Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
Parallel translations
- WEB Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
- KJV And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
- BSB Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
- NKJV And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.
- NLT Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king.
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Quick answer
Rehoboam goes to Shechem where all Israel gathers to make him king. It begins the account of the kingdom's division.
Overview
The northern tribes assemble at Shechem, a site of historic significance, rather than simply confirming Rehoboam in Jerusalem. Their gathering signals that the kingship is not unconditionally secure. This sets the stage for the tragic split prophesied to Solomon for his unfaithfulness.
Cross-references & the web
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- Judg 9:1Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
- Josh 20:7They set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
- 1 Chr 12:38All these were men of war, who could order the battle array, and 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.
- 1 Chr 3:10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
- Gen 37:12–13His brothers went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
- 1 Kgs 12:1–20Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
- Josh 24:1Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
- 1 Kgs 4:1King Solomon was king over all Israel.
- Matt 1:7Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
- Gen 12:6Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. The Canaanites were in the land, then.
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