16. When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David? We don't have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David." So Israel departed to their tents.

17. But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, REHOBOAM reigned over them.

18. Then king REHOBOAM sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King REHOBOAM hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

19. So Israel rebelled against David's house to this day.

20. When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed David's house, except for the tribe of Judah only.

21. When REHOBOAM had come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who 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 to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

23. "Speak to REHOBOAM the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,

24. 'The LORD says, "You shall not go up or fight against your brothers, the children of Israel. Everyone return to his house; for this thing is from me."'" So they listened to The LORD's word, and returned and went their way, according to The LORD's word.

16. When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, "What portion have we in David? We don't have an inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David." So all Israel departed to their tents.

17. But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, REHOBOAM reigned over them.

18. Then king REHOBOAM sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King REHOBOAM hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

19. So Israel rebelled against David's house to this day.

1. When REHOBOAM had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to REHOBOAM.

2. But The LORD's word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3. "Speak to REHOBOAM the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4. 'The LORD says, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to The LORD's words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.