1 Kings 12:3-20 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

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3 H7971 [H8799] That they sent H7121 [H8799] and called H3379 him. And Jeroboam H6951 and all the congregation H3478 of Israel H935 [H8799] came, H1696 [H8762] and spoke H7346 to Rehoboam, H559 [H8800] saying,

4 H1 Thy father H7185 0 made H5923 our yoke H7185 [H8689] grievous: H7186 now therefore make thou the grievous H5656 service H1 of thy father, H3515 and his heavy H5923 yoke H5414 [H8804] which he put H7043 [H8685] upon us, lighter, H5647 [H8799] and we will serve thee.

5 H559 [H8799] And he said H3212 [H8798] to them, Depart H7969 yet for three H3117 days, H7725 [H8798] then come again H5971 to me. And the people H3212 [H8799] departed.

6 H4428 And king H7346 Rehoboam H3289 [H8735] consulted H2205 with the old men, H5975 [H8802] that stood H6440 at the face of H8010 Solomon H1 his father H2416 while he yet lived, H559 [H8800] and said, H3289 [H8737] How do ye advise H7725 [H8687] that I may H1697 answer H5971 this people?

7 H1696 [H8762] And they spoke H559 [H8800] to him, saying, H5650 If thou wilt be a servant H5971 to this people H3117 this day, H5647 [H8804] and wilt serve H6030 [H8804] them, and answer H1696 [H8765] them, and speak H2896 good H1697 words H5650 to them, then they will be thy servants H3117 for ever.

8 H5800 [H8799] But he forsook H6098 the counsel H2205 of the old men, H3289 [H8804] which they had given H3289 [H8735] him, and consulted H3206 with the young men H1431 [H8804] that had grown up H5975 [H8802] with him, and who stood H6440 at the face of him:

9 H559 [H8799] And he said H3289 [H8737] to them, What counsel give H7725 [H8686] ye that we may H1697 answer H5971 this people, H1696 [H8765] who have spoken H559 [H8800] to me, saying, H7043 0 Make H5923 the yoke H1 which thy father H5414 [H8804] did put H7043 [H8685] upon us lighter?

10 H3206 And the young men H1431 [H8804] that had grown up H1696 [H8762] with him spoke H559 [H8800] to him, saying, H559 [H8799] Thus shalt thou speak H5971 to this people H1696 [H8765] who spoke H559 [H8800] to thee, saying, H1 Thy father H3513 0 made H5923 our yoke H3513 [H8689] heavy, H7043 [H8685] but make thou it lighter H1696 [H8762] to us; thus shalt thou say H6995 to them, My little H5666 [H8804] finger shall be thicker H1 than my father's H4975 loins.

11 H9002 And H6258 now H9020 though my H1 father H6006 [H8689] loaded H5921 upon H9036 you H3515 a heavy H5923 yoke, H589 I H3254 [H8686] will add H5921 to H9026 your H5923 yoke: H9020 my H1 father H3256 [H8765] hath chastised H9036 you H9003 with H7752 whips, H9002 but H589 I H3256 [H8762] will chastise H9036 you H9003 with H6137 scorpions.

12 H3379 So Jeroboam H5971 and all the people H935 [H8799] came H7346 to Rehoboam H7992 the third H3117 day, H4428 as the king H1696 [H8765] had appointed, H559 [H8800] saying, H7725 [H8798] Come to me again H7992 the third H3117 day.

13 H4428 And the king H6030 [H8799] answered H5971 the people H7186 roughly, H5800 [H8799] and forsook H2205 the old men's H6098 counsel H3289 [H8804] that they gave him;

14 H1696 [H8762] And spoke H6098 to them after the counsel H3206 of the young men, H559 [H8800] saying, H1 My father H3513 0 made H5923 your yoke H3513 [H8689] heavy, H3254 [H8686] and I will add H5923 to your yoke: H1 my father H3256 [H8765] also chastised H7752 you with whips, H3256 [H8762] but I will chastise H6137 you with scorpions.

15 H4428 Therefore the king H8085 [H8804] hearkened H5971 not to the people; H5438 for the cause H3068 was from the LORD, H6965 [H8687] that he might raise H1697 his saying, H3068 which the LORD H1696 [H8765] spoke H3027 by H281 Ahijah H7888 the Shilonite H3379 to Jeroboam H1121 the son H5028 of Nebat.

16 H7725 [H8686] So H3478 when all Israel H7200 [H8799] saw H4428 that the king H8085 [H8804] hearkened H5971 not to them, the people H1697 answered H4428 the king, H559 [H8800] saying, H2506 What portion H1732 have we in David? H5159 neither have we inheritance H1121 in the son H3448 of Jesse: H168 to your tents, H3478 O Israel: H7200 [H8798] now see H1004 to thy own house, H1732 David. H3478 So Israel H3212 [H8799] departed H168 to their tents.

17 H1121 But as for the sons H3478 of Israel H3427 [H8802] who dwelt H5892 in the cities H3063 of Judah, H7346 Rehoboam H4427 [H8799] reigned over them.

18 H4428 Then king H7346 Rehoboam H7971 [H8799] sent H151 Adoram, H4522 who was over the forced labour; H3478 and all Israel H7275 [H8799] stoned H68 him with stones, H4191 [H8799] that he died. H4428 Therefore king H7346 Rehoboam H553 [H8694] made speed H5927 [H8800] to enter H4818 his chariot, H5127 [H8800] to flee H3389 to Jerusalem.

19 H3478 So Israel H6586 [H8799] rebelled H1004 against the house H1732 of David H3117 to this day.

20 H3605 And it came to pass, when all H3478 Israel H8085 [H8800] heard H3379 that Jeroboam H7725 [H8804] had come again, H7971 [H8799] that they sent H7121 [H8799] and called H9033 him H413 to H9009 the H5712 company, H4427 [H8686] and made him king H3478 over all Israel: H310 there was none that followed H1004 the house H1732 of David, H2108 but H7626 the tribe H3063 of Judah only.