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Divrei HaYamim Bet10
2 Chronicles · Chapter 10
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Yisra'el come to make him king.
And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
was
in Mitsrayim, whither he had fled from the presence of Shelomoh the king, heard
it, that Jeroboam returned out of Mitsrayim.
And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Yisra'el came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.
And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Shelomoh his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye
me to return answer to this people?
And they spake unto 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.
But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou
it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little
finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I
will chastise you
with scorpions.
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I
will chastise you with scorpions.
So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of Elohim, that 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
And when all Yisra'el
saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in Dawid? and
we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Yisra'el:
and now, Dawid, see to thine own house. So all Yisra'el went to their tents.
But
as for the children of Yisra'el that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that
was over the tribute; and the children of Yisra'el stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to
his chariot, to flee to Yerushalayim.
And Yisra'el rebelled against the house of Dawid unto this day.
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Divrei HaYamim Bet11
2 Chronicles · Chapter 11
And when Rehoboam was come to Yerushalayim, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen
men,
which were warriors, to fight against Yisra'el, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
But the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) came to Shemaiah the man of Elohim, saying,
Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Shelomoh, king of Judah, and to all Yisra'el in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), and returned from going against Jeroboam.
And Rehoboam dwelt in Yerushalayim, and built cities for defence in Judah.
He built even Beit Lechem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Chevron, which
are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
And in every several city
he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
And the kohanim and the Levites that
were in all Yisra'el resorted to him out of all their coasts.
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Yerushalayim: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the kohen’s office unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH):
And he ordained him kohanim for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
And after them out of all the tribes of Yisra'el such as set their hearts to seek 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of Yisra'el came to Yerushalayim, to sacrifice unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) Elohim of their fathers.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Shelomoh strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of Dawid and Shelomoh.
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of Dawid to wife,
and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for
he thought to make him king.
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
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Divrei HaYamim Bet12
2 Chronicles · Chapter 12
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the torah of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), and all Yisra'el with him.
And it came to pass,
that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Mitsrayim came up against Yerushalayim, because they had transgressed against 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH),
With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people
were without number that came with him out of Mitsrayim; the Lubim, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
And he took the fenced cities which
pertained to Judah, and came to Yerushalayim.
Then came Shemaiah the navi to Rehoboam, and
to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Yerushalayim because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
Whereupon the princes of Yisra'el and the king humbled themselves; and they said, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH)
is righteous.
And when 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) saw that they humbled themselves, the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves;
therefore
I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Yerushalayim by the hand of Shishak.
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
So Shishak king of Mitsrayim came up against Yerushalayim, and took away the treasures of the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Shelomoh had made.
Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed
them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
And when the king entered into the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) turned from him that he would not destroy
him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Yerushalayim, and reigned: for Rehoboam
was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Yerushalayim, the city which 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) had chosen out of all the tribes of Yisra'el, to put his name there. And his mother’s name
was Naamah an Ammonitess.
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH).
Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last,
are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the navi, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And
there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of Dawid: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.