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1Kings:12:1 @
And Rehoboam went to Shechem :
for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king .
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And it came to pass ,
when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (
for he was yet in Egypt ,
whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon ,
and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt ,
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and they sent and called him ),
that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came ,
and spake unto Rehoboam ,
saying ,
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1Kings:12:4 @
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 .
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And he said unto them ,
Depart yet for three days ,
then come again to me .
And the people departed .
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1Kings:12:6 @
And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men ,
that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived ,
saying ,
What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people ?
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1Kings:12:7 @
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 .
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But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him ,
and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him ,
that stood before him .
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1Kings:12:9 @
And he said unto them ,
What counsel give ye ,
that we may return answer to this people ,
who have spoken to me ,
saying ,
Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter ?
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1Kings:12:10 @
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him ,
saying ,
Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spake unto thee ,
saying ,
Thy father made our yoke heavy ,
but make thou it lighter unto us ;
thus shalt thou speak unto them ,
My little finger is thicker than my father '
s loins .
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1Kings:12:11 @
And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke ,
I will add to your yoke :
my father chastised you with whips ,
but I will chastise you with scorpions .
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1Kings:12:12 @
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day ,
as the king bade ,
saying ,
Come to me again the third day .
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And the king answered the people roughly ,
and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him ,
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1Kings:12:14 @
and spake to them after the counsel of the young men ,
saying ,
My father made your yoke heavy ,
but I will add to your yoke :
my father chastised you with whips ,
but I will chastise you with scorpions .
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So the king hearkened not unto the people ;
for it was a thing brought about of Jehovah ,
that he might establish his word ,
which Jehovah spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat .
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And 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 .
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But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah ,
Rehoboam reigned over them .
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Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram ,
who was over the men subject to taskwork ;
and all Israel stoned him to death with stones .
And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot ,
to flee to Jerusalem .
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So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day .
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And it came to pass ,
when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned ,
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 .
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And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem ,
he assembled all the house of Judah ,
and the tribe of Benjamin ,
a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men ,
that were warriors ,
to fight against the house of Israel ,
to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon .
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But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God ,
saying ,
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Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon ,
king of Judah ,
and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin ,
and to the rest of the people ,
saying ,
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Thus saith Jehovah ,
Ye shall not go up ,
nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel :
return every man to his house ;
for this thing is of me .
So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah ,
and returned and went their way ,
according to the word of Jehovah .