1 Kings 12:1 meaning and explanation
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
1 Kings 12:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Solomon has died, and his son Rehoboam goes to Shechem, a city in the hill country of Ephraim, where the tribes of Israel have assembled to crown him. Shechem was a historic covenant site, and the northern tribes gathering there rather than in Jerusalem signals that their loyalty is not automatic.
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