H3379G–יָֽרָבְעָם–ya.rov.am

And there was Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother was Zeruah, a widow; and his hand was lifted up against the king.

וְיָרָבְעָם֩ (יָרָבְעָם֩) ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And Jeroboam was an able and responsible man; and Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

יָרָבְעָ֖ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Now at that time, when Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite came across him on the road; now Ahijah had put on a new robe; and the two of them were by themselves in the open country.

וְיָֽרָבְעָ֖ם (יָֽרָבְעָ֖ם) ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten of the parts, for this is what the Lord has said: See, I will take the kingdom away from Solomon by force, and will give ten tribes to you;

לְיָֽרָבְעָ֔ם (יָֽרָבְעָ֔ם) ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And Solomon was looking for a chance to put Jeroboam to death; but he went in flight to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt, and was in Egypt till the death of Solomon.

יָרָבְעָ֑ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”יָרָבְעָ֗ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And, hearing of it, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, where he had gone in flight from Solomon, and was living there, came back to his town Zeredah, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

יָרָבְעָ֣ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”יָרָבְעָ֖ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And all the men of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

יָרָבְעָ֖ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.

יָרָבְעָ֧ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

So the king did not give ear to the people; and this came about by the purpose of the Lord, so that what he had said by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, son of Nebat, might be effected.

יָרָבְעָ֖ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Now when all Israel had news that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him to come before the meeting of the people, and made him king over Israel: not one of them was joined to the family of David but only the tribe of Judah.

יָרָבְעָ֔ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.

יָרָבְעָ֧ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:

יָרָבְעָ֖ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And Jeroboam gave orders for a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar. And in the same way, in Beth-el, he gave offerings to the oxen which he had made, placing in

יָרָבְעָ֣ם׀ ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Then a man of God came from Judah by the order of the Lord to Beth-el, where Jeroboam was by the altar, burning offerings.

וְיָרָבְעָ֛ם (יָרָבְעָ֛ם) ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Then the king, hearing the man of God crying out against the altar at Beth-el, put out his hand from the altar, saying, Take him prisoner. And his hand, stretched out against him, became dead, and he had no power of pulling it back.

יָרָבְעָ֧ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

After this Jeroboam, not turning back from his evil ways, still made priests for his altars from among all the people; he made a priest of anyone desiring it, so that there might be priests of the high places.

יָרָבְעָ֖ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And this became a sin in the family of Jeroboam, causing it to be cut off and sent to destruction from the face of the earth.

יָרָבְעָ֑ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

At that time Abijah, the son of Jeroboam, became ill.

יָרָבְעָֽם׃ ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And Jeroboam said to his wife, Now come, put on different clothing so that you may not seem to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh; see, Ahijah is there, the prophet who said I would be king over this people.

יָרָבְעָ֜ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”יָרָבְעָ֑ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

So Jeroboam's wife did so, and got up and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah was unable to see, because he was very old.

יָרָבְעָ֔ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

And the Lord had said to Ahijah, The wife of Jeroboam is coming to get news from you about her son, who is ill; give her such and such an answer; for she will make herself seem to be another woman.

יָרָבְעָ֡ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Then Ahijah, hearing the sound of her footsteps coming in at the door, said, Come in, O wife of Jeroboam; why do you make yourself seem like another? for I am sent to you with bitter news.

יָרָבְעָ֑ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Go, say to Jeroboam, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: Though I took you from among the people, lifting you up to be a ruler over my people Israel,

לְיָרָבְעָ֗ם (יָרָבְעָ֗ם) ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

So I will send evil on the line of Jeroboam, cutting off from his family every male child, those who are shut up and those who go free in Israel; the family of Jeroboam will be brushed away like a man brushing away waste till it is all gone.

יָרָבְעָ֔ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”לְיָֽרָבְעָם֙ (יָֽרָבְעָם֙) ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”יָרָבְעָ֔ם ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”

Those of the family of Jeroboam who come to death in the town, will become food for the dogs; and those on whom death comes in the open country, will be food for the birds of the air; for the Lord has said it.

לְיָֽרָבְעָ֤ם (יָֽרָבְעָ֤ם) ya.ra.ve.'Am “Jeroboam”