1 Kings 12:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

² They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people to day, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And when Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of it–for he still dwelt in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon–[he] returned from Egypt.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,

Common English Bible

² When Jeroboam, Nebat’s son, heard the news, he returned from Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Yet truly, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, while he was still in Egypt as a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned from Egypt.

1 Kings 12:2 Cross References

1 Kings 11:40

But Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who was yet in Egypt, a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned out of Egypt.

1 Kings 12:3

But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.