Jeroboam's Son Dies
1 About the same time, Abijah son of Jeroboam got sick. 2-3 Jeroboam told his wife:
Disguise yourself so no one will know you're my wife, then go to Shiloh, where the prophet Ahijah lives. Take him ten loaves of bread, some small cakes, and honey, and ask him what will happen to our son. He can tell you, because he's the one who told me I would become king.
4 She got ready and left for Ahijah's house in Shiloh.
Ahijah was now old and blind, 5 but the Lord told him, “Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask about her son. I will tell you what to say to her.”
Jeroboam's wife came to Ahijah's house, pretending to be someone else. 6 But when Ahijah heard her walking up to the door, he said:
Come in! I know you're Jeroboam's wife—why are you pretending to be someone else? I have some bad news for you. 7 Give your husband this message from the Lord God of Israel: “Jeroboam, you know that I, the Lord, chose you over anyone else to be the leader of my people Israel. 8 I even took David's kingdom away from his family and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed me and did what was right.
9 “You have made me very angry by rejecting me and making idols out of gold. Jeroboam, you have done more evil things than any king before you.
10 “Because of this, I will destroy your family by killing every man and boy in it, whether slave or free. I will wipe out your family, just as fire burns up trash. 11 Dogs will eat the bodies of your relatives who die in town, and vultures will eat the bodies of those who die in the country. I, the Lord, have spoken and will not change my mind!”
12 That's the Lord's message to your husband. As for you, go back home, and right after you get there, your son will die. 13 Everyone in Israel will mourn at his funeral. But he will be the last one from Jeroboam's family to receive a proper burial, because he's the only one the Lord God of Israel is pleased with.
14 The Lord will soon choose a new king of Israel, who will destroy Jeroboam's family. And I mean very soon. 15 The people of Israel have made the Lord angry by setting up sacred poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah. So the Lord will punish them until they shake like grass in a stream. He will take them out of the land he gave to their ancestors, then scatter them as far away as the Euphrates River. 16 Jeroboam sinned and caused the Israelites to sin. Now the Lord will desert Israel.
17 Jeroboam's wife left and went back home to the town of Tirzah. As soon as she set foot in her house, her son died. 18 Everyone in Israel came and mourned at his funeral, just as the Lord's servant Ahijah had said.
Jeroboam Dies
19 Everything else Jeroboam did while he was king, including the battles he won, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 20 He was king of Israel for 22 years, then he died, and his son Nadab became king.
King Rehoboam of Judah
(2 Chronicles 11.5—12.16)21 Rehoboam son of Solomon was 41 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled 17 years from Jerusalem, the city where the Lord had chosen to be worshiped. His mother Naamah was from Ammon.
22 The people of Judah disobeyed the Lord and made him even angrier than their ancestors had. 23 They also built their own local shrines and stone images of foreign gods, and they set up sacred poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah on every hill and in the shade of large trees. 24 Even worse, they allowed prostitutes at the shrines, and followed the disgusting customs of the foreign nations that the Lord had forced out of Canaan.
25 After Rehoboam had been king for four years, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. 26 He took everything of value from the temple and the palace, including Solomon's gold shields.
27 Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe. 28 Whenever Rehoboam went to the Lord's temple, the guards carried the shields. But they always took them back to the guardroom as soon as he was finished.
29 Everything else Rehoboam did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 30 He and Jeroboam were constantly at war. 31 Rehoboam's mother Naamah was from Ammon, but when Rehoboam died, he was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem. His son Abijam then became king.
Dieva vēstījums par Jārobāma namu
1 Tajā laikā saslima Jārobāma dēls Abija, 2 un Jārobāms sacīja savai sievai: “Celies, pārģērbies, lai neviens nezina, ka tu esi Jārobāma sieva, un ej uz Šīlo – tur ir pravietis Ahija, kurš man teica, ka es būšu ķēniņš šai tautai. 3 Ņem desmit maizes, cepumus un medus trauku un ej pie viņa – viņš tev pateiks, kas būs ar puisēnu.” 4 Un Jārobāma sieva tā darīja – viņa cēlās, gāja uz Šīlo un iegāja Ahijas namā, bet Ahija bija neredzīgs – viņa acis bija satumsušas vecuma dēļ.
