2 Chronicles 10:2

2 Jeroboam was then in Egypt, where he had taken asylum from King Solomon; when he got the report of Solomon's death, he came back.

2 Chronicles 10:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:2

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:2).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem where all Israel had gathered to inaugurate him as king.

2 Jeroboam was then in Egypt, where he had taken asylum from King Solomon; when he got the report of Solomon's death, he came back.

3 Summoned by Israel, Jeroboam and all Israel went to Rehoboam and said,

4 "Your father made life hard for us - worked our fingers to the bone. Give us a break; lighten up on us and we'll willingly serve you."

5 "Give me," said Rehoboam, "three days to think it over; then come back." So the people left.