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1 Kings 12:1-2
New International Reader's Version
1 Kings 12:1-2
New International Reader's Version
Israel Refuses to Follow Rehoboam
12 Rehoboam went to the city of Shechem. All the Israelites had gone there to make him king. 2 Jeroboam heard about it. He was the son of Nebat. Jeroboam was still in Egypt at that time. He had gone there for safety. He wanted to get away from King Solomon. But now he returned from Egypt.
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