1 Kings 11:27-30

Contemporary English Version

²⁷ Here is how it happened:

While Solomon's workers were filling in the land on the east side of Jerusalem^[a] and repairing the city walls, ²⁸ Solomon noticed that Jeroboam was a hard worker. So he put Jeroboam in charge of the work force from Manasseh and Ephraim.

^29-30 One day when Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, he met Ahijah, a prophet from Shiloh. No one else was anywhere around. Suddenly, Ahijah took off his new coat and ripped it into twelve pieces.