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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 10 (WEBP)

[1] Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
[2] When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
[3] They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
[4] “Your father made our yoke grievous. Now therefore make the grievous service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.”
[5] He said to them, “Come again to me after three days.” So the people departed.
[6] King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me about how to answer these people?”
[7] They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
[8] But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
[9] He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may give an answer to these people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter’?”
[10] The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;’ thus you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
[11] Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’”
[12] So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”
[13] The king answered them roughly; and King Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,
[14] and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
[15] So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[16] When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So all Israel departed to their tents.
[17] But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
[18] Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
[19] So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 10 (KJVS)

[1] And Rehoboam went () to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come () to make him king. ()
[2] And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled () from the presence of Solomon the king, heard () it, that Jeroboam returned () out of Egypt.
[3] And they sent () and called () him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came () and spake () to Rehoboam, saying, ()
[4] Thy father made our yoke grievous: () now therefore ease () thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put () upon us, and we will serve () thee.
[5] And he said () unto them, Come again () unto me after three days. And the people departed. ()
[6] And king Rehoboam took counsel () with the old men that had stood () before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, () What counsel give () ye me to return () answer to this people?
[7] And they spake () unto him, saying, () If thou be kind to this people, and please () them, and speak () good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
[8] But he forsook () the counsel which the old men gave () him, and took counsel () with the young men that were brought up () with him, that stood () before him.
[9] And he said () unto them, What advice () give ye that we may return () answer to this people, which have spoken () to me, saying, () Ease () somewhat the yoke that thy father did put () upon us?
[10] And the young men that were brought up () with him spake () unto him, saying, () Thus shalt thou answer () the people that spake () unto thee, saying, () Thy father made our yoke heavy, () but make thou it somewhat lighter () for us; thus shalt thou say () unto them, My little finger shall be thicker () than my father’s loins.
[11] For whereas my father put () a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more () to your yoke: my father chastised () you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[12] So Jeroboam and all the people came () to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, () saying, () Come again () to me on the third day.
[13] And the king answered () them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook () the counsel of the old men,
[14] and answered () them after the advice of the young men, saying, () My father made your yoke heavy, () but I will add () thereto: my father chastised () you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
[15] So the king hearkened () not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the Lord might perform () his word, which he spake () by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
[16] And when all Israel saw () that the king would not hearken () unto them, the people answered () the king, saying, () What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see () to thine own house. So all Israel went () to their tents.
[17] But as for the children of Israel that dwelt () in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned () over them.
[18] Then king Rehoboam sent () Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned () him with stones, that he died. () But king Rehoboam made speed () to get him up () to his chariot, to flee () to Jerusalem.
[19] And Israel rebelled () against the house of David unto this day.

