1. Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had gathered to make him king.
2. When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this, he returned from Egypt, for he had fled to Egypt to escape from King Solomon.
3. The leaders of Israel summoned him, and Jeroboam and the whole assembly of Israel went to speak with Rehoboam.
4. “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”