1 Reyes 12:3

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3 enviaron y le llamaron. Vino pues Jeroboam y toda la congregaci贸n de Israel, y hablaron a Roboam, diciendo:

1 Reyes 12:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 12:3

That they sent and called him
That is, the people of Israel, some of the principal of them, especially of the tribe of Ephraim, sent messengers to him, and gave him an invitation to come to them at Shechem; or, they had sent F5, as Kimchi interprets it, which was the reason of his returning from Egypt, at least one of them:

and Jeroboam, and all the congregation of Israel, came;
the chief men of them, the heads of the people; these, with Jeroboam at the head of them, who was come out of Egypt, came to Shechem, where Rehoboam was, and they had appointed to meet him:

and spake unto Rehoboam;
one in the name of them all, perhaps Jeroboam:

saying;
as follows.


FOOTNOTES:

F5 So Pagninus, Montanus.
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1 Reyes 12:3 In-Context

1 Y fue Roboam a Siquem; porque todo Israel hab铆a venido a Siquem para hacerlo rey.
2 Y aconteci贸, que cuando lo oy贸 Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, que a煤n estaba en Egipto, porque hab铆a huido de delante del rey Salom贸n, y habitaba en Egipto;
3 enviaron y le llamaron. Vino pues Jeroboam y toda la congregaci贸n de Israel, y hablaron a Roboam, diciendo:
4 Tu padre agrav贸 nuestro yugo, mas ahora t煤 disminuye algo de la dura servidumbre de tu padre, y del yugo pesado que puso sobre nosotros, y te serviremos.
5 Y 茅l les dijo: Idos, y de aqu铆 a tres d铆as volved a m铆. Y el pueblo se fue.
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