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                                   Chapter 11


 26. And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda,
     Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow
     woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.

 27. And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against
     the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of
     the city of David his father.

 28. And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon
     seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him
     ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

 29. And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of
     Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him
     in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and
     they two were alone in the field:

 30. And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent
     it in twelve pieces:

 31. And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus
     saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the
     kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes
     to thee:

 32. (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake,
     and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out
     of all the tribes of Israel:)

 33. Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped
     Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of
     the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon,
     and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in
     mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did
     David his father.

 34. Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand:
     but I will make him prince all the days of his life for
     David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my
     commandments and my statutes:

 35. But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will
     give it unto thee, even ten tribes.

 36. And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my
     servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the
     city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

 37. And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all
     that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

 38. And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I
     command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right
     in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as
     David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build
     thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give
     Israel unto thee.

 39. And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for
     ever.

 40. Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam
     arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and
     was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

 41. And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did,
     and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts
     of Solomon?

 42. And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all
     Israel was forty years.

 43. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the
     city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in
     his stead.


                                   Chapter 12


  1. And 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 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 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 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 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 yoke, I
     will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with
     whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

 12. So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third
     day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the
     third day.

 13. And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the
     old men's counsel that they gave him;

 14. And spake to them after the counsel of the young men,
     saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to
     your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I
     will chastise you with scorpions.

 15. Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the
     cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying,
     which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam
     the son of Nebat.

 16. So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto
     them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion
     have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of
     Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house,
     David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

 17. But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities
     of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

 18. Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute;
     and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died.
     Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his
     chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

 19. So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

 20. And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was
     come again, that they sent and called him unto the
     congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was
     none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of
     Judah only.

 21. And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all
     the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred
     and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to
     fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom
     again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

 22. But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God,
     saying,

 23. Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and
     unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant
     of the people, saying,

 24. Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against
     your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to
     his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened
     therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart,
     according to the word of the LORD.

 25. Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt
     therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

 26. And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return
     to the house of David:

 27. If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the
     LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn
     again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and
     they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

 28. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of
     gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to
     Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up
     out of the land of Egypt.

 29. And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

 30. And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship
     before the one, even unto Dan.

 31. And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the
     lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

 32. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the
     fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in
     Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel,
     sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed
     in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

 33. So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the
     fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which
     he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto
     the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and
     burnt incense.


                                   Chapter 13


  1. And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the
     word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the
     altar to burn incense.

  2. And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and
     said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child
     shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and
     upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that
     burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon
     thee.

  3. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign
     which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent,
     and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

  4. And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of
     the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel,
     that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold
     on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried
     up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

  5. The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the
     altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given
     by the word of the LORD.

  6. And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat
     now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my
     hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought
     the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and
     became as it was before.

  7. And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me,
     and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

  8. And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me
     half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I
     eat bread nor drink water in this place:

  9. For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying,
     Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same
     way that thou camest.

 10. So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he
     came to Bethel.

 11. Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came
     and told him all the works that the man of God had done that
     day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king,
     them they told also to their father.

 12. And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his
     sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from
     Judah.

 13. And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they
     saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,

 14. And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under
     an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that
     camest from Judah? And he said, I am.

 15. Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

 16. And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with
     thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in
     this place:

 17. For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt
     eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by
     the way that thou camest.

 18. He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an
     angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring
     him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread
     and drink water. But he lied unto him.

 19. So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house,
     and drank water.

 20. And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word
     of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:

 21. And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah,
     saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast
     disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the
     commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee,

 22. But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the
     place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread,
     and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the
     sepulchre of thy fathers.

 23. And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he
     had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the
     prophet whom he had brought back.

 24. And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew
     him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood
     by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

 25. And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the
     way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and
     told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

 26. And when the prophet that brought him back from the way
     heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was
     disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD
     hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and
     slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake
     unto him.

 27. And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And
     they saddled him.

 28. And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the
     ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not
     eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.

 29. And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and
     laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old
     prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.

 30. And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned
     over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

 31. And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake
     to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the
     sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones
     beside his bones:

 32. For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD
     against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of
     the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall
     surely come to pass.

 33. After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way,
     but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the
     high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he
     became one of the priests of the high places.

 34. And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even
     to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the
     earth.


                                   Chapter 14


  1. At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

  2. And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and
     disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of
     Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah
     the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this
     people.

  3. And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of
     honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become
     of the child.

  4. And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh,
     and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see;
     for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

  5. And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam
     cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick:
     thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when
     she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another
     woman.

  6. And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as
     she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of
     Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am
     sent to thee with heavy tidings.

  7. Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,
     Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made
     thee prince over my people Israel,

  8. And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave
     it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who
     kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his
     heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;

  9. But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou
     hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to
     provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

 10. Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of
     Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth
     against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in
     Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of
     Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

 11. Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat;
     and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air
     eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.

 12. Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when
     thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

 13. And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he
     only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him
     there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel
     in the house of Jeroboam.

 14. Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who
     shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even
     now.

 15. For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the
     water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land,
     which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them
     beyond the river, because they have made their groves,
     provoking the LORD to anger.

 16. And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam,
     who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

 17. And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah:
     and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child
     died;

 18. And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him,
     according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the
     hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.

 19. And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how
     he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the
     chronicles of the kings of Israel.

 20. And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty
     years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son
     reigned in his stead.

 21. And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam
     was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he
     reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the
     LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his
     name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

 22. And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they
     provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had
     committed, above all that their fathers had done.

 23. For they also built them high places, and images, and
     groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

 24. And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did
     according to all the abominations of the nations which the
     LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

 25. And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that
     Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

 26. And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and
     the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all:
     and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had
     made.

 27. And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and
     committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard,
     which kept the door of the king's house.

 28. And it was so, when the king went into the house of the
     LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into
     the guard chamber.

 29. Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did,
     are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
     kings of Judah?

 30. And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their
     days.

 31. And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
     fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was
     Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his
     stead.