Second Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 982

3: T hen,Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David his father, and Rehaboam his son succeeded him. (975 mc.) Rziyahnmrfs }¤lIg. 10 Then Rehaboam went to Shekem ; for the Pariiament of Israel had

come to Shekem to make him King; and it occurred that jerabampben- Nebat heard of it. He wasin Mitzer- here he had ded from Ki axm, wng Solomon, and y jerabam reside amongst the Mitzeraim. But they sent and invited him,·——and Jerabam came to the Parliament of Israel, and they addressed Rehaboam and said; ‘ Your father was hard upon us, so will you lighten the slavery of your father’s oppression ? and lift up the load which he placed on usi Then we will serve you! ’ Wait »for three days,——and return to me. So the Parliament went away. 6 Then King Rehaboam consulted the Old Men. who had stood before his father Solomon, while he was alive, What do you advise me I0 II I2 to return as an answer to these people? If you

make yourself pleasant to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will then be your subjects for all time. But he rejected the advice of the Old Menwhich thhad advised hi , ey m, and asked advice o the lads who had grown up with him, and stood in his presence, and said to them: ‘ What do you advise that I should

return asanswer to these people? who ask me, saying, ‘ Ease oil what your father put on us! So the lads who had grown up with

Reply thus to the people who addressed you saying, ‘ Your father loaded upon us,-—but you lighten oil from us l ' Say this to them,-—‘ My little linger is thicker than my father’s loins l———So as my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, {lwill add to your yoke ;·—My ather scourged you with whips,-—but I with Jerabam and all the Parliament with

him returned to Rehaboam on the third day, as the King had said to Come to me on the third when the King answered them harshly; for King Rehaboam forsook the advice of the Old Men, and an- swered them in accordance upon the advice of the lads, and said; My father was heavy upon you,

but I will add myself to him! My father chastised you with whips,——but Thus the King did not listen to the people. But it came round from Gon, so

that he might confirm the Message of the Lcxb, which was delivered by means of Akhihu, the Shilonite to ]erabam,·ben·Nebat. When the Parliament of Israel saw

that the King would not listen to them, then the people replied to the What advan- tage have we in David ?—There is no benefit in the son of jessail Every one to your Tents, Israel I Now look to your own House David! ilzljalwuut prnimltzs at llzlmlt hg his inllg. 16 And the Army of Israel went to their

Tents. (But Rehaboam reigned over the Children of Israel who resided in the Cities of Judah King Rehaboam, however, sent to t em Hadoram who was Superintendent of the Conscrip- tion; but the Children of Israel over- whelmed him with stones, and killed him, so King Rehaboam got in _ a hurry into his carriage and ded to jerusalem.-—'I`hus Israel rebelled from the House of David to this day. 18 llzlyahusm fries in Salma: the Bzhult. When Rehaboam arrived at ]eru· 11 salem, he summoned from the Houses of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand soldiers, trained for War, to fight with Israel, and to recover the Kingship to Rehaboam, but a Message from the LQRD came to Shemaihu. a MAN of Gon. to say; 'Speak to Rehaboam,·ben~Solomon, King of Judah, and to all Israel in udah, and Benjamin, and say'; Thus says the Evmetxvmo, You shall not advance against, nor fight with your brothers 2- Return every man to your houses, for this So they listened to the commands of the 982