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1 Kings 12
And
a
Rehoboam
went
to
Shechem:
for
all
Israel
were
come
to
Shechem
to
make
him
king.
2 And
it
came
to
pass,
when
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat,
who
was
yet
in
Egypt,
heard
of
it,
(for
he
was
fled
from
the
presence
of
king
Solomon,
and
Jeroboam
dwelt
in
Egypt;)
3 That
they
sent
and
called
him.
And
Jeroboam
and
all
the
congregation
of
Israel
came,
and
spake
unto
Rehoboam,
saying,
4 Thy
father
made
our
a
yoke
grievous:
now
therefore
make
thou
the
grievous
service
of
thy
father,
and
his
heavy
yoke
which
he
put
upon
us,
lighter,
and
we
will
serve
thee.
5 And
he
said
unto
them,
Depart
yet
for
three
days,
then
come
again
to
me.
And
the
people
departed.
6 And
king
Rehoboam
consulted
with
the
a
old
men,
that
stood
before
Solomon
his
father
while
he
yet
lived,
and
said,
How
do
ye
advise
that
I
may
answer
this
people?
7 And
they
spake
unto
him,
saying,
If
thou
wilt
be
a
a
servant
unto
this
people
this
day,
and
wilt
serve
them,
and
answer
them,
and
speak
good
words
to
them,
then
they
will
be
thy
servants
for
ever.
8 But
he
forsook
the
counsel
of
the
a
old
men,
which
they
had
given
him,
and
consulted
with
the
young
men
that
were
grown
up
with
him,
and
which
stood
before
him:
9 And
he
said
unto
them,
What
counsel
give
ye
that
we
may
answer
this
people,
who
have
spoken
to
me,
saying,
Make
the
yoke
which
thy
father
did
put
upon
us
lighter?
10 And
the
young
men
that
were
grown
up
with
him
spake
unto
him,
saying,
Thus
shalt
thou
speak
unto
this
people
that
spake
unto
thee,
saying,
Thy
father
made
our
yoke
heavy,
but
make
thou
it
lighter
unto
us;
thus
shalt
thou
say
unto
them,
My
little
finger
shall
be
thicker
than
my
father's
loins.
11 And
now
whereas
my
father
did
lade
you
with
a
heavy
a
yoke,
I
will
add
to
your
yoke:
my
father
hath
chastised
you
with
whips,
but
I
will
chastise
you
with
b
scorpions.
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