Now when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from the face of King Solomon and settled in Egypt.
1 Kings 12:3 - Tree of Life Version They summoned him, so Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam saying: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, American Standard Version (1901) and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, Common English Bible The people sent and called for Jeroboam, who along with the entire Israelite assembly went and said to Rehoboam, Catholic Public Domain Version And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they sent and called him. And Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel; and they spoke to Roboam, saying: |
Now when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from the face of King Solomon and settled in Egypt.
“Your father made our yoke burdensome. Now therefore lighten the harsh labor of your father and his heavy yoke which he laid on us and we will serve you.”
So they sent and summoned him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came to Rehoboam and spoke to Rehoboam saying,
Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother’s brothers, and spoke to them and the whole clan of his mother’s father’s household saying,