1 Kings 12:26
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:
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And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
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1 Kings 11:38And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.
Psalms 14:1To the chief music-maker. Of David. The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Isaiah 7:9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If you will not have faith, your kingdom will be broken.
Mark 2:6But there were certain of the scribes seated there, and reasoning in their hearts,
John 11:47Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.
John 12:19Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 12:26-33
Jeroboam's Idolatry. ( b. c. 975.) 25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: 27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made… Read the whole commentary →