Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him: New Living Translation The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to speak with Rehoboam. English Standard Version And they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, Berean Standard Bible So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, King James Bible That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, New King James Version that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, New American Standard Bible Then they sent word and summoned him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, NASB 1995 Then they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, NASB 1977 Then they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Legacy Standard Bible Then they sent and called for him. And Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Amplified Bible So they sent word and called for him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Christian Standard Bible But they summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam: Holman Christian Standard Bible They summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam: “ American Standard Version and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, Contemporary English Version But the people from the northern tribes of Israel sent for him. Then together they went to Rehoboam and said, English Revised Version and they sent and called him;) that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation [Israel] sent for Jeroboam and invited him back. Jeroboam and the entire assembly of Israel went to speak to Rehoboam. They said, Good News Translation The people of the northern tribes sent for him, and then they all went together to Rehoboam and said to him, International Standard Version after being summoned. When Jeroboam and the entire assembly of Israel arrived, they spoke to Rehoboam, Majority Standard Bible So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, NET Bible They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, New Heart English Bible And they sent and called for him. And Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Webster's Bible Translation That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, World English Bible and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthat they send and call for him; and they come—Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel—and speak to Rehoboam, saying, Young's Literal Translation that they send and call for him; and they come -- Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel -- and speak unto Rehoboam, saying, Smith's Literal Translation And they will send and call for him: and Jeroboam and all the convocation of Israel will come and speak to Rehoboam, saying, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying: Catholic Public Domain Version And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying: New American Bible and they sent for him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and they said to Rehoboam, New Revised Standard Version And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the people of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they sent and they called him and Yorbaam came and all the people of Israel, and they said to Rakhab. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and they sent and called him--that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke unto Rehoboam, saying: Brenton Septuagint Translation And the people spoke to king Roboam, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rebellion Against Rehoboam…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. 3So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, 4“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”… Cross References 2 Chronicles 10:3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said, 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. ... Exodus 1:11-14 So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. / But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. / They worked the Israelites ruthlessly ... 1 Samuel 8:4-22 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 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 20:1-2 Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!” / So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem. 1 Kings 14:21-31 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. / And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done. / They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. ... 2 Chronicles 9:29-31 As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? / Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. / And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place. Matthew 12:25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. Mark 3:24-25 If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. / If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand. Luke 11:17 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall. John 7:40-43 On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.” / Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee? / Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” ... Acts 7:35-39 This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. / He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness. / This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’ ... 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction. / My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. / What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” ... 2 Corinthians 11:19-20 For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise. / In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face. Treasury of Scripture That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying, Jump to Previous Assembly Congregation Israel Jeroboam Jerobo'am Rehoboam Rehobo'am Speak WholeJump to Next Assembly Congregation Israel Jeroboam Jerobo'am Rehoboam Rehobo'am Speak Whole1 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 So they sent for Jeroboam The phrase "So they sent for Jeroboam" indicates a deliberate action taken by the people of Israel. Jeroboam, whose name means "the people will contend" or "he increases the people," was a significant figure in Israel's history. Historically, Jeroboam was an industrious man whom Solomon had appointed over the labor force of the house of Joseph (1 Kings 11:28). His return from Egypt, where he had fled from Solomon, marks a pivotal moment in Israel's history. This action reflects the people's desire for change and their recognition of Jeroboam as a leader capable of challenging the status quo. and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So they sent forוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (way·yiš·lə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out [Jeroboam], ל֔וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and [he] יָרָבְעָ֖ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings and the whole וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every assembly קְהַ֣ל (qə·hal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc came וַיָּבֹ֥א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Rehoboam רְחַבְעָ֖ם (rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7346: Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah and said, וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Links 1 Kings 12:3 NIV1 Kings 12:3 NLT 1 Kings 12:3 ESV 1 Kings 12:3 NASB 1 Kings 12:3 KJV 1 Kings 12:3 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 12:3 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 12:3 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 12:3 French Bible 1 Kings 12:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 12:3 And they sent and called him that (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |