Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. New Living Translation Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king. English Standard Version Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Berean Standard Bible Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. King James Bible And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. New King James Version And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. New American Standard Bible Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. NASB 1995 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. NASB 1977 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Legacy Standard Bible Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Amplified Bible Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Christian Standard Bible Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. American Standard Version And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. Contemporary English Version Rehoboam went to Shechem where everyone was waiting to crown him king. English Revised Version And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. GOD'S WORD® Translation Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. Good News Translation Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the people of northern Israel had gathered to make him king. International Standard Version Rehoboam traveled to Shechem because all of Israel went there to install him as king. Majority Standard Bible Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. NET Bible Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king. New Heart English Bible Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Webster's Bible Translation And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. World English Bible Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Rehoboam goes to Shechem, for all Israel has come to Shechem to make him king. Young's Literal Translation And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem hath all Israel come to make him king. Smith's Literal Translation And Rehoboam will go to Shechem, for to Shechem came all Israel to make him king. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king. New American Bible Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come to make him king. New Revised Standard Version Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAND Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Rekhabaam went to Shekeem because all Israel came to Shekeem to make him King. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. Brenton Septuagint Translation And king Roboam goes to Sikima; for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him king. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rebellion Against Rehoboam1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 2When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 10:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. 1 Kings 14:21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. 1 Kings 11:26-40 Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king, / and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. / Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph. ... 2 Samuel 5:1-3 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood. / Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’” / So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel. 1 Samuel 8:4-7 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. / “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.” / But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. ... 1 Kings 9:15 This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer. 1 Kings 11:29-31 During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. / And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, / and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. 1 Kings 11:11-13 Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.” 2 Samuel 2:4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” 2 Samuel 19:9-10 And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom. / But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?” 2 Samuel 3:17-18 Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king. / Now take action, because the LORD has said to David, ‘Through My servant David I will save My people Israel from the hands of the Philistines and of all their enemies.’” 1 Kings 2:10-12 Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. / The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. / So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established. 1 Kings 3:7 And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. Matthew 2:22 But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, Treasury of Scripture And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. Rehoboam 1 Kings 11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 2 Chronicles 10:1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. Shechem Genesis 12:6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. Sichem Genesis 33:18,19 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city… Joshua 20:7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. Joshua 24:1,32 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God… Sychem Jump to Previous Israel Israelites Rehoboam Rehobo'am Shechem TogetherJump to Next Israel Israelites Rehoboam Rehobo'am Shechem Together1 Kings 12 1. The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, 4. by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him 6. Rehoboam, refusing the old men's counsel, answers them roughly 16. Ten tribes revolting, kill Adoram, and make Rehoboam flee 21. Rehoboam, raising an army, is forbidden by Shemaiah 25. Jeroboam strengthens himself by cities 26. and by idolatry of the two calves Then Rehoboam The name "Rehoboam" is derived from the Hebrew "רְחַבְעָם" (Rechav'am), meaning "the people are enlarged" or "he who enlarges the people." Rehoboam was the son of Solomon and grandson of David, inheriting a kingdom that was at its zenith in terms of wealth and influence. His name suggests a potential for growth and expansion, yet his reign is marked by division. This highlights the biblical theme that names often carry prophetic significance, reflecting the character or destiny of individuals. went to Shechem for all Israel had gone there to make him king (1) he is described in 2 Chronicles 13:7 as being "young (נַעַר) and tender hearted." (2) The LXX. addition to 1 Kings 12:24 says he was sixteen; υἱὸς ω}ν ἑκκαίδεκα ἐτῶν ἐν τῶ βασιλεύειν αὐτὸν. (3) It is hardly probable that Solomon, who was himself "young and tender" at his father's death, should then have had a son a year old. . . . Hebrew Then Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah went וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to Shechem, שְׁכֶ֑ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc had gone בָּ֥א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go [there] שְׁכֶ֛ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor to make him king. לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ (lə·ham·lîḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel Links 1 Kings 12:1 NIV1 Kings 12:1 NLT 1 Kings 12:1 ESV 1 Kings 12:1 NASB 1 Kings 12:1 KJV 1 Kings 12:1 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 12:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 12:1 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 12:1 French Bible 1 Kings 12:1 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 12:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |