1 Kings 12

1 Kings 12 - Versions
1 Kings 12 Text (WEB) Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt, and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, "Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you." He said to them, "Depart for three days, then come back to me." The people departed. King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, "What counsel do you give me to return answer to this people?" They spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever." But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. He said to them, "What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?'" The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell this people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;' you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'" So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, "Come to me again the third day." The king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions." So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about of Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David? Neither do we have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David." So Israel departed to their tents. But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day. It happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers, the children of Israel. Everyone return to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the word of Yahweh, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Yahweh. Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there, and built Penuel. Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. If this people goes up to offer sacrifices in the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah." Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and see your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!" He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. This thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan. He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi. Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; so did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.
1 Kings 12 Text (Hebrew) וילך רחבעם שכם כי שכם בא כל־ישראל להמליך אתו׃ ויהי כשמע ירבעם בן־נבט והוא עודנו במצרים אשר ברח מפני המלך שלמה וישב ירבעם במצרים׃ וישלחו ויקראו־לו ירבעם וכל־קהל ישראל וידברו אל־רחבעם לאמר׃ אביך הקשה את־עלנו ואתה עתה הקל מעבדת אביך הקשה ומעלו הכבד אשר־נתן עלינו ונעבדך׃ ויאמר אליהם לכו עד שלשה ימים ושובו אלי וילכו העם׃ ויועץ המלך רחבעם את־הזקנים אשר־היו עמדים את־פני שלמה אביו בהיתו חי לאמר איך אתם נועצים להשיב את־העם־הזה דבר׃ אליו לאמר אם־היום תהיה־עבד לעם הזה ועבדתם ועניתם ודברת אליהם דברים טובים והיו לך עבדים כל־הימים׃ ויעזב את־עצת הזקנים אשר יעצהו ויועץ את־הילדים אשר גדלו אתו אשר העמדים לפניו׃ ויאמר אליהם מה אתם נועצים ונשיב דבר את־העם הזה אשר דברו אלי לאמר הקל מן־העל אשר־נתן אביך עלינו׃ וידברו אליו הילדים אשר גדלו אתו לאמר כה־תאמר לעם הזה אשר דברו אליך לאמר אביך הכביד את־עלנו ואתה הקל מעלינו כה תדבר אליהם קטני עבה ממתני אבי׃ ועתה אבי העמיס עליכם על כבד ואני אוסיף על־עלכם אבי יסר אתכם בשוטים ואני איסר אתכם בעקרבים׃ ירבעם וכל־העם אל־רחבעם ביום השלישי כאשר דבר המלך לאמר שובו אלי ביום השלישי׃ ויען המלך את־העם קשה ויעזב את־עצת הזקנים אשר יעצהו׃ וידבר אליהם כעצת הילדים לאמר אבי הכביד את־עלכם ואני אסיף על־עלכם אבי יסר אתכם בשוטים ואני איסר אתכם בעקרבים׃ ולא־שמע