And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of temple and reform in 2 Chronicles.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 10:1-5.
Glossary
- Rehoboam Person
- He enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah “the Ammonitess,” some well-known Ammonitish princess ( 1 Kings 14:21 ; 2 Chr. 12:13 ).
- Shechem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.