Rebellion against Rehoboam
(1 Kings 12:1–15)

1And Rehoboam will go to Shechem: for to Shechem came all Israel to make him king. 2And it will be as Jeroboam son of Nebat heard, and he in Egypt where he fled from the face of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam will turn back from Egypt. 3And they will send and call to him. And Jeroboam will come, and all Israel, and they will speak to Rehoboam, saying, 4Thy father hardened our yoke: and now lighten from the hard servitude of thy father, and from his heavy yoke which he gave upon us, and we will serve thee. 5And he will say to them, Yet three days and turn back to me. And the people will go.

6And king Rehoboam will consult with the old men who were standing before Solomon his father in his being alive, saying, How counsel ye me to turn back word to this people? 7And they will speak to him, saying, If thou wilt be for good to this people, and pleasing them, and speak to them good words, and they were servants to thee all the days. 8And he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled, and he will consult the children which grew up with him, standing before him. 9And he will say to them, What counsel ye? and we will turn back word to this people who spake to me, saying, Lighten from the yoke which thy father gave upon us. 10And the children which grew up with him will speak with him, saying, Thou shalt say thus to the people who spake to thee, saying, Thy father made heavy our yoke, and lighten thou from us; thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger thick above my father's loins. 11And now my father loaded upon you a heavy yoke, and I will add upon your yoke: my father corrected you with whips, and I with scorpions.

12And Jeroboam will come, and all the people, to Rehoboam, in the third day, as the king spake, saying, Turn back to me in the third day. 13And the king will answer them hard; and king Rehoboam will forsake the counsel of the old men. 14And he will speak to them according to the counsel of the children, saying, My father made heavy your yoke, and I will add upon it: my father corrected you with whips, and I with scorpions. 15And the king heard not to the people, for the turn was of God, so that Jehovah raised up his word which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

The Kingdom Divided
(1 Kings 12:16–19)

16And all Israel saw that the king heard not to them, and the people will turn back to the king, saying, What portion to us in David? And no inheritance in the son of Jesse: each to thy tents, O Israel: now see thy house, O David. And all Israel will go to his tents.

17And the sons of Israel dwelling in the cities of Judah, and Rehoboam will reign over them. 18And king Rehoboam will send Hadoram who was over the tribute; and the sons of Israel will stone upon him, and he will die. And king Rehoboam strengthened himself to go up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19And Israel will break with the house of David even to this day.