1 Kings 11:28

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jeroboam was a free man. Solomon saw that this young man was a skilled worker, so he made him the supervisor over all the workers from the tribes that descended from Joseph.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:29

Skilled workers will always serve kings. They will never have to work for less important people.

Matthew 11:30

Yes, the teaching that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is light.”

Zechariah 10:6

I will make Judah’s family strong. I will help Joseph’s family win the war. I will bring them back safely and comfort them. It will be as if I never left them. I am the Lord their God, and I will help them.

Amos 5:6

Come to the Lord and live. If you don’t go to him, a fire will start at Joseph’s house, and no one in Bethel can stop it.

Isaiah 14:25

I will destroy the king of Assyria in my country. I will walk on him on my mountains. He forced my people to be his slaves; he put a yoke on their necks. But that pole will be taken off Judah’s neck, and that burden will be removed.

1 Kings 5:16

There were 3300 men to supervise the workers.

2 Samuel 19:20

I know that I sinned. That is why today I am the first person from Joseph’s family to come down and meet you, my lord and king.”

Joshua 18:5

They will divide the land into seven parts. The people of Judah will keep their land in the south. The people of Joseph will keep their land in the north.

Deuteronomy 1:12

But I cannot take care of you and solve all your arguments by myself.

Genesis 47:6

You can choose any place in Egypt for them to live. Give your father and your brothers the best land. Let them live in the land of Goshen. And if they are skilled shepherds, they can also care for my cattle.”

1 Kings 11:26

There was also another person who became an enemy of Solomon. He was Jeroboam son of Nebat. He was an Ephraimite from the town of Zeredah. His mother was a widow named Zeruah. He was one of Solomon’s servants, but he rebelled against the king.

1 Kings 14:7

Go back and tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jeroboam, I chose you from among all the Israelites. I made you the ruler of my people.