1 Kings 12:3 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam,

NIV: So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him:

NASB: Then they sent word and summoned him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

CSB: But they summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam:

NLT: The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to speak with Rehoboam.

KJV: That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

NKJV: that they sent and called him. Then Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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