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10 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to elect him king at Shechem. 2 But as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard the news (he was in Egypt, whither he had fled to escape from king Solomon), Jeroboam came back from Egypt; 3 he was sent for and summoned. Then Jeroboam and all Israel went and said to Rehoboam, 4 “Your father’s rule was heavy; lighten the heavy rule he imposed upon us and his crushing service, and we will serve you.” 5 He said to them, “Come back after three days.” When the people went away, 6 king Rehoboam consulted the old councillors who had served his father Solomon. He asked them what answer they would advise him to return to the people. 7 They said, “If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak favourable words to them, they will be your servants for all time.” 8 But he set aside this advice given him by the old councillors, and consulted the juniors of his own age in his retinue. 9 He asked them what answer they would advise him to return to the demand of the people, that Solomon’s rule should be lightened. 10 These juniors of his own age replied, “This people cries to you, ‘Your father’s rule was heavy, make you it lighter for us?’ Well, tell them this: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s thighs. 11 If my father’s rule pressed hard on you, I will press harder still; my father lashed you with scourges, but I will lash you with scorpions.’ ”
12 On the third day Jeroboam and all the people came back to Rehoboam, as the king had told them. 13 The king gave them a harsh answer. King Rehoboam set aside the advice of the senior councillors, 14 and spoke to the people as the juniors had advised: “My father’s rule pressed hard on you, but I will press harder still; my father lashed you with scourges, but I will lash you with scorpions.” 15 So the king refused to heed the people. (This was a turn of things brought about by God, that the Eternal might carry out the word which he had sent by Ahijah of Shilo to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.) 16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to heed them, the people retorted to the king,
What part have we in David?
We’re done with Jesse’s son!
Look to your own house, David, now!
Home, Israel, to your homes! Then all Israel went home. 18 When king Rehoboam sent them Hadoram, who was in charge of the labour-gangs, the Israelites stoned him to death; whereupon king Rehoboam mounted his chariot in a hurry to escape to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel rebelled against the dynasty of David, as it still does. 17 However, Rehoboam reigned over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.
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