5 Un Kungs sacīja Ahijam: “Redzi, Jārobāma sieva nāk tev jautāt par savu saslimušo dēlu, tev ar viņu jārunā tā un tā. Un, kad viņa ienāks, tā izliksies par svešinieci.” 6 Ahija dzirdēja viņas soļus, un, kad tā ienāca pa durvīm, viņš sacīja: “Ienāc, Jārobāma sieva, kādēļ tu izliecies par citu? Man tev jāsaka skarbi vārdi. 7 Ej, saki Jārobāmam: tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: tādēļ ka es tevi paaugstināju no tautas vidus un iecēlu par valdnieku savai Israēla tautai, 8 un atrāvu valsti Dāvida namam, un devu tev, bet tu neesi kā mans kalps Dāvids, kurš turēja manus baušļus un sekoja man, darīdams tikai to, kas taisns manās acīs, 9 bet tu esi darījis ļaunāk par visiem, kas bijuši pirms tevis, – tu esi gājis un darinājis sev citus dievus un tēlus, lai mani sadusmotu, un mani tu esi atmetis – 10 redzi, tāpēc ļaunums nāks pār Jārobāma namu! Es iznīdēšu Jārobāmam ikvienu, kas pret mūri mīž – gan saistīto, gan brīvo Israēlā! Es izdedzināšu Jārobāma namu, kā dedzina mēslus, – pavisam! 11 Kas Jārobāmam mirs pilsētā, to suņi rīs! Kas mirs uz lauka, to debesu putni knābās! Tā saka Kungs! 12 Tu dodies uz mājām, bet, tiklīdz tu ieiesi pilsētā, tavs bērns mirs! 13 Viss Israēls viņu apraudās un apbedīs. Viņš Jārobāmam būs vienīgais, kurš nonāks kapā, jo Jārobāma namā tikai viņš ir kaut mazliet tīkams Kungam, Israēla Dievam. 14 Un Kungs iecels sev ķēniņu pār Israēlu, un tas iznīdēs Jārobāma namu. Šī ir tā diena – un kas vēl nāks!? 15 Kungs sitīs Israēlu un locīs to kā niedri ūdenī, un izraus Israēlu no šīs labās zemes, kuru devis viņu tēviem, un izkaisīs viņus aiz upes, jo tie darinājuši sev ašēras un sadusmojuši Kungu. 16 Viņš atmetīs Israēlu Jārobāma grēku dēļ, jo tas grēkojis un licis grēkot Israēlam.” 17 Tad Jārobāma sieva cēlās un atgriezās Tircā. Kad viņa pārkāpa nama slieksni, puisēns nomira. 18 Viņu apbedīja un apraudāja viss Israēls, kā Kungs bija sacījis caur savu kalpu pravieti Ahiju.
Jārobāma nāve
19 Un pārējie Jārobāma darbi – kā viņš karoja, kā viņš valdīja, redzi, tie ir uzrakstīti Israēla ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā. 20 Jārobāms valdīja divdesmit divus gadus, tad viņš apgūlās pie tēviem, un viņa dēls Nādābs valdīja pēc viņa.
Rehabeāms valda pār Jūdu
(2L 11:5–12:16)21 Bet Jūdā valdīja Sālamana dēls Rehabeāms. Kad Rehabeāms sāka valdīt, viņam bija četrdesmit viens gads, un viņš valdīja septiņpadsmit gadus Jeruzālemē – pilsētā, kuru Kungs bija izvēlējies no visām Israēla ciltīm, lai tur mājotu viņa vārds. Viņa mātes vārds bija Naama, amoniete. 22 Jūdas ļaudis darīja to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, tie aizvainoja viņu vēl vairāk nekā to tēvi ar saviem grēku darbiem. 23 Viņi cēla arī tempļus augstienēs un elku stabus un ašēras uz katra augstāka pakalna un zem katra zaļojoša koka, 24 un viņu zemē bija arī tempļa prostitūtas . Ļaudis darīja preteklības tāpat kā tautas, ko Kungs izdzina Israēla dēlu priekšā.
25 Ķēniņa Rehabeāma piektajā gadā Ēģiptes ķēniņš Šīšaks nāca pret Jeruzālemi. 26 Viņš ņēma Kunga nama dārgumus un ķēniņa nama dārgumus, paņēma visu – viņš paņēma arī visus zelta vairogus, ko bija darinājis Sālamans. 27 Taču ķēniņš Rehabeāms to vietā darināja vara vairogus un deva tos sardzes virsniekiem, kas apsargāja ķēniņa nama durvis. 28 Katru reizi, kad ķēniņš gāja Kunga namā, sardze tos ņēma un pēc tam nesa atpakaļ uz sardzes istabu.
29 Un citi Rehabeāma darbi, viss, ko viņš darīja, – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? 30 Starp Rehabeāmu un Jārobāmu visu laiku bija karš. 31 Rehabeāms apgūlās pie tēviem, un viņu apbedīja pie tēviem Dāvida pilsētā. Viņa mātes vārds bija Naama, amoniete, un viņa dēls Abījāms sāka valdīt pēc viņa.
