¹ At that time Jeroboam’s son Abijah became sick.

Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. ¹  He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

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 

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon. Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

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

Rehoboam and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other.

So I am ready to bring disaster ¹  on the dynasty ²  of Jeroboam. I will cut off every last male belonging to Jeroboam in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated. ³  I will burn up the dynasty of Jeroboam, just as one burns manure until it is completely consumed. ⁴ 

They sent for him, ¹  and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

This sin caused Jeroboam’s dynasty ¹  to come to an end and to be destroyed from the face of the earth.

He will hand Israel over to their enemies ¹  because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”

So Jeroboam’s wife got up and went back to ¹  Tirzah. As she crossed the threshold of the house, the boy died.

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah ¹  became king over Judah.

Rehoboam ¹  and Jeroboam were continually at war with each other throughout Abijah’s ²  lifetime.

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord; he followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin. ² 

I will make Ahab’s dynasty ¹  like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah.

Jeroboam passed away ¹  and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. ²  His son Zechariah replaced him as king.

The Israelites followed in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and did not repudiate ¹  them.

All of them were listed in the genealogical records in the time of King Jotham of Judah and in the time of King Jeroboam of Israel.

They sent for him ¹  and Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,