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1. Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the Israelites had gone to make him king.
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1. And Rehoboam H7346 went H1980 to Shechem H7927 : for H3588 to Shechem H7927 were all H3605 Israel H3478 come H935 to make him king H4427 H853 .
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2. Jeroboam son of Nebat was in Egypt, where he had gone to escape from King Solomon. When Jeroboam heard about Rehoboam being made king, he returned from Egypt.
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2. And it came to pass H1961 , when Jeroboam H3379 the son H1121 of Nebat H5028 , who H1931 was in Egypt H4714 , whither H834 he had fled H1272 from the presence H4480 H6440 of Solomon H8010 the king H4428 , heard H8085 it , that Jeroboam H3379 returned H7725 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 .
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3. After the people sent for him, he and the people went to Rehoboam and said to him,
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3. And they sent H7971 and called H7121 him . So Jeroboam H3379 and all H3605 Israel H3478 came H935 and spoke H1696 to H413 Rehoboam H7346 , saying H559 ,
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4. "Your father forced us to work very hard. Now, make it easier for us, and don't make us work as he did. Then we will serve you."
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4. Thy father H1 made H853 our yoke H5923 grievous H7185 : now H6258 therefore ease H7043 thou somewhat the grievous H7186 servitude H4480 H5656 of thy father H1 , and his heavy H3515 yoke H4480 H5923 that H834 he put H5414 upon H5921 us , and we will serve H5647 thee.
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5. Rehoboam answered, "Come back to me in three days." So the people left.
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5. And he said H559 unto H413 them , Come again H7725 unto H413 me after H5750 three H7969 days H3117 . And the people H5971 departed H1980 .
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6. King Rehoboam asked the older leaders who had advised Solomon during his lifetime, "How do you think I should answer these people?"
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6. And king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 took counsel H3289 with H854 the old men H2205 that H834 had H1961 stood H5975 before H6440 Solomon H8010 his father H1 while he yet lived H1961 H2416 , saying H559 , What H349 counsel give H3289 ye H859 me to return H7725 answer H1697 to this H2088 people H5971 ?
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7. They answered, "Be kind to these people. If you please them and give them a kind answer, they will serve you always."
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7. And they spoke H1696 unto H413 him, saying H559 , If H518 thou be H1961 kind H2896 to this H2088 people H5971 , and please H7521 them , and speak H1696 good H2896 words H1697 to H413 them , they will be H1961 thy servants H5650 forever H3605 H3117 .
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8. But Rehoboam rejected this advice. Instead, he asked the young men who had grown up with him and who served as his advisers.
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8. But he forsook H5800 H853 the counsel H6098 which H834 the old men H2205 gave H3289 him , and took counsel H3289 with H854 the young men H3206 that H834 were brought up H1431 with H854 him , that stood H5975 before H6440 him.
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9. Rehoboam asked them, "What is your advice? How should we answer these people who said, 'Don't make us work as hard as your father did'?"
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9. And he said H559 unto H413 them, What H4100 advice give H3289 ye H859 that we may return H7725 answer H1697 H853 to this H2088 people H5971 , which H834 have spoken H1696 to H413 me, saying H559 , Ease H7043 somewhat H4480 the yoke H5923 that H834 thy father H1 did put H5414 upon H5921 us?
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10. The young men who had grown up with him answered, "The people said to you, 'Your father forced us to work very hard. Now make our work easier.' You should tell them, 'My little finger is bigger than my father's legs.
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10. And the young men H3206 that H834 were brought up H1431 with H854 him spoke H1696 unto H854 him, saying H559 , Thus H3541 shalt thou answer H559 the people H5971 that H834 spoke H1696 unto H413 thee, saying H559 , Thy father H1 made our yoke heavy H3513 H853 H5923 , but make thou it somewhat lighter H859 H7043 for H4480 H5921 us; thus H3541 shalt thou say H559 unto H413 them , My little H6995 finger shall be thicker H5666 than my father H1 's loins H4480 H4975 .
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11. He forced you to work hard, but I will make you work even harder. My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with whips that have sharp points.'"
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11. For whereas H6258 my father H1 put H6006 a heavy H3515 yoke H5923 upon H5921 you, I H589 will put more H3254 to H5921 your yoke H5923 : my father H1 chastised H3256 you with whips H7752 , but I H589 will chastise you with scorpions H6137 .
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12. Rehoboam had told the people, "Come back to me in three days." So after three days Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam.
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12. So Jeroboam H3379 and all H3605 the people H5971 came H935 to H413 Rehoboam H7346 on the third H7992 day H3117 , as H834 the king H4428 bade H1696 , saying H559 , Come again H7725 to H413 me on the third H7992 day H3117 .
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13. King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice of the older leaders.
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13. And the king H4428 answered H6030 them roughly H7186 ; and king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 forsook H5800 H853 the counsel H6098 of the old men H2205 ,
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14. He followed the advice of the young men and said, "My father forced you to work hard, but I will make you work even harder. My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with whips that have sharp points."
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14. And answered H1696 H413 them after the advice H6098 of the young men H3206 , saying H559 , My father H1 made your yoke heavy H3513 H853 H5923 , but I H589 will add H3254 thereto H5921 : my father H1 chastised H3256 you with whips H7752 , but I H589 will chastise you with scorpions H6137 .
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15. So the king did not listen to the people. God caused this to happen so that the Lord could keep the promise he had made to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah, a prophet from Shiloh.
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15. So the king H4428 hearkened H8085 not H3808 unto H413 the people H5971 : for H3588 the cause H5252 was H1961 of H4480 H5973 God H430 , that H4616 the LORD H3068 might perform H6965 H853 his word H1697 , which H834 he spoke H1696 by the hand H3027 of Ahijah H281 the Shilonite H7888 to H413 Jeroboam H3379 the son H1121 of Nebat H5028 .
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16. When all the Israelites saw that the king refused to listen to them, they said to the king, "We have no share in David! People of Israel, let's go to our own homes! Let David's son rule his own people." So all the Israelites went home.
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16. And when all H3605 Israel H3478 saw that H3588 the king H4428 would not H3808 hearken H8085 unto them , the people H5971 answered H7725 H853 the king H4428 , saying H559 , What H4100 portion H2506 have we in David H1732 ? and we have none H3808 inheritance H5159 in the son H1121 of Jesse H3448 : every man H376 to your tents H168 , O Israel H3478 : and now H6258 , David H1732 , see H7200 to thine own house H1004 . So all H3605 Israel H3478 went H1980 to their tents H168 .
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17. But Rehoboam still ruled over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.
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17. But as for the children H1121 of Israel H3478 that dwelt H3427 in the cities H5892 of Judah H3063 , Rehoboam H7346 reigned H4427 over H5921 them.
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18. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor. When Rehoboam sent him to the people, they threw stones at him until he died. But King Rehoboam ran to his chariot and escaped to Jerusalem.
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18. Then king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 sent H7971 H853 Hadoram H1913 that H834 was over H5921 the tribute H4522 ; and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 stoned H7275 him with stones H68 , that he died H4191 . But king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 made speed H553 to get him up H5927 to his chariot H4818 , to flee H5127 to Jerusalem H3389 .
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19. Since then, Israel has been against the family of David.
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19. And Israel H3478 rebelled H6586 against the house H1004 of David H1732 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 .
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