And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam,
And when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was still in Egypt, whither he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt.
“Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke upon us, and we will serve you.”
And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam,
Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's kinsmen and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family,