I. Kings XII. 3.

thee ten pieces: for thus saith 7 the|B.C.a Lorp, the_=God_of Israél, ‘Behold, 1 980. 4will_rend -the kingdom out_of the_| s.c. Jehoy: hand_of Solomon, and -will_give -ten| Elohim, xtribes to thee:
32 (But he shall_haye xone xtribe for My servant Dayid’s sake, and for Jeru- salem’s sake, the city which I -haye_ chosen out-_of all the_tribes_of Israél :) 33 Because that they -have_forsaken Me, and have_worshipped Ashtoreth the_=goddess_of the Zidonians, Che- mosh the_=god_of the Moabites, and Milcom the_=god_of the_schildren_of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways, to do that which is xright in Mine eyes, and to keep My statutes and My judgments, as did David his father.
34 Howbeit I will not take -the whole xkingdom out_of his hand: but I will_ make him prince all the_days_of his =life for David My servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept My command- ments and My statutes: ‘
35 But I -will_take the kingdom out_ of his son's hand, and -will_give it unto thee, even -ten xtribes, ——
36 And unto his son will_I_give one tribe, that David My servant may_have a llight alway before Me in Jerusalem, |," the city which I -have_chosen Me to put My name there.
37 And I will-take thee, and thou sshalt_reign according_to all that thy soul desireth, and -shalt_be king over Israél,
38 And it :shall_be, if thou wilt_heark- en unto -all that I ‘command thee, and *wilt_walk in My ways, and «do that is xright in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, «as David My servant did; that I -will_be with thee, and -build thee a sure house, «as I built as David, and -will_give -Israél unto thee. .
39 And I will for this afflict -the_seed_ of David, but not for ever.’”
40 Solomon sought therefore to kill -Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king_ of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the_ death_of Solomon.
41 And the_rest_of the_acts_of Solo- mon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, wre thep not written in the_ book_of the_” acts_of Solomon ?
42 And the @time that Solomon reign- ed in Jerusalem over all Israél was forty years.
43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was_buried in the_city_of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned
in his stead. 1 AND rRehoboam went to She- chem: for all Israél were_come | As to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came_to_pass, when Jero-|,}; | boam the_son_of Nebat, tolro was yet in| joam, En Egypt, heard of it, (for he was_fled from laren the_presence_of king Solomon, and} of a Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt ;) peo}
3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the_« congregation_ of Israél came, and spake unto Reho-| "yp 55. | boam, saying,
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J. Kines XII. 4.
B.C. about 975.
4. Sce 1Sam. 8, 10-18.
THE OLD MEN'S COUNSEL.
| 6,7. 2CuR. ore
Prov. 15.1.
a. all the
THE YOUNG
. MEN'S COUNSEL.
8-11, 2 Cur, 10. 8-11.
16, 17.2 CHR. 10. 17.
4“Thy father made our cyoke griev- ous: now therefore ‘make thon the grievous service_of thy father, and his xheayy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will_serve thee.’
5 And he said unto them, “Depart yet for three days, then -come_again to me.” And the people departed.
6 And xking Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that =4stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and_said, “How_do pe advise that I may-_answer *this xpeople?”
7 And they spake unto him, saying, “Tf thou wilt_be a servant unto «this xpeople xthis xday, and -wilt _serve them, and -sanswer them, and -speak good words to them, then they swill_be thy servants «! for ever.”
8 But he forsook -the_counsel_of the old_men, which they had_given him, and consulted with the young_men that were_grown_up with him, and which x1stood before him:
9 And he said unto them, “What counsel give pe that we may_answer xthis xpeople, who have_spoken to me, saying, ‘*Make the yoke which thy father did_put upon us lighter ?’”
10 And the young_men that were_ grown_up with him spake unto him, saying, “Thus shalt_thou_speak unto xthis xpeople that spake unto thee, saying, ‘Thy father made our -yoke heavy, but -make thon it lighter unto us;’ thus shalt_thou_say unto them, ‘ My little_finger shall_be_thicker than my father’s loins.
il And now whereas my father did_ lade you with a heavy yoke, € will_add to your yoke: my father hath chastised pow with xwhips, but £ will_chastise pow with xscorpions.’”
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third xday,
-|aeas the king had_appointed, saying,
“-Come_to_me_again the third xday.”
18 And the king answered «the people roughly, and forsook the old_men’s rcounsel that they ¢ gave him ;
14 And spake to them after the coun- sel of the young_men, saying, “My father made your -yoke heavy, and will_add to your yoke: my father also chastised pou with xwhips, but £ will_ chastise pow with xscorpions.”
15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the ‘cause was from ! the Lorp, that_He_might perform His saying, which J the Lorp spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the_son_of Nebat.
16 So when all Israél saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the peo- ple answered -the king, saying, “What portion have wein David? neither have we inheritance in the_son_of Jesse: to your tents, O_Israél: now «see to thine_ own house, David.” So Israél departed unto: their tents.
M% But as for the_s children_of Israél xswhich dwelt in the_cities_of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
18 Then xking Rehoboam sent ~Ado- ram, who was over the tribute; and all Israél stoned him with stones, that he
\died. Therefore king Rehoboam smade_