1Ki 12 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 3 went 1 king 2 Rehoboam] to Shechem, for [ 4 unto 5 Shechem 3 came 1 all 2 Israel] to give him reign.

1 Kings 12

CHAPTER 12 Rehoboam Abandons the Counsel of the Elders

1 And [³went ¹king ²Rehoboam] to Shechem, for [⁴unto ⁵Shechem ³came ¹all ²Israel] to give him reign. 2 And it came to pass as [⁴heard ¹Jeroboam ²son ³of Nebat], and he was still being in Egypt, as he had fled from the face of king Solomon, and settled in Egypt, 3 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam came and all the people of Israel. And [³spoke ¹the ²people] to king Rehoboam, saying, 4 Your father hardened our neck yoke. And you now, lighten of [³servitude ⁴of your father ¹the ²hard], and from [³neck yoke ¹his ²heavy]! of which he put upon us, and we will serve to you. 5 And he said to them, Go forth for [²days ¹three], and return to me! And they went forth. 6 And [³reported ¹king ²Rehoboam] to the elders, the ones who were standing before Solomon his father [²was still ³living ¹while he], saying, How do you counsel that I should answer to this people a word? 7 And they spoke to him, saying, If in this day you will be a servant to this people, and should serve them, and shall speak to them [²words ¹with good], then they will be to you servants all the days. 8 And he abandoned the counsel of the elders which they advised him, and he took up advice with the young men being brought up with him, of the ones standing before his face. 9 And he said to them, What do you advise, and what should I answer to this people speaking to me, saying, Lighten up the neck yoke which [²put ¹your father] upon us? 10 And they spoke to him, the young men having been brought up with him; and they said, Thus you shall speak to this people, to the ones speaking to you, saying, Your father oppressed our neck yoke, and you now lighten it from us! Thus you shall say to them, My thinness [²thicker than ¹is] the loin of my father. 11 And now, my father saddled you with [²neck yoke ¹a heavy], and I will add unto your neck yoke. My father corrected you with whips, but I will correct you with scorpions. 12 And Jeroboam came, and all Israel to king Rehoboam on the [²day ¹third] as [³spoke ⁴to them ¹the ²king], saying, Return to me [³day ¹the ²third]! 13 And [³answered ¹the ²king] to the people hard. And Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the elders which they advised him. 14 And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father oppressed your neck yoke, and I shall add to your neck yoke. My father corrected you with whips, and I will correct you with scorpions. 15 And [³did not ⁴hear ¹the ²king] the people, for he was converted by the lord, so that [²should stand ¹his word], which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite over Jeroboam son of Nebat. 16 And [³knew ¹all ²Israel] that [³did not hearken to ⁴them ¹the ²king]. And [³answered ¹the ²people] to the king, saying, What is our portion with David? and, There is no inheritance to us with the son of Jesse. Run, O Israel, to your tents! Now graze your own house, David! And Israel went forth to his tents. 17 And the sons of Israel, the ones dwelling in the cities of Judah -- [²reigned ³over ⁴them ¹Rehoboam]. 18 And [³sent ¹king ²Rehoboam] Adoram, the one for collecting the tribute. And [³stoned ⁴him ⁵with ⁶stones ¹all ²Israel], and he died. And king Rehoboam anticipated to ascend upon the chariot to flee into Jerusalem. 19 And Israel annulled allegiance with the house of David until this day.

Jeroboam Reigns in Israel

20 And it came to pass as [³heard ¹all ²Israel] that Jeroboam returned from out of Egypt, that they sent and called him to the congregation. And they gave him reign over Israel. And there was none following after the house of David except the chiefdom of Judah and Benjamin only. 21 And Rehoboam entered into Jerusalem, and he held an assembly of all the congregation of Judah, and the chiefdom of Benjamin -- a hundred and twenty thousand young men for making war, to wage war against the house of Israel, to return the kingdom of Rehoboam son of Solomon. 22 And there came to pass the word of the lord to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people! saying, 24 Thus says the lord, You shall not ascend, nor wage war with your brethren of the sons of Israel. Let [²return ¹each] to his house! for from me [²has taken place ¹this thing]. And they hearkened to the word of the lord, and they ceased to go against the thing of the lord. 25 And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and he dwelt in it. And he went forth from there and built Penuel.

Jeroboam Makes Two Heifers of Gold

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now [³shall return ¹the ²kingdom] to the house of David, 27 if [²should ascend ¹this people] to offer a sacrifice in the house of the lord in Jerusalem, then [⁵shall turn ¹the ²heart ³of the ⁴people] towards their master, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me. 28 And [³consulted ¹the ²king], and made two heifers of gold. And he said to the people, Let it be enough for you to ascend to Jerusalem! Behold, your gods, O Israel, the ones leading you from out of the land of Egypt. 29 And he put the one in Beth-el, and the other one he put in Dan. 30 And [³came to pass ²account ¹this] for sin. And [³went ¹the ²people] after the one unto Dan. 31 And he made houses upon high places, and he appointed priests from any part of the people who were not of the sons of Levi. 32 And Jeroboam made a holiday feast in the [²month ¹eighth], on the fifteenth day of the month, according to the holiday, the one in Judah. And he ascended unto the altar which he made in Beth-el, to sacrifice to the heifers which he made. And he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he made. 33 And he ascended unto the altar which he made in the fifteenth day in the [²month ¹eighth], in the holiday which he shaped out of his own heart. And he made the holiday for the sons of Israel, and he ascended unto the altar to sacrifice upon it.