המלך אל־העם כי־היתה סבה מעם יהוה למען הקים את־דברו אשר דבר יהוה ביד אחיה השילני אל־ירבעם בן־נבט׃ וירא כל־ישראל כי לא־שמע המלך אליהם וישבו העם את־המלך דבר לאמר מה־לנו חלק בדוד ולא־נחלה בבן־ישי לאהליך ישראל עתה ראה ביתך דוד וילך ישראל לאהליו׃ ובני ישראל הישבים בערי יהודה וימלך עליהם רחבעם׃ ף וישלח המלך רחבעם את־אדרם אשר על־המס וירגמו כל־ישראל בו אבן וימת והמלך רחבעם התאמץ לעלות במרכבה לנוס ירושלם׃ ויפשעו ישראל בבית דוד עד היום הזה׃ ס ויהי כשמע כל־ישראל כי־שב ירבעם וישלחו ויקראו אתו אל־העדה וימליכו אתו על־כל־ישראל לא היה אחרי בית־דוד זולתי שבט־יהודה לבדו׃ רחבעם ירושלם ויקהל את־כל־בית יהודה ואת־שבט בנימן מאה ושמנים אלף בחור עשה מלחמה להלחם עם־בית ישראל להשיב את־המלוכה לרחבעם בן־שלמה׃ ף ויהי דבר האלהים אל־שמעיה איש־האלהים לאמר׃ אמר אל־רחבעם בן־שלמה מלך יהודה ואל־כל־בית יהודה ובנימין ויתר העם לאמר׃ כה אמר יהוה לא־תעלו ולא־תלחמון עם־אחיכם בני־ישראל שובו איש לביתו כי מאתי נהיה הדבר הזה וישמעו את־דבר יהוה וישבו ללכת כדבר יהוה׃ ס ויבן ירבעם את־שכם בהר אפרים וישב בה ויצא משם ויבן את־פנואל׃ ויאמר ירבעם בלבו עתה תשוב הממלכה לבית דוד׃ אם־יעלה העם הזה לעשות זבחים בבית־יהוה בירושלם ושב לב העם הזה אל־אדניהם אל־רחבעם מלך יהודה והרגני ושבו אל־רחבעם מלך־יהודה׃ ויועץ המלך ויעש שני עגלי זהב ויאמר אלהם רב־לכם מעלות ירושלם הנה אלהיך ישראל אשר העלוך מארץ מצרים׃ וישם את־האחד בבית־אל ואת־האחד נתן בדן׃ ויהי הדבר הזה לחטאת וילכו העם לפני האחד עד־דן׃ ויעש את־בית במות ויעש כהנים מקצות העם אשר לא־היו מבני לוי׃ ויעש ירבעם חג בחדש השמיני בחמשה־עשר יום לחדש כחג אשר ביהודה ויעל על־המזבח כן עשה בבית־אל לזבח לעגלים אשר־עשה והעמיד בבית אל את־כהני הבמות אשר עשה׃ ויעל על־המזבח אשר־עשה בבית־אל בחמשה עשר יום בחדש השמיני בחדש אשר־בדא ויעש חג לבני ישראל ויעל על־המזבח להקטיר׃ ף
1 Kings 12 Text (Greek) και πορευεται βασιλευς ροβοαμ εις σικιμα οτι εις σικιμα ηρχοντο πας ισραηλ βασιλευσαι και εκοιμηθη σαλωμων μετα των πατερων αυτου και εθαψαν αυτον εν πολει δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και εγενηθη ως ηκουσεν ιεροβοαμ υιος ναβατ και αυτου ετι οντος εν αιγυπτω ως εφυγεν εκ προσωπου σαλωμων και εκαθητο εν αιγυπτω κατευθυνει και ερχεται εις την πολιν αυτου εις την γην σαριρα την εν ορει εφραιμ και ο βασιλευς σαλωμων εκοιμηθη μετα των πατερων αυτου και εβασιλευσεν ροβοαμ υιος αυτου αντ' και ελαλησεν ο λαος προς τον βασιλεα ροβοαμ ο πατηρ σου εβαρυνεν τον κλοιον ημων και συ νυν κουφισον απο της δουλειας του πατρος σου της σκληρας και απο του κλοιου αυτου του βαρεος ου εδωκεν εφ' ημας και δουλευσομεν και ειπεν προς αυτους απελθετε εως ημερων τριων και αναστρεψατε προς με και και παρηγγειλεν ο βασιλευς τοις πρεσβυτεροις οι ησαν παρεστωτες ενωπιον σαλωμων του πατρος αυτου ετι ζωντος αυτου λεγων πως υμεις βουλευεσθε και αποκριθω τω λαω τουτω και ελαλησαν προς αυτον λεγοντες ει εν τη ημερα ταυτη εση δουλος τω λαω τουτω και δουλευσης αυτοις και λαλησης αυτοις λογους αγαθους και εσονται σοι δουλοι πασας τας και εγκατελιπεν την βουλην των πρεσβυτερων α συνεβουλευσαντο αυτω και συνεβουλευσατο μετα των παιδαριων των εκτραφεντων μετ' αυτου των παρεστηκοτων προ προσωπου και ειπεν αυτοις τι υμεις συμβουλευετε και τι αποκριθω τω λαω τουτω τοις λαλησασιν προς με λεγοντων κουφισον απο του κλοιου ου εδωκεν ο πατηρ σου εφ' και ελαλησαν προς αυτον τα παιδαρια τα εκτραφεντα μετ' αυτου οι παρεστηκοτες προ προσωπου αυτου λεγοντες ταδε λαλησεις τω λαω τουτω τοις λαλησασι προς σε λεγοντες ο πατηρ σου εβαρυνεν τον κλοιον ημων και συ νυν κουφισον αφ' ημων ταδε