I Kings 12 (kjv)

And Rehoboam^H7346 went^H3212 to Shechem^H7927: for all Israel^H3478 were come^H935 to Shechem^H7927 to make him king^H4427.²And it came to pass, when Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028, who was yet in Egypt^H4714, heard^H8085 of it, (for he was fled^H1272 from the presence^H6440 of king^H4428 Solomon^H8010, and Jeroboam^H3379 dwelt^H3427 in Egypt^H4714;)³That they sent^H7971 and called^H7121 him. And Jeroboam^H3379 and all the congregation^H6951 of Israel^H3478 came^H935, and spake^H1696 unto Rehoboam^H7346, saying^H559,

⁴Thy father^H1 made^H7185 our yoke^H5923 grievous^H7185: now therefore make thou the grievous^H7186 service^H5656 of thy father^H1, and his heavy^H3515 yoke^H5923 which he put^H5414 upon us, lighter^H7043, and we will serve^H5647 thee.⁵And he said^H559 unto them, Depart^H3212 yet for three^H7969 days^H3117, then come again^H7725 to me. And the people^H5971 departed^H3212.

⁶And king^H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 consulted^H3289 with the old men^H2205, that stood^H5975 before^H6440 Solomon^H8010 his father^H1 while he yet lived^H2416, and said^H559, How do ye advise^H3289 that I may^H7725 answer^H1697 this people^H5971?⁷And they spake^H1696 unto him, saying^H559, If thou wilt be a servant^H5650 unto this people^H5971 this day^H3117, and wilt serve^H5647 them, and answer^H6030 them, and speak^H1696 good^H2896 words^H1697 to them, then they will be thy servants^H5650 for ever^H3117.⁸But he forsook^H5800 the counsel^H6098 of the old men^H2205, which they had given^H3289 him, and consulted^H3289 with the young men^H3206 that were grown up^H1431 with him, and which stood^H5975 before^H6440 him:⁹And he said^H559 unto them, What counsel give^H3289 ye that we may^H7725 answer^H1697 this people^H5971, who have spoken^H1696 to me, saying^H559, Make^H7043 the yoke^H5923 which thy father^H1 did put^H5414 upon us lighter^H7043?¹⁰And the young men^H3206 that were grown up^H1431 with him spake^H1696 unto him, saying^H559, Thus shalt thou speak^H559 unto this people^H5971 that spake^H1696 unto thee, saying^H559, Thy father^H1 made^H3513 our yoke^H5923 heavy^H3513, but make thou it lighter^H7043 unto us; thus shalt thou say^H1696 unto them, My little^H6995 finger shall be thicker^H5666 than my father's^H1 loins^H4975.¹¹And now whereas my father^H1 did lade^H6006 you with a heavy^H3515 yoke^H5923, I will add^H3254 to your yoke^H5923: my father^H1 hath chastised^H3256 you with whips^H7752, but I will chastise^H3256 you with scorpions^H6137.¹²So Jeroboam^H3379 and all the people^H5971 came^H935 to Rehoboam^H7346 the third^H7992 day^H3117, as the king^H4428 had appointed^H1696, saying^H559, Come to me again^H7725 the third^H7992 day^H3117.¹³And the king^H4428 answered^H6030 the people^H5971 roughly^H7186, and forsook^H5800 the old men's^H2205 counsel^H6098 that they gave^H3289 him;¹⁴And spake^H1696 to them after the counsel^H6098 of the young men^H3206, saying^H559, My father^H1 made^H3513 your yoke^H5923 heavy^H3513, and I will add^H3254 to your yoke^H5923: my father^H1 also chastised^H3256 you with whips^H7752, but I will chastise^H3256 you with scorpions^H6137.¹⁵Wherefore the king^H4428 hearkened^H8085 not unto the people^H5971; for the cause^H5438 was from the LORD^H3068, that he might perform^H6965 his saying^H1697, which the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696 by^H3027 Ahijah^H281 the Shilonite^H7888 unto Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028.

