2 Chronicles 10:1
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
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- BSB
- Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
- KJV
- And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
- WEB
- Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
- ASV
- And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
- DARBY
- And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
- BLB
- And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.
- ÅB
- Rehabeam dro til Sikem; for hele Israel var kommet til Sikem for å gjøre ham til konge.
- OTB
- Rehabeam reiste til Sikem, for hele Israel hadde samlet seg der for å utrope ham til konge.
- B1930
- Rehabeam drog til Sikem; for hele Israel var kommet til Sikem for å gjøre ham til konge.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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1 Kings 12:1–20
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
Read in context1 Kings 4:1
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Read in contextMatthew 1:7
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
Read in context1 Chronicles 3:10
And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
Read in contextJudges 9:1
And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
Read in context1 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.
Read in contextGenesis 37:12–13
And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.
Read in contextGenesis 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.
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