1 Koningen 12
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Israël wordt verdeeld
12 Rehabeam ging naar Sichem, want heel Israël was naar Sichem gekomen om hem tot koning te kronen. 2 Jerobeam, de zoon van Nebat, was nog in Egypte. Hij was daarheen gevlucht voor koning Salomo. Toen hij het nieuws hoorde, kwam hij uit Egypte terug. 3 Het volk had hem laten halen. Daarna gingen Jerobeam en het volk Israël naar Rehabeam, de zoon van Salomo. Ze zeiden tegen hem: 4 "Uw vader is hard voor ons geweest. Hij heeft ons hard voor hem laten werken. Wees minder hard voor ons dan hij. Laat ons alstublieft minder hard voor u hoeven te werken. Dan zullen we u dienen." 5 Hij antwoordde: "Ga, en kom overmorgen terug." En het volk ging weg.
6 Koning Rehabeam ging naar de oude raadgevers van zijn vader Salomo. Hij vroeg hen: "Wat raden jullie mij aan? Wat zal ik hun antwoorden?" 7 Ze zeiden tegen hem: "Als u ervoor kiest om te doen wat ze vragen, en hun dus een vriendelijk antwoord geeft, zullen ze u voor altijd dienen." 8 Maar hij wilde niet doen wat de oude raadgevers hem zeiden. Hij ging ook raad vragen aan de jonge mannen die met hem opgegroeid waren en bij hem in dienst waren. 9 Hij zei tegen hen: "Het volk heeft tegen mij gezegd: 'Laat ons voor u minder hard hoeven te werken dan voor uw vader.' Wat raden jullie mij aan? Wat zal ik antwoorden?" 10 Ze zeiden: "U moet hun antwoorden: Mijn vader was niets vergeleken bij mij! 11 Luister: mijn vader heeft jullie hard laten werken, maar ik zal jullie nog veel harder laten werken. Mijn vader heeft jullie met zwepen geslagen, maar ik zal jullie met schorpioenen slaan!"
12 Twee dagen later kwam Jerobeam met het hele volk bij Rehabeam terug, zoals hij hun had gezegd. 13 En de koning gaf het volk een onvriendelijk antwoord. Hij luisterde niet naar de raad die de oude leiders hem hadden gegeven. 14 Hij zei tegen hen wat de jonge mannen hem hadden aangeraden. Hij zei: "Mijn vader heeft jullie hard laten werken, maar ik zal jullie nog veel harder laten werken. Mijn vader heeft jullie met zwepen geslagen, maar ik zal jullie met schorpioenen slaan!" 15 De koning luisterde dus niet naar het volk. Want de Heer wilde werkelijkheid maken wat Hij door de profeet Ahia uit Silo tegen Jerobeam had gezegd.
16 De Israëlieten merkten dat de koning niet naar hen wilde luisteren. Daarom zeiden ze tegen hem: "Dan willen we niets meer met Davids koningshuis te maken hebben! U hoeft over ons geen koning meer te zijn. Naar huis, Israëlieten! Het koningshuis van David moet maar zien wat het doet!" En ze gingen naar huis. 17 Maar over de Israëlieten die in de steden van Juda woonden, werd Rehabeam wel koning. 18 Koning Rehabeam stuurde Adoram[a] erop af om de mensen weer aan het werk te zetten, maar ze gooiden hem met stenen dood. Koning Rehabeam kon zelf maar nét ontsnappen door op zijn wagen te klimmen en naar Jeruzalem te vluchten. 19 Zo werden de Israëlieten ontrouw aan de familie van David. En dat is nog steeds zo.
20 Toen heel Israël[b] hoorde dat Jerobeam uit Sichem was teruggekomen, riepen ze hem naar de vergadering van het volk en kroonden hem tot koning van heel Israël. Niemand bleef trouw aan de familie van David, behalve de stam van Juda en de stam van Benjamin.
21 Toen Rehabeam in Jeruzalem was terug gekomen, riep hij het leger van de stammen van Juda en Benjamin bij elkaar: 180.000 jonge mannen die goed met wapens konden omgaan. Met dat leger trok hij naar Israël. Hij wilde tegen hen strijden om weer koning van heel Israël te worden. 22 Maar de Heer zei tegen de profeet Semaja: 23 "Zeg tegen koning Rehabeam, de zoon van Salomo, tegen de stammen van Juda en Benjamin en de rest van het volk: 24 Dit zegt de Heer: Ik wil niet dat jullie oorlog voeren tegen je eigen volk. Ga allemaal naar huis, want dit is gebeurd omdat Ik dat wilde." Ze gehoorzaamden de Heer en gingen terug naar huis.
