JEROBOAM

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• 1 Kings 11:26

  Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.

• 1 Kings 11:27

  This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.

• 1 Kings 11:28

  The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.

• 1 Kings 11:29

  At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

• 1 Kings 11:30

  Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.

• 1 Kings 11:31

  He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you

• 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 11:33

  because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.

• 1 Kings 11:34

  “‘However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; but I will make him prince all the days of his life, for David my servant’s sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes;

• 1 Kings 11:35

  but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes.

• 1 Kings 11:36

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

• 1 Kings 11:37

  I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.

• 1 Kings 11:38

  It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.

• 1 Kings 11:39

  I will afflict the offspring of David for this, but not forever.’”

• 1 Kings 11:40

  Therefore Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

• 1 Kings 12:1

  Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

• 1 Kings 12:2

  When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt,

• 1 Kings 12:3

  and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

• 1 Kings 12:4

  “Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.”

• 1 Kings 12:5

  He said to them, “Depart for three days, then come back to me.” The people departed.

• 1 Kings 12:6

  King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me to answer these people?”

• 1 Kings 12:7

  They replied, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them, and answer them with good words, then they will be your servants forever.”

• 1 Kings 12:8

  But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

• 1 Kings 12:9

  He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may answer these people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?’”

• 1 Kings 12:10

  The young men who had grown up with him said to him, “Tell these people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;’ tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

• 1 Kings 12:11

  Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’”

• 1 Kings 12:12

  So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”

• 1 Kings 12:13

  The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

• 1 Kings 12:14

  and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”

• 1 Kings 12:15

  So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was a thing brought about from Yahweh, that he might establish his word, which Yahweh spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

• 1 Kings 12:16

  When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion have we in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel departed to their tents.

• 1 Kings 12:17

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

• 1 Kings 12:18

  Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

• 1 Kings 12:19

  So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.

• 1 Kings 12:20

  When 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.

• 1 Kings 12:25

  Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived in it; and he went out from there, and built Penuel.

• 1 Kings 12:26

  Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.

• 1 Kings 12:27

  If this people goes up to offer sacrifices in Yahweh’s house at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

• 1 Kings 12:28

  So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and behold your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”

• 1 Kings 12:29

  He set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

• 1 Kings 12:30

  This thing became a sin; for the people went even as far as Dan to worship before the one there.

• 1 Kings 12:31

  He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

• 1 Kings 12:32

  Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

• 1 Kings 12:33

  He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar, to burn incense.

• 1 Kings 13:1

  Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by Yahweh’s word to Beth El; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

• 1 Kings 13:2

  He cried against the altar by Yahweh’s word, and said, “Altar! Altar! Yahweh says: ‘Behold, a son will be born to David’s house, Josiah by name. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and they will burn men’s bones on you.’”

• 1 Kings 13:3

  He gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which Yahweh has spoken: Behold, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”

• 1 Kings 13:4

  When the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” His hand, which he put out against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to himself.

• 1 Kings 13:5

  The altar was also split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by Yahweh’s word.

• 1 Kings 13:6

  The king answered the man of God, “Now intercede for the favor of Yahweh your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again.” The man of God interceded with Yahweh, and the king’s hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before.

• 1 Kings 13:7

  The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me, and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

• 1 Kings 13:8

  The man of God said to the king, “Even if you gave me half of your house, I would not go in with you, neither would I eat bread nor drink water in this place;

• 1 Kings 13:9

  for so was it commanded me by Yahweh’s word, saying, ‘You shall eat no bread, drink no water, and don’t return by the way that you came.’”

• 1 Kings 13:10

  So he went another way, and didn’t return by the way that he came to Bethel.

• 1 Kings 13:33

  After this thing Jeroboam didn’t return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.

• 1 Kings 13:34

  This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.

• 1 Kings 14:1

  At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick.

• 1 Kings 14:2

  Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself, so that you won’t be recognized as Jeroboam’s wife. Go to Shiloh. Behold, Ahijah the prophet is there, who said that that I would be king over this people.

• 1 Kings 14:3

  Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the child.”

