Day 173, 22 June 2026



1) 1 Kings 12:1-20, 2 Chronicles 10, 1 Kings 12:21-24, 2 Chronicles 11:1-4,

1 Kings 12:25-33, 2 Chronicles 11:5-17 , 2 Chronicles 11:18-23



1 Kings 12

Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam



2Ch 10:1-11:4



1 (2Ch 10:1-19) And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to

Shechem to make him king.

2 (1Ki 11:40) When Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, heard

of it (for he had fled from King Solomon and stayed in Egypt),

3 they called and sent for him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation

of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

4 (1Sa 8:11-18; 1Ki 4:7) "Your father made our yoke unbearable. Now,

therefore, make the grievous service to your father and the heavy yoke

he put upon us lighter, and we will serve you."

5 He said to them, "Depart for three days, and then come back to me."

And the people departed.

6 (Job 12:12; 32:7) King Rehoboam consulted with the old men

who advised his father Solomon while he was still alive and asked,

"How do you advise me to answer the people?"

7 (Pr 15:1) And they spoke to him, saying, "If you will be a servant

to this people this day and will serve them and answer them and speak kind

words to them, they will be your servants forever."

8 But he rejected the advice that the old men gave him and consulted

with the young men who grew up with him and who stood before him,

9 and he said to them, "What advice do you give on how we should answer

this people, who have spoken to me saying,

'Make the yoke your father put on us lighter'?"

10 And the young men who grew up with him said, "Thus shall you answer

this people who said to you, 'Your father made our yoke heavy,

but make it lighter for us'; thus shall you say to them, 'My little finger

will be thicker than my father's loins!

11 Whereas my father loaded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your burden.

My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions!' "

12 (1Ki 12:5) So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam

on the third day, just as the king had appointed, saying,

"Come to me again the third day."

13 The king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men

gave him,

14 and instead spoke to them following the advice of the young men.

He said, "My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your burden.

My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

15 (1Ki 12:24; Dt 2:30) Thus the king did not listen to the people,

for the cause was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His saying,

which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 (2Sa 20:1) So when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them,

the people responded to the king, saying,

"What portion do we have in David?

We also do not have an inheritance in the son of Jesse.

To your tents, O Israel,

and see to your own house, David!"

So the people of Israel departed to their tents.

17 (1Ki 11:13; 11:36) But the people of Israel living in the cities of Judah

were ruled over by Rehoboam.

18 (1Ki 4:6; 5:14) Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was in charge

of the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. As a result,

King Rehoboam quickly mounted his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

19 (2Ki 17:21) So Israel rebelled against the house of David,

and it remains so even to this day.

20 (1Ki 11:13; 11:32) When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned,

they sent and called him before the congregation and made him king

over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.



The Kingdom Divided

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.



2 Chronicles 10

Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam



1 Ki 12:1-24

1 Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel journeyed to Shechem to make him

king.

2 (1Ki 11:40) It happened that Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard this-he was

in Egypt, where he fled from King Solomon-so he returned from Egypt.

3 So they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came

and spoke to Rehoboam saying,

4 "Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore, lighten your father's labor

and heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you."

5 He responded, "Return again to me in three days." So the people left.

6 (Job 32:7) Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who stood

in the presence of Solomon his father when he was alive saying,

"How do you counsel that I should give a response to this people?"

7 (Pr 15:1; 1Ki 12:7) They said to him, "If you are good to this people

and please them and speak well to them, then they will be servants

to you all your days."

8 (2Sa 17:14) But he abandoned the counsel of the elders that they gave

to him. And he consulted the young men who grew up and stood before him.

9Rehoboam said to them, "What do you counsel that we give as a response to

this people who have spoken to me, 'Lighten the yoke that your father

placed on us'?"

10 The young men who had grown up with him said, "So you should speak

to the people who have spoken to you saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy,

but you lighten it from us.'

So you will say to them, 'My little finger is thicker

than my father's waist!

11 Whereas my father placed a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke.

My father chastened you with whips, but I will scourge you with scorpions.' "

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day,

as the king had ordered saying, "Return to me on the third day."

13 Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice

of the elders.

14 He spoke to them with the advice of the young men, saying, "My father made

your yoke heavy, but I will increase it. My father chastised you with whips,

but I will chastise you with scorpions."

15 (1Ki 11:29-39; 2Ch 25:16-20) The king did not listen to the people,

for the event occurred because of God, that the Lord might establish

His word that He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam

the son of Nebat.



{Rehoboam should have prayed and served the Lord}



16 (2Sa 20:1; 2Ch 10:19) When all Israel saw that the king would not

listen to them, the people answered the king saying,

"What portion do we have in David?

We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.

O Israel, each man to your tent.

Now look after your own house, O David!"

Then all Israel departed to their tents.

17 The sons of Israel dwelled in the cities of Judah,

and Rehoboam reigned over them.

18 (1Ki 5:14; 4:6) Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the forced

labor, and the sons of Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam hurried

to mount his chariot and to flee to Jerusalem.

19 So Israel has rebelled against the house of David

until this day.



2 Chronicles 10

The Kingdom of Judah

1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make

him king.

2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt,

whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that

Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake

to Rehoboam, saying,

4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat

the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us,

and we will serve thee.

5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days.

And the people departed.