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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem where everyone was waiting to crown him king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the people of northern Israel had gathered to make him king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, because all of Israel went there to install him as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem had all Israel come to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Rehoboam goes to Shechem, for all of Israel has come [to] Shechem to cause him to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem have all Israel come to cause him to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Rehoboam will go to Shechem: for to Shechem came all Israel to make him king.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither all Israel were assembled, to make him king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Rehoboam set out for Shechem. For in that place all of Israel had convened, so that they might appoint him as king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND Rehoboam went to Shechem; for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Rekhabaam went to Shecheem, because all Israel went to Shekeem for the establishment of the King.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Roboam came to Sychem: for all Israel came to Sychem to make him king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=2356" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Rebellion Against Rehoboam</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7346.htm" title="7346: rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- A people are enlarged, a king of Judah. From rachab and am; a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king.">Then Rehoboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: šə·ḵe·māh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Ridge, a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor. The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.">to Shechem,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">had gone</a> <a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: šə·ḵem (N-proper-fs) -- Ridge, a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor. The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: lə·ham·lîḵ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">to make him king.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1-19</a></span><br />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, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a></span><br />And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">1 Kings 11:26-40</a></span><br />Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king, / and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. / Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-11.htm">1 Kings 11:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. / Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a></span><br />During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field. / And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, / and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-9.htm">1 Kings 11:9-10</a></span><br />Now the LORD grew angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. / Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-8</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5-14</a></span><br />One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” / Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day. / And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4-9</a></span><br />And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances, / then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ / But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25-26</a></span><br />Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: ‘You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.’ / And now, O God of Israel, please confirm what You promised to Your servant, my father David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a></span><br />The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Luke 11:31</a></span><br />The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-47.htm">Acts 7:47</a></span><br />But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a></span><br />Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-31.htm">Luke 3:31</a></span><br />the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.</p><p class="hdg">Rehoboam</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1</a></b></br> And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm">1 Chronicles 3:10</a></b></br> And Solomon's son <i>was</i> Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Matthew 1:7</a></b></br> And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;</p><p class="hdg">Roboam </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Genesis 12:6</a></b></br> And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite <i>was</i> then in the land.</p><p class="hdg">Sichem</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-12.htm">Genesis 37:12,13</a></b></br> And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/20-7.htm">Joshua 20:7</a></b></br> And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which <i>is</i> Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Joshua 24:1</a></b></br> And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.</p><p class="hdg">all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/4-1.htm">1 Kings 4:1</a></b></br> So king Solomon was king over all Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/12-38.htm">1 Chronicles 12:38</a></b></br> All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel <i>were</i> of one heart to make David king.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/6-39.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-30.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-9.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-31.