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they sent and called him: and Ieroboam and in the sonne of Ishai. To your tents, O Israel:
all the Congregation of Israel came, and spake nowe see to thine owne house, Dauid. So Israel
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vnto Rehoboam, saying, Thy father made our departed vnto their tents. 17 Howbeit ouer the
yoke grieuous: now therefore make thou the children of Israel, which dwelt in the cities of
grieuous seruitude of thy father, and his sore Iudah, did Rehoboam reigne still. 18 Nowe the
yoke which he put vpon vs, lighter, and we will King Rehoboam sent Adoram the receiuer of the
serue thee. 5 And he said vnto them, Depart tribute, and all Israel stoned him to death: then
King Rehoboam made speede to get him vp to
yet for three dayes, then come againe to me. 19
And the people departed. And King Rehoboam his charet, to flee to Ierusalem. And Israel
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rebelled against the house of Dauid vnto this day.
tooke counsell with the olde men that had stande 20 And when all Israel had heard that Ieroboam
before Salomon his father, while he yet liued, and was come againe, they sent and called him vnto
sayde, What counsell giue ye, that I may make the assemblie, and made him King ouer all Israel:
an answere to this people? 7 And they spake none followed the house of Dauid, but the tribe
vnto him, saying, If thou be a seruant vnto this of Iudah onely. 21 And when Rehoboam was come
people this day, and serue them, and answere to Ierusalem, he gathered all the house of Iudah
them, and speake kinde wordes to them, they will with the tribe of Beniamin an hundreth and foure
be thy seruants for euer. 8 But he forsooke the score thousand of chosen men (which were good
counsell that the olde men had giuen him, and warriours) to fight against the house of Israel,
asked counsell of the yong men that had bene and to bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam
brought vp with him, and waited on him. 9 And the sonne of Salomon. 22 But the worde of God
he said vnto them, What counsell giue ye, that came vnto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
we may answere this people, which haue spoken 23 Speake vnto Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon
to me, saying, Make the yoke, which thy father King of Iudah, and vnto all the house of Iudah and
did put vpon vs, lighter? 10 Then the yong men Beniamin, and the remnant of the people, saying,
that were brought vp with him, spake vnto him, 24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go vp, nor
saying, Thus shalt thou say vnto this people, that fight against your brethren the children of Israel:
haue spoken vnto thee, and said, Thy father hath returne euery man to his house: for this thing is
made our yoke heauie, but make thou it lighter done by me. They obeyed therefore the worde of
vnto vs: euen thus shalt thou say vnto them, My the Lord and returned, and departed, according
least part shalbe bigger then my fathers loynes. to the worde of the Lord. 25 Then Ieroboam built
11 Now where as my father did burden you with a Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein,
grieuous yoke, I will yet make your yoke heauier: and went from thence, and built Penuel. 26 And
my father hath chastised you with rods, but I Ieroboam thought in his heart, Nowe shall the
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will correct you with scourges. 12 Then Ieroboam kingdome returne to the house of Dauid. If
and all the people came to Rehoboam the third this people goe vp and doe sacrifice in the house
day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come of the Lord at Ierusalem, then shall the heart of
this people turne againe vnto their lorde, euen
to me againe ye thirde day. 13 And the king to Rehoboam King of Iudah: so shall they kill
answered the people sharpely, and left the old me and goe againe to Rehoboam King of Iudah.
mens counsell that they gaue him, And spake to 28 Whereupon the King tooke counsell, and made
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them after the counsell of the yong men, saying, two calues of golde, and saide vnto them, It is too
My father made your yoke grieuous, and I will much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem: beholde,
make your yoke more grieuous: my father hath O Israel, thy gods, which brought thee vp out of
chastised you with rods, but I will correct you the lande of Egypt. 29 And he set the one in Beth-
with scourges. 15 And the King hearkened not el, and the other set he in Dan. 30 And this thing
vnto the people: for it was the ordinance of the turned to sinne: for the people went (because of
Lord, that he might perfourme his saying, which the one) euen to Dan. 31 Also he made an house
the Lord had spoken by Ahiiah the Shilonite vnto of hie places, and made Priestes of the lowest of
Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat. 16 So when all Israel the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.
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answered the King thus, saying, What portion And Ieroboam made a feast the fifteenth day
haue we in Dauid? we haue none inheritance of the eight moneth, like vnto the feast that is