1 Kings 12:1-6

Rehoboam’s Folly

1 aRehoboam went to bShechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2And as soon as cJeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for dhe was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from
Septuagint, Vulgate (compare 2 Chronicles 10:2); Hebrew lived in
Egypt.
3And they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam, 4 f“Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke on us, and we will serve you.” 5He said to them, g“Go away for three days, then come again to me.” So the people went away.

6Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”
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