12And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.H7346H3212H7927H3478H935H7927H4427

2And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)H3379H1121H5028H4714H8085H1272H6440H4428H8010H3379H3427H4714

3That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,H7971H7121H3379H6951H3478H935H1696H7346H559

4Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.H1H7185H5923H7185H7186H5656H1H3515H5923H5414H7043H5647

5And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.H559H3212H7969H3117H7725H5971H3212

6And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?H4428H7346H3289H2205H5975H6440H8010H1H2416H559H3289H7725H1697H5971

7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.H1696H559H5650H5971H3117H5647H6030H1696H2896H1697H5650H3117

8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:H5800H6098H2205H3289H3289H3206H1431H5975H6440

9And 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?H559H3289H7725H1697H5971H1696H559H7043H5923H1H5414H7043

10And 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.H3206H1431H1696H559H559H5971H1696H559H1H3513H5923H3513H7043H1696H6995H5666H1H4975

11And 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.H1H6006H3515H5923H3254H5923H1H3256H7752H3256H6137

12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.H3379H5971H935H7346H7992H3117H4428H1696H559H7725H7992H3117

13And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;H4428H6030H5971H7186H5800H2205H6098H3289

14And 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.H1696H6098H3206H559H1H3513H5923H3513H3254H5923H1H3256H7752H3256H6137

15Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.H4428H8085H5971H5438H3068H6965H1697H3068H1696H3027H281H7888H3379H1121H5028

16So 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.H7725H3478H7200H4428H8085H5971H1697H4428H559H2506H1732H5159H1121H3448H168H3478H7200H1004H1732H3478H3212H168

17But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.H1121H3478H3427H5892H3063H7346H4427

18Then 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.H4428H7346H7971H151H4522H3478H7275H68H4191H4428H7346H553H5927H4818H5127H3389

19So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.H3478H6586H1004H1732H3117

20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was 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.H3478H8085H3379H7725H7971H7121H5712H4427H3478H310H1004H1732H2108H7626H3063

21And 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.H7346H935H3389H6950H1004H3063H7626H1144H3967H8084H505H977H6213H4421H3898H1004H3478H7725H4410H7725H7346H1121H8010

22But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,H1697H430H8098H376H430H559

23Speak 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,H559H7346H1121H8010H4428H3063H1004H3063H1144H3499H5971H559

24Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.H559H3068H5927H3898H251H1121H3478H7725H376H1004H1697H1961H8085H1697H3068H7725H3212H1697H3068

25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.H3379H1129H7927H2022H669H3427H3318H1129H6439

26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:H3379H559H3820H4467H7725H1004H1732

27If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD 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.H5971H5927H6213H2077H1004H3068H3389H3820H5971H7725H113H7346H4428H3063H2026H7725H7346H4428H3063

28Whereupon 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 gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.H4428H3289H6213H8147H5695H2091H559H7227H5927H3389H430H3478H5927H776H4714

29And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.H7760H259H1008H259H5414H1835

30And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.H1697H2403H5971H3212H6440H259H1835

31And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.H6213H1004H1116H6213H3548H7098H5971H1121H3878

32And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.H3379H6213H2282H8066H2320H2568H6240H3117H2320H2282H3063H5927H4196H6213H1008H2076H5695H6213H5975H1008H3548H1116H6213

33So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.H5927H4196H6213H1008H2568H6240H3117H8066H2320H2320H908H3820H6213H2282H1121H3478H5927H4196H6999