2 Tawarikh 10:1

The Northern Tribes Rebel

10:1 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in ¹  Shechem to make Rehoboam ²  king.

2 Tawarikh 10:3

10:3 They sent for him ³  and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

2 Tawarikh 10:13

10:13 The king responded to the people harshly. He ⁴  rejected the advice of the older men

2 Tawarikh 10:19

10:19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.

2 Tawarikh 31:8

31:8 When Hezekiah and the officials came and saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and pronounced blessings on his people Israel. ⁵ 

[10:1]  ¹ tn Heb “come [to].”

[10:1]  ² tn Heb “him”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:3]  ³ tn Heb “They sent and called for him.”

[10:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The pronoun “he” has been used in the translation in place of the proper name in keeping with contemporary English style.

[31:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.”