"And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king."
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Verse 26. _JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT_] From the context we learn that
Jeroboam while a young man was employed by Solomon to superintend the
improvements and buildings at _Millo_, and had so distinguis...
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ZEREDA - See Judges 7:22.
LIFTED UP HIS HAND AGAINST THE KING - i. e., “he rebelled.”
Compare marginal reference....
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7. SOLOMON'S FAILURE: JUDGMENT ANNOUNCED AND THE BEGINNING OF
DISRUPTION
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Solomon's polygamy and departure from God (1 Kings 11:1)_
2. Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:14)
3. Rezon the...
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SIN OF SOLOMON, AND THE ADVERSARIES RAISED UP IN CONSEQUENCE. From
various differences in the arrangement of the earlier verses in the
LXX and Heb., it has been supposed that in its original form the...
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EPHRATHITE. Ephraimite, as in 1 Samuel 1:1. Not. Bethlehemite, as in
Ruth 1:2. Zealous therefore for his tribe as against Judah.
A WIDOW. One of the nine widows mentioned in Scripture. See note on
Ge...
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Rise of Jeroboam's hostility to Solomon. Ahijah's prophetic action and
message (Not in Chronicles)
26. _Jeroboam the son of Nebat_ This is the first mention of him who
afterwards is so frequently spo...
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AND JEROBOAM, THE SON OF NEBAT, &C.— As the expence and trouble of
building and repairing Millo were very great, Jeroboam, who was placed
over this work, took an opportunity from thence to infuse a sp...
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D. THE REBELLION OF JEROBOAM 11:26-40
TRANSLATION
(26) And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's
servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, even he raised up a
hand aga...
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_AND JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT, AN EPHRATHITE OF ZEREDA, SOLOMON'S
SERVANT, WHOSE MOTHER'S NAME WAS ZERUAH, A WIDOW WOMAN, EVEN HE LIFTED
UP HIS HAND AGAINST THE KING._
And Jereboam the son of Nebat,...
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11:26 Ephrathite (a-8) Or 'Ephraimite.'...
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SOLOMON'S ERRORS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES. HIS DEATH
This chapter furnishes an account of Solomon's marriages with numerous
foreign princesses, and traces the evil effect of such in the
toleration of i...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 11
SOLOMON *WORSHIPS FALSE GODS
V1 Solomon, however, loved many foreign women. He married the
daughter of the king of Egypt. He also mar...
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JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT. — The life and character of Jeroboam are
given in considerable detail in the history; and it is also remarkable
that in some of the MSS. of the LXX. we find inserted after 1...
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וְ יָרָבְעָם֩ בֶּן ־נְבָ֨ט אֶפְרָתִ֜י
מִן ־הַ צְּרֵדָ֗ה וְ שֵׁ֤ם אִמֹּו֙
צְרוּעָה֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה אַלְמָנָ֔ה...
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HOLLOW PROSPERITY
1 Kings 11:1
"Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is
vanity."
- Ecclesiastes 1:2
"At every draught more large and large they grow, A bloated mass of
r...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 4:1; 1
Kings 5:1; 1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1;...
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At this point the story of Solomon suddenly changes. The glory passes
away, and we observe his rapid degeneracy and doom. The nature of the
man had ever a strong animal side. His commercial enterprise...
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_King, attempting to draw the people into rebellion, as he perceived
that they were discontent with the buildings at Mello. He had a
command over them; and though he was, for the present, obliged to s...
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(26) В¶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda,
Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even
he lifted up his hand against the king.
Here is first introduced...
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Solomon was now at the height of his glory, a vivid type of a greater
than Solomon. And it is only when we see that he really does thus
prefigure the Lord Jesus as King that we can understand the impo...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 11 AND 12.
Till now we have had the beautiful picture of God's blessing resting
upon the son of David, whose only desire it had been to possess wisdom
from Go...
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AND JEROBOAM THE SON OF NEBAT,.... According to some Jewish writers r,
this was Sheba the son of Bichri; but, as Kimchi observes, he was of
the tribe of Benjamin, this of Ephraim; and besides, his hea...
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And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's
servant, whose mother's name [was] Zeruah, a widow woman, even he
lifted up [his] hand against the king.
Ver. 26. _And Jeroboam the s...
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_Even he lifted up his hand against the king_ Probably made some
secret attempts to raise a dissatisfaction against Solomon; for we do
not read of any open attempt. _And this was the cause_, &c. This...
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1 Solomons wiues and concubines.
4 In his old age they draw him to idolatry.
9 God threatneth him.
14 Solomons aduersaries were Hadad, who was intertained in Egypt,
23 Rezon who reigned in Damascu...
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Solomon's Adversaries and Death...
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MANY MARRIAGES LEADING TO IDOLATRY
(vs.1-13)
Solomon also disobeyedDeuteronomy 17:17 in making many marriages with
foreign women, from the Moabites, Alnmonites, Edomites, Sidonians and
Hittites (v.1...
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26-40 In telling the reason why God rent the kingdom from the house of
Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to take heed of sinning away his
preferment. Yet the house of David must be supported; out of it...
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i.e. Rebelled against the king; not now and immediately in the person
of Solomon himself, but in his son and successor, Rehoboam....
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1 Kings 11:26 Solomons H8010 servant H5650 Jeroboam H3379 son H1121
Nebat H5028 Ephraimite H673 Zereda H6868 mothers H517 name H8034
Zeruah H6871 widow H490 H802 rebelled H7311 (H8686) H3027 king H442...
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YHWH RAISES UP THREE ADVERSARIES TO SOLOMON (1 KINGS 11:14).
At the commencement of his reign Solomon had had to deal with three
rebels against the throne, Adonijah, Abiathar and Joab and Shimei (1
Ki...
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CONTENTS: Solomon's heart turned. Chastened of God. Rise of Jeroboam.
Death of Solomon.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hadad, Pharaoh, Rezon, Jeroboam, Adoram,
Ahijah.
CONCLUSION: The way of sin is down...
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1 Kings 11:1. _Solomon loved many strange women,_ of gentile nations,
and was connected with them. To this day thousands of women in India
are married to great men merely as a mark of honour, and they...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 11:1 Throughout chs. 1 Kings 1:1 there have
been hints that all is not well with Solomon’s heart. Now comes the
inevitable conclusion: Solomon’s sins have led him to apostasy....
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_HOMILETICS OF 1 Kings 11:14_
THE AGENTS OF DIVINE RETRIBUTION
I. ARE SECRETLY PREPARING WHEN LEAST SUSPECTED. Hadad and Rezon on the
frontier, and Jeroboam under the shadow of the throne, were plott...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S ADVERSARIES.—As the historian has collected together in 1
Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 8:1, all the information he can convey
respecting the _temple, _and in 1 Kings 9:1; 1 Kin...
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Chapter eleven.
But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughters
of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and
Hittites (1 Kings 11:1);
Now turn back f...
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1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Kings 11:11; 1 Kings 11:28; 1 Kings 12:2; 1 Kings
12:20; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Kings 14:16; 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 16:3;...