Then they sentand calledhim, and Jeroboamand allthe assemblyof Israelcameand spoketo Rehoboam,saying,
Now when Jeroboamthe sonof Nebatheard[of it], he was livingin Egypt(for he was yetin Egypt,wherehe had fledfrom the presenceof KingSolomon).
"Your fathermadeour yokehard;nowtherefore lightenthe hardserviceof your fatherand his heavyyokewhichhe puton us, and we will serveyou."
So they sentand summonedhim. When Jeroboamand allIsraelcame,they spoketo Rehoboam,saying,
And Abimelechthe sonof Jerubbaalwentto Shechemto his mother'srelatives,and spoketo them and to the wholeclanof the householdof his mother'sfather,saying,
