NET Bible
"Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king."
— 1 Kings 12:1, NET Bible
“And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.”
“And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. ”
“Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.”
“And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king.”
“And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king,”
“And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.”
Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
“Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don’t make us work as hard, we will serve you.”