1 Kings 12:1-2

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King Rehoboam

12 Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all the Israelites had gone there to make him king. ² At this time, Nebat's son Jeroboam was still in Egypt. He had been living there since he ran away from King Solomon. When he heard the news about Rehoboam, he returned home.