2 Chronicles 10
Christian Standard Bible
The Kingdom Divided
10 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem,(A) for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it—for he was in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon’s presence—Jeroboam returned from Egypt.(B) 3 So they summoned him. Then Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam: 4 “Your father made our yoke harsh. Therefore, lighten your father’s harsh service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
5 Rehoboam replied, “Return to me in three days.” So the people left.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had attended his father Solomon when he was alive, asking, “How do you advise me to respond to this people?”
7 They replied, “If you will be kind to this people and please them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
8 But he rejected the advice of the elders who had advised him, and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, the ones attending him. 9 He asked them, “What message do you advise we send back to this people who said to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
10 Then the young men who had grown up with him told him, “This is what you should say to the people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you, make it lighter on us!’ This is what you should say to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist! 11 Now therefore, my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I, with barbed whips.’”[a]
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered, saying, “Return to me on the third day.” 13 Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice 14 and spoke to them according to the young men’s advice, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy,[b](C) but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I, with barbed whips.”
15 The king did not listen to the people because the turn of events came from God,(D) in order that the Lord might carry out his word that he had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.(E)
16 When(F) all Israel saw[c](G) that the king had not listened to them, the people answered the king:
What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
Israel, each to your tent;
David, look after your own house now!
So all Israel went to their tents. 17 But as for the Israelites living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram,[d](H) who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. However, King Rehoboam managed to get into his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19 Israel is in rebellion against the house of David until today.
2 Crónicas 10
Nueva Traducción Viviente
Las tribus del norte se rebelan
10 Roboam fue a Siquem, donde todo Israel se había reunido para proclamarlo rey. 2 Cuando Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, se enteró de esto, regresó de Egipto, donde había huido para escapar del rey Salomón. 3 Entonces los líderes de Israel mandaron a llamar a Jeroboam, y él junto con todo Israel fueron a hablar con Roboam.
4 —Su padre fue un amo muy duro—le dijeron—. Alivie los trabajos tan pesados y los impuestos tan altos que su padre impuso sobre nosotros. Entonces seremos sus leales súbditos.
5 Roboam les respondió:
—Regresen en tres días y les daré una respuesta.
Entonces el pueblo se retiró.
6 Después el rey Roboam consultó el asunto con los ancianos que habían sido consejeros de su padre Salomón.
—¿Qué me aconsejan ustedes?—les preguntó—. ¿Cómo debo responder a este pueblo?
7 Los consejeros ancianos contestaron:
—Si se muestra bondadoso con este pueblo y hace todo lo posible por complacerlos y darles una respuesta favorable, ellos siempre serán sus leales súbditos.
8 Sin embargo, Roboam rechazó el consejo de los ancianos y pidió, en cambio, la opinión de los jóvenes que se habían criado con él y que ahora eran sus consejeros.
9 —¿Qué me aconsejan ustedes?—les preguntó—. ¿Cómo debo responder a esta gente que me pide que alivie las cargas que impuso mi padre?
10 Los jóvenes contestaron:
—Así debería responder a esos que se quejan de todo y que quieren una carga más liviana: “¡Mi dedo meñique es más grueso que la cintura de mi padre! 11 Es cierto que mi padre les impuso cargas pesadas, ¡pero yo las haré aún más pesadas! ¡Mi padre los golpeaba con látigos, pero yo los azotaré con escorpiones!”.
12 Tres días después, Jeroboam y toda la gente regresaron para conocer la decisión de Roboam, tal como el rey había ordenado. 13 Entonces Roboam les habló con dureza porque rechazó el consejo de los ancianos 14 y siguió el consejo de los más jóvenes. Así que le dijo al pueblo: «Mi padre les impuso[a] cargas pesadas, ¡pero yo las haré aún más pesadas! Mi padre los golpeaba con látigos, ¡pero yo los azotaré con escorpiones!».
15 Por lo tanto, el rey no prestó atención al pueblo. Este giro en la historia ocurrió por voluntad de Dios, porque cumplía el mensaje que el Señor le había dado a Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, por medio del profeta Ahías de Silo.
16 Cuando todos los israelitas se dieron cuenta[b] de que el rey no iba a hacerles caso, respondieron:
«¡Abajo la dinastía de David!
No nos interesa para nada el hijo de Isaí.
¡Regresa a tu casa, Israel!
Y tú, David, ¡cuida de tu propia casa!».
Entonces el pueblo de Israel regresó a casa; 17 pero Roboam siguió gobernando a los israelitas que vivían en las ciudades de Judá.
18 Luego el rey Roboam envió a Adoniram,[c] quien estaba a cargo del trabajo forzado, a restaurar el orden, pero el pueblo de Israel lo apedreó a muerte. Cuando el rey Roboam se enteró, enseguida subió a su carro de guerra y huyó a Jerusalén. 19 Hasta el día de hoy, las tribus del norte de Israel se han negado a ser gobernadas por un descendiente de David.
Footnotes
- 10:14 Así aparece en la versión griega y en muchos manuscritos hebreos (ver también 1 Re 12:14); el texto masorético dice Yo les pondré.
- 10:16 Así aparece en la versión siríaca, en la Vulgata Latina y en muchos manuscritos hebreos (ver también 1 Re 12:16); en el texto masorético falta se dieron cuenta.
- 10:18 En hebreo Adoram, una variante del nombre Adoniram; comparar 1 Re 4:6; 5:14; 12:18.
2 Chronicles 10
King James Version
10 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.
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?
7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
2 Chronicles 10
New King James Version
The Revolt Against Rehoboam(A)
10 And (B)Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 2 So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was in Egypt, (C)where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), that Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 3 Then they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, 4 “Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”
5 So he said to them, “Come back to me after three days.” And the people departed.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, saying, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”
7 And they spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
8 (D)But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. 9 And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”
10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to the people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! 11 And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with [a]scourges!’ ”
12 So (E)Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.” 13 Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders, 14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, [b]“My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with [c]scourges!” 15 So the king did not listen to the people; (F)for the turn of events was from God, that the Lord might fulfill His (G)word, which He had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying:
“What share have we in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
Every man to your tents, O Israel!
Now see to your own house, O David!”
So all Israel departed to their tents. 17 But Rehoboam reigned over the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.
18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of revenue; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste to flee to Jerusalem. 19 (H)So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 10:11 Scourges with points or barbs, lit. scorpions
- 2 Chronicles 10:14 So with many Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. (cf. v. 10; 1 Kin. 12:14); MT I
- 2 Chronicles 10:14 Lit. scorpions
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