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2 Chronicles 10
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2 Chronicles 10
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How Rehoboam lost the kingdom
10 Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam, Nebat’s son, heard the news, he returned from Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon. 3 The people sent and called for Jeroboam, who along with all Israel came and said to Rehoboam, 4 “Your father made our workload[a] very heavy; if you will lessen the demands your father made of us and lighten the heavy workload he demanded from us, then we will serve you.”
5 He answered them, “Come back in three days.” So the people left.
6 King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon when he was alive. “What do you advise?” Rehoboam asked. “How should I respond to these people?”
7 “If you are kind to these people and try to please them by speaking gently with them,” they replied, “they will be your servants forever.”
8 But Rehoboam ignored the advice the elders gave him and instead sought the counsel of the young advisors who had grown up with him and now served him. 9 “What do you advise?” he asked them. “How should we respond to these people who said to me, ‘Lighten the workload your father demanded from us’?”
10 The young people who had grown up with Rehoboam said to him, “This people said to you, ‘Your father made our workload heavy. Lighten it for us!’ Now this is what you should say to them, ‘My baby[b] finger is thicker than my father’s waist! 11 So if my father made your workload heavy, I’ll make it even heavier! If my father disciplined you with whips, I’ll do it with scorpions!’”
12 Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had specified when he said, “Come back in three days.” 13 The king then answered the people harshly. He ignored the elders’ advice, 14 and instead followed the young people’s advice. He said, “My father made your workload heavy, but I’ll make it even heavier; my father disciplined you with whips, but I’ll do it with scorpions!”
15 The king didn’t listen to the people because this turn of events came from God so that the Lord might keep his promise concerning Jeroboam, Nebat’s son, which God delivered through Ahijah from Shiloh. 16 When all Israel saw[c] that the king wouldn’t listen to them, the people answered the king,
“Why should we care about David?
We have no stake in Jesse’s son!
Go back to your homes, Israel!
You better look after your own house now, David!”
Then all Israel went back to their homes, 17 and Rehoboam ruled over only the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.
18 When King Rehoboam sent Hadoram to them (he was the leader of the work gang), the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam quickly got into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem. 19 And so Israel has been in rebellion against David’s dynasty to this day.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 10:4 Or our yoke
- 2 Chronicles 10:10 Or pinky; perhaps a euphemism
- 2 Chronicles 10:16 Syr, OL, Tg; MT lacks saw.
2 Chronicles 10
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2 Chronicles 10
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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
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De norra stammarna avfaller från Davids kungahus
10 Rehabeam begav sig till Sikem, ty hela Israel hade kommit till Sikem för att göra honom till kung. 2 När Jerobeam, Nebats son, hörde detta där han var i Egypten - han hade flytt dit undan kung Salomo - återvände han från Egypten. 3 Och de sände bud och kallade honom tillbaka. Då kom Jerobeam tillsammans med hela Israel och sade till Rehabeam: 4 "Din far gjorde vårt ok tungt, men lätta nu det svåra arbete och det tunga ok som din far lade på oss, så vill vi tjäna dig." 5 Han svarade dem: "Vänta ännu tre dagar och kom sedan tillbaka till mig." Och folket gick.
6 Då rådgjorde kung Rehabeam med de gamla som hade varit i tjänst hos hans fader Salomo, medan denne ännu levde, och han sade: "Vilket svar råder ni mig att ge detta folk?" 7 De svarade honom: "Om du visar dig god mot detta folk, är vänlig mot dem och talar goda ord till dem, kommer de för alltid att bli dina tjänare." 8 Men han brydde sig inte om det råd som de gamla hade givit honom, utan rådgjorde med de unga män som hade växt upp med honom och som nu var i hans tjänst. 9 Han sade till dem: "Vilket svar råder ni oss att ge detta folk som har sagt till mig: Lätta det ok som din far har lagt på oss?" 10 De unga männen, som hade växt upp med honom svarade: "Så här bör du säga till detta folk som har sagt till dig: 'Din far gjorde vårt ok tungt, men lätta du det för oss' - så här bör du säga till dem: Mitt minsta finger är tjockare än min fars midja. 11 Har min far lagt på er ett tungt ok, så skall jag göra ert ok ännu tyngre. Har min far tuktat er med ris, så skall jag göra det med skorpiongissel."
12 På tredje dagen kom Jerobeam med allt folket till Rehabeam, så som kungen hade befallt när han sade: "Kom tillbaka till mig om tre dagar." 13 Då gav kungen dem ett hårt svar, ty kung Rehabeam brydde sig inte om de gamlas råd. 14 Han talade till dem efter de unga männens råd och sade: "Har min far gjort ert ok tungt, så skall jag göra det ännu tyngre. Har min far tuktat er med ris, så skall jag göra det med skorpiongissel." 15 Kungen lyssnade alltså inte till folket. Gud ledde det så för att Herrens ord skulle uppfyllas, det som han hade talat till Jerobeam, Nebats son, genom Ahia från Silo.
16 När hela Israel förstod att kungen inte ville höra på dem, gav folket honom detta svar:
"Vilken del har vi i David?
Ingen arvslott har vi i Isais son.
Israel må dra hem, var och en till sitt.
Se nu själv om ditt hus, du David."
Därefter gick hela Israel hem igen. 17 Och Rehabeam förblev kung endast över de israeliter som bodde i Juda städer.
18 När kung Rehabeam sände ut Hadoram, som hade uppsikten över tvångsarbetena, stenade Israels barn honom till döds. Själv måste kung Rehabeam skyndsamt stiga upp i sin vagn och fly till Jerusalem. 19 Så avföll Israel från Davids hus och har varit skilt från det ända till denna dag.
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