1 Kings 12:1

1 Kings 12:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
• New International Version (NIV)Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.

Context of 1 Kings 12:1

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard about this, he was living in Egypt (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon). 3Then they sent word and summoned him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

1 Kings 12:1 word by word

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֖ם שְׁכֶ֑ם כִּ֥י שְׁכֶ֛ם בָּ֥א כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Then Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• had comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to makeמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• him kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 1 Kings 12:1

• 1 Kings 11:43Then Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David, and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
• 2 Chronicles 10:1Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
• Genesis 12:6Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time.
• Genesis 33:18Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city.
• Joshua 20:7So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
• Joshua 24:1Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, their heads, their judges, and their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
• Judges 9:1Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, to his mother’s relatives, and spoke to them and to the entire family of the household of his mother’s father, saying,
• Psalms 60:6God has spoken in His holiness: “I will triumph, I will divide up Shechem, and measure out the Valley of Succoth.
• Acts 7:16And they were brought back from there to Shechem and laid in the tomb which Abraham had purchased for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Rehoboam went to Shechem - Rehoboam was probably the only son of Solomon; for although he had a thousand wives, he had not the blessing of a numerous offspring; and although he was the wisest of men himself, his son was a poor, unprincipled fool. Had Solomon kept himself within reasonable bounds in matrimonial affairs, he would probably have had more children; and such as would have had common sense enough to discern the delicacy of their situation, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The first step taken by the new king was a most judicious one. If anything could have removed the disaffection of the Ephraimites, and caused them to submit to the ascendancy of Judah, it would have been the honor done to their capital by its selection as the scene of the coronation. Shechem (now Nablous) lay on the flank of Mount Gerizim, directly opposite to Mount Ebal, in a position second to none in all Palestine. Though Abimelech had destroyed the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Rehoboam's accession, The people's petition, His rough answer. (1-15) Ten tribes revolt. (16-24) Jeroboam's idolatry. (25-33) Verses 1-15 The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry, and revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if they might live at ease, and pay no taxes. Factious spirits will never want something to complain of. And when we see the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Shechem was in the center of the northern tribes' land. It was a key site and religious center even before the Israelites occupied Canaan (Genesis 12:6–7; 33:18–20). It became significant in Israel as a Levitical city and a city of refuge (Joshua 20:7; 21:20; 24:1). Rehoboam knew he needed the northern tribes' approval and support to rule a united kingdom. Shechem later became the temporary capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Rehoboam ruled…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51Ki 12:1-5. Refusing the Old Men's Counsel. 1. Rehoboam went to Shechem--He was the oldest, and perhaps the only son of Solomon, and had been, doubtless, designated by his father heir to the throne, as Solomon had been by David. The incident here related took place after the funeral obsequies of the late king and the period for public mourning had past. When all Israel came to make him king, it was not to exercise their old right of election (1Sa…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 12:1

• Government
• Jeroboam
• Petition
• Rehoboam
• Revolt
• Shechem

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Rehoboam
• Shechem
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• Ephraim, The tribe of
• Heavy
• Israel, Kingdom of
• Jeroboam
• Ordain

Commentaries on 1 Kings 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings