1 Rois 12:1

1 Or Roboam se rendit à Sichem; car tout Israël était venu à Sichem pour l'établir 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 Or Roboam se rendit à Sichem; car tout Israël était venu à Sichem pour l'établir roi.

2 Et quand Jéroboam, fils de Nébat, l'apprit, il était encore en Égypte où il s'était enfui de devant le roi Salomon, et il demeurait en Égypte.

3 Mais on l'envoya appeler. Ainsi Jéroboam et toute l'assemblée d'Israël vinrent et parlèrent à Roboam, en disant:

4 Ton père a mis sur nous un joug pesant; mais toi, allège maintenant cette rude servitude de ton père et ce joug pesant qu'il nous a imposé, et nous te servirons.

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