And they sent for him; and he came with all Israel. And they spoke to Roboam, saying:
And they sent and called him. And Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel; and they spoke to Roboam, saying:
And when Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who was in Egypt (for he was fled thither from Solomon), heard it, forthwith he returned.
Thy father oppressed us with a most grievous yoke; do thou govern us with a lighter hand than thy father, who laid upon us a heavy servitude, and ease some thing of the burden, that we may serve thee.