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-31.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-31.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-8.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/10-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-17.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/psalms/60-6.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">Together</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-6.htm">Rehoboam, refusing the old mens' counsel, answers them roughly,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Ten tribes revolting, kill Hadoram, and make Rehoboam flee</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Rehoboam went to Shechem</b><br>Rehoboam, the son of Solomon and grandson of David, is the central figure in this passage. His journey to Shechem is significant as it marks the beginning of his reign. Shechem holds historical importance as a city of refuge and a place where significant events in Israel's history occurred, such as the renewal of the covenant under Joshua (<a href="/joshua/24.htm">Joshua 24:1-25</a>). It is located in the hill country of Ephraim, a central location that was accessible to the tribes of Israel. Rehoboam's decision to go to Shechem rather than remain in Jerusalem, the established capital, suggests an attempt to unify the tribes and gain their support, as Shechem was a traditional gathering place for the northern tribes.<p><b>for all Israel had gone there</b><br>The phrase "all Israel" indicates the collective gathering of the tribes, emphasizing the unity and shared identity of the nation at this time. This assembly was not merely a formality but a crucial moment for the tribes to express their allegiance or dissent. The gathering at Shechem reflects the tribal confederation's practice of coming together for significant national decisions, reminiscent of earlier assemblies in Israel's history (<a href="/judges/20.htm">Judges 20:1</a>). This moment is pivotal as it foreshadows the impending division of the kingdom, highlighting the fragile unity among the tribes.<p><b>to make him king</b><br>The act of making Rehoboam king was a formal recognition of his succession to the throne of his father, Solomon. This was a customary practice in the ancient Near East, where the people or representatives of the people would affirm the new king. The coronation at Shechem, rather than Jerusalem, underscores the political tensions and the need for Rehoboam to secure the loyalty of the northern tribes. This event is a turning point in Israel's history, as it leads to the division of the united monarchy into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. The people's willingness to make Rehoboam king also reflects the Davidic covenant's enduring influence, as God had promised David that his descendants would rule Israel (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). However, Rehoboam's subsequent actions and the resulting division serve as a reminder of the conditional nature of the covenant, dependent on the king's faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a></b><br>The son of Solomon and the grandson of David, Rehoboam is the central figure in this passage. He is about to be made king over Israel, following the death of his father, Solomon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>A significant city in the history of Israel, Shechem is where Rehoboam goes to be made king. It is a place of covenant renewal and historical importance, previously associated with figures like Abraham and Jacob.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/all_israel.htm">All Israel</a></b><br>This term refers to the collective tribes of Israel who gather at Shechem for the coronation of Rehoboam. It signifies the unity of the nation at this pivotal moment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/event_of_coronation.htm">Event of Coronation</a></b><br>The gathering at Shechem is for the purpose of making Rehoboam king, a significant event that marks the transition of leadership from Solomon to his son.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Rehoboam's journey to Shechem underscores the weight of leadership and the responsibility that comes with it. Leaders must seek wisdom and guidance, especially when assuming new roles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place.htm">Significance of Place</a></b><br>The choice of Shechem as the coronation site is not arbitrary. It reminds us of the importance of historical and spiritual landmarks in our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_division.htm">Unity and Division</a></b><br>The gathering of "all Israel" at Shechem highlights the potential for unity, but also foreshadows the division that will soon occur. Unity in the body of Christ is vital, yet fragile.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_godly_counsel.htm">Seeking Godly Counsel</a></b><br>As Rehoboam faces a critical decision, the importance of seeking wise and godly counsel becomes evident. This is a reminder for us to surround ourselves with advisors who are grounded in biblical truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_clear_shechem_assembly_evidence.htm">(2 Chronicles 10) Why is there no clear archaeological evidence of this pivotal assembly at Shechem? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_made_david_count_israel's_troops.htm">Who incited David to count the fighting men of Israel? God did (2 Samuel 24: 1) Satan did (I Chronicles 2 1:1)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_10_4_and_2_sam_1_10.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 10's account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_rehoboam_and_jeroboam.htm">Who were Rehoboam and Jeroboam in biblical history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">To Shechem.</span>--<span class= "ital">Sh'kemah,</span> with accusative ending; Kings, <span class= "ital">Sh'kem.</span> "Were come," pf. plural; Kings, singular.