King James Version (KJV)
1 Kings 12:2
“And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard [of it], (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 12
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And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
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And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard [of it], (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
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That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
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Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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