Bible verse
So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
1 Kings 12:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Kings 12.
1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
4 “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
5 Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
7 They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
KJV
That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
ASV
and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
ERV
and they sent and called him;) that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
Newsletter
A short reading and some honest encouragement, most weekday mornings — no noise, no selling, unsubscribe in one click.
Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible, which is free of copyright restrictions for use on websites. Read the full Bible on Great Faith.