1 Kings 12:3
in 1 Kings 12So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
KJV
That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
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This verse in 1 Kings 12
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
the whole assembly of Israel
on 1 Kings 12:3-5
The whole assembly brings one grievance: “lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us”. The complaint asks only for relief from labor and taxation spent on a court, a temple, and a harem the text has already itemized.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
That they sent and called him,....
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ | vaiyishlechu | and people sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ | vaiyikreu- | and they summoned | H7121 → | 733 times |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | <to> him | ||
| וַיָּבֹ֥א | vaiyavou' | and he came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יָרָבְעָ֖ם | yaraveam | Jeroboam | H3379 → | 104 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| קְהַ֣ל | kehal | [the] assembly of | H6951 → | 123 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּ | vaydaberu | and they spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| רְחַבְעָ֖ם | rechavam | Rehoboam | H7346 → | 50 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙and people sent
vaiyishlechuH7971 →845 times
וַיִּקְרְאוּ־and they summoned
vaiyikreu-H7121 →733 times
ל֔וֹ<to> him
lo
וַיָּבֹ֥אand he came
vaiyavou'H935 →2568 times
יָרָבְעָ֖םJeroboam
yaraveamH3379 →104 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
קְהַ֣ל[the] assembly of
kehalH6951 →123 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
וַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּand they spoke
vaydaberuH1696 →1141 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
רְחַבְעָ֖םRehoboam
rechavamH7346 →50 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.