1 Kings 12:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, heard of it (for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt),

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when Jeroboam{H3379} the son{H1121} of Nebat{H5028} heard{H8085} of it (for he was yet in Egypt,{H4714} whither he had fled{H1272} from the presence{H6440} of king{H4428} Solomon,{H8010} and Jeroboam{H3379} dwelt{H3427} in Egypt,{H4714}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when Jeroboam{H3379} the son{H1121} of Nebat{H5028}, who was yet in Egypt{H4714}, heard{H8085}{(H8800)} of it,(for he was fled{H1272}{(H8804)} from the presence{H6440} of king{H4428} Solomon{H8010}, and Jeroboam{H3379} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in Egypt{H4714};)

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan Ieroboam ye sonne of Nebat herde that, while he was yet in Egipte (whither he was fled for Salomon) he came agayne out of Egipte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And whe Ieroboam ye sonne of Nebat heard of it (who was yet in Egypt, whither Ieroboam had fled from king Salomon, & dwelt in Egypt)

  • 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.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard [of it], (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, 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,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's hearing (and he `is' yet in Egypt where he hath fled from the presence of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam dwelleth in Egypt),

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And, hearing of it, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, where he had gone in flight from Solomon, and was living there, came back to his town Zeredah, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, 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,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 11:40 : 40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
  • 2 Chr 10:2-3 : 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon, heard it, that Jeroboam returned from Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
  • 1 Kgs 11:26-31 : 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, even he raised his hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaks in the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the work of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field. 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces: for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 10:1-3
    3 verses
    95%

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

    2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon, heard it, that Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

    3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
    82%

    40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 12:3
    80%

    3 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
    79%

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

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
    78%

    20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come again, they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel; there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

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

    22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

    23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

    24 Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me. Therefore they listened to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

    25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the mount of Ephraim and lived there, and went out from there and built Penuel.

    26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom shall return to the house of David.

    27 If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people shall turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

    28 Therefore the king took counsel and made two calves of gold, and said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

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

    28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the work of the house of Joseph.

    29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

  • 2 Chr 12:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

    2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,

  • 2 Chr 13:6
    76%

    6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, has risen up and has rebelled against his lord.

  • 2 Chr 11:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

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

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

    4 Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren. Return every man to his house, for this thing is of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.

  • 1 Kgs 14:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 At that time Abijah, the son of Jeroboam, fell sick.

    2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I ask you, and disguise yourself, so that you are not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and go to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, who told me that I should be king over this people.

  • 1 Kgs 11:26
    74%

    26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, even he raised his hand against the king.

  • 1 Kgs 12:12
    73%

    12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

  • 2 Chr 10:12
    73%

    12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had said, Come again to me on the third day.

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

    15 Therefore the king did not listen to the people, for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform His word, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

    16 So when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.

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

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

    21 For he ripped Israel from the house of David; they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam drove Israel from following the LORD, and made them commit a great sin.

    22 The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them,

  • 1 Kgs 14:25
    71%

    25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

  • 2 Chr 1:13
    71%

    13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:41
    71%

    41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come back.

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

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

    20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were twenty-two years: and he rested with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

  • 2 Chr 13:4
    70%

    4 And Abijah stood upon Mount Zemaraim, which is in Mount Ephraim, and said, Listen to me, Jeroboam, and all Israel;

  • 1 Kgs 14:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, you wife of Jeroboam; why do you pretend to be another? for I am sent to you with heavy tidings.

    7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Because I exalted you from among the people, and made you prince over my people Israel,

  • 2 Chr 10:15
    70%

    15 So the king did not listen to the people, for the cause was of God, that the LORD might fulfill his word, which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

  • 1 Kgs 13:1
    70%

    1 And, behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

  • 2 Chr 11:13
    70%

    13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all their territories.

  • 1 Kgs 12:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5 And he said to them, Depart for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

    6 And King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do you advise that I should answer this people?

  • 1 Kgs 11:31
    69%

    31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces: for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you.

  • 2 Chr 12:16
    69%

    16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    69%

    32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.

  • 1 Kgs 12:32
    68%

    32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

  • 1 Sam 12:8
    68%

    8 When Jacob came into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.