1 Kings 12:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then Jeroboam said to himself, “Now the kingdom may well revert to the house of David. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. American Standard Version (1901) And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David: Common English Bible Jeroboam thought to himself, The kingdom is in danger of reverting to the house of David. Catholic Public Domain Version And Jeroboam said in his heart: "Now the kingdom will return to the house of David, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David, |
If you will listen to all that I command you, walk in my ways, and do what is right in my sight by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, I will be with you and will build you an enduring house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and resided there; he went out from there and built Penuel.
If this people continues to go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, the heart of this people will turn again to their master, King Rehoboam of Judah; they will kill me and return to King Rehoboam of Judah.”
King Baasha of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to King Asa of Judah.
He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin; he did not depart from them.
They rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa, and as they went out Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, O Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God and you will be established; believe his prophets and you will succeed.”
Fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; they do abominable deeds; there is no one who does good.
There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in faith, you shall not stand at all.”
Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!”
David said in his heart, “I shall certainly perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”