Brenton's Septuagint (LXX) - Holy Name KJV

 12:1 ¶ And king Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} goes to Sikima; for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him king.

 12:1 ¶ And Rehoboam° went°°° to Shechem:° for° all° Israel° were come°° to Shechem° to make him king.°°°

 12:2 [Absent from Manuscript]

 12:2 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;)°

 12:3 And the people spoke to king Rehoboam{gr.Roboam}, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy;

 12:3 That they sent°° and called°° him. And Jeroboam° and all° the congregation° of Israel° came,°° and spake°° unto° Rehoboam,° saying,°°

 12:4 but do thou now lighten somewhat of the hard service of thy father, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

 12:4 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.

 12:5 And he said to them, Depart for three days, and return to me. And they departed.

 12:5 And he said°° unto° them, Depart°°° yet° [for] three° days,° then come again°° to° me. And the people° departed.°°°

 12:6 ¶ And the king referred [the matter] to the elders, who stood before Solomon his father while he was yet living, saying, How do ye advise that I should answer this people?

 12:6 ¶ 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?°

 12:7 And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt this day be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them, and wilt speak to them good words, then will they be thy servants continually.

 12:7 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.°°

 12:8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they gave him, and consulted with the young men who were brought up with him, who stood in his presence.

 12:8 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:

 12:9 And he said to them, What counsel do ye give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which thy father has put upon us?

 12:9 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?°°

 12:10 And the young men who had been brought up with him, who stood before his face, spoke to him, saying, Thus shalt thou say to this people who have spoken to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and do thou now lighten it from off us: thus shalt say to them, My little [finger shall be] thicker than my father's loins.

 12:10 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.°°

 12:11 And whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I also will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

 12:11 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.°

 12:12 ¶ And all Israel came to king Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} on the third day, as the king spoke to them, saying, Return to me on the third day.

 12:12 ¶ 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.°

 12:13 And the king answered the people harshly; and Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.

 12:13 And the king° answered°°° the people° roughly,° and forsook°°° the old men's° counsel° that° they gave°° him;

 12:14 And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

 12:14 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.°

 12:15 And the king hearkened not to the people, because the change was from the Lord, that he might establish his word which he spoke by Ahijah{gr.Achia} the Shilonite{gr.Selonite} concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat{gr.Nabat}.

 12:15 Wherefore the king° hearkened°° not° unto° the people;° for° the cause° was° from°° Yahweh,° that° he might perform°°° his saying,° which° Yahweh° spake°° by° Ahijah° the Shilonite° unto° Jeroboam° the son° of Nebat.°

 12:16 ¶ And all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them: and the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae}. Depart, O Israel, to thy tents: now feed thine own house, David. So Israel departed to his tents.

 12:16 ¶ 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.°

 12:17 [Absent from Manuscript]

 12:17 But [as for] the children° of Israel° which dwelt°° in the cities° of Judah,° Rehoboam° reigned°° over° them.

 12:18 And the king sent Adoniram who was over the tribute; and they stoned him with stones, and he died: and king Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} made haste to rise to flee to Jerusalem.

 12:18 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.°

 12:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.

 12:19 So Israel° rebelled°° against the house° of David° unto° this° day.°

 12:20 And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned out of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and they made him king over Israel: and none followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah{gr.Juda} and Benjamin only.

 12:20 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.°

 12:21 ¶ And Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} went into Jerusalem, and he assembled the congregation of Judah{gr.Juda}, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and twenty thousand young men, warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to recover the kingdom to Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} the son of Solomon.

