1 Rois 12:1

1 Roboam se rendit à Sichem, car tout Israël était venu à Sichem pour le faire roi.

1 Rois 12:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 12:1

And Rehoboam went to Shechem
After the death and internment of his father:

for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king:
as was pretended, though in reality it was to seek occasion against him, and make Jeroboam king; it is very probable they knew of the prophecy of Ahijah, and therefore would not go to Jerusalem, but to Shechem, a city in the tribe of Ephraim, of which Jeroboam was, and where he had sowed the seeds of sedition when ruler there; and this place they chose, partly because they could more freely speak what they had in their minds, and partly for the safety of Jeroboam they had sent for on this occasion; so that Rehoboam went thither not of choice, but of necessity. The Jews

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 observe that this place was very ominous; here Dinah was ravished, Joseph was sold, Abimelech exercised tyranny, and here now the kingdom was divided.

F3 T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 102. 1.

1 Rois 12:1 In-Context

1 Roboam se rendit à Sichem, car tout Israël était venu à Sichem pour le faire roi.

2 Lorsque Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, eut des nouvelles, il était encore en Egypte, où il s'était enfui loin du roi Salomon, et c'était en Egypte qu'il demeurait.

3 On l'envoya appeler. Alors Jéroboam et toute l'assemblée d'Israël vinrent à Roboam et lui parlèrent ainsi:

4 Ton père a rendu notre joug dur; toi maintenant, allège cette rude servitude et le joug pesant que nous a imposé ton père. Et nous te servirons.

5 Il leur dit: Allez, et revenez vers moi dans trois jours. Et le peuple s'en alla.