1 Kings 12:1
And Rehoboam went to Shechem,—for, to Shechem, had all Israel come to make him king.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan,—when he came in from Padan-aram,—and he encamped before the city.
Joshua 24:1And Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel, unto Shechem,—and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and they presented themselves before God.
Judges 9:1Then went Abimelech son of Jerubbaal, to Shechem, unto the brethren of his mother,—and spake unto them, and unto all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying;
1 Kings 11:43So then Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father,—and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 10:1And Rehoboam went to Shechem,—for, to Shechem, had all Israel come, to make him king.
2 Chronicles 11:1And when Rehoboam had entered Jerusalem, he called together the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, warriors,—to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom 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 →