Empty men, worthless troublemakers, rallied round him and forced their will on Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted and could not hold his own against them.
In context
5Is it not yours to know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, granted kingship over Israel to David in perpetuity — to him and to his sons, under a covenant of salt? 6But Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon son of David’s own servants, stood up and revolted against his master. 7Empty men, worthless troublemakers, rallied round him and forced their will on Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and faint-hearted and could not hold his own against them. 8And now you intend to hold your own against the kingdom of Yahweh, which is in the hands of David’s sons — you, a vast horde, with the golden calves that Jeroboam made you for gods. 9Have you not driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made yourselves priests as the peoples of other lands do? Anyone who comes to be installed with a young bull and seven rams becomes a priest of what are not gods at all.
