1 Kings 12:26

12:26 Jeroboam then thought to himself: ¹  “Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom. ² 

¹ tn Heb “said in his heart.”

² tn Heb “Now the kingdom could return to the house of David.” The imperfect verbal form translated “could return” is understood as having a potential force here. Perhaps this is not strong enough; another option is “will return.”