1 Kings 12:3
“and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,”
What does 1 Kings 12:3 mean?
After King Solomon died, his son Rehoboam was set to become the next ruler of Israel. But the people were exhausted from Solomon's heavy demands and forced labor, so they called back Jeroboam, a man who had fled the country during Solomon's reign, to help them negotiate. Together, they approached Rehoboam as a united group to ask him to lighten their burden. This moment would become a turning point in Israel's history, though not in the way the people hoped.