Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord.
- KJV Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
- NKJV Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.
- NASB Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master,
- NLT Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a mere servant of David’s son Solomon, rebelled against his master.
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Abijah recalls that Jeroboam, once Solomon's servant, rose up and rebelled against his master. He frames the northern kingdom as born of rebellion.
Overview
Abijah portrays Jeroboam's kingship as illegitimate usurpation against the rightful Davidic lord. While God had indeed sovereignly given Jeroboam the north (10:15), Abijah stresses the human treachery involved. His argument presses the claim that Judah, not Israel, holds the divinely sanctioned throne.
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- 1 Kgs 11:26Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
- 1 Kgs 12:20When 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.
- 2 Chr 10:19So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
- 1 Kgs 12:27If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
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