10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in 1 Shechem to make Rehoboam 2 king.
11:1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin 3 to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
12:1 After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord.
12:1 After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord.
1 tn Heb “come [to].”
2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “he summoned the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men, accomplished in war.”