2 Chronicles 10:16-18

Common English Bible

¹⁶When all Israel saw^[a] that the king wouldn’t listen to them, the people answered the king,

“Why should we care about David?
    We have no stake in Jesse’s son!
    Go back to your homes, Israel!
    You better look after your own house now, David!”

Then all Israel went back to their homes, ¹⁷and Rehoboam ruled over only the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.

¹⁸When King Rehoboam sent Hadoram to them (he was the leader of the work gang), the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam quickly got into his chariot and fled to Jerusalem.

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