λαλησεις προς αυτους η μικροτης μου παχυτερα της οσφυος του πατρος και νυν ο πατηρ μου επεσασσετο υμας κλοιω βαρει καγω προσθησω επι τον κλοιον υμων ο πατηρ μου επαιδευσεν υμας εν μαστιγξιν εγω δε παιδευσω υμας εν και παρεγενοντο πας ισραηλ προς τον βασιλεα ροβοαμ εν τη ημερα τη τριτη καθοτι ελαλησεν αυτοις ο βασιλευς λεγων αναστραφητε προς με τη ημερα τη και απεκριθη ο βασιλευς προς τον λαον σκληρα και εγκατελιπεν ροβοαμ την βουλην των πρεσβυτερων α συνεβουλευσαντο και ελαλησεν προς αυτους κατα την βουλην των παιδαριων λεγων ο πατηρ μου εβαρυνεν τον κλοιον υμων καγω προσθησω επι τον κλοιον υμων ο πατηρ μου επαιδευσεν υμας εν μαστιγξιν καγω παιδευσω υμας εν και ουκ ηκουσεν ο βασιλευς του λαου οτι ην μεταστροφη παρα κυριου οπως στηση το ρημα αυτου ο ελαλησεν εν χειρι αχια του σηλωνιτου περι ιεροβοαμ υιου και ειδον πας ισραηλ οτι ουκ ηκουσεν ο βασιλευς αυτων και απεκριθη ο λαος τω βασιλει λεγων τις ημιν μερις εν δαυιδ και ουκ εστιν ημιν κληρονομια εν υιω ιεσσαι αποτρεχε ισραηλ εις τα σκηνωματα σου νυν βοσκε τον οικον σου δαυιδ και απηλθεν ισραηλ εις τα σκηνωματα Greek:1 Kings 12:17 και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς τον αδωνιραμ τον επι του φορου και ελιθοβολησαν αυτον πας ισραηλ εν λιθοις και απεθανεν και ο βασιλευς ροβοαμ εφθασεν αναβηναι του φυγειν εις και ηθετησεν ισραηλ εις τον οικον δαυιδ εως της ημερας και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν πας ισραηλ οτι ανεκαμψεν ιεροβοαμ εξ αιγυπτου και απεστειλαν και εκαλεσαν αυτον εις την συναγωγην και εβασιλευσαν αυτον επι ισραηλ και ουκ ην οπισω οικου δαυιδ παρεξ σκηπτρου ιουδα και βενιαμιν και ροβοαμ εισηλθεν εις ιερουσαλημ και εξεκκλησιασεν την συναγωγην ιουδα και σκηπτρον βενιαμιν εκατον και εικοσι χιλιαδες νεανιων ποιουντων πολεμον του πολεμειν προς οικον ισραηλ επιστρεψαι την βασιλειαν ροβοαμ υιω και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς σαμαιαν ανθρωπον του θεου ειπον τω ροβοαμ υιω σαλωμων βασιλει ιουδα και προς παντα οικον ιουδα και βενιαμιν και τω καταλοιπω του λαου ταδε λεγει κυριος ουκ αναβησεσθε ουδε πολεμησετε μετα των αδελφων υμων υιων ισραηλ αναστρεφετω εκαστος εις τον οικον εαυτου οτι παρ' εμου γεγονεν το ρημα τουτο και ηκουσαν του λογου κυριου και κατεπαυσαν του πορευθηναι κατα το ρημα και ωκοδομησεν ιεροβοαμ την σικιμα την εν ορει εφραιμ και κατωκει εν αυτη και εξηλθεν εκειθεν και ωκοδομησεν την και ειπεν ιεροβοαμ εν τη καρδια αυτου ιδου νυν επιστρεψει η βασιλεια εις οικον εαν αναβη ο λαος ουτος αναφερειν θυσιας εν οικω κυριου εις ιερουσαλημ και επιστραφησεται καρδια του λαου προς κυριον και κυριον αυτων προς ροβοαμ βασιλεα ιουδα και αποκτενουσιν και εβουλευσατο ο βασιλευς και επορευθη και εποιησεν δυο δαμαλεις χρυσας και ειπεν προς τον λαον ικανουσθω υμιν αναβαινειν εις ιερουσαλημ ιδου θεοι σου ισραηλ οι αναγαγοντες σε εκ γης και εθετο την μιαν εν βαιθηλ και την μιαν εδωκεν εν και εγενετο ο λογος ουτος εις αμαρτιαν και επορευετο ο λαος προ προσωπου της μιας εως και εποιησεν οικους εφ' υψηλων και εποιησεν ιερεις μερος τι εκ του λαου οι ουκ ησαν εκ των υιων και εποιησεν ιεροβοαμ εορτην εν τω μηνι τω ογδοω εν τη πεντεκαιδεκατη ημερα του μηνος κατα την εορτην την εν γη ιουδα και ανεβη επι το θυσιαστηριον ο εποιησεν εν βαιθηλ του θυειν ταις δαμαλεσιν αις εποιησεν και παρεστησεν εν βαιθηλ τους ιερεις των υψηλων ων και ανεβη επι το θυσιαστηριον ο εποιησεν τη πεντεκαιδεκατη ημερα εν τω μηνι τω ογδοω εν τη εορτη η επλασατο απο καρδιας αυτου και εποιησεν εορτην τοις υιοις ισραηλ και ανεβη επι το θυσιαστηριον του
