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Rebellion against Rehoboam

1 Kings 12:3

In 11 translations

BSB
So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
KJV
That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
WEB
and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
ASV
and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
LSV
that they send and call for him; and they come—Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel—and speak to Rehoboam, saying,
YLT
that they send and call for him; and they come — Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel — and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,
DBY
and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
DRC
And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying:
GNV
Then they sent and called him: and Ieroboam and all the Congregation of Israel came, and spake vnto Rehoboam, saying,
JPS
and they sent and called him — that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke unto Rehoboam, saying:
LXXE
And the people spoke to king Roboam, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy;

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  • Written (Ketiv): וַיָּבֹאוּ (“and they came”). Read aloud (Qere): וַיָּבֹ֥א (“and he came”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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  • Leningrad Codex reads וַיָּבֹ֥או; read aloud (Qere) reads וַיָּבֹ֥א (“and he came”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ל֔וֹ ויבאו יָרָבְעָ֖ם וְכָל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃Read aloud as (qere): וַיָּבֹ֥א
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐλάλησεν ὁ λαὸς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα Ῥοβοὰμ, λέγοντες,

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 12:24o in some Bibles
  • Content check: text resembles KJV 1Kgs.12.4 (word overlap 0.40) more than 1Kgs.12.3 (0.12); mapping unverified.
  • Content check: text resembles KJV 1Kgs.12.4 (word overlap 0.40) more than 1Kgs.12.3 (0.12); mapping unverified. (transferred from brenton)

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