2 Chronicles 10:1
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 to Shechem were all Israel come 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
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because 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 to Shechem had all Israel come 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 Version
And Rehoboam goes to Shechem, for all of Israel has come [to] Shechem to cause him to reign.

Young's Literal Translation
And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem have all Israel come to cause him to reign.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Rehoboam will go to Shechem: for to Shechem came all Israel to make him king.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither all Israel were assembled, to make him king.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now Rehoboam set out for Shechem. For in that place all of Israel had convened, so that they might 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 Bible
AND Rehoboam went to Shechem; for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Rekhabaam went to Shecheem, because all Israel went to Shekeem for the establishment of the King.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Roboam came to Sychem: for all Israel came to Sychem to make him king.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Rebellion Against Rehoboam
1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 2When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.…

Cross References
1 Kings 12:1-19
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / When 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. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said, ...

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 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. ...

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.”

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 11:9-10
Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. / Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.

1 Kings 11:1-8
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ...

1 Kings 3:5-14
One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” / Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day. / 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. ...

1 Kings 9:4-9
And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ / But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, ...

1 Kings 8:25-26
Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ / And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.

Matthew 12:42
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Luke 11:31
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

Acts 7:47
But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.

Matthew 1:7
Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

Luke 3:31
the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,


Treasury of Scripture

And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.

Rehoboam

1 Kings 12:1
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

1 Chronicles 3:10
And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

Matthew 1:7
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

Roboam

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 37:12,13
And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem…

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
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.

all

1 Kings 4:1
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

1 Chronicles 12:38
All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

Jump to Previous
Cause Israel Israelites Rehoboam Rehobo'am Reign Shechem Together
Jump to Next
Cause Israel Israelites Rehoboam Rehobo'am Reign Shechem Together
2 Chronicles 10
1. The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam,
3. by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him,
6. Rehoboam, refusing the old mens' counsel, answers them roughly,
16. Ten tribes revolting, kill Hadoram, and make Rehoboam flee














Then Rehoboam
Rehoboam, whose name means "he enlarges the people," was the son of Solomon and grandson of David. His ascension to the throne marks a pivotal moment in Israel's history. The name Rehoboam itself is significant, as it reflects the hope and expectation that he would continue the legacy of his father and grandfather. However, his reign would soon be marked by division and strife, highlighting the importance of wise and godly leadership. This moment serves as a reminder of the weight of responsibility that comes with leadership, especially in a covenant community.

went to Shechem
Shechem holds a rich historical and spiritual significance in Israel's history. It was the site where God first promised the land to Abraham (Genesis 12:6-7) and where Joshua renewed the covenant with the Israelites (Joshua 24:1-25). By going to Shechem, Rehoboam was stepping into a place laden with covenantal history, a place where the people of Israel had previously committed themselves to the Lord. This setting underscores the gravity of the events about to unfold and the spiritual heritage that Rehoboam was inheriting. It serves as a reminder of the importance of honoring the past and the covenants made with God.

for all Israel had gone there
The phrase "all Israel" indicates the unity and collective identity of the twelve tribes at this moment. They gathered with the intention of affirming Rehoboam as their king, reflecting a moment of national significance. This unity, however, was fragile, as underlying tensions and grievances were about to surface. The gathering of "all Israel" at Shechem is a poignant reminder of the potential for unity within God's people, but also the ease with which division can occur when leadership fails to heed wise counsel and the needs of the people.

to make him king
The act of making Rehoboam king was not merely a political formality but a deeply spiritual and communal act. In ancient Israel, kingship was seen as a divine appointment, with the king serving as God's representative on earth. The people's role in affirming Rehoboam as king highlights the covenant relationship between God, the king, and the people. This moment was an opportunity for Rehoboam to seek God's guidance and wisdom, as Solomon had done. It serves as a reminder of the importance of seeking God's will in leadership and the consequences of neglecting divine wisdom.

(1) To Shechem.--Sh'kemah, with accusative ending; Kings, Sh'kem. "Were come," pf. plural; Kings, singular.

