1 Kings 11:27-29
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27 This is the story about how Jeroboam turned against the king. Solomon was building the Millo and repairing the wall around the city of David, his father. 28 Jeroboam was a free man.[a] Solomon saw that this young man was a skilled worker, so he made him the supervisor over all the workers from the tribes that descended from Joseph. 29 One day as Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh met him on the road. They were alone out in the country, and Ahijah was wearing a new coat.
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- 1 Kings 11:28 free man Or “a nobleman,” someone who could be called to war to protect his people.
1 Kings 11:27-29
New International Version
27 Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces[a](A) and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father. 28 Now Jeroboam was a man of standing,(B) and when Solomon saw how well(C) the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.
29 About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah(D) the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country,
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 11:27 Or the Millo
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