Koning Jerobeam wordt ontrouw aan de Heer
25 Jerobeam bouwde muren en torens rond Sichem op de bergen van Efraïm. Daar ging hij wonen. Daarna bouwde hij muren en torens rond Penuël. 26 Toen dacht Jerobeam bij zichzelf: 27 "De mensen zullen naar Jeruzalem gaan om offers te brengen in de tempel van de Heer. Dan zullen ze zich weer willen aansluiten bij koning Rehabeam van Juda. En mij zullen ze doden." 28 Daarom besloot Jerobeam twee gouden kalveren te laten maken. Tegen het volk zei hij: "Het is veel te ver voor jullie om helemaal naar Jeruzalem te gaan. Israëlieten, kijk, dit zijn de goden door wie jullie uit Egypte zijn bevrijd." 29 Hij zette het ene kalf neer in Bet-El en het andere in Dan. 30 Vanuit het hele land kwamen de mensen naar de beelden om offers te brengen. Door deze beelden werd het volk ongehoorzaam aan de Heer.
31 Verder liet Jerobeam een tempel bouwen op een heuvel. Hij wees allerlei gewone mensen aan als priesters. Zij werden dus niet uit de Levieten gekozen. 32 Ook bedacht Jerobeam een feest voor de 15e dag van de achtste maand. Het moest net zo'n feest zijn als het Loofhuttenfeest dat in Juda werd gevierd.[c] Op die dag offerde hij in Bet-El dieren op het altaar voor het gouden kalf dat hij had laten maken. Ook in Bet-El liet hij priesters dienst doen bij de altaren die hij in de heuvels had laten bouwen.
Jerobeam en de profeet uit Juda
33 Op een keer stond hij bij het altaar in Bet-El, op de 15e dag van de achtste maand. Want dat was de datum die hij had uitgekozen om met Israël een offerfeest te vieren. Hij bracht daar zijn brand-offer en offerde er wierook.(lees verder)
Footnotes
- 1 Koningen 12:18 In 1 Koningen 4:6 en 1 Koningen 5:14 wordt deze man Adoniram genoemd.
- 1 Koningen 12:20 Met 'heel Israël' worden nu dus de tien stammen van Israël bedoeld, zonder de stammen van Juda en Benjamin.
- 1 Koningen 12:32 Maar het Loofhuttenfeest werd gevierd op de 15e dag van de zevende maand, aan het eind van de oogsttijd. Er werden hutten gebouwd van takken met bladeren: loof. De Israëlieten moesten van de Heer dit feest vieren om te denken aan de tocht van het volk Israël door de woestijn, toen de mensen in tenten woonden. Het was één van de drie grote feesten voor de Heer. Door de datum te veranderen, maakte Jerobeam er een eigen feest van. Ook vierde hij het niet meer voor de Heer, maar voor de gouden kalveren.
1 Kings 12
King James Version
12 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
2 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;)
3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
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.
5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
6 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?
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.
8 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:
9 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?
10 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.
11 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.
12 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.
13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
14 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.
15 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.
16 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.
17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 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.
19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
20 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.
21 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.
22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
23 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,
24 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.
25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
27 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.
28 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.
29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
31 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.
32 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.
33 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.
1 Kings 12
English Standard Version
Rehoboam's Folly
12 (A)Rehoboam went to (B)Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And as soon as (C)Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for (D)he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from[a] Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, 4 (E)“Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” 5 He said to them, (F)“Go away for three days, then come again to me.” So the people went away.
6 Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” 7 And they said to him, “If you will be a servant to this people today and serve them, and speak good words to them when you answer them, then they will be your servants forever.” 8 But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him. 9 And he said to them, “What do you advise that we answer this people who have said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke that your father put on us’?” 10 And the young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Thus shall you speak to this people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you lighten it for us,’ thus shall you say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's thighs. 11 And now, whereas (G)my father laid on you a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.’”
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, (H)“Come to me again the third day.” 13 And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him, 14 he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, (I)“My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for (J)it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word, which (K)the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
The Kingdom Divided
16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. (L)To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents. 17 But Rehoboam reigned over (M)the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. 18 Then King Rehoboam sent (N)Adoram, who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam hurried to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19 (O)So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day. 20 And when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was none that followed the house of David but (P)the tribe of Judah only.
21 (Q)When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 22 But the word of God came to (R)Shemaiah the man of God: 23 “Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the (S)rest of the people, 24 ‘Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives the people of Israel. Every man return to his home, (T)for this thing is from me.’” So they listened to the word of the Lord and went home again, according to the word of the Lord.
Jeroboam's Golden Calves
25 Then Jeroboam (U)built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And he went out from there and (V)built Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David. 27 If this people (W)go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” 28 So the king took counsel and (X)made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. (Y)Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” 29 And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 Then (Z)this thing became a sin, for the people went as far as Dan to be before one.[b] 31 He also made (AA)temples on high places and (AB)appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites. 32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month like (AC)the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he made. And he placed in Bethel (AD)the priests of the high places that he had made. 33 He went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month that he had devised from his own heart. And he instituted a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar (AE)to make offerings.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 12:2 Septuagint, Vulgate (compare 2 Chronicles 10:2); Hebrew lived in
- 1 Kings 12:30 Septuagint went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan
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