The kingdom splits
Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it — he was in Egypt, where he'd flee from King Solomon — Jeroboam came back out of Egypt. They sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam: Your father made our yoke heavy. Now ease the hard service your father put on us and lighten this heavy yoke, and we'll serve you. Rehoboam told them: Come back to me in three days. So the people left. King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who'd stood in front of Solomon his father while he was still alive: What counsel do you give me, to bring an answer back to this people? They told him: If you're kind to these people, please them and give them a good answer, they'll be your servants forever. But he rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who'd grown up with him and now stood before him. He said to them: What counsel do you give, so we can bring an answer back to this people, who've spoken to me: Make the yoke your father put on us lighter? The young men who'd grown up with him said: These people told you, Your father made our yoke heavy; make it lighter. Tell them this: My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. My father loaded you with a heavy yoke; I'll make it heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I'll do it with scorpions. Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, the way the king had said: Come back to me on the third day. The king answered them roughly. And King Rehoboam left the counsel of the old men, And answered them according to the counsel of the young men: My father made your yoke heavy, but I'll add more to it. My father set you straight with whips, but I'll do it with scorpions. The king didn't listen to the people. Because it was of God, so the Lord could carry out his word that he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. When all Israel saw the king wouldn't listen, the people answered him: What share have we in David? What inheritance do we have in Jesse's son? Back to your tents, Israel! David, look after your own house. And all Israel went home. But as for the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them. Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labour. And the Israelites stoned him with stones, so he died. But King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up into his chariot, to run to Jerusalem. Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.
And Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. And when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it — he was in Egypt, where he'd run from King Solomon — Jeroboam came back out of Egypt. And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam: Your father made our yoke hard. Now make the hard service of your father lighter, and his heavy yoke he put on us, and we'll serve you. And he said to them: Come back to me in three days. And the people went away. And King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who'd stood in front of Solomon his father while he was still alive: What counsel do you give me, to bring an answer back to this people? And they spoke to him: If you're kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they'll be your servants forever. But he left the counsel the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who'd grown up with him, who stood in front of him. And he said to them: What counsel do you give, so we can bring an answer back to this people, who've spoken to me: Make the yoke your father put on us lighter? And the young men who'd grown up with him spoke to him: This is what you'll say to the people who spoke to you — Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter for us. This is what you'll say to them: My little finger will be thicker than my father's waist. Because my father loaded a heavy yoke on you, and I'll add more to your yoke. My father set you straight with whips, but I'll do it with scorpions. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, the way the king had said: Come back to me on the third day. And the king answered them roughly. And King Rehoboam left the counsel of the old men, and answered them according to the counsel of the young men: My father made your yoke heavy, but I'll add more to it. My father set you straight with whips, but I'll do it with scorpions. So the king didn't listen to the people. Because it was of God, so the Lord could carry out his word that he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. And when all Israel saw the king wouldn't listen to them, the people answered the king: What share have we got in David? And we've got no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, Israel. And now, David, see to your own house. So all Israel went to their tents. But as for the people of Israel who lived in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them. Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labour. And the people of Israel stoned him with stones, so he died. But King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up into his chariot, to run to Jerusalem. And Israel rebelled against the house of David right to this day.
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying, 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. And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. 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? 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. 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. 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? 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. 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. 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. And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, 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. So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 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. But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 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. And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
And Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it — he was in Egypt, where he'd flee from King Solomon — Jeroboam came back out of Egypt.
And when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it — he was in Egypt, where he'd run from King Solomon — Jeroboam came back out of Egypt.
And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
They sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam:
And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam:
And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
Your father made our yoke heavy. Now ease the hard service your father put on us and lighten this heavy yoke, and we'll serve you.
Your father made our yoke hard. Now make the hard service of your father lighter, and his heavy yoke he put on us, and we'll serve you.
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.
Rehoboam told them: Come back to me in three days. So the people left.
And he said to them: Come back to me in three days. And the people went away.
And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.
King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who'd stood in front of Solomon his father while he was still alive: What counsel do you give me, to bring an answer back to this people?
And King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who'd stood in front of Solomon his father while he was still alive: What counsel do you give me, to bring an answer back to this people?
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?
They told him: If you're kind to these people, please them and give them a good answer, they'll be your servants forever.
And they spoke to him: If you're kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they'll be your servants forever.
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.
But he rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who'd grown up with him and now stood before him.
But he left the counsel the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who'd grown up with him, who stood in front of him.
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.
He said to them: What counsel do you give, so we can bring an answer back to this people, who've spoken to me: Make the yoke your father put on us lighter?
And he said to them: What counsel do you give, so we can bring an answer back to this people, who've spoken to me: Make the yoke your father put on us lighter?
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?
The young men who'd grown up with him said: These people told you, Your father made our yoke heavy; make it lighter. Tell them this: My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.
And the young men who'd grown up with him spoke to him: This is what you'll say to the people who spoke to you — Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter for us. This is what you'll say to them: My little finger will be thicker than my father's waist.
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.
My father loaded you with a heavy yoke; I'll make it heavier. My father disciplined you with whips; I'll do it with scorpions.
Because my father loaded a heavy yoke on you, and I'll add more to your yoke. My father set you straight with whips, but I'll do it with scorpions.
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.
Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, the way the king had said: Come back to me on the third day.
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, the way the king had said: Come back to me on the third day.
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.
The king answered them roughly. And King Rehoboam left the counsel of the old men,
And the king answered them roughly. And King Rehoboam left the counsel of the old men,
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
And answered them according to the counsel of the young men: My father made your yoke heavy, but I'll add more to it. My father set you straight with whips, but I'll do it with scorpions.
and answered them according to the counsel of the young men: My father made your yoke heavy, but I'll add more to it. My father set you straight with whips, but I'll do it with scorpions.
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.
The king didn't listen to the people. Because it was of God, so the Lord could carry out his word that he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
So the king didn't listen to the people. Because it was of God, so the Lord could carry out his word that he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
When all Israel saw the king wouldn't listen, the people answered him: What share have we in David? What inheritance do we have in Jesse's son? Back to your tents, Israel! David, look after your own house. And all Israel went home.
And when all Israel saw the king wouldn't listen to them, the people answered the king: What share have we got in David? And we've got no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, Israel. And now, David, see to your own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
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.
But as for the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them.
But as for the people of Israel who lived in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them.
But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labour. And the Israelites stoned him with stones, so he died. But King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up into his chariot, to run to Jerusalem.
Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labour. And the people of Israel stoned him with stones, so he died. But King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up into his chariot, to run to Jerusalem.
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.
Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.
And Israel rebelled against the house of David right to this day.
And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.