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Jeroboam: Recalled from Egypt by the Ten Tribes on Account of Disaffection Toward Rehoboam 1 Kings 12:1–20

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. / 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. / So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

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Jeroboam: Recalled from Egypt by the Ten Tribes on Account of Disaffection Toward Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 10:12–19

After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.” / And the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders / and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”

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