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2 Chronicles 10

4.14 The rigour of Rehoboám. 13 He followeth lewde counſel. 16 The people rebelle.
1.THen Rehoboám wẽt to Shechém: for to Shechém came all Iſraél to make him King.
2.And when Ieroboám the ſonne of Nebát heard it, (which was in Egypt, whither he had fled frõ the preſence of Salomón the King) he returned out of Egypt.
3.And they ſent and called him: ſo came Ieroboám and all Iſraél, and cõmuned with Rehoboám, ſaying,
4.Thy father made our yoke grieuous: now therefore make ye the grieuous ſeruitude of thy father, and his ſore yoke, that he put vpon vs, lighter, and we wil ſerue thee.
5.And he ſaid to thẽ, Departe yet thre dayes, thẽ come againe vnto me. And the people departed.
6.And King Rehoboám toke counſel with the olde men that had ſtand before Salomón his father, while he yet liued, ſaying, What counſel giue ye that I may anſwer this people?
7.And they ſpake vnto him, ſaying, If thou be kinde to this people, and pleaſe them, and ſpeake louing wordes to them, they wil be thy ſeruants for euer.
8.But he left the coũſel of the ancient men that they had giuen him, and toke counſel of the yong mẽ that were broght vp with him, and waited on him.
9.And he ſaid vnto them, What counſel giue ye, that we may anſwer this people, wc haue ſpoken to me, ſaying, Make the yoke which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?
10.And the yong men that were broght vp with him, ſpake vnto him, ſaying, Thus ſhalt thou anſwer the people that ſpake to thee, ſaying, Thy father made our yoke heauy, but make thou it lighter for vs; thus ſhalt thou ſay vnto them, My leaſt parte ſhal be bigger then my fathers loynes.
11.Now where as my father did burdē you wt a grieuous yoke, I wil yet increaſe your yoke: my father hathe chaſtiſed you with roddes, but I wil correct you with ſcourges.
12.¶ Then Ieroboám and all the people came to Rehoboám the third day, as the King had appointed, ſaying, Come againe to me the third day.
13.And the King anſwered them ſharpely: and King Rehoboám left the counſel of the ancient men,
14.And ſpake to them after the counſel of the yong men, ſaying, My father made your yoke grieuous, but I wil increaſe it: my father chaſtiſed you with roddes, but I wil correct you with ſcourges.
15.So the King hearkened not vnto the people: for it was the ordinance of God that the Lord might performe his ſaying, which he had ſpoken by Ahiáh the Shilonite to Ieroboám the ſonne of Nebát.
16.So when all Iſraél ſawe that the King wolde not heare them, the people anſwered the King, ſaying, What porcion haue we in Dauid? for we haue none inheritance in the ſonne of Iſhái. O Iſraél, euerie man to your tents: now ſe to thine owne houſe, Dauid. So all Iſraél departed to their tents.
17.Howbeit Rehoboám reigned ouer the children of Iſraél, that dwelt in the cities of Iudáh.
18.Then King Rehoboám ſent Hadorám that was ouer the tribute, & the children of Iſraél ſtoned him with ſtones, that he dyed: then King Rehoboám made ſpede to get him vp to his charet, to flee to Ieruſalém.
19.And Iſraél rebelled againſt the houſe of Dauid vnto this day.

Notes

1:*.
1. King 12.1.
1:a.
After the death of Salomón.
4:b.
That is, hãdeled vs rudely It ſemeth that God hardened their heartes, ſo that they thus mur mured without cauſe: which declareth alſo the incõſtãcie of the people.
8:".
Or, that ſtode by him, that is, wc ich were of his counſel and ſecretes.
10:".
Or, litle finger: meaning yt he was of farre greater power thē was his father.
11:".
Or, ſcorpions
15:c.
Gods wiſdome poſeth ſuche a neceſsitie to ye ſecond cauſes, that nothing cā be done but according to the ſame, and yet mans wil worketh as of it ſelfe, ſo that it can not be excuſed in doing euil, by alledging that it is Gods ordinance.
15:".
Ebr. by the hād
16:*.
1. Kyn. 12, 16.
18:".
Or, receyuer.
18:".
Ebr. ſtrengthened him ſelfe.