Verse 2
1 Kings 12:2
Young's Literal Translation
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And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's hearing (and he [is] yet in Egypt where he hath fled from the presence of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam dwelleth in Egypt),
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֞י כִּ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֗ט וְ/הוּא֙ עוֹדֶ֣/נּוּ בְ/מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּרַ֔ח מִ/פְּנֵ֖י הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב יָרָבְעָ֖ם בְּ/מִצְרָֽיִם
English Translation
And it came to pass when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard, while he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the face of King Solomon, that Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt.
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Chapter 12 Context
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And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem hath all Israel come to make him king.
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And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's hearing (and he [is] yet in Egypt where he hath fl...
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that they send and call for him; and they come -- Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel -- and spe...
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'Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light [some] of the hard service of thy father,...
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And he saith unto them, 'Go -- yet three days, and come back unto me;' and the people go.
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And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his f...
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And they speak unto him, saying, 'If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them,...
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And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads w...
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and he saith unto them, 'What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me...
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And they speak unto him -- the lads who had grown up with him -- saying, 'Thus dost thou say to this...
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and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with wh...
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And they come -- Jeroboam and all the people -- unto Rehoboam, on the third day, as the king had spo...
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And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counse...
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and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, 'My father made your yoke heav...
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and the king hearkened not unto the people, for the revolution was from Jehovah, in order to establi...
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And all Israel see that the king hath not hearkened unto them, and the people send the king back wor...
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As to the sons of Israel, those dwelling in the cities of Judah -- over them reign doth Rehoboam.
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And king Rehoboam sendeth Adoram who [is] over the tribute, and all Israel cast at him stones, and h...
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and Israel transgresseth against the house of David unto this day.
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And it cometh to pass, at all Israel's hearing that Jeroboam hath returned, that they send and call...
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And Rehoboam cometh to Jerusalem, and assembleth all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a...
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And the word of God (Elohim) is unto Shemaiah a man of God (Elohim), saying,
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'Speak unto Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, an...
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Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren the sons of Israel; turn back each t...
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And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out then...
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and Jeroboam saith in his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David --
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if this people go up to make sacrifices in the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, then hath the heart of...
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And the king taketh counsel, and maketh two calves of gold, and saith unto them, 'Enough to you of g...
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And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,
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and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one -- unto Dan.
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And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who wer...
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and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the fest...
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And he offereth up on the altar that he made in Beth-El, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, i...
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