2 Chronicles 10:3

And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,

Cross-reference

1 Kings 12:3 describes the same gathering: they sent for Jeroboam, and he and all Israel came to Rehoboam.

1 Kings 12:2 Historical context

1 Kings 12:2 shows Jeroboam had already returned from Egypt; here they summon him. The cross-reference provides the prior action.