Bible Strands
1 Kings 12:3
So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The northern tribes dispatch messengers to Egypt to retrieve Jeroboam, who then arrives with the assembly of Israel to confront King Rehoboam immediately following Solomon's reign.
The words — The text highlights וַיִּקְרְאוּ (va.yi.kre'u), meaning "and they summoned," and קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל (qehal yisra'el), meaning "assembly of Israel," marking the formal mobilization of tribal representatives.
The thread — This coordinated arrival continues the narrative sequence from 1 Kings 12:2 and directly precedes the delegation's formal demand recorded in 1 Kings 12:4.
Why it lands — It requires a reader to note how administrative grievance triggers a structured political response that temporarily shifts leverage from the crown to the collective.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,