1 Kings 12:18

1 Kings 12:1-19

¹Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. ²And it happened when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of it —and he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt— ³they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, ⁴“Your father hardened our yoke; now you, lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you.” ⁵He said to them, “Go away for another three days, and come back to me.” And the people went away. ⁶King Rehoboam sought counsel from the elders who had stood before Solomon his father while he was alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?” ⁷They spoke to him, saying, “If today you are a servant to this people and serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants all the days.” ⁸But he abandoned the counsel of the elders that they had counseled him, and sought counsel from the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. ⁹He said to them, “What do you counsel that we answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” ¹⁰The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made heavy our yoke, but you, lighten it from on us’; thus you shall speak to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the waist of my father. ¹¹And now, my father loaded on you a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’” ¹²Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, “Come back to me on the third day.” ¹³The king answered the people harshly, and abandoned the counsel of the elders that they had counseled him; ¹⁴and he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made heavy your yoke, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” ¹⁵So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from YHWH, so that he might confirm his word that YHWH had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. ¹⁶When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now look after your house, David!” So Israel went to his tents. ¹⁷But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. ¹⁸King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. And King Rehoboam hurried to get up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem. ¹⁹So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.

2 Chronicles 10:1-19

¹Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. ²And it happened when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of it —and he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king— that Jeroboam returned from Egypt. ³They sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, ⁴“Your father hardened our yoke; so now lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you.” ⁵He said to them, “In another three days come back to me.” And the people went away. ⁶King Rehoboam sought counsel from the elders who had stood before Solomon his father while he was alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?” ⁷They spoke to him, saying, “If you are good to this people and are pleased with them and speak good words to them, they will be your servants all the days.” ⁸But he abandoned the counsel of the elders that they had counseled him, and sought counsel from the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. ⁹He said to them, “What do you counsel that we answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” ¹⁰The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made heavy our yoke, but you, lighten it from on us’; thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the waist of my father. ¹¹And now, my father loaded on you a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I with scorpions.’” ¹²Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, “Come back to me on the third day.” ¹³The king answered them harshly; King Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the elders, ¹⁴and he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “I will make heavy your yoke, and I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I with scorpions.” ¹⁵So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from Elohim, so that YHWH might confirm his word that he had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat. ¹⁶When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each one to your tents, Israel! Now look after your house, David!” So all Israel went to his tents. ¹⁷But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. ¹⁸King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. And King Rehoboam hurried to get up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem. ¹⁹So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.