 12:21 ¶ 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.°

 12:22 And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah{gr.Samaia} the man of God, saying,

 12:22 But the word° of Elohim° came° unto° Shemaiah° the man° of Elohim,° saying,°°

 12:23 Speak to Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} the son of Solomon, king of Judah{gr.Juda}, and to all the house of Judah{gr.Juda} and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

 12:23 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,°°

 12:24 Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, neither shall ye fight with your brethren the sons of Israel: return each man to his own home; for this thing is from me; and they hearkened to the word of the Lord, and they ceased from going up, according to the word of the Lord. So king Solomon sleeps with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} his son reigned in his stead in Jerusalem, being sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twelve years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name [was] Naanan, daughter of Anah{gr.Ana} son of Nahash{gr.Naas} king of the children of Ammon. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked not in the way of David his father. And there was a man of mount Ephraim, a servant to Solomon, and his name [was] Jeroboam; and the name of his mother [was] Sarira, a harlot; and Solomon made him head of the levies of the house of Joseph: and he built for Solomon Sarira in mount Ephraim; and he had three hundred chariots of horses: he built the citadel with the levies of the house of Ephraim; he fortified the city of David, and aspired to the kingdom. And Solomon sought to kill him; and he was afraid, and escaped to Shishak{gr.Susakim} king of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, and was with him until Solomon died. And Jeroboam heard in Mizraim{gr.Egypt} that Solomon was dead; and he spoke in the ears of Shishak{gr.Susakim} king of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, saying, Let me go, and I will depart into my land; and Shishak{gr.Susakim} said to him, Ask any request, and I will grant it thee. And Shishak{gr.Susakim} gave to Jeroboam Ano the eldest sister of Thekemina his wife, to be his wife: she was great among the daughters of the king, and she bore to Jeroboam Abia his son: and Jeroboam said to Shishak{gr.Susakim}, Let me indeed go, and I will depart. And Jeroboam departed out of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}, and came into the land of Sarira that was in mount Ephraim, and thither the whole tribe of Ephraim assembles, and Jeroboam built a fortress there. And his young child was sick with a very severe sickness; and Jeroboam went to enquire concerning the child: and he said to Ano his wife, Arise, go, enquire of God concerning the child, whether he shall recover from his sickness. Now there was a man in Shelah{gr.Selom}, and his name [was] Ahijah{gr.Achia}: and he was sixty years old, and the word of the Lord [was] with him. And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, and take in thine hand loaves for the man of God, and cakes for his children, and grapes and a pot of honey. And the woman arose, and took in her hand bread, and two cakes, and grapes, and a pot of honey, for Ahijah{gr.Achia}: and the man [was] old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see. And she arose up from Sarira and went; and it came to pass when she had come into the city of Ahijah{gr.Achia} the Shilonite{gr.Selonite}, that Ahijah{gr.Achia} said to his servant, Go out now to meet Ano the wife of Jeroboam, and thou shalt say to her, Come in, and stand not [still]: for thus saith the Lord, I send grievous tidings to thee. And Ano went in to the man of God; and Ahijah{gr.Achia} said to her, Why hast thou brought me bread and grapes, and cakes, and a pot of honey? Thus saith the Lord, Behold, thou shalt depart from me, and it shall come to pass when thou hast entered into the city, [even] into Sarira, that thy maidens shall come out to meet thee, and shall say to thee, The child is dead: for thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will destroy every male of Jeroboam, and there shall be the dead of Jeroboam in the city, [them] the dogs shall eat, and him that has died in the field shall the birds of the air eat, and he shall lament for the child, [saying], Woe is [me], Lord! for there has been found in him some good thing touching the Lord. And the woman departed, when she heard this: and it came to pass as she entered into Sarira, that the child died; and there came forth a wailing to meet [her]. And Jeroboam went to Sikima in mount Ephraim, and assembled there the tribes of Israel; and Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} the son of Solomon went up thither. And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah{gr.Samaias} son of Enlami, saying, Take to thyself a new garment which has not gone into the water, and rend it [into] twelve pieces; and thou shalt give [some] to Jeroboam, and shalt say to him, Thus saith the Lord, Take to thyself ten pieces to cover thee: and Jeroboam took [them]: and Shemaiah{gr.Samaias} said, Thus saith the Lord concerning the ten tribes of Israel. And the people said to Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} the son of Solomon, Thy father made his yoke heavy upon us, and made the meat of his table heavy; and now thou shalt lighten them upon us, and we will serve thee. And Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} said to the people, Wait three days, and I will return an answer: and Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} said, Bring in to me the elders, and I will take counsel with them what I shall answer to the people on the third day. So Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} spoke in their ears, as the people sent to him to [say]: and the elders of the people said, Thus the people have spoken to thee. And Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} rejected their counsel, and it pleased him not: and he sent and brought in those who had been brought up with him; and he said to them, Thus and thus has the people sent to me to say: and they that had been brought up with him said, Thus shalt thou speak to the people, saying, My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father's loins; my father scourged you with whips, but I will rule you with scorpions. And the saying pleased Rehoboam{gr.Roboam}, and he answered the people as the young men, they that were brought up with him, counselled him: and all the people spoke as one man, every one to his neighbor, and they cried out all together, saying, We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae}: to thy tents, O Israel, every one; for this man [is] not for a prince or a ruler over us. And all the people was dispersed from Sikima, and they departed every one to his tent: and Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} strengthened himself and departed, and mounted his chariot, and entered into Jerusalem: and there follow him the whole tribe of Judah{gr.Juda}, and the whole tribe of Benjamin. And it came to pass at the beginning of the year, that Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} gathered all the men of Judah{gr.Juda} and Benjamin, and went up to fight with Jeroboam at Sikima. And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah{gr.Samaeas} the man of God, saying, Speak to Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} king of Judah{gr.Juda}, and to all the house of Judah{gr.Juda} and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, neither shall ye fight with your brethren the sons of Israel: return every man to his house, for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the word of the Lord, and forbore to go up, according to the word of the Lord.

