And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
Parallel translations
- WEB Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
- BSB Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
- NKJV And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David:
- NASB And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
- NLT Jeroboam thought to himself, “Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David.
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Quick answer
Jeroboam fears the kingdom will return to David's house. His anxiety drives his next decisions.
Overview
In his heart Jeroboam worries that loyalty to the temple in Jerusalem will draw the people back to Rehoboam. This fear, despite God's promise of a sure house if he obeyed, reveals a failure to trust the Lord. His insecurity becomes the seedbed of grievous sin.
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- John 12:10–11But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
- John 11:47–50Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.
- Acts 4:16–17Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
- 1 Sam 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
- Jer 38:18–21But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.
- Ps 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
- 1 Kgs 11:38And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
- 2 Chr 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.
- John 12:19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
- Luke 7:39Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.
- Mark 2:6–8But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,
- Isa 7:9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
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