Jeroboam in 1 Kings 11:26

The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted by Solomon to be chief superintendent of the “burnden”, i.e., of the bands of forced labourers. Influenced by the words of the prophet Ahijah, he began to form conspiracies with the view of becoming king of the ten tribes; but these having been discovered, he fled to Egypt (1 Kings 11:29-40), where he remained for a length of time under the protection of Shishak I. On the death of Solomon, the ten tribes, having revolted, sent to invite him to become their king. The conduct of Rehoboam favoured the designs of Jeroboam, and he was accordingly proclaimed “king of Israel” (1 Kings 12: 1-20). He rebuilt and fortified Shechem as the capital of his kingdom. He at once adopted means to perpetuate the division thus made between the two parts of the kingdom, and erected at Dan and Bethel, the two extremities of his kingdom, “golden calves,” which he set up as symbols of Jehovah, enjoining the people not any more to go up to worship at Jerusalem, but to bring their offerings to the shrines he had erected. Thus he became distinguished as the man “who made Israel to sin.” This policy was followed by all the succeeding kings of Israel.

While he was engaged in offering incense at Bethel, a prophet from Judah appeared before him with a warning message from the Lord. Attempting to arrest the prophet for his bold words of defiance, his hand was “dried up,” and the altar before which he stood was rent asunder. At his urgent entreaty his “hand was restored him again” (1 Kings 13:1-6, 9; comp. 2 Kings 23:15); but the miracle made no abiding impression on him. His reign was one of constant war with the house of Judah. He died soon after his son Abijah (1 Kings 14:1-18).

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Selected passages

Show passage in OET: KI1 12:25-33

OET-RV KI1 12:25

25 Then Yarov’am (Jeroboam) built Shekem in the hill country of Efrayim (Ephraim) and he lived there for a while. Then he left there and built Penuel.

OET-RV KI1 12:26

26 After that, he worried that the entire country might want to go back under David’s dynasty.

OET-RV KI1 12:27

27 He worried that if the people went down to Yerushalem (Jerusalem) to offer sacrifices in Yahweh’s temple, they might shift their allegiance to King Rehav’am (Rehoboam) in Yehudah (Judah) and then his life might be in danger.

OET-RV KI1 12:28

28 So after getting advice, the king made two gold calves, and he told his people, “Going all the way down to Yerushalem is too far for you. Look, these can be your gods, Yisrael (Israel), who brought you out from Mitsrayim (Egypt).”

OET-RV KI1 12:29

29 He set one up at Beyt-El (Bethel) (in the south) and the other one at Dan (in the north).

OET-RV KI1 12:30

30 This caused the people to sin, and some people went up as far as the one in Dan.

OET-RV KI1 12:31

31 He built temples on hills and appointed priests from various tribes—not just from the tribe of Levi.

OET-RV KI1 12:32

32 In the eighth month on the 15th, Yarov’am (Jeroboam) put on a celebration like the one in Yehudah (Judah). He’d made an altar at Beyt-El (Bethel) and he got the priests from the hill temples he’d made to come and stand there, then he offered a sacrifice on that altar to the calves that he’d made.

OET-RV KI1 12:33

33 That date of the 15th day of the eighth month was one that he’d just decided for himself, and he instituted a new celebration for the Israelis and he burnt incense on the altar as a sacrifice.

OET-LV KI1 12:25

25 And_ Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) _he/it _built DOM Shəkem in_the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived in_it and_he/it _went _out from_there and_he/it _built DOM Pənū^ʼēl.

OET-LV KI1 12:26

26 And_ Yāroⱱˊām _he/it _said in_heart _of_his now the_kingdom it _will _return to_the _house _of Dāvid.

OET-LV KI1 12:27

27 If it _will _go _up the_people the_this for_doing sacrifices in_house _of YHWH in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_ the _heart _of the _people the_this _it _will _return to their _master(s)_of_to to Rəḩaⱱˊām the _king _of Yəhūdāh and_they_will _kill _me and_they _will _return to Rəḩaⱱˊām the _king _of Yəhūdāh.

OET-LV KI1 12:28

28 And_ the_king _he _took _counsel and_he/it _made two _of calves _of gold and_he/it _said to_them is_enough to/for_you(pl) for_going _up Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) HERE gods _of_your Oh _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which they_brought _you _up from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt).

OET-LV KI1 12:29

29 And_he/it _assigned DOM the_one in_house _of ^ʼēl and_DOM the_one he _put in_Dān.

OET-LV KI1 12:30

30 And_ the_thing the_this _he/it _was (into)_sin and_ the_people _they _went to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_one to Dān.

OET-LV KI1 12:31

31 And_he/it _made DOM a _house _of high _places and_he/it _made priests from_the _ends _of the _people who not they _were from_(the)_sons of _Levi.

OET-LV KI1 12:32

32 And_ Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) _he/it _made a _festival in_month (the)_eighth on_the_fif- teen day of_month like_festival which was_in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he/it _ascended on the_altar so he _did in_house _of ^ʼēl to_sacrifice to_calves which he _had _made and_he _stationed in_house _of ^ʼēl DOM the _priests _of the _high _places which he _had _made.

OET-LV KI1 12:33

33 And_he/it _ascended on the_altar which he _had _made in_house _of ^ʼēl on_the_fif- teen day in_month (the)_eighth in_month which he _had _devised mmm and_he/it _made a _festival for_the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _ascended on the_altar to_make _smoke.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (81)

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Show passage in OET: KI1 11:26

OET-RV KI1 11:26

26 Nevat’s son Yarov’am (Jeroboam), an Efrati from Tseredah also rebelled against the king. (His widowed mother Tseruah was one of Shelomoh’s (Solomon) servants.)

OET-LV KI1 11:26

26 And_Yāroⱱˊām/(Jeroboam) the _son _of Neⱱaţ an _ʼEfrātī from (the)_Tsərēdāh/(Zeredah) and_name _of his/its_mother was_Tsərūˊāh/(Zeruah) a _woman a _widow a _servant of_Shəlomoh and_he _raised a _hand on_king.

Show passage in OET: KI1 11:28

OET-RV KI1 11:28

28 Shelomoh had noticed Yarov’am as a strong and hard-working young man, so he’d appointed him as supervisor over all the forced labour from Menasheh (Manasseh) and Efrayim’s (Ephraim) regions.

OET-LV KI1 11:28

28 And_the_man Yāroⱱˊām was_a _mighty_man_of strength and_ Shəlomoh _he/it _saw DOM the _young_man if/because _that was_doing _of (of)_work he and_he _appointed DOM_him/it to/from_all/each/any/every the _forced _labour _of the _house _of Yōşēf/(Joseph).

Show passage in OET: KI1 11:29

OET-RV KI1 11:29

29 One time when Yarov’am was away from Yerushalem (Jerusalem), the prophet Ahiyah the Shiloni met him on the road. He was wearing a brand-new a new cloak, and there was just the two by themselves in the countryside.

OET-LV KI1 11:29

29 And_he/it _was at_time (the)_that and_Yāroⱱˊām he _had _gone _out from_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) and_ ʼAḩiy^yāh the_Shilōnī the_prophet _he _found DOM_him/it on_way and_he was_covering _himself with_a _cloak new and_the _two _of_of _them they_alone were_in_country.

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