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Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebatheard of it, he was living in Egypt (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of KingSolomon ).
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Then they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant to thispeopletoday, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speakgoodwords to them, then they will be your servantsforever*."
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So he said to them, "Whatcounsel do you give that we may answer*thispeoplewho have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yokewhich your fatherput on us'?"
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The youngmenwhogrew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall say to thispeoplewhospoke to you, saying, 'Your fathermade our yokeheavy, now you make it lighter for us!' But you shall speak to them, 'My littlefinger is thickerthan my father'sloins!
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'Whereas my fatherloaded you with a heavyyoke, I will add to your yoke; my fatherdisciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.' "
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and he spoke to them according to the advice of the youngmen, saying, "My fathermade your yokeheavy, but I will add to your yoke; my fatherdisciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
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So the king did not listen to the people; for it was a turn of events from the LORD, that He might establish His word, which the LORDspokethroughAhijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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When allIsrael saw that the king did not listen to them, the peopleanswered the king, saying, "Whatportion do we have in David? We have noinheritance in the son of Jesse; To your tents, O Israel! Nowlook after your own house, David!" So Israeldeparted to their tents.
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Then KingRehoboamsentAdoram, who was over the forcedlabor, and allIsraelstoned him to death. And KingRehoboammadehaste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
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It came about when allIsraelheard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent and called him to the assembly and made him kingoverallIsrael. None but the tribe of Judahfollowed the house of David.
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Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembledall the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, 180,000**chosen men who were warriors, to fightagainst the house of Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
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'Thussays the LORD, "You must not go up and fightagainst your relatives the sons of Israel; returneveryman to his house, for thisthing has come from Me.""' So they listened to the word of the LORD, and returned and went their way according to the word of the LORD.