Verse 14

1 Kings 12:14

GOD'S WORD Translation

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14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם כַּ/עֲצַ֤ת הַ/יְלָדִים֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אָבִ/י֙ הִכְבִּ֣יד אֶֽת עֻלְּ/כֶ֔ם וַ/אֲנִ֖י אֹסִ֣יף עַֽל עֻלְּ/כֶ֑ם אָבִ֗/י יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְ/כֶם֙ בַּ/שּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַ/אֲנִ֕י אֲיַסֵּ֥ר אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם בָּ/עַקְרַבִּֽים

English Translation

And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

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Chapter 12 Context

1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Focus ↗

2 When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the pres... Focus ↗

3 and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam,... Focus ↗

4 “Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his he... Focus ↗

5 He said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” The people departed. Focus ↗

6 King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet li... Focus ↗

7 They replied, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them, and answer them w... Focus ↗

8 But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the youn... Focus ↗

9 He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may answer these people, who have spoken to me,... Focus ↗

10 The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Y... Focus ↗

11 Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you w... Focus ↗

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to m... Focus ↗

13 The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given... Focus ↗

14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy...

15 So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about from Yahweh, that he might... Focus ↗

16 When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What... Focus ↗

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

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned... Focus ↗

19 So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day. Focus ↗

20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the congregation, and... Focus ↗

21 When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin,... Focus ↗

22 But the word of God (Elohim) came to Shemaiah the man of God (Elohim), saying, Focus ↗

23 “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, an... Focus ↗

24 ‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up or fight against your brothers, the children of Israel. Everyone... Focus ↗

25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from th... Focus ↗

26 Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house. Focus ↗

27 If this people goes up to offer sacrifices in Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem, then the heart of this pe... Focus ↗

28 So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, “It is too much for you... Focus ↗

29 He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. Focus ↗

30 This thing became a sin; for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there. Focus ↗

31 He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons... Focus ↗

32 Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast tha... Focus ↗

33 He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even i... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 12 (33 verses)
Version: GOD'S WORD Translation

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