2 Chronicles 10:11 Heb. laded
2 Chronicles 10:18 Heb. strengthened himself

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 10 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () Ροβοαμ () εἰς () Συχεμ, () ὅτι () εἰς () Συχεμ () ἤρχετο () πᾶς () Ισραηλ () βασιλεῦσαι () αὐτόν. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὡς () ἤκουσεν () Ιεροβοαμ υἱὸς () Ναβατ—καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἐν () Αἰγύπτῳ, () ὡς () ἔφυγεν () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () Σαλωμων τοῦ () βασιλέως, () καὶ () κατῴκησεν () Ιεροβοαμ ἐν () Αἰγύπτῳ ()—καὶ () ἀπέστρεψεν () Ιεροβοαμ ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἀπέστειλαν () καὶ () ἐκάλεσαν () αὐτόν, () καὶ () ἦλθεν () Ιεροβοαμ καὶ () πᾶσα () ἡ () ἐκκλησία () Ισραηλ () πρὸς () Ροβοαμ () λέγοντες ()
[4] Ὁ () πατήρ () σου () ἐσκλήρυνεν () τὸν () ζυγὸν () ἡμῶν, () καὶ () νῦν () ἄφες () ἀπὸ () τῆς () δουλείας () τοῦ () πατρός () σου () τῆς () σκληρᾶς () καὶ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () ζυγοῦ () αὐτοῦ () τοῦ () βαρέος, () οὗ () ἔδωκεν () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς, () καὶ () δουλεύσομέν () σοι. ()
[5] Καὶ () εἶπεν αὐτοῖς () Πορεύεσθε () ἕως () τριῶν () ἡμερῶν () καὶ () ἔρχεσθε () πρός () με· () καὶ () ἀπῆλθεν () ὁ () λαός. ()
[6] Καὶ () συνήγαγεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ροβοαμ () τοὺς () πρεσβυτέρους () τοὺς () ἑστηκότας () ἐναντίον () Σαλωμων τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () τῷ () ζῆν () αὐτὸν () λέγων () Πῶς () ὑμεῖς () βουλεύεσθε τοῦ () ἀποκριθῆναι () τῷ () λαῷ () τούτῳ () λόγον; ()
[7] Καὶ () ἐλάλησαν () αὐτῷ () λέγοντες () Ἐὰν () ἐν () τῇ () σήμερον () γένῃ () εἰς () ἀγαθὸν () τῷ () λαῷ () τούτῳ () καὶ () εὐδοκήσῃς () καὶ () λαλήσῃς () αὐτοῖς () λόγους () ἀγαθούς, () καὶ () ἔσονταί () σοι () παῖδες () πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας. ()
[8] Καὶ () κατέλιπεν () τὴν () βουλὴν () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων, () οἳ () συνεβουλεύσαντο () αὐτῷ, () καὶ () συνεβουλεύσατο () μετὰ () τῶν () παιδαρίων () τῶν () συνεκτραφέντων μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () τῶν () ἑστηκότων () ἐναντίον () αὐτοῦ. ()
[9] Καὶ () εἶπεν αὐτοῖς () Τί () ὑμεῖς () βουλεύεσθε καὶ () ἀποκριθήσομαι () λόγον () τῷ () λαῷ () τούτῳ, () οἳ () ἐλάλησαν () πρός () με () λέγοντες () Ἄνες () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () ζυγοῦ, () οὗ () ἔδωκεν () ὁ () πατήρ () σου () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς; ()
[10] Καὶ () ἐλάλησαν () αὐτῷ () τὰ () παιδάρια () τὰ () ἐκτραφέντα () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () Οὕτως () λαλήσεις () τῷ () λαῷ () τῷ () λαλήσαντι () πρὸς () σὲ () λέγων () Ὁ () πατήρ () σου () ἐβάρυνεν τὸν () ζυγὸν () ἡμῶν () καὶ () σὺ () ἄφες () ἀφ’ () ἡμῶν, () οὕτως () ἐρεῖς () Ὁ () μικρὸς () δάκτυλός () μου () παχύτερος τῆς () ὀσφύος () τοῦ () πατρός () μου· ()
[11] καὶ () νῦν () ὁ () πατήρ () μου () ἐπαίδευσεν () ὑμᾶς () ζυγῷ () βαρεῖ () καὶ () ἐγὼ () προσθήσω () ἐπὶ () τὸν () ζυγὸν () ὑμῶν, () ὁ () πατήρ () μου () ἐπαίδευσεν () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () μάστιγξιν () καὶ () ἐγὼ () παιδεύσω () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () σκορπίοις. ()
[12] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () Ιεροβοαμ καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () πρὸς () Ροβοαμ () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () τῇ () τρίτῃ, () ὡς () ἐλάλησεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () λέγων () Ἐπιστρέψατε () πρός () με () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () τῇ () τρίτῃ. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () σκληρά, () καὶ () ἐγκατέλιπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ροβοαμ () τὴν () βουλὴν () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων ()
[14] καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () πρὸς () αὐτοὺς () κατὰ () τὴν () βουλὴν () τῶν () νεωτέρων () λέγων () Ὁ () πατήρ () μου () ἐβάρυνεν τὸν () ζυγὸν () ὑμῶν () καὶ () ἐγὼ () προσθήσω () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν, () ὁ () πατήρ () μου () ἐπαίδευσεν () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () μάστιγξιν () καὶ () ἐγὼ () παιδεύσω () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () σκορπίοις. ()
[15] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἤκουσεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τοῦ () λαοῦ, () ὅτι () ἦν () μεταστροφὴ παρὰ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () λέγων () Ἀνέστησεν () κύριος () τὸν () λόγον () αὐτοῦ, () ὃν () ἐλάλησεν () ἐν () χειρὶ () Αχια τοῦ () Σηλωνίτου περὶ () Ιεροβοαμ υἱοῦ () Ναβατ
[16] καὶ () παντὸς () Ισραηλ, () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἤκουσεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () αὐτῶν. () Καὶ () ἀπεκρίθη () ὁ () λαὸς () πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () λέγων () Τίς () ἡμῖν () μερὶς () ἐν () Δαυιδ () καὶ () κληρονομία () ἐν () υἱῷ () Ιεσσαι; () Εἰς () τὰ () σκηνώματά () σου, () Ισραηλ· () νῦν () βλέπε () τὸν () οἶκόν () σου, () Δαυιδ. () Καὶ () ἐπορεύθη () πᾶς () Ισραηλ () εἰς () τὰ () σκηνώματα () αὐτοῦ· ()
[17] καὶ () ἄνδρες () Ισραηλ () οἱ () κατοικοῦντες () ἐν () πόλεσιν () Ιουδα καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐπ’ () αὐτῶν () Ροβοαμ. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ροβοαμ () τὸν () Αδωνιραμ τὸν () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () φόρου, () καὶ () ἐλιθοβόλησαν () αὐτὸν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () λίθοις () καὶ () ἀπέθανεν· () καὶ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ροβοαμ () ἔσπευσεν () τοῦ () ἀναβῆναι () εἰς () τὸ () ἅρμα () τοῦ () φυγεῖν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[19] Καὶ () ἠθέτησεν () Ισραηλ () ἐν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () Δαυιδ () ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.