1 Kings 12:2
Context12:2 1 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. 2
1 Kings 11:40
Context11:40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. 3 He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.
1 Kings 11:21
Context11:21 While in Egypt Hadad heard that David had passed away 4 and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead. So Hadad asked Pharaoh, “Give me permission to leave 5 so I can return to my homeland.”


[12:2] 1 tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.
[12:2] 2 tn 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).
[11:40] 3 tn Heb “but Jeroboam arose and ran away to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt.”