- 以色列眾民見王不依從他們、就對王說、我們與大衛有甚麼分兒呢、與耶西的兒子並沒有關涉.以色列人哪、各回各家去罷.大衛家阿、自己顧自己罷。於是以色列人都回自己家裡去了。
- 惟獨住猶大城邑的以色列人、羅波安仍作他們的王。
- 羅波安王差遣掌管服苦之人的亞多蘭、往以色列人那裡去.以色列人就用石頭打死他。羅波安王急忙上車、逃回耶路撒冷去了。
- 這樣、以色列人背叛大衛家、直到今日。
- 以色列眾人聽見耶羅波安回來了、就打發人去請他到會眾面前、立他作以色列眾人的王.除了猶大支派以外、沒有順從大衛家的。
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- When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, O Israel! Look after your own house, O David!" So the Israelites went home.
- But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.
- King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.
- So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
- When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.
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