1 Kings 12:2

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When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this—he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon—he remained in Egypt.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:40 : 40 Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.
  • 2 Chr 10:2-3 : 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this—he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon—he returned from Egypt. 3 So they sent for Jeroboam, and he came with all Israel. Together, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
  • 1 Kgs 11:26-31 : 26 Then Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, whose mother, a widow named Zeruah, was one of Solomon’s officials, rebelled against the king. 27 This is the reason Jeroboam raised his hand against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and repaired the breach of the city of David, his father. 28 Jeroboam was a capable man, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph. 29 It happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the field. 30 Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. 31 Then he said to Jeroboam, 'Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes.'

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  • 2 Chr 10:1-3
    3 verses
    95%

    1Rehoboam went to Shechem because all Israel had gathered there to make him king.

    2When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this—he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon—he returned from Egypt.

    3So they sent for Jeroboam, and he came with all Israel. Together, they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
    82%

    40Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

  • 1 Kgs 12:3
    80%

    3They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the entire assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
    79%

    1Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all of Israel had come to Shechem to crown him king.

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
    78%

    20When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent for him and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

  • 1 Kgs 12:22-28
    7 verses
    76%

    22But this word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

    23"Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, to all Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people,

    24This is what the LORD says: You shall not march up to fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Return home, for this is my doing." So they obeyed the word of the LORD and went back as the LORD had commanded.

    25Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.

    26Jeroboam said to himself, "The kingdom will now likely return to the house of David.

    27If these people go up to worship at the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, they will again give their allegiance to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.

    28After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 11:28-29
    2 verses
    76%

    28Jeroboam was a capable man, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

    29It happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the field.

  • 2 Chr 12:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he became strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him.

    2In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem because they had been unfaithful to the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 13:6
    76%

    6But Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

  • 2 Chr 11:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

    3“Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

    4‘This is what the LORD says: Do not go up or fight against your brothers. Return every man to his house, for this matter is from Me.’” So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.

  • 1 Kgs 14:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1At that time, Abijah, son of Jeroboam, became sick.

    2Jeroboam said to his wife, "Please get up and disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam. Then go to Shiloh. Look, there is Ahijah the prophet, the one who told me I would become king over these people.

  • 1 Kgs 11:26
    74%

    26Then Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, whose mother, a widow named Zeruah, was one of Solomon’s officials, rebelled against the king.

  • 1 Kgs 12:12
    73%

    12Three days later, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had instructed them, saying, "Come back to me on the third day."

  • 2 Chr 10:12
    73%

    12On the third day, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, "Come back to me in three days."

  • 1 Kgs 12:15-17
    3 verses
    72%

    15So the king refused to listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word spoken by the LORD through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

    16When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: "What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse's son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!" So the Israelites went home.

    17But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.

  • 2 Kgs 17:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21For when Israel was torn from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and led them into great sin.

    22The Israelites persisted in all the sins Jeroboam committed and did not turn away from them.

  • 1 Kgs 14:25
    71%

    25In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 1:13
    71%

    13Then Solomon returned from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem, and he reigned over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:41
    71%

    41When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned,

  • 1 Kgs 14:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19The rest of the acts of Jeroboam—how he waged war and how he reigned—are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

    20Jeroboam reigned for twenty-two years. Then he rested with his ancestors, and his son Nadab succeeded him as king.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
    70%

    4Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel!"

  • 1 Kgs 14:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6When Ahijah heard the sound of her feet coming to the doorway, he said, "Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you pretending to be someone else? I have been sent to give you harsh news.

    7Go and tell Jeroboam, 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.

  • 2 Chr 10:15
    70%

    15So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from God, to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

  • 1 Kgs 13:1
    70%

    1Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.

  • 2 Chr 11:13
    70%

    13The priests and Levites throughout Israel took their stand with Rehoboam out of all their territories.

  • 1 Kgs 12:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5Rehoboam replied, "Come back to me in three days," so the people departed.

    6Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was alive. He asked, "How do you advise me to answer these people?"

  • 1 Kgs 11:31
    69%

    31Then he said to Jeroboam, 'Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes.'

  • 2 Chr 12:16
    69%

    16Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah succeeded him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    69%

    32For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar at Bethel and against all the shrines of the high places in the towns of Samaria will surely be fulfilled.

  • 1 Kgs 12:32
    68%

    32He instituted a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival held in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. He did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves he had made. And there at Bethel he installed priests for the high places he had made.

  • 1 Sam 12:8
    68%

    8When Jacob went into Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the LORD, and He sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.