2 Chronicles 10:1

What does 2 Chronicles 10:1 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 10:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for <FI>to<Fi> Shechem have all Israel come to cause him to reign.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither all Israel were assembled, to make him king.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

Context

v.1This passage

v.2And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon), that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 1:7

    and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

  • Genesis 37:12

    And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem.

  • 1 Kings 4:1

    And king Solomon was king over all Israel.

  • Joshua 24:1

    And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

  • Genesis 12:6

    And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:10

    And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

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