The nineteen verses of this chapter correspond to the first nineteen verses in 1Kings Chapter 12.
וַיֵּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם שְׁכֶמָה כִּי שְׁכֶם בָּאוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַמְלִיךְ אֹתוֹ׃ 10:1
2Chr. 10:1 Now Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel came to Shechem to make him king.
וַיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט וְהוּא בְמִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר בָּרַח מִפְּנֵי שְׁלֹמֹה הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיָּשָׁב יָרָבְעָם מִמִּצְרָיִם׃ 10:2
2Chr. 10:2 And it was, when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard -- as he had been in Egypt since he had fled from the presence of Solomon, the king -- that Jeroboam returned from Egypt.
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ וַיִּקְרְאוּ־לוֹ וַיָּבֹא יָרָבְעָם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֶל־רְחַבְעָם לֵאמֹר׃ 10:3
2Chr. 10:3 And they sent and called for him, and Jeroboam came, with all Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam saying,
See my remarks pertaining to this verse at 1Kin.12:3.
אָבִיךָ הִקְשָׁה אֶת־עֻלֵּנוּ וְעַתָּה הָקֵל מֵעֲבֹדַת אָבִיךָ הַקָּשָׁה וּמֵעֻלּוֹ הַכָּבֵד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן עָלֵינוּ וְנַעַבְדֶךָּ׃ 10:4
2Chr. 10:4 “Your father made our yoke harsh, so now make the severe labor of your father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us lighter, and we will serve you.”
See my remarks pertaining to this verse at 1Kin.12:4.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם עוֹד שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים וְשׁוּבוּ אֵלָי וַיֵּלֶךְ הָעָם׃ 10:5
2Chr. 10:5 And he said to them, “Three days longer, then return to me.” And the people departed.
וַיִּוָּעַץ הַמֶּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם אֶת־הַזְּקֵנִים אֲשֶׁר־הָיוּ עֹמְדִים לִפְנֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אָבִיו בִּהְיֹתוֹ חַי לֵאמֹר אֵיךְ אַתֶּם 10:6
נוֹעָצִים לְהָשִׁיב לָעָם־הַזֶּה דָּבָר׃
2Chr. 10:6 Then the king, Rehoboam, consulted with the elders who had been standing before Solomon, his father, during his being alive saying, “What word would you be advising to give back to this people?”
וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר אִם־תִּהְיֶה לְטוֹב לְהָעָם הַזֶּה וּרְצִיתָם וְדִבַּרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם דְּבָרִים טוֹבִים וְהָיוּ לְךָ 10:7
עֲבָדִים כָּל־הַיָּמִים׃
2Chr. 10:7 And they spoke to him saying, “If you will be better to this people and please them and speak to them agreeable words, then they will be your servants always.”
וַיַּעֲזֹב אֶת־עֲצַת הַזְּקֵנִים אֲשֶׁר יְעָצֻהוּ וַיִּוָּעַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר גָּדְלוּ אִתּוֹ הָעֹמְדִים לְפָנָיו׃ 10:8
2Chr. 10:8 But he ignored the counsel of the elders that they had advised him, and he consulted with the young men who grew up with him, who were standing before him,
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מָה אַתֶּם נוֹעָצִים וְנָשִׁיב דָּבָר אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרוּ אֵלַי לֵאמֹר הָקֵל מִן־הָעֹל 10:9
אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן אָבִיךָ עָלֵינוּ׃
2Chr. 10:9 and he said to them, “What word would you be advising that we give back this people when they spoke to me saying, ‘Make the yoke lighter than that your father put on us?’”
וַיְדַבְּרוּ אִתּוֹ הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר גָּדְלוּ אִתּוֹ לֵאמֹר כֹּה־תֹאמַר לָעָם אֲשֶׁר־דִּבְּרוּ אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר אָבִיךָ 10:10
הִכְבִּיד אֶת־עֻלֵּנוּ וְאַתָּה הָקֵל מֵעָלֵינוּ כֹּה תֹּאמַר אֲלֵהֶם קָטָנִּי עָבָה מִמָּתְנֵי אָבִי׃
2Chr. 10:10 And the young men who grew up with him spoke with him saying, “You should say thus to the people who spoke to you saying, ‘Your father made our yoke harsh, but you make lighter than it was upon us’ -- thus you must say to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father.’
