Graphic Bible · Scene 11 of 19
1 Kings 11:26-28
Jeroboam rises under Solomon
Solomon’s Divided Allegiance · 1 Kings 11
Story guide: Jeroboam, a capable young Ephraimite, is placed over the labor force of Joseph's house.
Open this scene in the reader →26Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, was a servant of Solomon. His mother was a widow named Zeruah. He rebelled against the king.
27This is the account of his rebellion against the king: Solomon had built the Millo and closed the breach in the wall of the city of David his father.
28Jeroboam was a man of outstanding ability, and Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, so he put him in charge of all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
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