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2 Chronicles 10
Christian Standard Bible
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.
歴代誌Ⅱ 10
Japanese Living Bible
歴代誌Ⅱ 10
Japanese Living Bible
王国の分裂
10 イスラエルの全指導者は、レハブアムの即位を祝おうとシェケムに集まりました。 2-3 一方、ネバテの子ヤロブアムの支援者たちは、使いを出してソロモン王の死をヤロブアムに伝えました。彼はその時、ソロモン王を避けてエジプトに逃げていたのです。急いで帰国したヤロブアムは、即位式に出席して、人々の要求をレハブアムに突きつけました。 4 「お父上は過酷な労働を強いていました。どうか、お父上が私たちに負わせた重い苦役を軽くしてください。そうすれば、あなたを王として受け入れます。」
5 レハブアムは、三日後に返事をするからまた来るようにと伝えました。 6 そして彼はさっそく、この申し出について、父ソロモンに仕えていた長老たちに、「彼らにどう答えたものだろうか」と相談しました。
7 長老たちはレハブアムに答えました。「彼らの王になろうと願われるなら、彼らに好意を示し、親切にすることです。」
8-9 しかし、レハブアムは長老たちの助言を退け、彼といっしょに育った若者たちに意見を求めたのです。「君たちは、どうしたらよいと思うか。父がしたよりも、彼らの負担を軽くしてやるべきだろうか。」
10 若者たちは答えて言いました。「いいえ！ こう言っておやりなさい。『もし、父が重い苦役をおまえたちに負わせたと考えているなら、私がどのようにするか、楽しみに待っているがよい』と。それから、こう言うのです。『私の小指は、父の腰よりも太い。 11 負担を軽くするどころか、もっと重くしよう。父はおまえたちを懲らしめるのに鞭を使ったが、私はさそりを使おう。』」
12 ヤロブアムと民は、三日後、返事を聞きに戻って来ました。 13 レハブアムは荒々しい口調で答えました。長老たちの助言を退け、 14 若者たちの言いなりになったからです。
「父はおまえたちに重い苦役を負わせたが、私はもっと重くしてやろう。父は鞭でおまえたちを懲らしめたが、私はさそりで懲らしめてやる。」
15 こうして王は、人々の願いを聞き入れませんでした。こうなったのは、シロ人アヒヤによってヤロブアムに告げられた預言が実現するよう、神が仕向けていたからです。
16 これを聞いたイスラエルの民は、王を見限りました。彼らは腹立ちまぎれに、「ダビデの家もこれまでだ。だれかほかの人を王にしよう。レハブアムはユダの部族だけ治めればいい。さあ、帰ろう」と言いながら、帰って行きました。
17 ユダ族はレハブアムに忠誠を誓いました。 18 そののちレハブアムは、イスラエルの他の部族から労働者を集めようとしてハドラムを遣わしましたが、人々は石を投げつけて彼を殺しました。この知らせを受けた王は、戦車に飛び乗ってエルサレムに逃げ帰りました。 19 このようにイスラエルは、今日も、ダビデの家に治められることを堅く拒んでいるのです。
2 Chronicles 10
New International Version
2 Chronicles 10
New International Version
Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam(A)
10 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam(B) son of Nebat heard this (he was in Egypt, where he had fled(C) from King Solomon), he returned from Egypt. 3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel(D) went to Rehoboam and said to him: 4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us,(E) but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
5 Rehoboam answered, “Come back to me in three days.” So the people went away.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders(F) who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked.
7 They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and please them and give them a favorable answer,(G) they will always be your servants.”
8 But Rehoboam rejected(H) the advice the elders(I) gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 9 He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “The people have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter.’ Now tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist. 11 My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
12 Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, “Come back to me in three days.” 13 The king answered them harshly. Rejecting the advice of the elders, 14 he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God,(J) to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.(K)
16 When all Israel(L) saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king:
“What share do we have in David,(M)
what part in Jesse’s son?
To your tents, Israel!
Look after your own house, David!”
So all the Israelites went home. 17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.
18 King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram,[a](N) who was in charge of forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 10:18 Hebrew Hadoram, a variant of Adoniram
2 Chronicles 10
New King James Version
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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