Verse 1. - This verse would have been far better placed last in the previous chapter, but now, left without note of time, it purports to tell us that (whereas by the last clause of the previous chapter "Rehoboam reigned in his" father Solomon's "stead," and had been presumably accepted as his heir and successor in Jerusalem and all Judaea) Rehoboam, now somewhat later on, repairs to Shechem (the ancient capital, and the prized position of the high-spirited tribe of Ephraim) to receive some final recognition as king from "all Israel." Rehoboam. Solomon's son by Naaraah; an Ammonite princess (1 Kings 14:21, 31). Eurydemus may be considered as a close reproduction in Greek of the Hebrew name Rehoboam. To his son Abijah, by his favourite wife Maachah, who was the third of the wives that belonged to the house of Jesse, he bequeathed the kingdom. Wanting any positive Scripture statement of the matter of Rehoboam going to Shechem, we believe the explanation given above is the most probable, and that it was not any designed stroke of policy, with the view of conciliating or flattering Ephraim. Though no formal statement of it be made here, yet it is quite intelligible that the opinions, feelings, and readiness to express them on the part of Ephraim and "Israel" were well enough known, and had to be reckoned for. Shechem. For many reasons one of the most interesting geographical names in all the Old Testament. It was the ancient capital, as Shiloh, near to it, was the ancient seat of the national worship. It was situate in Ephraim, with Ebal to the immediate north, and Gerizim to the immediate south. Its upper slopelands (its position on which is possibly the origin of the name, שֶׁכֶם, "a shoulder" commanded a view of the Mediterranean. It was the half-way resting-place, at the end of the second day's journey, for travellers from Galilee to Jerusalem, and hence bore the name in later times, it is thought, of Mabertha, or Mabartha (מַעֲבַרְתָּא), Pliny's Mamortha. Vespasian subsequently named it Neapolis, the modern Nablous. The Authorized Version synonyms of Shechem appear as Sichem, Sychem, Sychar (John 4:5, 20). In post-Captivity times, a new temple on Gerizim was the cathedral of Samaritan worship, which was levelled by John Hyrcanus, B.C. 129. Jacob's well is a hall: mile south-east, and Joseph's tomb two miles east (Joshua 24:32). Almost every one of the references to Shechem are of great interest on one account or another, and to turn to each of them in order is to read the Scripture narrative of the place. The leading references are subjoined (Genesis 12:6; Genesis 33:18, 19; Genesis 34; Genesis 35:1-4; Genesis 37:12, 28; Genesis 43:22; Genesis 49:5-7; Deuteronomy 27:11; Joshua 9:33-35; Joshua 20:7; 21:20, 21; 24:1, 25, 32; Judges 9:7, 22, 34-45; Judges 21:1; 2 Kings 17:5, 6, 24; 2 Kings 18:9; 1 Chronicles 6:67; 1 Chronicles 7:28; Ezra 4:2; Jeremiah 41:5; John 4:5; Acts 7:16; Acts 8:5). The article "Shechem," by Dr. Hackett, in Dr. Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' vol. 3. pp. 1234-1240, is of exceptional interest. All Israel. No doubt this expression may mean even here the assemblage of the federated twelve tribes. Considering the immediate recurrence of the expression in ver. 3, it must be, however, that the Jeroboam party of the ten tribes (headed by the strong and self-conscious Ephraimites) are especially in view; in point of fact, of course, all the twelve tribes were represented in the gathering of ver. 1. There can be no division of opinion about this, though the meeting be represented as one demanded or occasioned by the attitude of Israel, in the lesser comprehension of the name.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then Rehoboam
רְחַבְעָ֖ם (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,
שְׁכֶ֑מָה (šə·ḵe·māh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person 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
בָּ֥אוּ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
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
2 Chronicles 10:1 NIV
2 Chronicles 10:1 NLT
2 Chronicles 10:1 ESV
2 Chronicles 10:1 NASB
2 Chronicles 10:1 KJV

2 Chronicles 10:1 BibleApps.com
2 Chronicles 10:1 Biblia Paralela
2 Chronicles 10:1 Chinese Bible
2 Chronicles 10:1 French Bible
2 Chronicles 10:1 Catholic Bible

OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr)
2 Chronicles 9:31
Top of Page
Top of Page