2 Chronicles 10:2

2 Jeroboam son of Nebat was in Egypt, where he had gone to escape from King Solomon. When Jeroboam heard about Rehoboam being made king, he returned from Egypt.

2 Chronicles 10:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:2

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:2).

2 Chronicles 10:2 In-Context

1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the Israelites had gone to make him king.

2 Jeroboam son of Nebat was in Egypt, where he had gone to escape from King Solomon. When Jeroboam heard about Rehoboam being made king, he returned from Egypt.

3 After the people sent for him, he and the people went to Rehoboam and said to him,

4 "Your father forced us to work very hard. Now, make it easier for us, and don't make us work as he did. Then we will serve you."

5 Rehoboam answered, "Come back to me in three days." So the people left.