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1 Kings 12:3
“and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,”
Verse in context — 1 Kings 12
1
Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
2
It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt,
3
and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
4
Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.
5
He said to them, "Depart for three days, then come back to me." The people departed.
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Solomon’s reign, the temple’s construction, and the kingdom’s division.
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