וְעַתָּה אָבִי הֶעְמִיס עֲלֵיכֶם עֹל כָּבֵד וַאֲנִי אֹסִיף עַל־עֻלְּכֶם אָבִי יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים וַאֲנִי 10:11
בָּעֲקְרַבִּים׃
2Chr. 10:11 ‘So now, my father loaded upon you a harsh yoke, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I, with scorpions.’”
וַיָּבֹא יָרָבְעָם וְכָל־הָעָם אֶל־רְחַבְעָם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִשִׁי כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר שׁוּבוּ אֵלַי בַּיּוֹם 10:12
הַשְּׁלִשִׁי׃
2Chr. 10:12 Then Jeroboam came, with all the people, to Rehoboam on the third day as the king had declared saying, “Come back to me on the third day.”
וַיַּעֲנֵם הַמֶּלֶךְ קָשָׁה וַיַּעֲזֹב הַמֶּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם אֵת עֲצַת הַזְּקֵנִים׃ 10:13
2Chr. 10:13 And the king answered them severely; so the king, Rehoboam, ignored the advice of the elders,
וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם כַּעֲצַת הַיְלָדִים לֵאמֹר אַכְבִּיד אֶת־עֻלְּכֶם וַאֲנִי אֹסִיף עָלָיו אָבִי יִסַּר אֶתְכֶם בַּשּׁוֹטִים 10:14
וַאֲנִי בָּעֲקְרַבִּים׃
2Chr. 10:14 and spoke to them according to the counsel of the boys saying, “He made your yoke harsh, but I will add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I, with scorpions.”
וְלֹא־שָׁמַע הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הָעָם כִּי־הָיְתָה נְסִבָּה מֵעִם הָאֱלֹהִים לְמַעַן הָקִים יְהוָה אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר 10:15
בְּיַד אֲחִיָּהוּ הַשִּׁלוֹנִי אֶל־יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט׃
2Chr. 10:15 So the king did not listen to the people, as the situation was from God for the Lord to establish His word that He spoke by the hand of Achijah, the Shilonite, to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי לֹא־שָׁמַע הַמֶּלֶךְ לָהֶם וַיָּשִׁיבוּ הָעָם אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר מַה־לָּנוּ חֵלֶק בְּדָוִיד 10:16
וְלֹא־נַחֲלָה בְּבֶן־יִשַׁי אִישׁ לְאֹהָלֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַתָּה רְאֵה בֵיתְךָ דָּוִיד וַיֵּלֶךְ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֹהָלָיו׃
2Chr. 10:16 And all Israel, when the king had not listened to them, then the people answered the king saying,
“What is our portion in David?
So there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
Each to your tent, Israel!
Now look after your own house, David.”
And all of Israel departed to its tents.
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם רְחַבְעָם׃ 10:17
2Chr. 10:17 Then the children of Israel were dwelling in the cities of Judah and Rehoboam reigned over them.
וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם אֶת־הֲדֹרָם אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמַּס וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־בוֹ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶבֶן וַיָּמֹת וְהַמֶּלֶךְ 10:18
רְחַבְעָם הִתְאַמֵּץ לַעֲלוֹת בַּמֶּרְכָּבָה לָנוּס יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃
2Chr. 10:18 And the king, Rehoboam, sent Hadoram, who was over the levy, and the children of Israel threw stones at him, and he died. And the king, Rehoboam, made speed to get up on a chariot to flee to Jerusalem.
In 1Kin. 12:18, the name of Hadoram is spelled as Adoram. The heh is an aleph there.
וַיִּפְשְׁעוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּבֵית דָּוִיד עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה׃ 10:19
2Chr. 10:19 And Israel have revolted toward the house of David to this day.
This verse is identical to a verse in 1Kings (a rare occurrence in the Hebrew bible). See my remarks pertaining to both verses at 1Kin. 12:19.
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