2 Chronicles

Chapter 10

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֥leke rechabe'a֖m shsheke֑mah kּi֥y shsheke֛m bּa֥'u kal-yishsera'e֖l lehameli֥yke 'otֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֖ם שְׁכֶ֑מָה כִּ֥י שְׁכֶ֛ם בָּ֥אוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ אֹתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֞y kּishshemo֨'a yarabe'a֤m bּen-nebat֙ veh֣u bemitzera֔yim 'ashshe֣r bּara֔ch mipּene֖y shshelomo֣h hamּe֑leke vayּa֥shshab yarabe'a֖m mimּitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), that Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֨עַ יָרָבְעָ֤ם בֶּן־נְבָט֙ וְה֣וּא בְמִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּרַ֔ח מִפְּנֵ֖י שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיָּ֥שָׁב יָרָבְעָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּishshelechu֙ vayּiqere'u-l֔o vayּabo֥ yarabe'a֖m vekal-yishsera'e֑l vaֽyedabּer֔u 'el-rechabe'a֖m le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ל֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥א יָרָבְעָ֖ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): abi֖yka hiqeshsha֣h 'et-'ulּe֑nu ve'atּa֡h haqel֩ me'aboda֨t 'abi֜yka haqּashsha֗h ume'ulּ֧o hakּabe֛d 'ashsher-nata֥n 'ale֖ynu venaֽ'abedeֽkּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Your father made our yoke heavy; now therefore, lighten the burdensome service of your father and the heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you."

אָבִ֖יךָ הִקְשָׁ֣ה אֶת־עֻלֵּ֑נוּ וְעַתָּ֡ה הָקֵל֩ מֵעֲבֹדַ֨ת אָבִ֜יךָ הַקָּשָׁ֗ה וּמֵעֻלּ֧וֹ הַכָּבֵ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן עָלֵ֖ינוּ וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'alehe֗m '֛od shshelo֥shshet yami֖ym veshsh֣ubu 'ela֑y vayּe֖leke ha'aֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)So he said to them, "Come back to me after three days." And the people departed.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם ע֛וֹד שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִ֖ים וְשׁ֣וּבוּ אֵלָ֑י וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הָעָֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiua'a֞tz hamּe֣leke rechabe'a֗m 'et-hazּeqeniym֙ 'ashsher-hay֣u 'oֽmedi֗ym lipeney֙ shshelomo֣h 'abi֔yv bּiֽheyot֥o cha֖y le'mo֑r 'e֚yke 'atּe֣m nֽo'atzi֔ym lehashshi֥yb laֽ'am-hazּe֖h dּabaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, saying, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"

וַיִּוָּעַ֞ץ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם אֶת־הַזְּקֵנִים֙ אֲשֶׁר־הָי֣וּ עֹֽמְדִ֗ים לִפְנֵי֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה אָבִ֔יו בִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹ חַ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵ֚יךְ אַתֶּ֣ם נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים לְהָשִׁ֥יב לָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה דָּבָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּer֨u 'ela֜yv le'mo֗r 'im-tּiֽheye֨h let֜ob leha'a֤m hazּeh֙ uretziyta֔m vedibּaretּa֥ 'alehe֖m dּebari֣ym tobi֑ym vehay֥u leka֛ 'abadi֖ym kּal-hayּamiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And they spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to these people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be your servants forever."

וַיְדַבְּר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר אִם־תִּֽהְיֶ֨ה לְט֜וֹב לְהָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ וּרְצִיתָ֔ם וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם דְּבָרִ֣ים טוֹבִ֑ים וְהָי֥וּ לְךָ֛ עֲבָדִ֖ים כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּa'azo֛b 'et-'atza֥t hazּeqeni֖ym 'ashshe֣r ye'atzu֑hu vayּiua'a֗tz 'et-hayeladiym֙ 'ashshe֣r gּadel֣u 'itּ֔o ha'omedi֖ym lepanaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But he rejected the counsel which the elders gave him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצֻ֑הוּ וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר גָּדְל֣וּ אִתּ֔וֹ הָעֹמְדִ֖ים לְפָנָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'alehe֗m ma֚h 'atּe֣m nֽo'atzi֔ym venashshi֥yb dּaba֖r 'et-ha'a֣m hazּe֑h 'ashshe֨r dּibּer֤u 'elay֙ le'mo֔r haqel֙ min-ha'o֔l 'ashsher-nata֥n 'abi֖yka 'aleֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And he said to them, "What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם מָ֚ה אַתֶּ֣ם נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים וְנָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָ֖ר אֶת־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבְּר֤וּ אֵלַי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָקֵל֙ מִן־הָעֹ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן אָבִ֖יךָ עָלֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּer֣u 'itּ֗o hayeladiym֙ 'ashshe֨r gּadel֣u 'itּo֮ le'mor֒ kּoֽh-to'ma֡r la'am֩ 'ashsher-dּibּer֨u 'ele֜yka le'mo֗r 'abi֨yka֙ hikebּi֣yd 'et-'ulּe֔nu ve'atּa֖h haqe֣l me'ale֑ynu kּo֚h tּo'ma֣r 'alehe֔m qaֽtanּi֥y 'aba֖h mimּatene֥y 'abiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you should speak to the people who have spoken to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us', thus you shall say to them: 'My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist!

וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אִתּ֗וֹ הַיְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר גָּדְל֣וּ אִתּוֹ֮ לֵאמֹר֒ כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֡ר לָעָם֩ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבְּר֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ לֵאמֹ֗ר אָבִ֨יךָ֙ הִכְבִּ֣יד אֶת־עֻלֵּ֔נוּ וְאַתָּ֖ה הָקֵ֣ל מֵעָלֵ֑ינוּ כֹּ֚ה תֹּאמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם קָֽטָנִּ֥י עָבָ֖ה מִמָּתְנֵ֥י אָבִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h 'abiy֙ he'emi֤ys 'aleykem֙ 'o֣l kּabe֔d va'ani֖y 'osi֣yp 'aֽl-'ulּeke֑m 'abi֗y yisּa֤r 'etekem֙ bּashshּoti֔ym va'ani֖y bּaֽ'aqerabּiֽym׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!' "

וְעַתָּ֗ה אָבִי֙ הֶעְמִ֤יס עֲלֵיכֶם֙ עֹ֣ל כָּבֵ֔ד וַאֲנִ֖י אֹסִ֣יף עַֽל־עֻלְּכֶ֑ם אָבִ֗י יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֖י בָּֽעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨ yarabe'a֧m vekal-ha'a֛m 'el-rechabe'a֖m bּayּ֣om hashshּelishshi֑y kּa'ashshe֨r dּibּe֤r hamּe֨leke֙ le'mo֔r shsh֥ubu 'ela֖y bּayּ֥om hashshּelishshiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had directed, saying, "Come back to me on the third day."

וַיָּבֹ֨א יָרָבְעָ֧ם וְכָל־הָעָ֛ם אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֖ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑י כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שׁ֥וּבוּ אֵלַ֖י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ane֥m hamּe֖leke qashsha֑h vaֽyּa'azob֙ hamּe֣leke rechabe'a֔m 'e֖t 'atza֥t hazּeqeniֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the counsel of the elders,

וַיַּעֲנֵ֥ם הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ קָשָׁ֑ה וַֽיַּעֲזֹב֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֔ם אֵ֖ת עֲצַ֥ת הַזְּקֵנִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֣r 'alehe֗m kּa'atza֤t hayeladiym֙ le'mo֔r 'akebּiyd֙ 'eֽt-'ulּeke֔m va'ani֖y 'osi֣yp 'ala֑yv 'abi֗y yisּa֤r 'etekem֙ bּashshּoti֔ym va'ani֖y bּa'aqerabּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions!"

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם כַּעֲצַ֤ת הַיְלָדִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַכְבִּיד֙ אֶֽת־עֻלְּכֶ֔ם וַאֲנִ֖י אֹסִ֣יף עָלָ֑יו אָבִ֗י יִסַּ֤ר אֶתְכֶם֙ בַּשּׁוֹטִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֖י בָּעֲקְרַבִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-shshama֥ hamּe֖leke 'el-ha'a֑m kּiֽy-hayeta֤h nesibּah֙ me'i֣m hֽa'elohi֔ym lema'an֩ haqi֨ym yehva֜h 'et-dּebar֗o 'ashshe֤r dּibּer֙ bּeyad֙ 'achiyּa֣hu hashshּiֽloni֔y 'el-yarabe'a֖m bּen-nebaֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the king did not listen to the people; for the turn of events was from God, that the LORD might fulfil His word, which He had spoken by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

וְלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֥ע הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־הָיְתָ֤ה נְסִבָּה֙ מֵעִ֣ם הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לְמַעַן֩ הָקִ֨ים יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־דְּבָר֗וֹ אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּר֙ בְּיַד֙ אֲחִיָּ֣הוּ הַשִּֽׁלוֹנִ֔י אֶל־יָרָבְעָ֖ם בֶּן־נְבָֽט׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-yishsera'e֗l kּi֠y lo'-shshama֣ hamּeleke֮ lahem֒ vayּashshi֣ybu ha'a֣m 'et-hamּe֣leke ׀ le'mo֡r mah-lּanu֩ che֨leq bּedavi֜yd veloֽ'-nachala֣h bּeben-yishsha֗y 'i֤yshsh le'ohale֨yka֙ yishsera'e֔l 'atּa֕h re'e֥h beyteka֖ dּavi֑yd vayּe֥leke kּal-yishsera'e֖l le'ohalaֽyv׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: "What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to your tents, O Israel! Now see to your own house, O David!" So all Israel departed to their tents.

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כִּ֠י לֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ לָהֶם֒ וַיָּשִׁ֣יבוּ הָעָ֣ם אֶת־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ׀ לֵאמֹ֡ר מַה־לָּנוּ֩ חֵ֨לֶק בְּדָוִ֜יד וְלֹֽא־נַחֲלָ֣ה בְּבֶן־יִשַׁ֗י אִ֤ישׁ לְאֹהָלֶ֨יךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַתָּ֕ה רְאֵ֥ה בֵיתְךָ֖ דָּוִ֑יד וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֣y yishsera'e֔l hayּoֽshshebi֖ym bּe'are֣y yehuda֑h vayּimelo֥ke 'aleyhe֖m rechabe'aֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֖ים בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם רְחַבְעָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֞ch hamּe֣leke rechabe'a֗m 'et-hadoram֙ 'ashshe֣r 'al-hamּa֔s vayּiregּemu-b֧o beneֽy-yishsera'e֛l 'e֖ben vayּamo֑t vehamּe֣leke rechabe'a֗m hite'amּetz֙ laֽ'al֣ot bּamּerekּaba֔h lan֖us yerushshalaiֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labour; but the children of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. Therefore King Rehoboam hastily mounted his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם אֶת־הֲדֹרָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַמַּ֔ס וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־ב֧וֹ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶ֖בֶן וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם הִתְאַמֵּץ֙ לַֽעֲל֣וֹת בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה לָנ֖וּס יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּipeshshe'֤u yishsera'el֙ bּebe֣yt dּavi֔yd 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

וַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּבֵ֣ית דָּוִ֔יד עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ס