I Kings 11:28
The Scripture
(28) And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
After Solomon’s death his son Rehoboam is crowned king, but the northern tribes of Israel rebel and join the Philistines, while the southern tribes remain loyal to Rehoboam. The chapter records the split of the kingdom and the political consequences of this division, showing that the united kingdom could not endure without the loyalty of all its people.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 22:29I Kings 5:16Deuteronomy 1:12Isaiah 14:25Matthew 11:30Joshua 18:5Judges 1:22Judges 1:23II Samuel 19:20Amos 5:6Zechariah 10:6
Related verses (shared words)
I Kings 11:40Deuteronomy 22:6I Chronicles 12:28Matthew 2:13II Chronicles 13:3I Chronicles 23:32