But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin.

罗波安的国坚立，他强盛的时候就离弃耶和华的律法，以色列人也都随从他。

罗波安的王国稳固，他强盛的时候就离弃耶和华的律法，全以色列都跟从他。

罗波安的王国稳固，他强盛的时候就离弃耶和华的律法，全以色列都跟从他。

罗波安王位稳定、国势强盛后，就离弃耶和华的律法，以色列人也都随从他。

罗波安的王位稳定，他也强盛起来，就离弃了耶和华的律法，全体以色列人也都跟随他。

羅波安的國堅立，他強盛的時候就離棄耶和華的律法，以色列人也都隨從他。

羅波安的王國穩固，他強盛的時候就離棄耶和華的律法，全以色列都跟從他。

羅波安的王國穩固，他強盛的時候就離棄耶和華的律法，全以色列都跟從他。

羅波安王位穩定、國勢強盛後，就離棄耶和華的律法，以色列人也都隨從他。

羅波安的王位穩定，他也強盛起來，就離棄了耶和華的律法，全體以色列人也都跟隨他。

羅波安的國權一堅立，他一強盛、就離棄了永恆主的律法；以色列眾人也都同着他。

羅波安國固己強、乃棄耶和華之法律、以色列眾效之、

羅波暗國既鞏固、則棄耶和華律例、以色列族眾亦效尤焉。

羅波安鞏固其國、既強盛、則棄主之律法、以色列人眾效之、

After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.

Rehoboam had made his position as king secure. He had become very strong. Then he turned away from the law of the Lord. So did all the people of Judah.

When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

When Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he abandoned the law of the LORD— he and all Israel with him.

When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the Law of the Lord.

Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him.

And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.

When Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he abandoned the law of the Lord— he and all Israel with him.

And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the LORD.

When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him.

This strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported Rehoboam son of Solomon, for during those years they faithfully followed in the footsteps of David and Solomon.

King Rehoboam firmly established himself in Jerusalem and continued to rule. He was forty one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from among all the tribes of Israel as the place to honor his name. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah, a woman from Ammon.

The army consisted of 307,500 men, all elite troops. They were prepared to assist the king against any enemy.Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones.And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the Lord gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.

During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors.For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.There were even male and female shrine prostitutes throughout the land. The people imitated the detestable practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.

But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me.So now I will attack you like a lion, like a leopard that lurks along the road.Like a bear whose cubs have been taken away, I will tear out your heart. I will devour you like a hungry lioness and mangle you like a wild animal.

“ And the answer will be,‘ Because his people abandoned the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why the Lord has brought all these disasters on them.’”

“ O my people, listen to the words of the Lord! Have I been like a desert to Israel? Have I been to them a land of darkness? Why then do my people say,‘ At last we are free from God! We don’t need him anymore!’

You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin. You will be treated with contempt, mocked by all who see you.”

“ The leaders of Judah have become like thieves. So I will pour my anger on them like a waterfall.The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.

When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.“ But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful!Do not become proud at that time and forget the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

“ The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build.The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land,be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the Lord their God, for they followed the evil practices that Israel had introduced.

“ But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

But Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.

You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; you forgot the God who had given you birth.

“ Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin:

When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, the people shook with fear, for that tribe was important in Israel. But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal and thus sealed their destruction.