1 GLT And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to cause him to reign. BSB BSB: Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
2 GLT And it happened as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard(now he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the face of the king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelled in Egypt), BSB BSB: When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
3 GLT that they sent and they called for him. And Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying, BSB BSB: So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
4 GLT “Your father caused our yoke to be heavy. But you now, cause it to be lighter than the hard work of your father and than his heavy yoke that he gave on us, and we will serve you.” BSB BSB: “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
5 GLT And he said to them,“Go until three days, and return to me.” And the people went. BSB BSB: Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
6 GLT And the king Rehoboam consulted with the elders, who had been standing ones with the face of Solomon his father while he was alive, saying,“How are you advising to return this people a word?” BSB BSB: Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
7 GLT And they spoke to him, saying,“If today you will be a servant to this people and you will serve them, and you will answer them and will speak good words to them, then they will be servants for you all the days.” BSB BSB: They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
8 GLT But he forsook the advice of the elders that they had advised him. And he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, who were the ones standing before his face. BSB BSB: But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
9 GLT And he said to them,“What word are you advising that we should return this people who spoke to me saying,‘Cause it to be lighter than the yoke that your father gave on us’?” BSB BSB: He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
10 GLT And the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying,“Thus you shall say to this people who spoke to you saying,‘Your father caused our yoke to be heavy but you must cause it to be lighter than what is on us.’ Thus you shall speak to them,‘My little one is thicker than the loins of my father. BSB BSB: The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
11 GLT And now, my father loaded on you a heavy yoke, but as for me, I will add onto your yoke. My father punished you with the whips, but as for me, I will punish you with the scorpions.’” BSB BSB: Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
12 GLT And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying,“Return to me on the third day.” BSB BSB: After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
13 GLT And the king answered the people harshly. And he forsook the advice of the elders who had advised him. BSB BSB: And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
14 GLT And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying,“My father caused your yoke to be heavy, but as for me, I will add onto your yoke. My father punished you with the whips, but as for me, I will punish you with the scorpions.” BSB BSB: and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
15 GLT And the king did not listen to the people, for the turn was from with Yahweh, so that he raised up his word, which Yahweh had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. BSB BSB: So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.
16 GLT And all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, and the people returned the king a word, saying,“What portion is for us with David? And there is not an inheritance with the son of Jesse! To your tents, Israel! Now see your house, David.” And Israel went to its tents. BSB BSB: When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
17 GLT But as for the sons of Israel, the ones who dwelled in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. BSB BSB: but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
18 GLT And the king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him with stone and he died. And the king Rehoboam strengthened himself to go up in the chariot to flee to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
19 GLT And Israel has rebelled against the house of David to this day. BSB BSB: So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
20 GLT And it happened as soon as all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation and they caused him to reign over all Israel. One was not after the house of David, except the tribe of Judah by itself. BSB BSB: When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
21 GLT And Rehoboam entered Jerusalem and he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180, 000 were chosen who make war, to fight against the house of Israel to return the kingship to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. BSB BSB: And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
22 GLT And the word of God was to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, BSB BSB: But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:
23 GLT “Say to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the remainder of the people, saying, BSB BSB: “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people
24 GLT ‘Thus says Yahweh: You shall not go up and you shall not fight against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Return, a man to his house, for from with me this thing has been.’” And they heard the word of Yahweh and they turned back to go according to the word of Yahweh. BSB BSB: that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this is My doing.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.
25 GLT And Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and he dwelled in it. And he went out from there and he built Penuel. BSB BSB: Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
26 GLT And Jeroboam said in his heart,“Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. BSB BSB: Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
27 GLT If this people goes up to make sacrifices in the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, and the heart of this people will return to their master, to Rehoboam, the king of Judah. And they will slay me and will return to Rehoboam, the king of Judah.” BSB BSB: If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
29 GLT And he set the one in Bethel and the one he gave in Dan. BSB BSB: One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
30 GLT And this thing became a sin, and the people went before the face of the one as far as Dan. BSB BSB: And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
31 GLT And he made the house of high places. And he made priests from the ends of the people, who were not from the sons of Levi. BSB BSB: Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
32 GLT And Jeroboam made a feast in the eighth month, on the 15 th day of the month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered up on the altar. Thus he did at Bethel to sacrifice to the calves that he had made. And he caused to stand at Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made. BSB BSB: And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
33 GLT And he offered up on the altar that he had made at Bethel, on the 15 th day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised by him alone. And he made a feast for the sons of Israel and he offered up on the altar to burn incense. BSB BSB: On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
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