Context 5He said to them, “Return to me again in three days.” So the people departed. 6Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, “How do you counsel me to answer this people?” 7They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be kind to this people and please them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.” 8But he forsook the counsel of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who grew up with him and served him. 9So he said to them, “What counsel do you give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?” 10The young men who grew up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall say to the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us.’ Thus you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins! 11‘Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’” 12So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had directed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” 13The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the elders. 14He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from God that the LORD might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 16When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them the people answered the king, saying, 17But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to them: Come to me again after three days. And when the people were gone, Darby Bible Translation And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed. English Revised Version And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, Come again to me after three days. And the people departed. World English Bible He said to them, "Come again to me after three days." The people departed. Young's Literal Translation And he saith unto them, 'Yet three days -- then return ye unto me;' and the people go. Library The Rending of the Kingdom"Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead." 1 Kings 11:43. Soon after his accession to the throne, Rehoboam went to Shechem, where he expected to receive formal recognition from all the tribes. "To Shechem were all Israel come to make him king." 2 Chronicles 10:1. Among those present was Jeroboam the son of Nebat --the same Jeroboam who during Solomon's reign had been known as "a mighty man of valor," and to whom the … Ellen Gould White—The Story of Prophets and Kings Chronicles Links 2 Chronicles 10:5 NIV • 2 Chronicles 10:5 NLT • 2 Chronicles 10:5 ESV • 2 Chronicles 10:5 NASB • 2 Chronicles 10:5 KJV • 2 Chronicles 10:5 Bible Apps • 2 Chronicles 10:5 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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