<vn='1'>And <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="1980">went</s> to <sn="7927">Shechem</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> to <sn="7927">Shechem</s> were <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="935">come</s> to make him <sn="4427 *853">king</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when <sn="3379">Jeroboam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="5028">Nebat</s>, <sn="1931">who</s> was in <sn="4714">Egypt</s>, <sn="834">whither</s> he had <sn="1272">fled</s> from the <sn="4480 6440">presence</s> of <sn="8010">Solomon</s> the <sn="4428">king</s>, <sn="8085">heard</s> it, that <sn="3379">Jeroboam</s><sn="7725">returned</s> out of <sn="4480 4714">Egypt</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And they <sn="7971">sent</s> and <sn="7121">called</s> him. So <sn="3379">Jeroboam</s> and <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="935">came</s> and <sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, </v>
<vn='4'>Thy <sn="1">father</s> made <sn="*853"></s> our <sn="5923">yoke</s><sn="7185">grievous</s>: <sn="6258">now</s> therefore <sn="7043">ease</s> thou somewhat the <sn="7186">grievous</s><sn="4480 5656">servitude</s> of thy <sn="1">father</s>, and his <sn="3515">heavy</s><sn="4480 5923">yoke</s><sn="834">that</s> he <sn="5414">put</s><sn="5921">upon</s> us, and we will <sn="5647">serve</s> thee. </v>
<vn='5'>And he <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, Come <sn="7725">again</s><sn="413">unto</s> me <sn="5750">after</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3117">days</s>. And the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="1980">departed</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And <sn="4428">king</s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s> took <sn="3289">counsel</s><sn="854">with</s> the old <sn="2205">men</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="1961">had</s><sn="5975">stood</s><sn="6440">before</s><sn="8010">Solomon</s> his <sn="1">father</s> while he yet <sn="1961 2416">lived</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="349">What</s> counsel <sn="3289">give</s><sn="859">ye</s> me to <sn="7725">return</s><sn="1697">answer</s> to <sn="2088">this</s><sn="5971">people</s>? </v>
<vn='7'>And they <sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="518">If</s> thou <sn="1961">be</s><sn="2896">kind</s> to <sn="2088">this</s><sn="5971">people</s>, and <sn="7521">please</s> them, and <sn="1696">speak</s><sn="2896">good</s><sn="1697">words</s><sn="413">to</s> them, they will <sn="1961">be</s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s><sn="3605 3117">forever</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>But he <sn="5800">forsook</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="6098">counsel</s><sn="834">which</s> the old <sn="2205">men</s><sn="3289">gave</s> him, and took <sn="3289">counsel</s><sn="854">with</s> the young <sn="3206">men</s><sn="834">that</s> were brought <sn="1431">up</s><sn="854">with</s> him, that <sn="5975">stood</s><sn="6440">before</s> him. </v>
<vn='9'>And he <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, <sn="4100">What</s> advice <sn="3289">give</s><sn="859">ye</s> that we may <sn="7725">return</s><sn="1697">answer</s><sn="*853"></s> to <sn="2088">this</s><sn="5971">people</s>, <sn="834">which</s> have <sn="1696">spoken</s><sn="413">to</s> me, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="7043">Ease</s><sn="4480">somewhat</s> the <sn="5923">yoke</s><sn="834">that</s> thy <sn="1">father</s> did <sn="5414">put</s><sn="5921">upon</s> us? </v>
<vn='10'>And the young <sn="3206">men</s><sn="834">that</s> were brought <sn="1431">up</s><sn="854">with</s> him <sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="854">unto</s> him, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="3541">Thus</s> shalt thou <sn="559">answer</s> the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="413">unto</s> thee, <sn="559">saying</s>, Thy <sn="1">father</s> made our yoke <sn="3513 *853 5923">heavy</s>, but make thou it somewhat <sn="859 7043">lighter</s><sn="4480 5921">for</s> us; <sn="3541">thus</s> shalt thou <sn="559">say</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, My <sn="6995">little</s> finger shall be <sn="5666">thicker</s> than my <sn="1">father</s> 's <sn="4480 4975">loins</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>For <sn="6258">whereas</s> my <sn="1">father</s><sn="6006">put</s> a <sn="3515">heavy</s><sn="5923">yoke</s><sn="5921">upon</s> you, <sn="589">I</s> will put <sn="3254">more</s><sn="5921">to</s> your <sn="5923">yoke</s>: my <sn="1">father</s><sn="3256">chastised</s> you with <sn="7752">whips</s>, but <sn="589">I</s> will chastise you with <sn="6137">scorpions</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>So <sn="3379">Jeroboam</s> and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s> on the <sn="7992">third</s><sn="3117">day</s>, <sn="834">as</s> the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="1696">bade</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, Come <sn="7725">again</s><sn="413">to</s> me on the <sn="7992">third</s><sn="3117">day</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="6030">answered</s> them <sn="7186">roughly</s>; and <sn="4428">king</s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="5800">forsook</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="6098">counsel</s> of the old <sn="2205">men</s>, </v>
<vn='14'>And <sn="1696 413">answered</s> them after the <sn="6098">advice</s> of the young <sn="3206">men</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, My <sn="1">father</s> made your yoke <sn="3513 *853 5923">heavy</s>, but <sn="589">I</s> will <sn="3254">add</s><sn="5921">thereto</s>: my <sn="1">father</s><sn="3256">chastised</s> you with <sn="7752">whips</s>, but <sn="589">I</s> will chastise you with <sn="6137">scorpions</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>So the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="8085">hearkened</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="5971">people</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="5252">cause</s><sn="1961">was</s><sn="4480 5973">of</s><sn="430">God</s>, <sn="4616">that</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> might <sn="6965">perform</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="1697">word</s>, <sn="834">which</s> he <sn="1696">spoke</s> by the <sn="3027">hand</s> of <sn="281">Ahijah</s> the <sn="7888">Shilonite</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="3379">Jeroboam</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="5028">Nebat</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And when <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s> saw <sn="3588">that</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> would <sn="3808">not</s><sn="8085">hearken</s> unto them, the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="7725">answered</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4428">king</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="4100">What</s><sn="2506">portion</s> have we in <sn="1732">David</s>? and we have <sn="3808">none</s><sn="5159">inheritance</s> in the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3448">Jesse</s>: every <sn="376">man</s> to your <sn="168">tents</s>, O <sn="3478">Israel</s>: and <sn="6258">now</s>, <sn="1732">David</s>, <sn="7200">see</s> to thine own <sn="1004">house</s>. So <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="1980">went</s> to their <sn="168">tents</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>But as for the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> that <sn="3427">dwelt</s> in the <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, <sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="4427">reigned</s><sn="5921">over</s> them. </v>
<vn='18'>Then <sn="4428">king</s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s><sn="7971">sent</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="1913">Hadoram</s><sn="834">that</s> was <sn="5921">over</s> the <sn="4522">tribute</s>; and the <sn="1121">children</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="7275">stoned</s> him with <sn="68">stones</s>, that he <sn="4191">died</s>. But <sn="4428">king</s><sn="7346">Rehoboam</s> made <sn="553">speed</s> to get him <sn="5927">up</s> to his <sn="4818">chariot</s>, to <sn="5127">flee</s> to <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>And <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="6586">rebelled</s> against the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="1732">David</s><sn="5704">unto</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="3117">day</s>. </v>