 12:24 Thus° saith°° Yahweh,° 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 Yahweh,° and returned°° to depart,°°° according to the word° of Yahweh.°

 12:25 ¶ And Jeroboam built Sikima in mount Ephraim and dwelt in it, and went forth thence and built Penuel{gr.Phanuel}.

 12:25 ¶ Then Jeroboam° built°°° Shechem° in mount° Ephraim,° and dwelt°° therein; and went out°° from thence,°° and built°°° Penuel.°

 12:26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

 12:26 And Jeroboam° said°° in his heart,° Now° shall the kingdom° return°° to the house° of David:°

 12:27 If this people shall go up to offer sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of the people will return to the Lord, and to their master, to Rehoboam{gr.Roboam} king of Judah{gr.Juda}, and they will slay me.

 12:27 If° this° people° go up°° to do°° sacrifice° in the house° of Yahweh° at Jerusalem,° then shall the heart° of this° people° turn again°° unto° their adon,° [even] unto° Rehoboam° king° of Judah,° and they shall kill°° me, and go again°° to° Rehoboam° king° of Judah.°

 12:28 And the king took counsel, and went, and made two golden heifers, and said to the people, Let it suffice you to have gone [hitherto] to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Mizraim{gr.Egypt}.

 12:28 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 elohim,° O Israel,° which° brought° thee up°° out of the land°° of Egypt.°

 12:29 And he put one in Bethel, and he put the other in Dan.

 12:29 And he set°°° the one° in Bethel,° and the other° put°° he in Dan.°

 12:30 And this thing became a sin; and the people went before one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.

 12:30 And this° thing° became° a sin:° for the people° went°°° [to worship] before° the one,° [even] unto° Dan.°

 12:31 And he made houses on the high places, and made priests of any part of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

 12:31 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.°

 12:32 And Jeroboam appointed a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, according to the feast in the land of Judah{gr.Juda};

 12:32 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 Bethel,° sacrificing°° unto the calves° that° he had made:°° and he placed°° in Bethel°° the priests° of the high places° which° he had made.°°

 12:33 and went up to the altar which he made in Bethel{gr.Baethel} to sacrifice to the heifers which he made, and he placed in Bethel{gr.Baethel} the priests of the high places which he had made. And he went up to the altar which he had made, on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, at the feast which he devised out of his own heart; and he made a feast to the children of Israel, and went up to the altar to sacrifice.

 12:33 So he offered°° upon° the altar° which° he had made°° in Bethel° 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.°°