
1 Kings
1 And RehoboamH7346 wentH3212 to Shechem:H7927 for all IsraelH3478 were comeH935 to ShechemH7927 to make him king.H4427 2 And it came to pass, when JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of Nebat,H5028 who was yet in Egypt,H4714 heardH8085 of it, (for he was fledH1272 from the presenceH6440 of kingH4428 Solomon,H8010 and JeroboamH3379 dweltH3427 in Egypt;H4714) 3 That they sentH7971 and calledH7121 him. And JeroboamH3379 and all the congregationH6951 of IsraelH3478 came,H935 and spakeH1696 unto Rehoboam,H7346 saying,H559 4 Thy fatherH1 madeH7185 our yokeH5923 grievous:H7185 now therefore make thou the grievousH7186 serviceH5656 of thy father,H1 and his heavyH3515 yokeH5923 which he putH5414 upon us, lighter,H7043 and we will serveH5647 thee. 5 And he saidH559 unto them, DepartH3212 yet for threeH7969 days,H3117 then come againH7725 to me. And the peopleH5971 departed.H3212 6 And kingH4428 RehoboamH7346 consultedH3289 with the old men,H2205 that stoodH5975 beforeH6440 SolomonH8010 his fatherH1 while he yet lived,H2416 and said,H559 How do ye adviseH3289 that I mayH7725 answerH1697 this people?H5971 7 And they spakeH1696 unto him, saying,H559 If thou wilt be a servantH5650 unto this peopleH5971 this day,H3117 and wilt serveH5647 them, and answerH6030 them, and speakH1696 goodH2896 wordsH1697 to them, then they will be thy servantsH5650 for ever.H3117 8 But he forsookH5800 the counselH6098 of the old men,H2205 which they had givenH3289 him, and consultedH3289 with the young menH3206 that were grown upH1431 with him, and which stoodH5975 beforeH6440 him: 9 And he saidH559 unto them, What counsel giveH3289 ye that we mayH7725 answerH1697 this people,H5971 who have spokenH1696 to me, saying,H559 MakeH7043 the yokeH5923 which thy fatherH1 did putH5414 upon us lighter?H7043 10 And the young menH3206 that were grown upH1431 with him spakeH1696 unto him, saying,H559 Thus shalt thou speakH559 unto this peopleH5971 that spakeH1696 unto thee, saying,H559 Thy fatherH1 madeH3513 our yokeH5923 heavy,H3513 but make thou it lighterH7043 unto us; thus shalt thou sayH1696 unto them, My littleH6995 finger shall be thickerH5666 than my father'sH1 loins.H4975 11 And now whereas my fatherH1 did ladeH6006 you with a heavyH3515 yoke,H5923 I will addH3254 to your yoke:H5923 my fatherH1 hath chastisedH3256 you with whips,H7752 but I will chastiseH3256 you with scorpions.H6137 12 So JeroboamH3379 and all the peopleH5971 cameH935 to RehoboamH7346 the thirdH7992 day,H3117 as the kingH4428 had appointed,H1696 saying,H559 Come to me againH7725 the thirdH7992 day.H3117 13 And the kingH4428 answeredH6030 the peopleH5971 roughly,H7186 and forsookH5800 the old men'sH2205 counselH6098 that they gaveH3289 him; 14 And spakeH1696 to them after the counselH6098 of the young men,H3206 saying,H559 My fatherH1 madeH3513 your yokeH5923 heavy,H3513 and I will addH3254 to your yoke:H5923 my fatherH1 also chastisedH3256 you with whips,H7752 but I will chastiseH3256 you with scorpions.H6137 15 Wherefore the kingH4428 hearkenedH8085 not unto the people;H5971 for the causeH5438 was from the LORD,H3068 that he might performH6965 his saying,H1697 which the LORDH3068 spakeH1696 byH3027 AhijahH281 the ShiloniteH7888 unto JeroboamH3379 the sonH1121 of Nebat.H5028 16 SoH7725 when all IsraelH3478 sawH7200 that the kingH4428 hearkenedH8085 not unto them, the peopleH5971 answeredH1697 the king,H4428 saying,H559 What portionH2506 have we in David?H1732 neither have we inheritanceH5159 in the sonH1121 of Jesse:H3448 to your tents,H168 O Israel:H3478 now seeH7200 to thine own house,H1004 David.H1732 So IsraelH3478 departedH3212 unto their tents.H168 17 But as for the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 which dweltH3427 in the citiesH5892 of Judah,H3063 RehoboamH7346 reignedH4427 over them. 18 Then kingH4428 