1 Kings 12:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And when Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat whiche was yet in Egypt, heard of it: for he fled to Egypt from the presence of king Solomon, and dwelt in Egypt.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:40 : 40 Solomon sought therfore to kil Ieroboam, and Ieroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, vnto Sisac king of Egypt, and continued there in Egypt vntill the death of Solomon.
  • 2 Chr 10:2-3 : 2 And when Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat (which was fled into Egypt from the presence of Solomon the king) heard it, he returned out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him: And so Ieroboam and all they of Israel, came and communed with Rehoboam, saying:
  • 1 Kgs 11:26-31 : 26 And Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat, an Ephrathite of Zareda (whose mother was called Zeruah, whiche was a wydowe) and he Solomons seruaunt, lyft vp his hande against the king. 27 But this was the cause that he lift vp his hande against the king: Solomon buylt Mello, and mended the broken places of the citie of Dauid his father. 28 And this felowe Ieroboam was a man of strength & courage: And Solomon sawe the young man that he was able to do the worke, he made him ruler ouer all the charge of the house of Ioseph. 29 And it chaunced at that season that Ieroboam went out of Ierusalem, and the prophete Ahia the Silonite met him by the way, hauing a newe mantel on him, and they two were alone in the fielde. 30 Ahia caught the newe mantel that was on him, & rent it in twelue peeces, 31 And sayd to Ieroboam, Take thee ten peeces: For thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel, Behold, I will rent the kingdome out of the handes of Solomon, and will geue ten tribes to thee.

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  • 2 Chr 10:1-3
    3 verses
    95%

    1And Rehoboam went to Sichem: for to Sichem were all Israel come together to make him king.

    2And when Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat (which was fled into Egypt from the presence of Solomon the king) heard it, he returned out of Egypt.

    3And they sent and called him: And so Ieroboam and all they of Israel, came and communed with Rehoboam, saying:

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
    82%

    40Solomon sought therfore to kil Ieroboam, and Ieroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, vnto Sisac king of Egypt, and continued there in Egypt vntill the death of Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 12:3
    80%

    3So they sent, and called him: and Ieroboam and all the congregation of Is-Israel came, & spake vnto Rehoboam, saying:

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
    79%

    1And Rehoboam went to Siche: for all Israel were come to Sichem, to make him king.

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
    78%

    20And when al Israel heard that Ieroboam was come againe, they sent, and called him vnto the multitude, and made him king ouer al Israel: and there was no tribe that folowed the house of Dauid, but Iuda onely.

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

    22And the worde of God came vnto Semaia the man of God, saying:

    23Speake vnto Rehoboam the sonne of Solomon king of Iuda, & vnto all the house of Iuda and Beniamin, & to the remnaunt of the people, saying:

    24Thus sayeth the Lorde, Ye shall not go vp, nor yet fight against your brethren the children of Israel: returne euery man to his house, for this thing is my doyng. They hearkened therfore to the worde of the Lorde, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.

    25Then Ieroboam buylt Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therin: and went from thence, and buylt Penuel.

    26And Ieroboam thought in his heart: nowe shall the kingdome returne to the house of Dauid.

    27For if this people go vp and do sacrifice in the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem, then shall the heart of this people turne againe vnto their lorde Rehoboam king of Iuda, and so shal they kill me, and go againe to Rehoboam king of Iuda.

    28Wherupon the king toke counsel, and made two calues of golde, and sayd vnto them, It is muche for you to go vp to Hierusalem: Behold O Israel, these are thy goddes, which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt.

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

    28And this felowe Ieroboam was a man of strength & courage: And Solomon sawe the young man that he was able to do the worke, he made him ruler ouer all the charge of the house of Ioseph.

    29And it chaunced at that season that Ieroboam went out of Ierusalem, and the prophete Ahia the Silonite met him by the way, hauing a newe mantel on him, and they two were alone in the fielde.

  • 2 Chr 12:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1And it came to passe, that when Rehoboam had stablished the kingdome & became mightie, he forsooke the law of the Lorde, and all Israel with him.

    2And it fortuned, that in the fifth yere of king Rehoboam, Sesac the king of Egypt came vp against Hierusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lorde,

  • 2 Chr 13:6
    76%

    6And Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat the seruaunt of Solomon the sonne of Dauid is risen vp, and hath rebelled against his lorde.

  • 2 Chr 11:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2And the worde of the Lorde came to Semiahu the man of God, saying:

    3Speake vnto Rehoboam the sonne of Solomon king of Iuda, & to all them of Israel that are in Iuda and Beniamin, and say:

    4Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go vp nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house, for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the wordes of the Lorde, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

  • 1 Kgs 14:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1At that time Abia the sonne of Ieroboam fel sicke.

