Verse 1
2 Chronicles 10:1
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֖ם שְׁכֶ֑מָ/ה כִּ֥י שְׁכֶ֛ם בָּ֥אוּ כָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְ/הַמְלִ֥יךְ אֹתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to make him king.
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Chapter 10 Context
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And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
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And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, whither he had...
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And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spake to Rehoboam, saying,
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Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and h...
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And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.
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And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he y...
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And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good wor...
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But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young...
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And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spok...
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And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto the p...
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And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastis...
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So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me...
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And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
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and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I...
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So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought about of God (Elohim), that Jehovah mi...
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And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying,...
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But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
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Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and the children of Israe...
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So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
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