• 1 Kings 14:4

  Jeroboam’s wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to Ahijah’s house. Now Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

• 1 Kings 14:5

  Yahweh said to Ahijah, “Behold, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to inquire of you concerning her son; for he is sick. Tell her such and such; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman.”

• 1 Kings 14:6

  So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, he said, “Come in, Jeroboam’s wife! Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news.

• 1 Kings 14:7

  Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: “Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,

• 1 Kings 14:8

  and tore the kingdom away from David’s house, and gave it you; and yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in my eyes,

• 1 Kings 14:9

  but have done evil above all who were before you, and have gone and made for yourself other gods, molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back;

• 1 Kings 14:10

  therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam everyone who urinates on a wall, he who is shut up and he who is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweeps away dung, until it is all gone.

• 1 Kings 14:11

  The dogs will eat he who belongs to Jeroboam who dies in the city; and the birds of the sky will eat he who dies in the field: for Yahweh has spoken it.”’

• 1 Kings 14:12

  Arise therefore, and go to your house. When your feet enter into the city, the child will die.

• 1 Kings 14:13

  All Israel will mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam will come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.

• 1 Kings 14:14

  Moreover Yahweh will raise up a king for himself over Israel, who will cut off the house of Jeroboam. This is the day! What? Even now.

• 1 Kings 14:15

  For Yahweh will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and he will root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking Yahweh to anger.

• 1 Kings 14:16

  He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin.”

• 1 Kings 14:17

  Jeroboam’s wife arose and departed, and came to Tirzah. As she came to the threshold of the house, the child died.

• 1 Kings 14:18

  All Israel buried him and mourned for him, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by his servant Ahijah the prophet.

• 1 Kings 14:19

  The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he fought, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

• 1 Kings 14:20

  The days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty two years, then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Kings 14:30

  There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

• 1 Kings 15:6

  Now there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life.

• 1 Kings 15:7

  The rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

• 1 Kings 16:2

  “Because I exalted you out of the dust, and made you prince over my people Israel, and you have walked in the way of Jeroboam, and have made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

• 1 Kings 16:26

  For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins with which he made Israel to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.

• 1 Kings 16:31

  As if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him.

• 2 Kings 14:16

  Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 14:23

  In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria for forty-one years.

• 2 Kings 14:24

  He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.

• 2 Kings 14:25

  He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.

• 2 Kings 14:26

  For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for all, slave and free, and there was no helper for Israel.

• 2 Kings 14:27

  Yahweh didn’t say that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the sky; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

• 2 Kings 14:28

  Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

• 2 Kings 14:29

  Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Chronicles 5:17

  All these were listed by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

• 2 Chronicles 10:12

  So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”

• 2 Chronicles 10:13

  The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,

• 2 Chronicles 10:14

  and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”

• 2 Chronicles 10:15

  So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

• 2 Chronicles 10:16

  When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion have we in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So all Israel departed to their tents.

• 2 Chronicles 10:17

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

• 2 Chronicles 10:18

  Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

• 2 Chronicles 10:19

  So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.

• 2 Chronicles 11:1

  When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

• 2 Chronicles 11:2

  But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

• 2 Chronicles 11:3

  “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

• 2 Chronicles 11:4

  ‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

• 2 Chronicles 11:14

  For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to Yahweh.

• 2 Chronicles 13:8

  “Now you intend to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David. You are a great multitude, and the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods are with you.

• 2 Chronicles 13:9

  Haven’t you driven out the priests of Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made priests for yourselves according to the ways of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams may be a priest of those who are no gods.

• 2 Chronicles 13:20

  Jeroboam didn’t recover strength again in the days of Abijah. Yahweh struck him, and he died.

• Amos 7:7

  Thus he showed me and behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.

• Amos 7:8

  Yahweh said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

• Amos 7:9

  The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

• Amos 7:10

  Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the middle of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.

• Amos 7:11

  For Amos says, ‘Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.’”

• Amos 7:12

  Amaziah also said to Amos, “You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

• Amos 7:13

  but don’t prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a royal house!”