    2And Ieroboam saide vnto his wyfe: Up I pray thee, and disguise thy selfe, that thou be not knowen to be the wyfe of Ieroboam: and get thee to Silo, for there is Ahia the prophet which tolde me that I should be king ouer this people.

  • 1 Kgs 11:26
    74%

    26And Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat, an Ephrathite of Zareda (whose mother was called Zeruah, whiche was a wydowe) and he Solomons seruaunt, lyft vp his hande against the king.

  • 1 Kgs 12:12
    73%

    12And so Ieroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the thirde day, as the king had appoynted, saying, Come to me againe the thirde day.

  • 2 Chr 10:12
    73%

    12And so Ieroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come againe to me the third day.

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

    15And the king hearkened not vnto the people: for it was the ordinaunce of God, that he might perfourme his saying, whiche the Lord spake by Ahia the Silonite vnto Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat.

    16And so when all Israel sawe that the king regarded them not, the people aunswered the king with these wordes, saying: What portion haue we in Dauid? we haue no inheritaunce in the sonne of Isai: To your tentes O Israel, nowe see to thyne owne house Dauid. And so Israel departed vnto their tentes.

    17Howebeit, ouer the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Iuda, dyd Rehoboam raigne still.

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

    21For he cut of Israel from the house of Dauid, and made them a king, euen Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat: And Ieroboam drewe Israel away that they shoulde not folowe the Lorde, and made them sinne a great sinne.

    22For the children of Israel walked in all the sinnes of Ieroboam whiche he dyd, and departed not therfrom,

  • 1 Kgs 14:25
    71%

    25And it fortuned, that in the fift yere of king Rehoboam, Sisac king of Egypt came vp against Hierusalem:

  • 2 Chr 1:13
    71%

    13And so Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon to Hierusalem from the tabernacle of the congregation, and raigned ouer Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:41
    71%

    41And it was tolde Solomon, howe that Semei had gone from Hierusalem to Geth, and was come againe.

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

    19And the rest of the wordes that concerne Ieroboam, how he warred, and how he raigned, beholde they are written in the booke of the cronicles of the kinges of Israel.

    20And the dayes which Ieroboam raigned, were two and twentie yeres: And when he was layed asleepe with his fathers, Nadab his sonne raigned in his steade.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
    70%

    4And Abia stoode vp vpon Zemaraim, an hill which is in mount Ephraim, and saide: Heare me thou Ieroboam and al Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 14:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6But when Ahia heard the sounde of her feete as she came in at the doore, he sayd: Come in thou wyfe of Ieroboam, why faynest thou thy selfe so to be another? I am sent to thee to shew thee heauy thynges.

    7Go, tell Ieroboam, thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel: It repenteth me forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince ouer my people Israel,

  • 2 Chr 10:15
    70%

    15And so the king hearkened not vnto the people: but the occasion came of God, that the Lorde might make good his saying which he spake by the hand of Ahia the Silonite to Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat.

  • 1 Kgs 13:1
    70%

    1And behold, ther came a man of God out of Iuda by the worde of the lord, vnto Bethel: and Ieroboam stoode by the aulter to put incense.

  • 2 Chr 11:13
    70%

    13And the priestes and the Leuites that were in all Israel, resorted to him out of all their coastes.

  • 1 Kgs 12:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5And he sayde vnto them: Depart yet for the space of three dayes, and then come againe to me. And the people departed.

    6And king Rehoboam toke counsel with the olde men that stoode before Solomon his father, while he yet lyued, and sayd: What counsel geue ye, that I may haue matter to aunswere this people?

  • 1 Kgs 11:31
    69%

    31And sayd to Ieroboam, Take thee ten peeces: For thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel, Behold, I will rent the kingdome out of the handes of Solomon, and will geue ten tribes to thee.

  • 2 Chr 12:16
    69%

    16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abia his sonne raigned in his steade.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    69%

    32For the saying which he cryed at the word of the Lorde against the aulter in Bethel, and against all the houses of hie places which are in the cities of Samarie, shall come to passe.

  • 1 Kgs 12:32
    68%

    32And Ieroboam made a feast the fyfteene day of the eyght moneth, lyke vnto the feast that is in Iuda, and offered on the aulter: And so did he in Bethel, to offer vnto the calues that he had made: And he put in Bethel the priestes of the hill aulters which he had made.

  • 1 Sam 12:8
    68%

    8After yt Iacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cryed vnto the Lord, the Lord sent Moyses & Aaron, which brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwel in this place.