He said,"Thiswill be the procedureof the kingwhowill reignoveryou: he will takeyour sonsand place[them] for himself in his chariotsand among his horsemenand they will runbeforehis chariots.
Now it cameabout afterthisthat Absalomprovidedfor himself a chariotand horsesand fiftymenas runnersbeforehim.
Now Adonijahthe sonof Haggithexaltedhimself, saying,"I will be king."So he preparedfor himself chariotsand horsemenwith fiftymento runbeforehim.
Now Solomongatheredchariotsand horsemen;and he had1400chariotsand 12,000horsemen,and he stationedthem in the chariotcitiesand with the kingin Jerusalem.
The youngmenwhogrewup with him spoketo him, saying,"Thusyou shall sayto thispeoplewhospoketo you, saying,'Your fathermadeour yokeheavy,now you makeit lighterfor us!' But you shall speakto them, 'My littlefingeris thickerthanmy father'sloins!
"Your fathermadeour yokehard;nowtherefore lightenthe hardserviceof your fatherand his heavyyokewhichhe puton us, and we will serveyou."
So KingRehoboammadeshieldsof bronzein their place,and committedthem to the careof the commandersof the guardwho guardedthe doorwayof the king'shouse.
Then the handof the LORDwas on Elijah,and he girdedup his loinsand outranAhabto Jezreel.
Then Samueltoldthe peoplethe ordinancesof the kingdom,and wrote[them] in the bookand placed[it] beforethe LORD.And Samuelsentallthe peopleaway,eachoneto his house.
Now the waragainstthe Philistineswas severeallthe daysof Saul;and when Saulsawanymightymanor anyvaliantman,he attachedhim to his staff.
Saulsaidto his servantswho stoodaroundhim, "Hearnow,O Benjamites!Will the sonof Jessealsogiveto allof you fieldsand vineyards?Will he makeyou allcommandersof thousandsand commandersof hundreds?
"Nowthen, listento their voice;however,you shall solemnlywarnthem and tellthem of the procedureof the kingwhowill reignoverthem."
