1 Reyes 12:20

20 Cuando los israelitas se enteraron de que Jeroboán había regresado, mandaron a llamarlo para que se presentara ante la asamblea, y lo proclamaron rey de todo Israel. No hubo quien se mantuviera leal a la familia de David, con la sola excepción de la tribu de Judá.

1 Reyes 12:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 12:20

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was
come again
Out of Egypt; the chief men knew of it before, for he had headed them in their approach and address to Rehoboam; but the people in common had not, and especially those of the various tribes besides that of Ephraim:

that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king
over all Israel;
they sent for him from his tent or house, which probably was in Shechem, and gave him an invitation to come to their assembly, met together to deliberate about a king; when they unanimously chose him to be king over Israel, that is, over the ten tribes, and inaugurated him into his office:

there was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Judah
only;
in which Benjamin was included, as appears from the following verse; that being joined to it, and mixed with it, and both having a part in Jerusalem, and so ever after the kingdom was denominated the kingdom of Judah.

1 Reyes 12:20 In-Context

18 Más tarde, el rey Roboán envió a Adonirán para que supervisara el trabajo forzado, pero todos los israelitas lo mataron a pedradas. ¡A duras penas logró el rey subir a su carro y escapar a Jerusalén!

19 Desde entonces Israel ha estado en rebelión contra la familia de David.

20 Cuando los israelitas se enteraron de que Jeroboán había regresado, mandaron a llamarlo para que se presentara ante la asamblea, y lo proclamaron rey de todo Israel. No hubo quien se mantuviera leal a la familia de David, con la sola excepción de la tribu de Judá.

21 Roboán hijo de Salomón llegó a Jerusalén y movilizó a todas las familias de Judá y a la tribu de Benjamín, ciento ochenta mil guerreros selectos en total, para hacer la guerra contra Israel y así recuperar el reino.

22 Pero la palabra de Dios vino a Semaías, hombre de Dios, y le dio este mensaje: