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with him,
and
which stood before him:
9
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may
answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon
us lighter?
10
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt
thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make
thou
it
lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little
finger
shall be thicker than my
father’s loins.
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And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your
yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed,
saying, Come to me again the third day.
13
And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook
the old men’s counsel that they gave him;
14
And spake to them after the counsel of the young men,
saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father
also
chastised you
with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15
Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the
people; for the cause was from the L
ORD
, that he might perform his saying, which the L
ORD
spake
by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16
So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king,
saying, What portion have we in David? neither
have we
inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your
tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
17
But
as for
the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18
Then king
Rehoboam sent Adoram, who
was
over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he
died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19
So
Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
20
And it came to pass, when all Israel
heard that Jeroboamwas come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made
him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah
only.
21
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the
tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight
against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
22
But
the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
23
Speak unto Rehoboam, the son
of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of
the people, saying,
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Thus saith the L
ORD
, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the
children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is fromme. They hearkened therefore
to the word of the L
ORD
, and returned to depart, according to the word of the L
ORD
.
25
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence,
and built Penuel.
26
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of
David:
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If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the L
ORD
at Jerusalem, then shall the
heart of this people turn again unto their lord,
even
unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall
kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
28
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made
two calves
of
gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy
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