1 Kings 11:35
But I will take the kingdom out of the hand of his son, and give you ten tribes.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them, nor serve them; for I am the Lord your God, a jealous God, recompensing the sins of the fathers upon the children, to the third and fourth generation to them that hate me,
1 Kings 12:15And the king listened not to the people, because the change was from the Lord, that he might establish his word which he spoke + 12:15 Gr. by the hand of. by Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.
1 Kings 12:20And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned out of Egypt, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and they made him king over Israel: and none followed the house of David except the tribe of Juda and Benjamin only.
2 Chronicles 10:15And the king listened not to the people, for there was a change of their minds from God, saying, The Lord has confirmed his word, which he spoke by the hand of Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and concerning all Israel;
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 11:27-41
Jeroboam's Promotion Foretold. ( b. c. 977.) 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 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… Read the whole commentary →