2 Chronicles 10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II. The Post-Solomonic Monarchy of Judah
Chapter 10
Division of the Kingdom. 1 (A)Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel[a] had come to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam, son of Nebat, heard about it, he was in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon; and he returned from Egypt. 3 They sent for him; Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam: 4 “Your father put on us a heavy yoke. If you now lighten the harsh servitude and the heavy yoke your father imposed on us, we will be your servants.” 5 He answered them, “Come back to me in three days,” and the people went away.
6 King Rehoboam asked advice of the elders who had been in his father Solomon’s service while he was still alive, and asked, “How do you advise me to answer this people?” 7 They replied, “If you will deal kindly with this people and please them, giving them a favorable reply, they will be your servants forever.” 8 But he ignored the advice the elders had given him and asked advice of the young men who had grown up with him and were in his service. 9 He said to them, “What answer do you advise us to give this people, who have told me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father imposed on us’?” 10 The young men who had grown up with him replied: “This is what you must say to this people who have told you, ‘Your father laid a heavy yoke on us; lighten it for us.’ You must say, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s loins. 11 My father put a heavy yoke on you; I will make it heavier. My father beat you with whips; I will use scorpions!’”
12 On the third day, Jeroboam and the whole people came back to King Rehoboam as the king had instructed them: “Come back to me in three days.” 13 Ignoring the advice the elders had given him, King Rehoboam gave the people a harsh answer. 14 He spoke to them as the young men had advised: “My father laid a heavy yoke on you; I will make it heavier. My father beat you with whips; I will use scorpions.” 15 The king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God: the Lord fulfilled the word he had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.(B)
16 (C)When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king:
“What share have we in David?
We have no heritage in the son of Jesse.
Everyone to your tents, Israel!
Now look to your own house, David!”
So all Israel went off to their tents, 17 but the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah had Rehoboam as their king. 18 King Rehoboam then sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to mount his chariot and flee to Jerusalem. 19 And so Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
Footnotes
- 10:1 All Israel: as in the source (1 Kgs 12:1), this term designates the northern tribes, as distinct from Judah and Benjamin. Elsewhere the Chronicler, writing on his own, speaks comprehensively of “those Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah” (10:17), and “all the Israelites [lit., all Israel] in Judah and Benjamin” (11:3).
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 Crónicas 10
La Biblia de las Américas
Roboam y la rebelión de Israel
10 (A)Entonces Roboam fue a Siquem, porque todo Israel había ido a Siquem para hacerlo rey. 2 Y[a] cuando lo oyó Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, (porque él estaba en Egipto adonde había huido de la presencia del rey Salomón(B)), volvió Jeroboam de Egipto. 3 Y enviaron a llamarlo. Entonces vino con todo Israel, y hablaron a Roboam, diciendo: 4 Tu padre hizo pesado nuestro yugo(C); ahora pues, aligera la dura servidumbre de tu padre y el pesado yugo que puso sobre nosotros y te serviremos. 5 Entonces él les dijo: Volved otra vez a mí dentro de tres días. Y el pueblo se fue.
6 El rey Roboam pidió consejo a los ancianos que habían servido a[b](D) su padre Salomón cuando aún vivía, diciendo: ¿Qué me aconsejáis que responda a este pueblo? 7 Y ellos le respondieron, diciendo: Si eres bueno con este pueblo y les complaces y les dices buenas palabras(E), entonces ellos serán tus siervos para siempre. 8 Pero él abandonó el consejo que le habían dado los ancianos, y pidió consejo a los jóvenes que se habían criado con él y le servían[c](F). 9 Y les dijo: ¿Qué aconsejáis que respondamos a este pueblo que me ha hablado, diciendo: «Aligera el yugo que tu padre puso sobre nosotros»? 10 Y los jóvenes que se habían criado con él le respondieron, diciendo: Así dirás al pueblo que te ha hablado, diciendo: «Tu padre hizo pesado nuestro yugo, pero tú hazlo más ligero para[d] nosotros». Así les dirás: «Mi dedo meñique es más grueso que los lomos de mi padre. 11 Por cuanto mi padre os cargó con un pesado yugo, yo añadiré a vuestro yugo; mi padre os castigó con látigos, pero yo os castigaré con escorpiones».
12 Entonces vino Jeroboam con todo el pueblo a Roboam al tercer día como el rey lo había dicho, diciendo: Volved a mí al tercer día. 13 El rey les respondió con dureza, pues el rey Roboam había menospreciado[e] el consejo de los ancianos, 14 y les habló conforme al consejo de los jóvenes, diciendo: Mi padre hizo[f] pesado vuestro yugo, pero yo lo haré más pesado; mi padre os castigó con látigos, pero yo os castigaré con escorpiones. 15 El rey no escuchó al pueblo, porque esto venía de parte de Dios(G), para que el Señor confirmara la palabra que Él había hablado por medio[g] de Ahías silonita a Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat(H).
16 Cuando todo Israel vio que el rey no los escuchaba, el pueblo respondió al rey, diciendo:
¿Qué parte tenemos nosotros con David?
No tenemos herencia con el hijo de Isaí.
¡Cada uno a su tienda, Israel(I)!
¡Mira ahora por tu casa, David!
Y todo Israel se fue a sus tiendas(J). 17 Pero en cuanto a los hijos de Israel que habitaban en las ciudades de Judá, Roboam reinó sobre ellos. 18 Entonces el rey Roboam envió a Adoram, que estaba a cargo de los trabajos forzados(K), pero los hijos de Israel lo mataron a pedradas[h]; y el rey Roboam se apresuró a subir a su carro para huir a Jerusalén. 19 Así Israel ha estado en rebeldía contra la casa de David hasta hoy(L).
Footnotes
- 2 Crónicas 10:2 Lit., Y sucedió que
- 2 Crónicas 10:6 Lit., habían estado delante de
- 2 Crónicas 10:8 Lit., y que estaban delante de él
- 2 Crónicas 10:10 Lit., de sobre
- 2 Crónicas 10:13 Lit., abandonado
- 2 Crónicas 10:14 Así en muchos mss. y versiones antiguas; en el T.M., Yo he hecho
- 2 Crónicas 10:15 Lit., mano
- 2 Crónicas 10:18 Lit., lo apedrearon con piedras y murió
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