1 Kings 12:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² 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 12:2 Cross References

1 Kings 11:40

Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam: but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

1 Kings 12:3

and they sent and called him;) that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,