Verse 3
2 Chronicles 10:3
World English Bible, British Edition
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They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they
spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ וַ/יִּקְרְאוּ ל֔/וֹ וַ/יָּבֹ֥א יָרָבְעָ֖ם וְ/כָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽ/יְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל רְחַבְעָ֖ם לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And they sent, and they called to him, and Jeroboam came, and all Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him
king.
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2
When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where
he had fled from the presence...
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3
They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they
spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
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“Your father made our yoke grievous. Now therefore make the grievous
service of your father and his...
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5
He said to them, “Come again to me after three days.”
So the people departed.
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6
King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before
Solomon his father while he yet li...
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7
They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, please
them, and speak good words to th...
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8
But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given
him, and took counsel with the youn...
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9
He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may give an answer
to these people, who have spo...
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10
The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying,
“Thus you shall tell the people who sp...
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11
Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to
your yoke. My father chastised y...
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12
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day,
as the king asked, saying, “Come to m...
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13
The king answered them roughly; and King Rehoboam abandoned the counsel
of the old men,
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14
and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father
made your yoke heavy, but I...
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15
So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was brought
about by God (Elohim), that the LORD mig...
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16
When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the
people answered the king, saying, “What...
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17
But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of
Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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18
Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced
labour; and the children of...
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19
So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.
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