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King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you me to return answer to this people?

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

They spoke to him, saying, If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.

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

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

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

He said to them, What counsel give you, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that your father did put on us lighter?

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

The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you tell the people who spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter to us; thus shall you say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.

הַיְלָדִים֙ (הַ) ha “the”

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.

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

The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

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

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

הַיְלָדִים֙ (הַ) ha “the”

So the king didn't listen to the people; for it was brought about of God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by 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”

When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So all Israel departed to their tents.

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

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

הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֖ים (הַ) hai. “who”

Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

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

So Israel rebelled against the house of David to this day.

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

When Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה (הַ) ha. “the”

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

הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”

Thus says Yahweh, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

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

He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.

הַמְּצֻר֑וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”

The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.

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

For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to Yahweh;

הַלְוִיִּ֗ם (הַ) ha “the”

After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

הַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ (הַ) ha. “those”

He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought [ergänzt: for them] many wives.

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

It happened in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Yahweh,

הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ (הַֽ) ha. “<the>”

He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת (הַ) ha. “<the>”

Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus says Yahweh, You have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

הַנָּבִיא֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Yahweh is righteous.

וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”