1 Kings 12:26 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David.

NIV: Jeroboam thought to himself, "The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David.

NASB: And Jeroboam said in his heart, 'Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

CSB: Jeroboam said to himself, "The kingdom might now return to the house of David.

NLT: Jeroboam thought to himself, 'Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David.

KJV: And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

NKJV: And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David:

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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