madeH6213. 33And he wentH5927 upH5927 unto the altarH4196 whichH834 he had madeH6213 in Beth-el on the fifteenth dayH3117 in the eighthH8066 monthH2320, evenH6213 in the monthH2320 whichH834 he had devisedH908 of his own heart: and he ordained a feastH2282 for the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, and wentH5927 upH5927 unto the altarH4196, to burnH6999 incenseH6999.