Some worthless and evil men gathered around him. They opposed Solomon’s son Rehoboam. At that time Rehoboam was young. He couldn’t make up his mind. He wasn’t strong enough to stand up against those men.

有些无赖的匪徒聚集跟从他，逞强攻击所罗门的儿子罗波安；那时罗波安还幼弱，不能抵挡他们。

有些无赖的歹徒聚集跟从他，逞强攻击所罗门的儿子罗波安；那时罗波安还年轻，心志软弱，不能抵挡他们。

有些无赖的歹徒聚集跟从他，逞强攻击所罗门的儿子罗波安；那时罗波安还年轻，心志软弱，不能抵挡他们。

召集一群无赖恶棍，与所罗门的儿子罗波安作对。那时，罗波安年轻怯懦，无力抵抗。

有些无赖匪徒结集跟从他，欺负所罗门的儿子罗波安；那时罗波安还年幼，心里惊怯，所以不能抵挡他们。

有些無賴的匪徒聚集跟從他，逞強攻擊所羅門的兒子羅波安；那時羅波安還幼弱，不能抵擋他們。

有些無賴的歹徒聚集跟從他，逞強攻擊所羅門的兒子羅波安；那時羅波安還年輕，心志軟弱，不能抵擋他們。

有些無賴的歹徒聚集跟從他，逞強攻擊所羅門的兒子羅波安；那時羅波安還年輕，心志軟弱，不能抵擋他們。

召集一群無賴惡棍，與所羅門的兒子羅波安作對。那時，羅波安年輕怯懦，無力抵抗。

有些無賴匪徒結集跟從他，欺負所羅門的兒子羅波安；那時羅波安還年幼，心裡驚怯，所以不能抵擋他們。

有些無賴匪徒聚集跟從他，逞強攻擊所羅門的兒子羅波安；那時羅波安還年青，心裏膽怯，不能抵擋他們。

無賴之匪徒糾集從之、恃強以攻所羅門子羅波安、時羅波安冲弱、不能禦之、

率遊蕩不逞之徒、乘所羅門子羅波暗新踐國祚、不能禦敵、植黨自強、攻擊其主。

有遊蕩匪徒、聚集從之、逞強以攻所羅門子羅波安、其時羅波安尚幼弱、不能敵之、

Some worthless scoundrels gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive and not strong enough to resist them.

and certain worthless scoundrels gathered about him and defied Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.

Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon’s son Rehoboam when he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them.

Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.

and worthless men gathered to him, wicked men, who proved too strong for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and timid and could not hold his own against them.

Then worthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not withstand them.

And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender- hearted, and could not withstand them.

Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.

And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

Lawless good-for-nothing men gathered around him and conspired against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man and could not resist them.

Worthless men were gathered to him, wicked fellows who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender hearted, and could not withstand them.

King Rehoboam had made his position secure in Jerusalem. He continued as king. He was 41 years old when he became king. He ruled for 17 years in Jerusalem. It was the city the Lord had chosen out of all the cities in the tribes of Israel. He wanted to put his Name there. The name of Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah from Ammon.

They gave him 28 ounces of silver. They had taken it from the temple of the god named Baal- Berith. Abimelek used it to hire some men. They were wild and weren’t good for anything. They became his followers.

All the Israelites saw that the king refused to listen to them. So they answered the king. They said,“ We don’t have any share in David’s royal family. We don’t have any share in Jesse’s son. People of Israel, let’s go back to our homes. David’s royal family, take care of your own kingdom!” So all the Israelites went home.

You hear that people who cause trouble have appeared among you. They’ve tried to get the people of their town to do something wrong. They’ve said,“ Let’s go and worship other gods.” But you haven’t known anything about those gods before.

Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. Be like babies as far as evil is concerned. But be grown up in your thinking.

Then two worthless and evil men came and sat across from him. They brought charges against Naboth in front of the people. The two men said,“ Naboth has cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city. They killed him by throwing stones at him.

I don’t spend time with people who tell lies. I don’t keep company with pretenders.

Many people refuse to obey God. All they do is talk about things that mean nothing. They try to fool others. No one does these things more than the circumcision group.

Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem. He brought together 180,000 capable young men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He had decided to go to war against Israel. He wanted his fighting men to get the kingdom of Israel back for him.But a message came to Shemaiah from the Lord. Shemaiah was a man of God. The Lord said to him,“ Speak to Solomon’s son Rehoboam, the king of Judah. Speak to all the people of Israel in Judah and Benjamin. Tell them,‘ The Lord says,“ Do not go up to fight against your relatives. I want every one of you to go back home. Things have happened exactly the way I planned them.” ’ ” So the young men obeyed the Lord’ s message. They turned back. They didn’t march out against Jeroboam.

Everyone who was in trouble or owed money or was unhappy gathered around him. He became their commander. About 400 men were with him.

Those who farm their land will have plenty of food. But those who chase dreams have no sense.

How terrible it is for a land whose king used to be a servant! How terrible if its princes get drunk in the morning!

The Lord will make mere youths their leaders. Children will rule over them.

Those who work their land will have plenty of food. But those who chase dreams will be very poor.

But put two worthless and evil men in seats across from him. Have them bring charges that he has cursed God and the king. Then take him out of the city. Kill him by throwing stones at him.”

But other Jews were jealous. So they rounded up some evil people from the market place. Forming a crowd, they started all kinds of trouble in the city. The Jews rushed to Jason’s house. They were looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring them out to the crowd.

They were so foolish that no one respected them. They were driven out of the land.

By this time you should be teachers. But in fact, you need someone to teach you all over again. You need even the simple truths of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food.

So Jephthah ran away from his brothers. He made his home in the land of Tob. A group of men who weren’t good for anything gathered around him there. And they followed him.