1 Kings 12 Text (Latin) Venit autem Roboam in Sichem : illuc enim congregatus erat omnis Israël ad constituendum eum regem. At vero Jeroboam filius Nabat, cum adhuc esset in Ægypto profugus a facie regis Salomonis, audita morte ejus, reversus est de Ægypto. Miseruntque et vocaverunt eum : venit ergo Jeroboam, et omnis multitudo Israël, et locuti sunt ad Roboam, dicentes : Pater tuus durissimum jugum imposuit nobis : tu itaque nunc imminue paululum de imperio patris tui durissimo, et de jugo gravissimo, quod imposuit nobis, et serviemus tibi. Qui ait eis : Ite usque ad tertium diem, et revertimini ad me. Cumque abiisset populus, iniit consilium rex Roboam cum senioribus, qui assistebant coram Salomone patre ejus, cum adhuc viveret, et ait : Quod datis mihi consilium, ut respondeam populo huic ? Qui dixerunt ei : Si hodie obedieris populo huic, et servieris, et petitioni eorum cesseris, locutusque fueris ad eos verba lenia, erunt tibi servi cunctis diebus. Qui dereliquit consilium senum, quod dederant ei, et adhibuit adolescentes, qui nutriti fuerant cum eo, et assistebant illi, dixitque ad eos : Quod mihi datis consilium, ut respondeam populo huic, qui dixerunt mihi : Levius fac jugum quod imposuit pater tuus super nos ? Et dixerunt ei juvenes qui nutriti fuerant cum eo : Sic loqueris populo huic, qui locuti sunt ad te, dicentes : Pater tuus aggravavit jugum nostrum, tu releva nos. Sic loqueris ad eos : Minimus digitus meus grossior est dorso patris mei. Et nunc pater meus posuit super vos jugum grave, ego autem addam super jugum vestrum : pater meus cecidit vos flagellis, ego autem cædam vos scorpionibus Venit ergo Jeroboam, et omnis populus ad Roboam die tertia, sicut locutus fuerat rex, dicens : Revertimini ad me die tertia. Responditque rex populo dura, derelicto consilio seniorum, quod ei dederant, et locutus est eis secundum consilium juvenum, dicens : Pater meus aggravavit jugum vestrum, ego autem addam jugo vestro : pater meus cecidit vos flagellis, ego autem cædam vos scorpionibus. Et non acquievit rex populo : quoniam aversatus fuerat eum Dominus, ut suscitaret verbum suum, quod locutus fuerat in manu Ahiæ Silonitæ, ad Jeroboam filium Nabat. Videns itaque populus quod noluisset eos audire rex, respondit ei dicens : Quæ nobis pars in David ? vel quæ hæreditas in filio Isai ? Vade in tabernacula tua Israël, nunc vide domum tuam David. Et abiit Israël in tabernacula sua. Super filios autem Israël, quicumque habitabant in civitatibus Juda, regnavit Roboam. Misit ergo rex Roboam Aduram, qui erat super tributa : et lapidavit eum omnis Israël, et mortuus est. Porro rex Roboam festinus ascendit currum, et fugit in Jerusalem : recessitque Israël a domo David, usque in præsentem diem. Factum est autem cum audisset omnis Israël, quod reversus esset Jeroboam, miserunt, et vocaverunt eum congregato cœtu, et constituerunt eum regem super omnem Israël, nec secutus est quisquam domum David præter tribum Juda solam. Venit autem Roboam Jerusalem, et congregavit universam domum Juda, et tribum Benjamin, centum octoginta millia electorum virorum bellatorum, ut pugnarent contra domum Israël, et reducerent regnum Roboam filio Salomonis. Factus est autem sermo Domini ad Semeiam virum Dei, dicens : Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Juda, et ad omnem domum Juda, et Benjamin, et reliquos de populo, dicens : Hæc dicit Dominus : Non ascendetis, neque bellabitis contra fratres vestros filios Israël : revertatur vir in domum suam, a me enim factum est verbum hoc. Audierunt sermonem Domini, et reversi sunt de itinere, sicut eis præceperat Dominus. Ædificavit autem Jeroboam Sichem in monte Ephraim, et habitavit ibi : et egressus inde ædificavit Phanuel. Dixitque Jeroboam in corde suo : Nunc revertetur regnum ad domum David, si ascenderit populus iste ut faciat sacrificia in domo Domini in Jerusalem : et convertetur cor populi hujus ad dominum suum Roboam regem Juda, interficientque me, et revertentur ad eum. Et excogitato consilio fecit duos vitulos aureos, et dixit eis : Nolite ultra ascendere in Jerusalem : ecce dii tui Israël, qui te eduxerunt de terra Ægypti. Posuitque unum in Bethel, et alterum in Dan : et factum est verbum hoc in peccatum : ibat enim populus ad adorandum vitulum usque in Dan. Et fecit fana in excelsis, et sacerdotes de extremis populi, qui non erant de filiis Levi. Constituitque diem solemnem in mense octavo, quintadecima die mensis, in similitudinem solemnitatis quæ celebrabatur in Juda. Et ascendens altare, similiter fecit in Bethel, ut immolaret vitulis, quos fabricatus fuerat : constituitque in Bethel sacerdotes excelsorum, quæ fecerat. Et ascendit super altare quod exstruxerat in Bethel, quintadecima die mensis octavi, quem finxerat de corde suo : et fecit solemnitatem filiis Israël, et ascendit super altare, ut adoleret incensum.
1 Kings 12 Text (KJV) And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And 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;) That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, Thy 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. And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. And 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? And 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. But 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: 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? 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. 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. 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. And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; 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. Wherefore 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. 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. But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 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. So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. And 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. 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. But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 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, Thus 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. Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: If 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. 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 gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. And 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. So 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.

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