1 Kings 12:1
And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 33:18And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town:
Joshua 24:1And Josue gathered together all the tribes of Israel in Sichem, and called for the ancients, and the princes, and the judges, and the masters: and they stood in the sight of the Lord:
Judges 9:1And Abimelech the son of Jerobaal went to Sichem to his mother's brethren and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying:
1 Kings 11:43And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father, and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 10:1And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither all Israel were assembled, to make him king.
2 Chronicles 11:1And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:1
The glory of the kingdom of Israel was in its height and perfection in Solomon; it was long in coming to it, but it soon declined, and began to sink and wither in the very next reign, as we find in this chapter, where we have the kingdom divided, and thereby weakened and made little in comparison with what it had been. Here is, I. Rehoboam's accession to the throne and Jeroboam's return out of Egypt, ver. 1, 2 . II. The people's petition to Rehoboam for the redress of grievances, and the rough answer he gave, by… Read the whole commentary →