1. Then Rehoboam went to Shechem for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
2. Now when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from the face of King Solomon and settled in Egypt.
3. They summoned him, so Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam saying:
4. “Your father made our yoke burdensome. Now therefore lighten the harsh labor of your father and his heavy yoke which he laid on us and we will serve you.”