1 Könige 12:1

1 Und Rehabeam zog gen Sichem; denn das ganze Israel war gen Sichem gekommen, ihn zum König zu machen.

1 Könige 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 Könige 12:1 In-Context

1 Und Rehabeam zog gen Sichem; denn das ganze Israel war gen Sichem gekommen, ihn zum König zu machen.

2 Und Jerobeam, der Sohn Nebats, hörte das, da er noch in Ägypten war, dahin er vor dem König Salomo geflohen war, und blieb in Ägypten.

3 Und sie sandten hin und ließen ihn rufen. Und Jerobeam samt der ganzen Gemeinde Israel kamen und redeten mit Rehabeam und sprachen:

4 Dein Vater hat unser Joch zu hart gemacht; so mache du nun den harten Dienst und das schwere Joch leichter, das er uns aufgelegt hat, so wollen wir dir untertänig sein.

5 Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Gehet hin bis an den dritten Tag, dann kommt wieder zu mir. Und das Volk ging hin.