2 Chronicles 10:1-8 ▼

1 Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.

2 Jeroboam (Nebat's son) was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. When he heard [about Rehoboam], he returned from Egypt.

3 [Israel] sent for Jeroboam and invited him back. Jeroboam and all Israel went to speak to Rehoboam. They said,

4 |Your father made us carry a heavy burden. Reduce the hard work and lighten the heavy burden he put on us, and we will serve you.|

5 He said to them, |Come back the day after tomorrow.| So the people left.

6 King Rehoboam sought advice from the older leaders who had served his father Solomon while he was still alive. He asked, |What do you advise? How should I respond to these people?|

7 They told him, |If you are good to these people and try to please them by speaking gently to them, then they will always be your servants.|

8 But he ignored the advice the older leaders gave him. He sought advice from the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.