2 Chronicles 10 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Rehoboam’s Foolish Reign

1 Then Rehoboam ^H7346 went ^H1980 to Shechem ^H7927, for all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 had come ^H935 to Shechem ^H7927 to make ^H4427 him king ^H4427.

2 And it happened, when Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028 heard ^H8085 of it (for he was in Egypt ^H4714 where ^H834 he had fled ^H1272 from the presence ^H6440 of King ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010), Jeroboam ^H3379 returned ^H7725 from Egypt ^H4714. 3 Then they sent ^H7971 and called ^H7121 for him. And Jeroboam ^H3379 and all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 came ^H935 and spoke ^H1696 to Rehoboam ^H7346, saying ^H559, 4 “Your father ^H1 made ^H7185 our yoke ^H5923 harsh ^H7185; but now ^H6258, lighten ^H7043 the harsh ^H7186 service ^H5656 of your father ^H1 and his heavy ^H3515 yoke ^H5923 which ^H834 he put ^H5414 on us, and we will serve ^H5647 you.” 5 Then he said ^H559 to them, “Return ^H7725 to me again ^H5750 in three ^H7969 days ^H3117.” So the people ^H5971 went ^H1980 away.

6 Then King ^H4428 Rehoboam ^H7346 took ^H3289 counsel ^H3289 with the elders ^H2205 who ^H834 had ^H1961 [fn]stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 his father ^H1 Solomon ^H8010 while he was still alive ^H2416, saying ^H559, “How ^H349 do you counsel ^H3289 me to respond ^H7725 H1697 to this ^H2088 people ^H5971?” 7 And they spoke ^H1696 to him, saying ^H559, “If ^H518 you will be good ^H2896 to this ^H2088 people ^H5971 and please ^H7521 them and speak ^H1696 good ^H2896 words ^H1697 to them, then they will be your servants ^H5650 forever ^H3605 H3117.” 8 But he forsook ^H5800 the counsel ^H6098 of the elders ^H2205 which ^H834 they had counseled ^H3289 him, and took ^H3289 counsel ^H3289 with the young ^H3206 men ^H3206 who ^H834 grew ^H1431 up ^H1431 with him and [fn]stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 him. 9 So he said ^H559 to them, “What ^H4100 counsel ^H3289 do you give ^H3289 that we may respond ^H7725 H1697 to this ^H2088 people ^H5971, who ^H834 have spoken ^H1696 to me, saying ^H559, ‘Lighten ^H7043 the yoke ^H5923 which ^H834 your father ^H1 put ^H5414 on us’?” 10 Then the young ^H3206 men ^H3206 who ^H834 grew ^H1431 up ^H1431 with him spoke ^H1696 with him, saying ^H559, “Thus ^H3541 you shall say ^H559 to the people ^H5971 who ^H834 spoke ^H1696 to you, saying ^H559, ‘Your father ^H1 made ^H3513 our yoke ^H5923 heavy ^H3513, but you make ^H7043 it lighter ^H7043 for us.’ Thus ^H3541 you shall say ^H559 to them, ‘My little ^H6995 finger ^H6995 is thicker ^H5666 than ^H4480 my father’s ^H1 loins ^H4975! 11 So now ^H6258 my father ^H1 loaded ^H6006 you with a heavy ^H3515 yoke ^H5923, but I will add ^H3254 to your yoke ^H5923; my father ^H1 disciplined ^H3256 you with whips ^H7752, but I will discipline you with scorpions ^H6137.’”

12 So Jeroboam ^H3379 and all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 came ^H935 to Rehoboam ^H7346 on the third ^H7992 day ^H3117 as the king ^H4428 had spoken ^H1696, saying ^H559, “Return ^H7725 to me on the third ^H7992 day ^H3117.” 13 And the king ^H4428 answered ^H6030 them harshly ^H7186, and King ^H4428 Rehoboam ^H7346 forsook ^H5800 the counsel ^H6098 of the elders ^H2205, 14 and he spoke ^H1696 to them according to the counsel ^H6098 of the young ^H3206 men ^H3206, saying ^H559, “[fn]My father ^H1 made ^H3513 your yoke ^H5923 heavy ^H3513, but I will add ^H3254 to it; my father ^H1 disciplined ^H3256 you with whips ^H7752, but I will discipline you with scorpions ^H6137.” 15 So the king ^H4428 did not listen ^H8085 to the people ^H5971, for it was a turn ^H5252 of events from God ^H430, that Yahweh ^H3068 might establish ^H6965 His word ^H1697, which ^H834 He spoke ^H1696 through ^H3027 Ahijah ^H281 the Shilonite ^H7888 to Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028.

16 Now all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 saw that the king ^H4428 did not listen ^H8085 to them. So the people ^H5971 responded ^H7725 to the king ^H4428, saying ^H559,

“What ^H4100 portion ^H2506 do we have in David ^H1732?

We have no ^H3808 inheritance ^H5159 in the son ^H1121 of Jesse ^H3448.

Every ^H376 man ^H376 to your tents ^H168, O Israel ^H3478;

Now ^H6258 see ^H7200 to your own house ^H1004, David ^H1732.”

So all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478 went ^H1980 to their tents ^H168. 17 But as for the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 who lived ^H3427 in the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063, Rehoboam ^H7346 reigned ^H4427 over ^H5921 them. 18 Then King ^H4428 Rehoboam ^H7346 sent ^H7971 Hadoram ^H1913, who ^H834 was over ^H5921 the forced ^H4522 labor ^H4522, and the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 [fn]stoned ^H7275 him and he died ^H4191. And King ^H4428 Rehoboam ^H7346 made ^H553 haste ^H553 to mount ^H5927 his chariot ^H4818 to flee ^H5127 to Jerusalem ^H3389. 19 So Israel ^H3478 has been ^H6586 in ^H6586 rebellion ^H6586 against the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117.