Skip to main content

1 Kings 12:2

And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

KJV

At vero Jeroboam filius Nabat, cum adhuc esset in Ægypto profugus a facie regis Salomonis, audita morte ejus, reversus est de Ægypto.

Vulgate

And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֞י כִּ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֗ט וְ/הוּא֙ עוֹדֶ֣/נּוּ בְ/מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּרַ֔ח מִ/פְּנֵ֖י הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב יָרָבְעָ֖ם בְּ/מִצְרָֽיִם

Hebrew

But Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who was yet in Egypt, a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned out of Egypt.

Douay-Rheims

Open in reader with connections →

In this verse

People SolomonJeroboamJeroboam II

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יָרָבְעָ֖ם
yrb'm
proper_noun · 104×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יִּבְרַ֖ח
ybrch
verb · 65×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נְבָ֔ט
nbt
proper_noun · 25×
ע֖וֹד
'vd
adverb · 485×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
shlmh
proper_noun · 280×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 11:26 — 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.
  • 1Kgs 11:40 — Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
  • 2Chr 10:2 — And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.