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.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads וַיָּבֹ֥או; read aloud (Qere) reads וַיָּבֹ֥א (“and he came”).
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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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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
JeroboamRehoboamRevoltEphraim, The tribe ofPetitionIsrael, Kingdom ofAdoniramKings, Books ofKingsIsrael, Prophecies concerning
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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)