1 Kings 12:1
Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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 33:18Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan Aram; and encamped before the city.
Joshua 24:1Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
Judges 9:1Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
1 Kings 11:43Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
2 Chronicles 10:1Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
2 Chronicles 11:1When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
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 →