1 Kings 12:15-17

12:15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the Lord was instigating this turn of events¹ so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made² through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

12:16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, the people answered the king, “We have no portion in David, no share in the son of Jesse!³ Return to your homes, O Israel!⁴ Now, look after your own dynasty, O David!”⁵ So Israel returned to their homes.⁶ 12:17 (Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

1 Kings 12:20

12:20 When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one except the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the Davidic dynasty.⁷

1 Kings 12:2

12:2 ⁸ When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.⁹

1 Kings 10:15-17

10:15 besides what he collected from the merchants,¹⁰ traders, Arabian kings, and governors of the land. 10:16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures¹¹ of gold were used for each shield. 10:17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas¹² of gold were used for each of these shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.¹³

¹tn Heb “because this turn of events was from the Lord.”

²tn Heb “so that he might bring to pass his word which the Lord spoke.”

³sn We have no portion in David; no share in the son of Jesse. Their point seems to be that they have no familial relationship with David that brings them any benefits or places upon them any obligations. They are being treated like outsiders.

⁴tn Heb “to your tents, Israel.” The word “return” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵tn Heb “Now see your house, David.”

⁶tn Heb “went to their tents.”

⁷tn Heb “there was no one [following] after the house of David except the tribe of Judah, it alone.”

⁸tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.

⁹tn Heb “and Jeroboam lived in Egypt.” The parallel text in 2 Chr 10:2 reads, “and Jeroboam returned from Egypt.” In a purely consonantal text the forms “and he lived” and “and he returned” are identical (וישׁב).

¹⁰tn Heb “traveling men.”

¹¹tn The Hebrew text has simply “six hundred,” with no unit of measure given.

¹²sn Three minas. The mina was a unit of measure for weight.

¹³sn The Palace of the Lebanon Forest. This name was appropriate because of the large amount of cedar, undoubtedly brought from Lebanon, used in its construction. The cedar pillars in the palace must have given it the appearance of a forest.