1 Kings 12:1

Rebellion against Rehoboam · 1 Kings 12:1–15
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Translations

Modern
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
Traditional
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
Literal
And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.
Latin
Venit autem Roboam in Sichem: illuc enim congregatus erat omnis Israël ad constituendum eum regem.

Original

Hebrew
English
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.

Notes

  • Shechem was in the center of the northern tribes' land. It was a key site and religious center even before the Israelites occupied Canaan (Genesis 12:6–7; 33:18–20). It became significant in Israel as a Levitical city and a city of refuge (Joshua 20:7; 21:20; 24:1). Rehoboam knew he needed the northern tribes' approval and support to rule a united kingdom. Shechem later became the temporary capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 12:25).

  • Rehoboam ruled from 931 to 913 BC.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Joseph Rehoboam Shechem The Servant-Leader

Parallels

2 Chronicles 10:1–15

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Rehoboam: Son of Solomon, first king of Judah

Places

Shechem: City in Canaan, later allotted to Ephraim

Glossary

Adoniram Jeroboam Judaism Kings, Books of First and Second Rehoboam Shechem (Place)

Topics

Government: God In in Dividing the Jewish Nation Into Two Different Countries Government: Monarchical by Solomon Israel Jeroboam: Recalled from Egypt by the Ten Tribes on Account of Disaffection Toward Rehoboam Kings: Who Reigned Over all Israel: Rehoboam (First Part of his Reign) Petition: Rehoboam Rehoboam: Refuses to Reform Abuses Revolt of the Ten Tribes Shechem: Also Called Sychar, a City of Refuge in Mount Ephraim: Rehoboam Crowned At