2 Chronicles 10
English Standard Version
The Revolt Against Rehoboam
10 (A)Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, (B)where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam, 4 (C)“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, “Come to me again in three days.” So the people went away.
6 Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men,[a] 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, (D)“If you will be good to this people and please them and speak good words to 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 the 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 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, “Come to me again the third day.” 13 And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men, 14 King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the Lord might fulfill his word, (E)which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. (F)Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents. 17 But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah. 18 Then King Rehoboam sent (G)Hadoram,[b] who was taskmaster over the forced labor, and the people of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 10:6 Or the elders; also verses 8, 13
- 2 Chronicles 10:18 Spelled Adoram in 1 Kings 12:18
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
2 Chronik 10
Schlachter 1951
Die Geschichte des Königreiches Juda,von der Spaltung des Reiches bis zur Gefangenschaft
Teilung des Reiches; Rehabeam, König von Juda; Jerobeam, König von Israel
10 Und Rehabeam zog nach Sichem; denn ganz Israel war nach Sichem gekommen, ihn zum König zu machen.
2 Als aber Jerobeam, der Sohn Nebats, der in Ägypten war, wohin er sich vor dem König Salomo geflüchtet hatte, solches vernahm, kehrte er aus Ägypten zurück. 3 Da sandten sie hin und ließen ihn rufen. Und Jerobeam kam mit ganz Israel, und sie redeten mit Rehabeam und sprachen: 4 Dein Vater hat unser Joch zu hart gemacht; erleichtere nun du den harten Dienst deines Vaters und das schwere Joch, das er uns auferlegt hat, so wollen wir dir untertan sein! 5 Er sprach zu ihnen: Kommt in drei Tagen wieder zu mir! Und das Volk ging hin.
6 Da beriet sich der König Rehabeam mit den Ältesten, die vor seinem Vater Salomo zu dessen Lebzeiten gestanden hatten, und sprach: Wie ratet ihr, daß man diesem Volk antworten soll? 7 Sie sagten zu ihm und sprachen: Wirst du gegen dieses Volk freundlich und ihm gefällig sein und ihnen gute Worte geben, so werden sie dir allezeit dienen! 8 Aber er verließ den Rat der Ältesten, den sie ihm gegeben hatten, und beriet sich mit den Jungen, die mit ihm aufgewachsen waren und vor ihm standen. 9 Und er sprach zu ihnen: Was ratet ihr, daß wir diesem Volk antworten, das zu mir gesagt hat: Erleichtere das Joch, das dein Vater uns auferlegt hat?
10 Da sprachen die Jungen, die mit ihm aufgewachsen waren: Dem Volk, das zu dir gesagt hat: „Dein Vater hat unser Joch zu schwer gemacht; mache du unser Joch leichter“ - dem antworte du: Mein kleiner Finger soll dicker sein, als meines Vaters Lenden! 11 Hat euch mein Vater ein schweres Joch aufgeladen, so will ich euch noch mehr aufladen! Hat mein Vater euch mit Geißeln gezüchtigt, so will ich euch mit Skorpionen züchtigen!
12 Als nun am dritten Tage Jerobeam und alles Volk zu Rehabeam kamen, wie der König gesagt hatte: „Kommt wieder zu mir am dritten Tag“, 13 da antwortete ihnen der König hart. Denn der König Rehabeam verließ den Rat der Ältesten 14 und redete mit ihnen nach dem Rat der Jungen und sprach: Hat mein Vater euer Joch schwer gemacht, so will ich es noch schwerer machen! Hat mein Vater euch mit Geißeln gezüchtigt, so will ich euch mit Skorpionen züchtigen! 15 Also willfahrte der König dem Volke nicht; denn es ward also von Gott gefügt, damit der Herr sein Wort bekräftige, das er durch Achija von Silo zu Jerobeam, dem Sohn Nebats, geredet hatte.
16 Als aber ganz Israel sah, daß der König ihnen nicht willfahrte, antwortete das Volk dem König und sprach:
Was haben wir für Anteil an David? Wir haben nichts zu erben vom Sohne Isais! In seine eigene Hütte gehe, wer zu Israel gehört! Du, David, magst selbst zu deinem Hause sehen!
Und ganz Israel ging in seine Hütten; 17 so daß Rehabeam nur über die Kinder Israel regierte, die in den Städten Judas wohnten.
18 Und als der König Rehabeam den Fronmeister Hadoram hinsandte, warfen ihn die Kinder Israel mit Steinen zu Tode. Der König Rehabeam aber sprang eilends auf seinen Wagen, um nach Jerusalem zu entfliehen. 19 Also fiel Israel ab vom Hause Davids bis auf diesen Tag.
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