1 Kings 12:18
King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.
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- 1 Kgs 4:6 : 6 Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.
- 1 Kgs 5:14 : 14 He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of 10,000 men per month. They worked in Lebanon for one month, and then spent two months at home. Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews.
- 2 Sam 20:24 : 24 Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.
- Exod 17:4 : 4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD,“What will I do with this people?– a little more and they will stone me!”
- Num 14:10 : 10 However, the whole community threatened to stone them. But the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting.
- 1 Kgs 20:18-20 : 18 He ordered,“Whether they come in peace or to do battle, take them alive.” 19 They marched out of the city with the servants of the district governors in the lead and the army behind them. 20 Each one struck down an enemy soldier; the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.
- 2 Chr 10:18 : 18 King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chr 24:21 : 21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple.
- Prov 28:1-2 : 1 Α wicked person fled, though no one was pursuing, but the righteous person can be as confident as a lion. 2 When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.
- Amos 2:16 : 16 Bravehearted warriors will run away naked in that day.” The LORD is speaking!
- Acts 5:26 : 26 Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).
- Acts 7:57-58 : 57 But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent. 58 When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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- 2 Chr 10:16-194 verses93%
16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David– no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So all Israel returned to their homes.
17 (Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)
18 King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, the supervisor of the work crews, out after them, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.
- 1 Kgs 12:16-172 verses77%
16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king,“We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse! Return to your homes, O Israel! Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!” So Israel returned to their homes.
17 (Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)
- 1 Kgs 12:19-213 verses75%
19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.
20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.
21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
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21 They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD’s temple.
- 1 Kgs 12:27-282 verses71%
27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem, their loyalty could shift to their former master, King Rehoboam of Judah. They might kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”
28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people,“It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
- 1 Kgs 12:1-66 verses71%
1 Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.
2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
3 They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
4 “Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don’t make us work as hard, we will serve you.”
5 He said to them,“Go away for three days, then return to me.” So the people went away.
6 King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them,“How do you advise me to answer these people?”
- 2 Chr 10:12-132 verses69%
12 Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said,“Return to me on the third day.”
13 The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
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16 Then Rehoboam passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah replaced him as king.
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17 They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.
- 1 Kgs 12:11-133 verses68%
11 My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh.’”
12 Jeroboam and all the people reported to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had ordered when he said,“Return to me on the third day.”
13 The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men
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3 They sent for him and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
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25 King Solomon then sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah.
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3 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,
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1 After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the LORD.
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1 The Northern Tribes Rebel Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.
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14 Then they reported to Jezebel,“Naboth has been stoned to death.”
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40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.
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36 So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
- 2 Chr 12:11-122 verses66%
11 Whenever the king visited the LORD’s temple, the royal guards carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.
12 So when Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; Judah experienced some good things.
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1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
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46 The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom.
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21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
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4 So he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.
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23 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah, and to all Judah and Benjamin, as well as the rest of the people,
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24 Adoniram was supervisor of the work crews. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the secretary.
- 1 Kgs 14:28-292 verses65%
28 Whenever the king visited the LORD’s temple, the royal guard carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.
29 The rest of the events of Rehoboam’s reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.
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31 He removed the people who were in it and made them labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
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15 and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, God struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
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40 They will summon a mob who will stone you and hack you in pieces with their swords.
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15 Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.
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10 You must stone him to death because he tried to entice you away from the LORD your God, who delivered you from the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.
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6 Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.
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6 King Rehoboam consulted with the older advisers who had served his father Solomon when he had been alive. He asked them,“How do you advise me to answer these people?”