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1 Kings 12:1-3
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1 Kings 12:1-3
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Civil War
12 Jeroboam son of Nebat was still in Egypt where he had run away from Solomon. When he heard about Solomon’s death, he returned to his city, Zeredah, in the hills of Ephraim.[a]
Rehoboam and all the Israelites went to Shechem to make him the king. The people said to Rehoboam,
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- 1 Kings 12:1 to his city … Ephraim This is from the ancient Greek version.
1 Kings 12:1-3
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1 Kings 12:1-3
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Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam(A)
12 Rehoboam went to Shechem,(B) for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was still in Egypt, where he had fled(C) from King Solomon), he returned from[a] Egypt. 3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him:
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- 1 Kings 12:2 Or he remained in
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