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 Kings 11:29

11:29 At that time, when Jeroboam had left Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road; the two of them were alone in the open country. Ahijah 6  was wearing a brand new robe,

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.”

5 tn The Hebrew text has simply “he,” making it a bit unclear whether Jeroboam or Ahijah is the subject, but in the Hebrew word order Ahijah is the nearer antecedent, and this is followed by the present translation.