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YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And Rehoboam goeth
to Shechem ,
for to
Shechem
hath
all Israel come to make him king.
And Rehoboam went
to Shechem :
for all Israel were
come to Shechem
to
make him king.
And it cometh
to pass, at
Jeroboam son of Nebat's
hearing
(and
he
`is'
yet in Egypt where
he hath
fled from the presence of Solomon
the
king, and Jeroboam dwelleth
in Egypt) ,
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 ;
)
that they send
and call
for
him ;
and they
come
--
Jeroboam and all the assembly
of Israel --
and speak
unto Rehoboam, saying,
That they sent
and called
him .
And Jeroboam and all the congregation
of Israel came,
and spake
unto Rehoboam, saying,
`
Thy father made hard
our yoke ,
and
thou,
now ,
make light
`some'
of
the hard
service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that
he put upon us, and we serve thee. '
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.
And he saith
unto them, `Go
--
yet three days, and
come back
unto
me ;'
and the people go
.
And he said
unto them, Depart
yet for
three days, then
come again
to
me .
And the people departed
.
And king Rehoboam consulteth
with the elders
who
have
been
standing
in
the
presence
of
Solomon his father ,
in
his
being
alive
, saying
, `
How are
ye counselling
to
answer this people? '
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?
And they speak
unto him, saying, `
If ,
to-day,
thou art
servant to
this people, and hast
served
them, and answered
them, and spoken
unto
them
good words, then they have
been
to
thee
servants all
the
days
. '
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
.
And
he forsaketh
the counsel of the elders
which they counselled
him, and consulteth
with the lads
who
have
grown up with him, who
are
standing
before him ;
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 :
and he saith
unto them, `
What are
ye counselling,
and
we answer this people, who have spoken unto
me, saying, Lighten
`somewhat'
of
the yoke that
thy father put upon us? '
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
?
And they
speak
unto
him
--
the lads
who
had
grown up with him --
saying, `
Thus dost
thou say
to
this people who
have
spoken
unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and
thou,
make `
it '
light
upon
us; thus dost
thou speak
unto them, My little `
finger '
is
thicker than the
loins
of
my father;
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.
and now ,
my father laid
on
you a heavy yoke, and
I add to your yoke ;
my father chastised you with whips, and
I
--
I chastise you with scorpions. '
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.
And
they
come
--
Jeroboam and all the people --
unto
Rehoboam ,
on
the third day, as the king had spoken
, saying, `
Come back
unto
me on
the third day. '
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.
And the king answereth
the people sharply
, and forsaketh
the counsel of
the
elders
which
they counselled
him ,
And the king answered
the people roughly
, and forsook
the old
men's
counsel that
they gave
him ;
and speaketh
unto
them,
according
to the counsel of the lads
, saying, `
My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke ;
my father chastised you with whips, and
I
--
I chastise you with scorpions ;'
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 .
and
the king hearkened not unto the people ,
for the revolution
was from Jehovah
, in
order
to
establish
His
word
that Jehovah
spake by the
hand
of
Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam son of Nebat.
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.
And
all Israel see
that the king hath
not
hearkened unto them, and
the people send
the king back
word
, saying, `
What portion have we in David? yea,
there
is
no
inheritance in the son of Jesse ;
to thy
tents, O Israel ;
now see thy
house, O
David !'
and
Israel goeth
to
its
tents.
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.
As to
the sons
of Israel ,
those
dwelling
in the cities of Judah --
over them reign
doth
Rehoboam
.
But
as for
the children
of Israel which
dwelt
in the cities of Judah ,
Rehoboam
reigned
over them.
And
king Rehoboam sendeth
Adoram who `is'
over the tribute ,
and all Israel cast
at
him stones, and
he dieth;
and
king Rehoboam hath
strengthened
himself
to go
up into
a
chariot to flee to Jerusalem ;
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 .
and
Israel transgresseth
against the house of David unto this day.
So
Israel rebelled
against the house of David unto this day.
And it cometh
to pass, at
all Israel's
hearing
that Jeroboam hath
returned
, that they send
and call
him unto the company
, and cause
him to
reign
over all Israel ;
none hath
been
after
the house of David save
the tribe of Judah alone
.
And it came
to pass, when
all Israel
heard
that Jeroboam was
come
again
, that they sent
and called
him unto the congregation
, and made
him king
over all Israel :
there
was
none that
followed
the house of David ,
but
the tribe of Judah only
.
And Rehoboam cometh
to Jerusalem, and
assembleth
all the house of Judah and
the tribe of Benjamin, a
hundred and eighty
thousand chosen warriors, to fight with
the house of Israel, to bring back
the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
And when
Rehoboam was
come
to Jerusalem, he
assembled
all the house of Judah ,
with
the tribe of Benjamin, an
hundred and fourscore
thousand chosen men,
which
were
warriors, to fight against
the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again
to Rehoboam the
son of Solomon.
And
the word of God is
unto Shemaiah a
man of God, saying,
But
the word of God came
unto Shemaiah the
man of God, saying,
`
Speak unto Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest
of the people, saying,
Speak unto Rehoboam ,
the
son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to
the remnant
of the people, saying,
Thus said
Jehovah
, Ye do
not go up nor fight with
your brethren the sons
of Israel ;
turn
back
each
to his house ,
for from
Me
hath
this thing been;'
and
they hear
the word of Jehovah
, and turn
back
to go
according to the word of Jehovah
.
Thus saith
the
LORD
, Ye shall
not go up ,
nor fight against
your brethren the children
of Israel :
return
every
man
to his house ;
for this thing is
from
me.
They hearkened
therefore
to
the word of the
LORD
, and returned
to depart,
according to the word of the
LORD
.
And
Jeroboam buildeth
Shechem in the
hill-country
of
Ephraim, and dwelleth
in
it,
and goeth
out thence, and buildeth
Penuel ;
Then
Jeroboam built
Shechem in mount
Ephraim, and dwelt
therein;
and went
out from
thence, and built
Penuel .
and Jeroboam saith
in his heart, `
Now doth
the kingdom turn
back
to the house of David --
And Jeroboam said
in his heart, Now shall
the kingdom return
to the house of David :
if this people go up to make
sacrifices
in the house of Jehovah
in
Jerusalem, then hath
the heart of this people turned
back
unto their lord, unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they have
slain
me, and turned
back
unto
Rehoboam king of Judah. '
If this people go up to do
sacrifice
in the house of the
LORD
at
Jerusalem, then shall
the heart of this people turn
again
unto their lord, even
unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall
kill
me, and go
again
to
Rehoboam king of Judah.
And
the king taketh
counsel, and maketh
two calves of gold, and saith
unto them, `Enough
to
you of
going
up to Jerusalem ;
lo,
thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. '
Whereupon
the king took
counsel, and made
two calves of gold, and said
unto them, It
is
too
much
for
you to
go
up to Jerusalem :
behold
thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And he setteth
the one in Beth-El
, and the other he
hath
put in Dan ,
And he set
the one in Bethel
, and the other put he
in Dan .
and this thing becometh
a sin ,
and
the people go
before the one --
unto Dan.
And this thing became
a sin :
for
the people went
to
worship
before the one ,
even
unto Dan.
And he maketh
the
house of high places, and maketh
priests of the extremities
of the people, who
were not of the sons of Levi ;
And he made
an
house of high places, and made
priests of the lowest
of the people, which
were not of the sons of Levi .
and Jeroboam maketh
a festival
in the eighth month, in
the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival
that `
is '
in Judah, and he offereth
on
the altar --
so did he in Beth-El
--
to
sacrifice
to
the calves which
he made ,
and he hath
appointed
in Beth-El
the priests of the high places that
he made.
And Jeroboam ordained
a feast
in the eighth month, on
the fifteenth day of the month, like unto
the feast
that is in Judah, and he offered
upon
the altar .
So did he in Bethel,
sacrificing
unto
the calves that
he had
made :
and he placed
in Bethel
the priests of the high places which
he had
made.
And
he offereth
up
on
the altar that
he made in Beth-El,
on
the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month that
he devised of his own heart ,
and he
maketh
a festival
to
the sons
of Israel ,
and offereth
on
the altar --
to
make
perfume
.
So
he offered
upon
the altar which
he had
made in Bethel
the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even
in the month which
he had
devised of his own heart ;
and ordained
a feast
unto
the children
of Israel :
and he
offered
upon
the altar ,
and
burnt
incense
.
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