12:3a So they sent for Jeroboam,

The people ⌊of Israel⌋ invited/called Jeroboam to come back ⌊to Israel⌋.
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But the people ⌊of the northern tribes of Israel⌋ asked Jeroboam to return ⌊to Israel⌋ ⌊and he returned⌋.

12:3b and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

Then he/Jeroboam and the whole community of Israel went to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
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Then Jeroboam and all the people ⌊of the northern tribes⌋ went to speak to Rehoboam. They said,
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Then Jeroboam went with the rest of the Israelites to Rehoboam. They told him that

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