¹⁶So^H7725 when all Israel^H3478 saw^H7200 that the king^H4428 hearkened^H8085 not unto them, the people^H5971 answered^H1697 the king^H4428, saying^H559, What portion^H2506 have we in David^H1732? neither have we inheritance^H5159 in the son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448: to your tents^H168, O Israel^H3478: now see^H7200 to thine own house^H1004, David^H1732. So Israel^H3478 departed^H3212 unto their tents^H168.¹⁷But as for the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 which dwelt^H3427 in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, Rehoboam^H7346 reigned^H4427 over them.¹⁸Then king^H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 sent^H7971 Adoram^H151, who was over the tribute^H4522; and all Israel^H3478 stoned^H7275 him with stones^H68, that he died^H4191. Therefore king^H4428 Rehoboam^H7346 made speed^H553 to get him up^H5927 to his chariot^H4818, to flee^H5127 to Jerusalem^H3389.¹⁹So Israel^H3478 rebelled^H6586 against the house^H1004 of David^H1732 unto this day^H3117.²⁰And it came to pass, when all Israel^H3478 heard^H8085 that Jeroboam^H3379 was come again^H7725, that they sent^H7971 and called^H7121 him unto the congregation^H5712, and made him king^H4427 over all Israel^H3478: there was none that followed^H310 the house^H1004 of David^H1732, but^H2108 the tribe^H7626 of Judah^H3063 only.

²¹And when Rehoboam^H7346 was come^H935 to Jerusalem^H3389, he assembled^H6950 all the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063, with the tribe^H7626 of Benjamin^H1144, an hundred^H3967 and fourscore^H8084 thousand^H505 chosen men^H977, which were warriors^{H6213 H4421}, to fight^H3898 against the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478, to bring^H7725 the kingdom^H4410 again^H7725 to Rehoboam^H7346 the son^H1121 of Solomon^H8010.²²But the word^H1697 of God^H430 came unto Shemaiah^H8098 the man^H376 of God^H430, saying^H559,²³Speak^H559 unto Rehoboam^H7346, the son^H1121 of Solomon^H8010, king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and unto all the house^H1004 of Judah^H3063 and Benjamin^H1144, and to the remnant^H3499 of the people^H5971, saying^H559,²⁴Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068, Ye shall not go up^H5927, nor fight^H3898 against your brethren^H251 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: return^H7725 every man^H376 to his house^H1004; for this thing^H1697 is^H1961 from me. They hearkened^H8085 therefore to the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068, and returned^H7725 to depart^H3212, according to the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068.

²⁵Then Jeroboam^H3379 built^H1129 Shechem^H7927 in mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, and dwelt^H3427 therein; and went out^H3318 from thence, and built^H1129 Penuel^H6439.

²⁶And Jeroboam^H3379 said^H559 in his heart^H3820, Now shall the kingdom^H4467 return^H7725 to the house^H1004 of David^H1732:²⁷If this people^H5971 go up^H5927 to do^H6213 sacrifice^H2077 in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 at Jerusalem^H3389, then shall the heart^H3820 of this people^H5971 turn again^H7725 unto their lord^H113, even unto Rehoboam^H7346 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and they shall kill^H2026 me, and go again^H7725 to Rehoboam^H7346 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063.²⁸Whereupon the king^H4428 took counsel^H3289, and made^H6213 two^H8147 calves^H5695 of gold^H2091, and said^H559 unto them, It is too much^H7227 for you to go up^H5927 to Jerusalem^H3389: behold thy gods^H430, O Israel^H3478, which brought thee up^H5927 out of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714.²⁹And he set^H7760 the one^H259 in Bethel^H1008, and the other^H259 put^H5414 he in Dan^H1835.³⁰And this thing^H1697 became a sin^H2403: for the people^H5971 went^H3212 to worship before^H6440 the one^H259, even unto Dan^H1835.³¹And he made^H6213 an house^H1004 of high places^H1116, and made^H6213 priests^H3548 of the lowest^H7098 of the people^H5971, which were not of the sons^H1121 of Levi^H3878.³²And Jeroboam^H3379 ordained^H6213 a feast^H2282 in the eighth^H8066 month^H2320, on the fifteenth^{H2568 H6240} day^H3117 of the month^H2320, like unto the feast^H2282 that is in Judah^H3063, and he offered^H5927 upon the altar^H4196. So did^H6213 he in Bethel^H1008, sacrificing^H2076 unto the calves^H5695 that he had made^H6213: and he placed^H5975 in Bethel^H1008 the priests^H3548 of the high places^H1116 which he had made^H6213.³³So he offered^H5927 upon the altar^H4196 which he had made^H6213 in Bethel^H1008 the fifteenth^{H2568 H6240} day^H3117 of the eighth^H8066 month^H2320, even in the month^H2320 which he had devised^H908 of his own heart^H3820; and ordained^H6213 a feast^H2282 unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478: and he offered^H5927 upon the altar^H4196, and burnt incense^H6999.