1 Kings 12 · Verse 20

1 Kings 12:20

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
1 Kings 12:20, King James Version

1 Kings 12:20 in other translations

BSBWhen all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
WEBWhen all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed David’s house, except for the tribe of Judah only.
ASVAnd it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at all Israel's hearing that Jeroboam hath returned, that they send and call him unto the company, and cause him to reign over all Israel; none hath been after the house of David save the tribe of Judah alone.
DARBYAnd it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel: none followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
BBENow when all Israel had news that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him to come before the meeting of the people, and made him king over Israel: not one of them was joined to the family of David but only the tribe of Judah.
WebsterAnd it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come again, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

What does 1 Kings 12:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:20-24
20-24. when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again--This verse closes the parenthetical narrative begun at 1Ki 12:2, and 1Ki 12:21-24 resume the history from 1Ki 12:1. Rehoboam determined to assert his authority by leading a large force into the disaffected provinces. But the revolt of the ten tribes was completed when the prophet Shemaiah ordered, in the Lord's name, an abandonment of any hostile measures against the revolutionists. The army, overawed by the divine prohibition, dispersed, and the king was obliged to submit.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Made him king over all Israel - What is called Israel here, was ten-twelfths of the whole nation; and had they a right to call another person to the throne? They had not, - they had neither legal nor constitutional right. Jeroboam was not of the blood royal; he had no affinity to the kingdom. Nothing could justify this act, but the just judgment of God. God thus punished a disobedient and gainsaying people; and especially Solomon's family, whose sins against the Lord were of no ordinary magnitude.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 12:16-24

The people speak unbecomingly of David. How soon are good men, and their good services to the public, forgotten ! These considerations should reconcile us to our losses and troubles, that God is the Author of them, and our brethren the instruments: let us not meditate revenge. Rehoboam and his people hearkened to the word of the Lord. When we know God's mind, we must submit, how much soever it crosses our own mind…

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1 Kings 12:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'when heardH8085
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
שָׁ֣בshavhe had returnedH7725
יָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
וַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.Chuand they sentH7971
וַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'Uand they calledH7121
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712
וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuand they made kingH4427
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
עַל\־'al-overH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
הָיָה֙ha.Yahanyone wasH1961
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
בֵית\־veit-[the] house ofH1004
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
זוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiexceptH2108
שֵֽׁבֶט\־she.vet-[the] tribe ofH7626
יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
לְבַדּֽוֹ\׃le.va.Doto only itH905

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 12:20

  • 1 Kings 11:13

    Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

  • 1 Kings 11:32

    (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)

  • 1 Kings 12:17

    But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

  • 1 Kings 11:36

    And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  • 1 Samuel 10:24

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

  • Hosea 8:4

    They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

  • Hosea 11:12

    Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and made him.
1Sa 10:24; Ho 8:4
none that followed.
17; 11:13,32; Ho 11:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 12:19

    So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

  • 1 Kings 12:20

    And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  • 1 Kings 12:21

    And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

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1 Kings 12:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y aconteció, que oyendo todo Israel que Jeroboam había vuelto, enviaron y llamáronle á la congregación, é hiciéronle rey sobre todo Israel, sin quedar tribu alguna que siguiese la casa de David, sino sólo la tribu de Judá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arriva que, quand tout Israël apprit que Jéroboam était de retour, ils envoyèrent et l’appelèrent à l’assemblée, et l’établirent roi sur tout Israël. Il n’y eut que la tribu de Juda seule qui suive la maison de David.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah, als ganz Israel hörte, daß Jerobeam zurückgekehrt wäre, da sandten sie hin und riefen ihn zu der Gemeinde, und machten ihn zum König über ganz Israel. Niemand folgte dem Hause Davids, außer dem Stamme Juda allein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Factum est autem cum audisset omnis Israël quod reversus esset Jeroboam, miserunt, et vocaverunt eum congregato cœtu, et constituerunt eum regem super omnem Israël: nec secutus est quisquam domum David præter tribum Juda solam.