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2 Chronicles 10-11
Chapter 10
Rehoboam's Reign of Foolishness
1 (C1)Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.2 When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard about it ((C1)he was in Egypt where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), Jeroboam returned from Egypt.3 So they sent word and summoned him. When Jeroboam and all Israel came, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,4 "Your father made our (C1)yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you."5 He said to them, "Return to me again in three days." So the people departed.
6 And then King Rehoboam (C1)consulted with the elders who had (F1)served his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, "How do you advise me to answer this people?"7 They spoke to him, saying, "If you are kind to this people and please them and (C1)speak pleasant words to them, then they will be your servants always."8 But he (C1)ignored the advice of the elders which they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him (F1)and served him.9 He said to them, "What advice do you give, so that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, 'Lighten the yoke which your father put on us'?"10 The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "This is what you should say to the people who spoke to you, saying: 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter for us!' You should speak this way to them: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!11 'Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with (F1)scorpions!'"
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had (F1)directed, saying, "Return to me on the third day."13 The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders.14 He spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "(F1)My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with (F2)scorpions."15 So the king did not listen to the people, (C1)because it was a turn of events from God (C2)so that the LORD might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people replied to the king, saying, "(C1)What share do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse.
Everyone to your tents, Israel!
Now look after your own house, David!"
(C2)So all Israel went away to their tents.
Chapter 11
Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities
1 (C1)Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.2 But the word of the LORD came to (C1)Shemaiah the man of God, saying,3 "Tell Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,4 'This is what the LORD says: "You shall not go up nor fight against (C1)your relatives; return, every man, to his house, (C2)for this (F1)event is from Me."'" So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and (C1)built cities for defense in Judah.6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.11 He also strengthened the fortresses and put officers in them and supplies of food, oil, and wine.12 He put shields and spears in every city and strengthened them greatly. So he held Judah and Benjamin.
13 Moreover, the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel also stood with him from all their districts.
Jeroboam Appoints False Priests
14 For (C1)the Levites left their pasture lands and their property and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because (C2)Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.15 (C1)He set up priests of his own for the high places, for the satyrs and the calves which he had made.16 (C1)Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD God of Israel (F1)followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD God of their fathers.17 (C1)They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.Rehoboam's Family
18 Then Rehoboam married Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of (C1)Eliab the son of Jesse,19 and she bore to him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.20 After her he married (C1)Maacah the daughter of (F1)Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For (C1)he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.22 (C1)Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as head and leader among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.23 He acted wisely and distributed (F1)some of his sons through all the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortified cities, and he gave them plenty of provisions. And he sought many wives for them.
Psalms 75
Chapter 75
God Humbles the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.
1 We (C1)give thanks to You, God, we give thanks,
For Your name is (C2)near;
People declare (C3)Your wondrous works.
2 "When I select an (C1)appointed time,
It is I who (C2)judge fairly.
3 "The (C1)earth and all who inhabit it (F1)are unsteady;
It is I who have firmly set its (C2)pillars. Selah
4 "I said to the boastful, 'Do not boast,'
And to the wicked, '(C1)Do not lift up the horn;
5 Do not lift up your horn on high,
(C1)Do not speak with insolent (F1)pride.'"
6 For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the (F1)(C1)desert comes exaltation;
7 But (C1)God is the Judge;
He (C2)puts down one and exalts another.
8 For a (C1)cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams;
It is (F1)(C2)well mixed, and He pours out of this;
Certainly all the wicked of the earth must drain and (C3)drink its dregs.
9 But as for me, I will (C1)declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 And (F1)He will cut off all the (C1)horns of the wicked,
But (C2)the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
John 11:1-27
Chapter 11
The Death and Resurrection of Lazarus
1 Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of (C1)Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister (C2)Martha.2 And it was the Mary who (C1)anointed (C2)the Lord with (F1)ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, "(C1)Lord, behold, (C2)he whom You love is sick."4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, "This sickness is not (F1)meant for death, but is for (C1)the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."5 (Now Jesus loved (C1)Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.)6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.7 Then after this He (*)said to the disciples, "(C1)Let's go to Judea again."8 The disciples (*)said to Him, "(C1)Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking (C2)to stone You, and yet You are going there again?"9 Jesus replied, "(C1)Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.10 "But if anyone walks during the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in (F1)him."11 This He said, and after this He (*)said to them, "Our (C1)friend Lazarus (C2)has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep."12 The disciples then said to Him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will (F1)come out of it."13 Now (C1)Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about (F1)actual sleep.14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, "Lazarus died,15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let's go to him."16 (C1)Therefore Thomas, who was called (F1)(C2)Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, "Let's also go, so that we may die with Him!"
17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb (C1)four days.18 Now (C1)Bethany was near Jerusalem, about (F1)fifteen stadia away;19 and many of (C1)the Jews had come to (C2)Martha and Mary, (C3)to console them about their brother.20 So then (C1)Martha, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but (C1)Mary (F1)stayed in the house.21 Martha then said to Jesus, "(C1)Lord, (C2)if You had been here, my brother would not have died.22 "Even now I know that (C1)whatever You ask of God, God will give You."23 Jesus (*)said to her, "Your brother will rise from the dead."24 Martha (*)said to Him, "(C1)I know that he will rise in the resurrection on the last day."25 Jesus said to her, "(C1)I am the resurrection and the life; the one who believes in Me will live, even if he dies,26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me (C1)will never die. Do you believe this?"27 She (*)said to Him, "Yes, Lord; I have come to believe that You are (C1)the (F1)Christ, the Son of God, and (F2)(C2)He who comes into the world."<
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