3So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him:


In Context

1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all the Israelites had gone there to make him king.

2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), he returned from Egypt.

3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him:

4 "Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you."

5 Rehoboam answered, "Go away for three days and then come back to me." So the people went away.

1st Kings 12:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:3That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:3And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:3and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:3and they sent and called him;) that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:3that they send and call for him; and they come — Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel — and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:3That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,