1 GLT And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for to Shechem all Israel had come to make him king. BSB BSB: Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
2 GLT And it happened when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard, for he was in Egypt where he had fled from the face of King Solomon. And Jeroboam returned from Egypt. BSB BSB: When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.
3 GLT And they sent and they called to him, and Jeroboam and all Israel came. And they spoke to Rehoboam, saying, BSB BSB: So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
4 GLT “Your father hardened our yoke. But now, lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he gave to 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,“Yet three days and return to me.” And the people went. BSB BSB: Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people departed.
6 GLT And King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had been standing before Solomon his father when he was alive, saying,“How do you all advise to bring back an answer to this people?” 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 you are good to this people and are favorable to them, and speak to them good words, then they will be for you servants all the days.” BSB BSB: They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
8 GLT But he abandoned the advice of the elders who had advised him, and he consulted the young men who had grown with him, standing before him. 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 do you all advise, that we may bring back an answer to this people who spoke to me, saying,‘Lighten from the yoke that your father gave 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 with him spoke, saying,“Thus you shall say to the people who spoke to you, saying‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you yourself lighten from on us.’ Thus you shall say to them,‘My little finger 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 So now, my father loaded on you all a heavy yoke, but I myself will add to your yoke. My father rebuked you all with whips, but I with 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 came and all the people to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king spoke 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 them harshly. And King Rehoboam abandoned the advice of the elders. BSB BSB: And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders
14 GLT And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying,“I will make heavy your yoke, and I myself will add to it. My father rebuked you all with whips, but I with 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, because it was a turn of affairs from God, in order that Yahweh would establish his word that he spoke 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 God, in order that the LORD might fulfill the word that He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
16 GLT And all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, and the people answered the king, saying,“What for us is a portion with David? And no inheritance with the son of Jesse. Each to your tents, Israel! Now, see your house, David.” And all Israel went to his 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 all the Israelites went home,
17 GLT But the sons of Israel dwelling in the cities of Judah, and Rehoboam reigned over them. BSB BSB: but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
18 GLT And King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced labor, but the sons of Israel stoned him with stones and he died. And King Rehoboam strengthened himself to go up in the chariot to flee to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Then King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites 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 until this day. BSB BSB: So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.