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1 Kings 11:27-29
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27 This is what prompted him to rebel against the king:[a] Solomon built a terrace, and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David.[b] 28 Jeroboam was a talented man;[c] when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe[d] of Joseph. 29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah[e] was wearing a brand new robe,

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  1. 1 Kings 11:27 tn Heb “this is the matter concerning which he raised a hand against the king.”
  2. 1 Kings 11:27 sn The city of his father David. The phrase refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
  3. 1 Kings 11:28 tn Heb “man of strength.”
  4. 1 Kings 11:28 tn Heb “house.”
  5. 1 Kings 11:29 tn The Hebrew text has simply “he,” making it a bit unclear whether Jeroboam or Ahijah is the subject, but in the Hebrew word order Ahijah is the nearer antecedent, and this is followed by the present translation.
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