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And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people?

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַזְּקֵנִים֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַזֶּ֖ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And they spoke to him saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

לְהָעָ֤ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַזֶּה֙ (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַיָּמִֽים׃ (הַ) hai. “the”

But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַיְלָדִים֙ (הַ) ha “the”הָעֹמְדִ֖ים (הָ) ha. “who”

And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?

הָעָ֣ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַזֶּ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”הָעֹ֔ל (הָ) ha. “the”

And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to the people who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, -- thus shalt thou say to them: My little [ergänzt: finger] is thicker than my father's loins;

הַיְלָדִים֙ (הַ) ha “the”

And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Come again to me on the third day.

הָעָ֛ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑י (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the advice of the old men,

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but *I* will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but *I* [ergänzt: will chastise you] with scorpions.

הַיְלָדִים֙ (הַ) ha “the”

So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Jehovah might give effect to his word, which he spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָעָ֑ם (הָ) ha. “the”הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים (הָֽ) ha. “<the>”הַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔י (הַ) ha. “the”

And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, What portion have we in David? and [ergänzt: we have] no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel. Now see to thine own house, David! And all Israel went to their tents.

הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ (הַ) ha. “the”הָעָ֣ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ (הַ) ha. “the”

But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֖ים (הַ) hai. “who”

And king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the levy; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמַּ֔ס (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

And Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.

הַיּ֥וֹם (הַ) hai. “the”הַזֶּֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה (הַ) ha. “the”

But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”

Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

הַדָּבָ֣ר (הַ) ha. “the”הַזֶּ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine;

הַמְּצֻר֑וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their districts;

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (הַ) ha “the”

for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from exercising the priesthood to Jehovah;

הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (הַ) ha “the”

-- And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.

הַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ (הַ) ha. “those”

And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance. And he desired [ergänzt: for them] a multitude of wives.

הַמְּצֻר֔וֹת (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַמָּז֖וֹן (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, because they had transgressed against Jehovah, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,

הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ (הַֽ) ha. “<the>”

And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and [ergänzt: to] the princes of Judah that had gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus saith Jehovah: Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

הַנָּבִיא֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

And the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”