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And Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they sent for him and called him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they sent <i>word</i> and summoned him. When Jeroboam and all Israel came, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they sent and summoned him. When Jeroboam and all Israel came, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So they sent and summoned him. When Jeroboam and all Israel came, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they sent and called for him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the people sent <i>messengers</i> and summoned him. So when Jeroboam and all Israel came, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they summoned him. Then Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they summoned him. Then Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spake to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people from the northern tribes of Israel sent for him. Then together they went to Rehoboam and said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spake to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[Israel] sent for Jeroboam and invited him back. Jeroboam and all Israel went to speak to Rehoboam. They said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people of the northern tribes sent for him, and they all went together to Rehoboam and said to him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />after being summoned. When Jeroboam and all of Israel arrived, they spoke to Rehoboam, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They sent for him and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying, <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 they send and call for him, and Jeroboam comes in, and all of Israel, and they speak to Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they send and call for him, and Jeroboam cometh in, and all Israel, and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will send and call to him. And Jeroboam will come, and all Israel, and they will speak to Rehoboam, saying,<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 they sent for him, and he came with all Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they summoned him, and he arrived with all of Israel. And they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They sent for him; Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came and said to Rehoboam,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They came and said to Rehoboam the son of Solomon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They came saying to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon:<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 they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam and all the congregation came to Roboam, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/10-3.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=2370" 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">2</span>When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·lə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">So they sent for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rə·’ū- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">Jeroboam,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3379.htm" title="3379: yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām (N-proper-ms) -- From riyb and am; people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings.">and he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and 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: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <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.">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”…<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/12-3.htm">1 Kings 12:3</a></span><br />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/12-1.htm">1 Kings 12:1-2</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.<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/12-4.htm">1 Kings 12:4-5</a></span><br />“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” / Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-12.htm">1 Kings 12:12-15</a></span><br />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 the people harshly. He 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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16-17</a></span><br />When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-18.htm">1 Kings 12:18-19</a></span><br />Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. / So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm">1 Kings 12:20</a></span><br />When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-21.htm">1 Kings 12:21-24</a></span><br />And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. / But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God: / “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people ...<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/11-37.htm">1 Kings 11:37-38</a></span><br />But as for you, I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your heart desires, and you will be king over Israel. / If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.<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/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">1 Kings 11:23-25</a></span><br />And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah, / and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control. / Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,</p><p class="hdg">they sent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-3.htm">1 Kings 12:3</a></b></br> That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-2.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-2.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-1.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-15.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-11.htm">Summoned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/10-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-12.htm">Jeroboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-12.htm">Jerobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-5.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-6.htm">Rehobo'am</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-7.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-8.htm">Summoned</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>So they sent for Jeroboam</b><br>Jeroboam was a significant figure in Israel's history, known for leading the northern tribes in rebellion against the house of David. His return from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon, marks a pivotal moment in the division of the united monarchy. This action of sending for Jeroboam indicates the people's desire for change and their recognition of Jeroboam as a leader. Historically, Jeroboam's return is a fulfillment of the prophecy given by the prophet Ahijah, who had foretold that Jeroboam would rule over ten tribes of Israel (<a href="/1_kings/11-29.htm">1 Kings 11:29-31</a>).<p><b>and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam</b><br>Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, was the rightful heir to the throne of Israel. The phrase "all Israel" suggests a united front from the tribes, indicating widespread discontent with Solomon's policies, particularly his heavy taxation and forced labor. This meeting at Shechem, a city with historical significance as a place of covenant renewal (Joshua 24), underscores the gravity of the situation. The gathering of "all Israel" also reflects the tribal structure of the nation, where decisions were often made collectively.<p><b>and said</b><br>The act of speaking to Rehoboam signifies a formal request or negotiation. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, such dialogues were crucial in determining the relationship between a ruler and his subjects. The people's approach to Rehoboam was not merely a complaint but a critical moment of potential reconciliation or division. This dialogue echoes the biblical theme of covenant and the responsibilities of a king to his people, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-20</a>, where the king is instructed to rule with justice and humility.<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 king of Judah. His reign marks the division of the united kingdom of Israel into two separate kingdoms: Israel and Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeroboam.htm">Jeroboam</a></b><br>A former official of Solomon who became the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division. He was initially in exile in Egypt but returned to challenge Rehoboam's rule.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>Refers to the collective tribes of Israel who were seeking relief from the heavy burdens imposed by Solomon and were now negotiating with Rehoboam.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>The place where Rehoboam went to be crowned king, and where the people of Israel gathered to make their demands.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The previous king of Israel, known for his wisdom and the building of the Temple, but also for imposing heavy labor and taxes on the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_listening.htm">Leadership and Listening</a></b><br>Rehoboam's failure to listen to wise counsel and the people's needs led to division. Effective leadership requires humility and a willingness to listen.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_pride.htm">Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Rehoboam's pride and harshness resulted in the loss of a united kingdom. Pride can lead to destructive outcomes in our personal and communal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_wise_counsel.htm">Seeking Wise Counsel</a></b><br>The importance of seeking and heeding wise counsel is evident. Surrounding oneself with godly advisors can prevent poor decision-making.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">The Role of God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human failures, God's sovereign plan unfolds. The division of the kingdom was part of God's larger account for Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/burden_of_leadership.htm">Burden of Leadership</a></b><br>Leadership comes with the responsibility to serve and uplift others, not to burden them. Leaders should strive to lighten the load of those they lead.<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/is_jeroboam's_return_reliable.htm">(2 Chronicles 10:3) How reliable is the account of Jeroboam’s return if sources outside the Bible don’t mention it? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chron_13__any_non-biblical_evidence.htm">2 Chronicles 13 - Are there any archaeological or extra-biblical sources that verify the details of this battle's scale and outcome?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_abijah's_400,000_army_plausible.htm">2 Chronicles 13:3 - How historically plausible is an army of 400,000 under Abijah's command at that time?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_grandly_describe_solomon's_procession.htm">Why does the text (Song of Solomon 3:6-7) describe Solomon's procession with such grandeur, given the lack of archaeological evidence for this specific event?</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>(3) <span class= "bld">And they sent and called him.</span>--To the assembly. (Comp. <a href="/1_kings/12-20.htm" title="And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.">1Kings 12:20</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">All Israel.</span>--Chron. omits <span class= "ital">assembly of.</span> "Came," singular; Kings, plural.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/10-3.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">So they sent for</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·lə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jeroboam],</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרְאוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rə·’ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and [he]</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרָבְעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3379.htm">Strong's 3379: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</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">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">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">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">2 Chronicles 10:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/10-3.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 10:3 They sent and called him (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/10-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 10:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 10:4" /></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>