1 Kings

1 Kings 12:1–3

¹Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. ²When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still^a in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. ³So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

Footnotes

a 12:2 Or he remained

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1 Kings 12:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Rehoboam	רְחַבְעָ֖ם	rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Shechem	שְׁכֶ֑ם	šə·ḵem	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7927 shoulder
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
had gone	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to make him king	לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ	lə·ham·lîḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign

1 Kings 12:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Jeroboam	יָרָבְעָ֣ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nebat	נְבָ֗ט	nə·ḇāṭ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5028 Nebat
heard about this	כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀	kiš·mō·a‘	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
he was	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
still	עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ	‘ō·w·ḏen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
in Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֔יִם	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had fled	בָּרַ֔ח	bā·raḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
and had been	יָרָבְעָ֖ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
living ever since	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

1 Kings 12:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they sent for	וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙	way·yiš·lə·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7971 send
and	יָרָבְעָ֖ם	yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
and the whole	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
assembly	קְהַ֣ל	qə·hal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
came	וַיָּבֹאוּ	way·yå̄·ḇō·ʾū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Rehoboam	רְחַבְעָ֖ם	rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7346 Rehoboam
and said	וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ	way·ḏab·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak

Cross-references

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1 Kings 12:1 Judges 9:6 · 2 Chronicles 10:1–19

1 Kings 12:2 1 Kings 11:40

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.