Translations
Modern
Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.
Traditional
Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
Literal
Go, tell Jeroboam, thus says YHWH, God of Israel, ‘Because that I exalted you from the midst of the people and made you ruler over My people Israel,
Latin
Vade, et dic Jeroboam: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Quia exaltavi te de medio populi, et dedi te ducem super populum meum Israël,
Original
Hebrew
English
Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.
Notes
God blessed Jeroboam and made him ruler in Israel (see study note on 1 Kings 1:35). However, Jeroboam misused this position by creating a false religion.
Theme notes and profiles
Jeroboam I God’s Covenant with Israel’s Kings Prophets in 1 Kings
Events
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jeroboam: First king of the northern kingdom of Israel
Glossary
Topics
Abijah: Son of Jeroboam Falsehood: Jeroboam's Wife, Feigning Herself to be Another Woman Government: God In in Blotting out the Household of Jeroboam Jeroboam: First King of Israel After the Revolt: Ahijah's Prophecy Concerning Jeroboam: His Wife Sent to Consult the Prophet Ahijah Concerning Her Child Judgments: Jeroboam Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Extinction of Jeroboam's House Reproof: Ahijah