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - This verse would have been far better placed last in the previous chapter, but now, left without note of time, it purports to tell us that (whereas by the last clause of the previous chapter "Rehoboam reigned in his" father Solomon's "stead," and had been <span class="accented">presumably</span> accepted as his heir and successor in Jerusalem and all Judaea) Rehoboam, now somewhat later on, repairs to Shechem (the ancient capital, and the prized position of the high-spirited tribe of Ephraim) to receive some final recognition as king from "all Israel." Rehoboam. Solomon's son by Naaraah; an Ammonite princess (<a href="/1_kings/14-21.htm">1 Kings 14:21, 31</a>). <span class="accented">Eurydemus may be</span> considered as a close reproduction in Greek of the Hebrew name Rehoboam. To his son Abijah, by his favourite wife Maachah, who was the third of the wives that belonged to the house of Jesse, he bequeathed the kingdom. Wanting any positive Scripture statement of the matter of Rehoboam going to Shechem, we believe the explanation given above is the most probable, and that it was not any designed stroke of policy, with the view of conciliating or flattering Ephraim. Though no formal statement of it be made here, yet it is quite intelligible that the opinions, feelings, and readiness to express them on the part of Ephraim and "Israel" were well enough known, and had to be reckoned for. Shechem. For many reasons one of the most interesting geographical names in all the Old Testament. It was the ancient capital, as Shiloh, near to it, was the ancient seat of the national worship. It was situate in Ephraim, with Ebal to the immediate north, and Gerizim to the immediate south. Its upper slopelands (its position on which is possibly the origin of the name, <span class="hebrew">שֶׁכֶם</span>, "a shoulder" commanded a view of the Mediterranean. It was the half-way resting-place, at the end of the second day's journey, for travellers from Galilee to Jerusalem, and hence bore the name in later times, it is thought, of Mabertha, or Mabartha (<span class="hebrew">מַעֲבַרְתָּא</span>), Pliny's Mamortha. Vespasian subsequently named it Neapolis, the modern Nablous. The Authorized Version synonyms of Shechem appear as <span class="accented">Sichem</span>, <span class="accented">Sychem, Sychar</span> (<a href="/john/4-5.htm">John 4:5, 20</a>). In post-Captivity times, a new temple on Gerizim was the cathedral of Samaritan worship, which was levelled by John Hyrcanus, <span class="date">B.C. 129</span>. Jacob's well is a hall: mile south-east, and Joseph's tomb two miles east (<a href="/joshua/24-32.htm">Joshua 24:32</a>). Almost every one of the references to Shechem are of great interest on one account or another, and to turn to each of them in order is to read the Scripture narrative of the place. The leading references are subjoined (<a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Genesis 12:6</a>; <a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">Genesis 33:18, 19</a>; <a href="/genesis/34.htm">Genesis 34</a>; <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Genesis 35:1-4</a>; <a href="/genesis/37-12.htm">Genesis 37:12, 28</a>; <a href="/genesis/43-22.htm">Genesis 43:22</a>; <a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-11.htm">Deuteronomy 27:11</a>; Joshua 9:33-35; Joshua 20:7; 21:20, 21; 24:1, 25, 32; <a href="/judges/9-7.htm">Judges 9:7, 22, 34-45</a>; <a href="/judges/21-1.htm">Judges 21:1</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5, 6, 24</a>; <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">2 Kings 18:9</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/6-67.htm">1 Chronicles 6:67</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28</a>; <a href="/ezra/4-2.htm">Ezra 4:2</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/41-5.htm">Jeremiah 41:5</a>; <a href="/john/4-5.htm">John 4:5</a>; <a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Acts 7:16</a>; <a href="/acts/8-5.htm">Acts 8:5</a>). The article "Shechem," by Dr. Hackett, in Dr. Smith's 'Bible Dictionary,' vol. 3. pp. 1234-1240, is of exceptional interest. All Israel. No doubt this expression may mean even here the assemblage of the federated twelve tribes. Considering the immediate recurrence of the expression in ver. 3, it must be, however, that the Jeroboam party of the ten tribes (headed by the strong and self-conscious Ephraimites) are especially in view; in point of fact, of course, all the twelve tribes were represented in the gathering of ver. 1. There can be no division of opinion about this, though the meeting be represented as one demanded or occasioned by the attitude of Israel, in the lesser comprehension of the name. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Rehoboam</span><br /><span class="heb">רְחַבְעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḥaḇ·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7346.htm">Strong's 7346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rehoboam -- 'a people are enlarged', a king of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Shechem,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁכֶ֑מָה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḵe·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7927.htm">Strong's 7927: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had gone</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֥אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[there]</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁכֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7927.htm">Strong's 7927: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to make him king.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ham·lîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">2 Chronicles 10:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:1 Rehoboam went to Shechem (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 9:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 9:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>