1 Kings 11:26

11:26 Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon’s servants, rebelled against ¹  the king. He was an Ephraimite ²  from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah.

1 Kings 13:1

13:1 Just then ³  a prophet ⁴  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ⁵  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

¹ tn Heb “raised a hand against.”

² tn Heb “Ephrathite,” which here refers to an Ephraimite (see HALOT 81 s.v. אֶפְרַיִם).

³ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

⁴ tn Heb “the man of God.”

⁵ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”