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The youngmenwhogrew up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall say to the peoplewhospoke to you, saying, 'Your fathermade our yokeheavy, but you make it lighter for us.' Thus you shall say 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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So Jeroboam and all the peoplecame to Rehoboam on the thirdday as the king had directed, saying, "Return to me on the thirdday."
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The kinganswered them harshly, and KingRehoboamforsook the counsel of the elders.
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He spoke to them according to the advice of the youngmen, saying, "My fathermade your yokeheavy, but I will add to it; 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, 1for it was a turn of events from God2that the LORD might establish His word, which He spokethroughAhijah 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, "3Whatportion do we have in David? We have noinheritance in the son of Jesse. Everyman to your tents, O Israel; Nowlook after your own house, David." 4So allIsraeldeparted to their tents.
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But as for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboamreignedover them.
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Then KingRehoboamsentHadoram, who was 5over the forcedlabor, and the sons of Israelstoned him to death. And KingRehoboammadehaste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
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So 6Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to thisday.
This chapter is not only in sense the same, but is expressed almost in the selfsame words as First Kings chapter twelve, verses one through nineteen, so there needs not anything to be added to the notes there, which the reader is referred to.