Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםwentוַיֵּלֶךְto Shechem,שְׁכֶמָהforכִּיallכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad comeבָּאוּto Shechemשְׁכֶםto make him king.לְהַמְלִיךְ וֹ
And it happenedוַיְהִיwhen Jeroboamכִּ יָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Nebatנְבָטheard of itשְׁמֹעַ—andוְheהוּאwas in Egypt,בְמִצְרַיִםwhereאֲשֶׁרhe had fledבָּרַחfrom the presenceמִפְּנֵיof Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהthe king—הַמֶּלֶךְthat Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםreturnedוַיָּשָׁבfrom Egypt.מִמִּצְרָיִם
They sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּand calledוַיִּקְרְאוּhim.לוֹAnd Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלcameוַיָּבֹאand spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּtoאֶלRehoboam,רְחַבְעָםsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Your fatherאָבִיךָhardenedהִקְשָׁהour yoke;עֻלֵּנוּso nowוְעַתָּהlightenהָקֵלthe hardהַקָּשָׁהserviceמֵעֲבֹדַתof your fatherאָבִיךָand his heavyוּמֵ וֹ הַכָּבֵדyokeעֻלּthatאֲשֶׁרhe putנָתַןon us,עָלֵינוּand we will serve you.”וְנַעַבְדֶךָּ
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“In anotherעוֹדthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁתdaysיָמִיםcome backוְשׁוּבוּto me.”אֵלָיAnd the peopleוַ הָעָםwent away.יֵּלֶךְ
KingהַמֶּלֶךְRehoboamרְחַבְעָםsought counselוַיִּוָּעַץfromאֶתthe eldersהַזְּקֵנִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhadהָיוּstoodעֹמְדִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהhis fatherאָבִיוwhile heבִּ וֹwasהְיֹתalive,חַיsaying,לֵאמֹר“Howאֵיךְdo youאַתֶּםcounsel meנוֹעָצִיםto answerלְהָשִׁיב דָּבָרthisהַזֶּהpeople?”לָעָם
They spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּto him,אֵלָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“Ifאִםyou areתִּהְיֶהgoodלְטוֹבto thisלְ הַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםand are pleased with themוּרְצִיתָםand speakוְדִבַּרְתָּgoodטוֹבִיםwordsדְּבָרִיםto them,אֲלֵהֶםthey will beוְהָיוּyourלְךָservantsעֲבָדִיםallכָּלthe days.”הַיָּמִים
But he abandonedוַיַּעֲזֹבthe counselעֲצַתof the eldersהַזְּקֵנִיםthatאֲשֶׁרthey had counseled him,יְעָצֻהוּand sought counselוַיִּוָּעַץfrom the young menהַיְלָדִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad grown upגָּדְלוּwith him,אִתּוֹwho stoodהָעֹמְדִיםbefore him.לְפָנָיו
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Whatמָהdo youאַתֶּםcounselנוֹעָצִיםthat we answerוְנָשִׁיב דָּבָרthisהַזֶּהpeople,הָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרhave spokenדִּבְּרוּto me,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Lightenהָקֵלthe yokeמִן הָעֹלthatאֲשֶׁרyour fatherאָבִיךָputנָתַןon us’?”עָלֵינוּ
The young menהַיְלָדִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad grown upגָּדְלוּwith himאִתּוֹspokeוַיְדַבְּרוּto him,אִתּוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“Thusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹאמַרto the peopleלָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרspokeדִּבְּרוּto you,אֵלֶיךָsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Your fatherאָבִיךָmade heavyהִכְבִּידour yoke,עֻלֵּנוּbut you,וְאַתָּהlighten itהָקֵלfrom on us’;מֵעָלֵינוּthusכֹּהyou shall sayתֹּאמַרto them:אֲלֵהֶם‘My little fingerקָטָנִּיis thickerעָבָהthan the waistמִמָּתְנֵיof my father.אָבִי
And now,וְעַתָּהmy fatherאָבִיloadedהֶעְמִיסon youעֲלֵיכֶםa heavyכָּבֵדyoke,עֹלbut Iוַאֲנִיwill addאֹסִיףtoעַלyour yoke;עֻלְּכֶםmy fatherאָבִיdisciplinedיִסַּרyouאֶתְכֶםwith whips,בַּשּׁוֹטִיםbut Iוַאֲנִיwith scorpions.’”בָּעֲקְרַבִּים
Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםcameוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלRehoboamרְחַבְעָםon the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִשִׁיday,יּוֹםasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhad spoken,דִּבֶּרsaying,לֵאמֹר“Come backשׁוּבוּto meאֵלַיon the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִשִׁיday.”יּוֹם
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְanswered themוַיַּעֲנֵםharshly;קָשָׁהKingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְRehoboamרְחַבְעָםabandonedיַּעֲזֹבthe counselעֲצַתof the elders,הַזְּקֵנִים
and he spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto themאֲלֵהֶםaccording to the counselכַּעֲצַתof the young men,הַיְלָדִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר“I will make heavyאַכְבִּידyour yoke,עֻלְּכֶםand Iוַאֲנִיwill addאֹסִיףto it;עָלָיוmy fatherאָבִיdisciplinedיִסַּרyouאֶתְכֶםwith whips,בַּשּׁוֹטִיםbut Iוַאֲנִיwith scorpions.”בָּעֲקְרַבִּים
So the kingוְ הַמֶּלֶךְdid notלֹאlistenשָׁמַעtoאֶלthe people,הָעָםforכִּיit wasהָיְתָהa turn of eventsנְסִבָּהfromמֵעִםElohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםso thatלְמַעַןYHWHיְהוָהmight confirmהָקִיםhis wordדְּבָרוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe had spokenדִּבֶּרthroughבְּיַדAhijahאֲחִיָּהוּthe ShiloniteהַשִּׁלוֹנִיtoאֶלJeroboamיָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Nebat.נְבָט
When allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלsawthatכִּיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhad notלֹאlistenedשָׁמַעto them,לָהֶםthe peopleוַ הָעָםansweredיָּשִׁיבוּthe king,אֶת הַמֶּלֶךְsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whatמַהportionחֵלֶקdo we haveלָּנוּin David?בְּדָוִידWe have noוְלֹאinheritanceנַחֲלָהin the sonבְּבֶןof Jesse.יִשַׁיEach oneאִישׁto your tents,לְאֹהָלֶיךָIsrael!יִשְׂרָאֵלNowעַתָּהlook afterרְאֵהyour house,בֵיתְךָDavid!”דָּוִידSo allוַ כָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwentיֵּלֶךְto his tents.לְאֹהָלָיו
But as for the sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho livedהַיֹּשְׁבִיםin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהRehoboamרְחַבְעָםreignedוַיִּמְלֹךְover them.עֲלֵיהֶם
Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְRehoboamרְחַבְעָםsentיִּשְׁלַחHadoram,הֲדֹרָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwas overעַלthe forced labor,הַמַּסand the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלstonedיִּרְגְּמוּhimבוֹwith stones,אֶבֶןand he died.וַיָּמֹתAnd KingוְהַמֶּלֶךְRehoboamרְחַבְעָםhurriedהִתְאַמֵּץto get upלַעֲלוֹתinto the chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָהto fleeלָנוּסto Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
So Israelוַ יִשְׂרָאֵלrebelledיִּפְשְׁעוּagainst the houseבְּבֵיתof Davidדָּוִידuntilעַדthisהַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹם