2 Chronicles 10
10:1And Rehoboam came unto Shechem, for unto Shechem came all Israel to give reign to him.
10:2And it came to pass when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard, (for he was in Egypt, as he fled from the face of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,) that Jeroboam returned from out of Egypt.
10:3And they sent and called him. And Jeroboam came, and all the assembly of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
10:4Your father hardened our yoke; and now, you lighten from the hard servitude of your father, and from his heavy yoke which he put upon us! and we will serve to you.
10:5And he said to them, Go until three days, and then come to me! And the people went forth.
10:6And king Rehoboam brought together the elders of the ones standing before Solomon his father during his life, saying, How do you counsel to answer a word to this people?
10:7And they spoke to him, saying, If in today you should be for good to this people, and you should please them, and should speak to them good words, then they will be to you for servants all the days.
10:8And he forsook the counsel of the elders, the ones advising to him, and he was advised by the young men of the ones being brought up with him, of the ones standing before him.
10:9And he said to them, What word do you counsel that I shall answer to this people who spoke to me, saying, Spare us from the yoke of which your father put upon us?
10:10And the young men having been brought up with him said to him, saying, Thus shall you speak to the people, to the one speaking to you, saying, Your father oppressed our yoke, and you now lighten from our yoke! Thus you shall say to them, My small finger is thicker than the loin of my father.
10:11And now my father inserted to you a heavy yoke, but I will add upon your yoke. My father corrected you with whips, but I will correct you with scorpions.
10:12And Jeroboam came and all the people to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king said, saying, Return to me on the third day!
10:13And the king answered them hard; and king abandoned Rehoboam the counsel of the elders.
10:14And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the younger men, saying, My father oppressed your yoke, and I will add upon it. My father corrected you with whips, and I will correct you with scorpions.
10:15And the king did not hearken to the people. For he was converted from God, that the lord should establish his word, which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat.
10:16And all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them. And the people answered to the king, saying, What is our portion with David, and the inheritance with the son of Jesse? Run to your tents, O Israel! Now look to your own house, David! And all Israel went to its tents.
10:17And as far as the men of Israel dwelling in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
10:18And Rehoboam the king sent Hadoram, the one over the tribute. And the sons of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to ascend into the chariot to flee unto Jerusalem.
10:19And Israel annulled allegiance to the house of David until this day.