RehoboamH7346 sentH7971 Adoram,H151 who was over the tribute;H4522 and all IsraelH3478 stonedH7275 him with stones,H68 that he died.H4191 Therefore kingH4428 RehoboamH7346 made speedH553 to get him upH5927 to his chariot,H4818 to fleeH5127 to Jerusalem.H3389 19 So IsraelH3478 rebelledH6586 against the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 unto this day.H3117 20 And it came to pass, when all IsraelH3478 heardH8085 that JeroboamH3379 was come again,H7725 that they sentH7971 and calledH7121 him unto the congregation,H5712 and made him kingH4427 over all Israel:H3478 there was none that followedH310 the houseH1004 of David,H1732 butH2108 the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063 only. 21 And when RehoboamH7346 was comeH935 to Jerusalem,H3389 he assembledH6950 all the houseH1004 of Judah,H3063 with the tribeH7626 of Benjamin,H1144 an hundredH3967 and fourscoreH8084 thousandH505 chosen men,H977 which were warriorsH6213, H4421, to fightH3898 against the houseH1004 of Israel,H3478 to bringH7725 the kingdomH4410 againH7725 to RehoboamH7346 the sonH1121 of Solomon.H8010 22 But the wordH1697 of GodH430 came unto ShemaiahH8098 the manH376 of God,H430 saying,H559 23 SpeakH559 unto Rehoboam,H7346 the sonH1121 of Solomon,H8010 kingH4428 of Judah,H3063 and unto all the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and Benjamin,H1144 and to the remnantH3499 of the people,H5971 saying,H559 24 Thus saithH559 the LORD,H3068 Ye shall not go up,H5927 nor fightH3898 against your brethrenH251 the childrenH1121 of Israel:H3478 returnH7725 every manH376 to his house;H1004 for this thingH1697 isH1961 from me. They hearkenedH8085 therefore to the wordH1697 of the LORD,H3068 and returnedH7725 to depart,H3212 according to the wordH1697 of the LORD.H3068 25 Then JeroboamH3379 builtH1129 ShechemH7927 in mountH2022 Ephraim,H669 and dweltH3427 therein; and went outH3318 from thence, and builtH1129 Penuel.H6439 26 And JeroboamH3379 saidH559 in his heart,H3820 Now shall the kingdomH4467 returnH7725 to the houseH1004 of David:H1732 27 If this peopleH5971 go upH5927 to doH6213 sacrificeH2077 in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 at Jerusalem,H3389 then shall the heartH3820 of this peopleH5971 turn againH7725 unto their lord,H113 even unto RehoboamH7346 kingH4428 of Judah,H3063 and they shall killH2026 me, and go againH7725 to RehoboamH7346 kingH4428 of Judah.H3063 28 Whereupon the kingH4428 took counsel,H3289 and madeH6213 twoH8147 calvesH5695 of gold,H2091 and saidH559 unto them, It is too muchH7227 for you to go upH5927 to Jerusalem:H3389 behold thy gods,H430 O Israel,H3478 which brought thee upH5927 out of the landH776 of Egypt.H4714 29 And he setH7760 the oneH259 in Bethel,H1008 and the otherH259 putH5414 he in Dan.H1835 30 And this thingH1697 became a sin:H2403 for the peopleH5971 wentH3212 to worship beforeH6440 the one,H259 even unto Dan.H1835 31 And he madeH6213 an houseH1004 of high places,H1116 and madeH6213 priestsH3548 of the lowestH7098 of the people,H5971 which were not of the sonsH1121 of Levi.H3878 32 And JeroboamH3379 ordainedH6213 a feastH2282 in the eighthH8066 month,H2320 on the fifteenthH6240, H2568 dayH3117 of the month,H2320 like unto the feastH2282 that is in Judah,H3063 and he offeredH5927 upon the altar.H4196 So didH6213 he in Bethel,H1008 sacrificingH2076 unto the calvesH5695 that he had made:H6213 and he placedH5975 in BethelH1008 the priestsH3548 of the high placesH1116 which he had made.H6213 33 So he offeredH5927 upon the altarH4196 which he had madeH6213 in BethelH1008 the fifteenthH6240, H2568 dayH3117 of the eighthH8066 month,H2320 even in the monthH2320 which he had devisedH908 of his own heart;H3820 and ordainedH6213 a feastH2282 unto the childrenH1121 of Israel:H3478 and he offeredH5927 upon the altar,H4196 and burnt incense.H6999