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,

[11:26]  ¹ tn Heb “raised a hand against.”

[11:26]  ² tn Heb “Ephrathite,” which here refers to an Ephraimite (see HALOT 81 s.v. אֶפְרַיִם).

[13:1]  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.

[13:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[11:29]  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.