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1 Kings
11:28 And the man Jeroboam [was] a mighty man
of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him
ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
11:29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that
the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself
with a new garment; and they two [were] alone in the field:
11:30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that [was] on him, and rent it [in]
twelve pieces:
11:31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD,
the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon,
and will give ten tribes to thee:
11:32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
11:33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the
goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of
the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do [that which is]
right in mine eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my judgments, as [did] David
his father.
11:34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make
him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose,
because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
11:35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand,
and will give it unto thee, [even] ten tribes.
11:36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a
light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my
name there.
11:37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul
desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
11:40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
1 Kings
12:1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all
Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
12:2 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;)
12:3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of
Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
12:4 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.
12:5 And he said unto them, Depart yet [for] three days, then come again to me.
And the people departed.
12:6 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?
12:7 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.
12:8 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:
12:9 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?
12:10 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.
12:11 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.
12:12 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.
12:13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's
counsel that they gave him;
12:14 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.
12:15 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.
12:16 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.
12:17 But [as for] the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah,
Rehoboam reigned over them. [the remaining 2
tribes]
12:18 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.
12:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
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