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 Beth-el, 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 Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el 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.
Israēls saceļas pret Rehabeāmu
(2L 10:1–19)1 Rehabeāms devās uz Šehemu, jo viss Israēls bija sanācis Šehemā, lai viņu ieceltu par ķēniņu. 2 To dzirdēja Jārobāms, Nebāta dēls, kurš vēl bija Ēģiptē, kurp bija aizbēdzis no ķēniņa Sālamana. Jārobāms dzīvoja Ēģiptē. 3 Un tie sūtīja viņam pakaļ, un Jārobāms nāca ar visu Israēla sapulci un sacīja Rehabeāmam: 4 “Tavs tēvs darīja smagu mūsu jūgu, bet tu tagad atvieglini sava tēva smagās klaušas un jūgu, ko viņš mums uzlicis, tad mēs tev kalposim!” 5 Un viņš tiem atbildēja: “Ejiet prom un nāciet pie manis pēc trim dienām!” Un tauta aizgāja.
6 Ķēniņš Rehabeāms apspriedās ar vecajiem, kas bija kalpojuši viņa tēvam Sālamanam viņa dzīves laikā, un jautāja: “Kāds ir jūsu padoms – ko lai atbildu šai tautai?” 7 Un tie viņam sacīja: “Ja tu šajā dienā būsi tautas kalps, kalposi viņiem un atbildēsi laipniem vārdiem, tad viņi būs tavi kalpi uz visiem laikiem.” 8 Bet viņš atmeta vecajo doto padomu un apspriedās ar jaunekļiem, kas bija uzauguši kopā ar viņu un viņam kalpoja. 9 Viņš tiem jautāja: “Ko jūs iesakāt atbildēt šai tautai, kas man teica: atvieglini to jūgu, ko tavs tēvs mums uzlika?” 10 Un jaunekļi, kas bija ar viņu kopā uzauguši, sacīja: “Tā atbildi tautai, kas tev teica: tavs tēvs darīja grūtu mūsu jūgu, bet tu mums to atvieglini! – tā saki viņiem: mans maziņais ir resnāks nekā mana tēva gurni! 11 Mans tēvs jums uzkrāva smagu jūgu, bet es vēl pielikšu jūsu jūgam – mans tēvs jūs pārmācīja ar pātagām, bet es jūs pārmācīšu ar skarpijiem! ”
12 Trešajā dienā Jārobāms un visa tauta atnāca pie Rehabeāma, jo ķēniņš bija teicis: “Nāciet pie manis trešajā dienā.” 13 Ķēniņš tautai atbildēja bargi, atmezdams vecajo padomu. 14 Viņš runāja ar tiem, kā bija ieteikuši jaunekļi: “Mans tēvs darīja smagu jūsu jūgu, bet es vēl pielikšu jūsu jūgam – mans tēvs jūs pārmācīja ar pātagām, bet es jūs pārmācīšu ar skarpijiem!” 15 Un ķēniņš neuzklausīja tautu, jo Kungs pavērsa tā, lai piepildītos viņa vārds, ko viņš bija sacījis par Jārobāmu, Nebāta dēlu, caur Ahiju no Šīlo.
16 Tad viss Israēls redzēja, ka ķēniņš viņus nav uzklausījis, un ļaudis atbildēja ķēniņam: “Kāda mums daļa gar Dāvidu? Vai mantojums mums pie Jišaja dēla! Israēl, uz savām teltīm! Uzraugi pats savu namu, Dāvid!” Un Israēls devās uz savām teltīm. 17 Bet pār tiem Israēla dēliem, kuri dzīvoja Jūdas pilsētās, valdīja Rehabeāms.
18 Ķēniņš Rehabeāms sūtīja Adorāmu, kas pārraudzīja strādniekus, bet viss Israēls viņu nomētāja akmeņiem, un viņš nomira. Bet ķēniņš Rehabeāms steigšus kāpa ratos, lai bēgtu uz Jeruzālemi. 19 Un Israēls ir atkritis no Dāvida nama līdz šai dienai.
Jārobāms valda pār Israēlu – pirmā dinastija
(2L 11:1–4)20 Kad viss Israēls dzirdēja, ka Jārobāms ir atgriezies, tie sūtīja pēc viņa, aicināja uz sapulci un iecēla par ķēniņu visam Israēlam. Neviens nesekoja Dāvida namam, izņemot Jūdas cilti. 21 Un Rehabeāms nāca uz Jeruzālemi un sapulcināja visu Jūdas namu un Benjāmina cilti – simts astoņdesmit tūkstošus izlases karotāju, lai karotu ar Israēla namu un atgūtu valsti Sālamana dēlam Rehabeāmam.
22 Tad Dieva vārds nāca pār Dieva vīru Šemaju: 23 “Saki Sālamana dēlam Jūdas ķēniņam Rehabeāmam, visam Jūdas namam, Benjāminam un pārējai tautai: 24 tā saka Kungs: neejiet karot pret saviem brāļiem Israēla dēliem, atgriezieties savos namos, jo no manis tas nācis!” Un tie paklausīja Kunga vārdam un devās atpakaļ, lai notiktu, kā Kungs bija teicis.
Zelta teļi
25 Jārobāms Efraima kalnā uzcēla Šehemu un tur dzīvoja. Vēlāk viņš aizgāja no turienes un uzcēla Penuēlu. 26 Un Jārobāms sacīja savā sirdī: tagad valsts atkal piederēs Dāvida namam. 27 Ja šī tauta ies uz Jeruzālemi upurēt Kunga namā, tad viņu sirdis atgriezīsies pie sava kunga, Jūdas ķēniņa Rehabeāma. Tie nogalinās mani un atgriezīsies pie Jūdas ķēniņa Rehabeāma! 28 Apspriedies ķēniņš darināja divus zelta teļus un sacīja tautai: “Uz Jeruzālemi iet jums ir par tālu; redzi, Israēl, tavi dievi, kas tevi izveda no Ēģiptes zemes!” 29 Vienu viņš novietoja Bētelē, bet otru nolika Dānā. 30 Tas bija grēks! Tauta gāja līdz pat Dānai, lai stātos tā priekšā.
31 Viņš būvēja tempļus augstienēs un iecēla priesterus no visas tautas, tie nebija no Levī dēliem. 32 Astotā mēneša piecpadsmitajā dienā Jārobāms rīkoja tādus pašus svētkus kā Jūdā un pienesa upuri. To viņš darīja Bētelē – upurēja teļiem, kurus bija taisījis, un iecēla Bētelē priesterus altāriem, ko bija uzcēlis augstienēs. 33 Bētelē viņš bija uztaisījis altāri, uz kura upurēja astotā mēneša piecpadsmitajā dienā – mēnesī, kuru pats bija izraudzījies. Viņš rīkoja svētkus Israēla dēliem un upurēja altārī kvēpinādams.
