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Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel* had come to make him
king. 2When Jeroboam, son of Nebat, heard about it, he was in
Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon; and he returned from
Egypt. 3They sent for him; Jeroboam and all Israel came and said
to Rehoboam: 4“Your father put on us a heavy yoke. If you now
lighten the harsh servitude and the heavy yoke your father
imposed on us, we will be your servants.” 5He answered them,
“Come back to me in three days,” and the people went away. 6King
Rehoboam asked advice of the elders who had been in his father
Solomon’s service while he was still alive, and asked, “How do
you advise me to answer this people?” 7They replied, “If you
will deal kindly with this people and please them, giving them a
favorable reply, they will be your servants forever.” 8But he
ignored the advice the elders had given him and asked advice of
the young men who