BRAGADAYJAH 1022
Israel Rebelled against Rehoboam.
So on the third day Jeroboam and all the people of Israel
went to Rehoboam to hear from him his answer to the people’s request that he
eased the burdens imposed on them by his father Solomon. And Rehoboam answered
the people roughly contrary to the advice of the old men, and following the
advice of his young men, and said to them in the words of the young men. “My
father made your burdens heavy and I will add to yoke; my father also chastised
you with whips; but I will chastise you with scorpions.” Thus not listening to
the complaints of the people; for the cause was of the Lord that He might
perform His saying which He spoke by His prophet Ahijah the Shilonite unto
Jeroboam the son the son of Nebat. So
when all Israel saw that the King hearkened not unto them, the people answered
the king and said, “What portion have we in David? Neither do we have any inheritance
in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O
Israel! Now see to thine own house!” And
so Israel departed unto their tents. But
as regards the children of Israel who dwelt in in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam
reigned over them. Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram who was in charge of the tribute
and all Israel stoned him with stones and killed him Therefore Rehoboam fled in his chariot to
Jerusalem. So Israel rebelled against the house of David and there would never
again be a union between the two, Israel and Judah.
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