Then Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat,an Ephraimiteof Zeredah,Solomon'sservant,whose mother'snamewas Zeruah,a widow,also rebelledagainst the king.
Then they journeyedfrom Bethel;and when there was stillsomedistanceto goto Ephrath,Rachelbegan to givebirthand she sufferedseverelabor.
"Suchis not the case.But a manfrom the hillcountryof Ephraim,Shebathe sonof Bichriby name,has liftedup his handagainst KingDavid.Onlyhandhim over,and I will departfrom the city."And the womansaidto Joab,"Behold,his headwill be thrownto you overthe wall."
So the LORDsaidto Solomon,"Becauseyou have donethis,and you have not keptMy covenantand My statutes,whichI have commandedyou, I will surelytearthe kingdomfrom you, and will giveit to your servant.
So he was an adversaryto Israelallthe daysof Solomon,along with the evilthat Hadad[did]; and he abhorredIsraeland reignedoverAram.
Now the manJeroboamwas a valiantwarrior,and when Solomonsawthat the youngmanwas industrious,he appointedhim over allthe forcedlaborof the houseof Joseph.
Now when Jeroboamthe sonof Nebatheard[of it], he was livingin Egypt(for he was yetin Egypt,wherehe had fledfrom the presenceof KingSolomon).
"He will giveup Israelon accountof the sinsof Jeroboam,whichhe committedand with whichhe made Israelto sin."
[and] becauseof the sinsof Jeroboamwhichhe sinned,and whichhe made Israelsin,because of his provocationwith whichhe provokedthe LORDGodof Israelto anger.
behold,I will consumeBaashaand his house,and I will makeyour houselike the houseof Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat.
and I will makeyour houselike the houseof Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat,and like the houseof Baashathe sonof Ahijah,becauseof the provocationwith whichyou have provoked[Me] to anger,and [because] you have made Israelsin.
But Solomondid not makeslavesof the sonsof Israel;for they were menof war,his servants,his princes,his captains,his chariotcommanders,and his horsemen.
When Azubahdied,CalebmarriedEphrath,who borehim Hur.
"Yet Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat,the servantof Solomonthe sonof David,roseup and rebelledagainsthis master,
Now the restof the actsof Solomon,from firstto last,are they not writtenin the recordsof Nathanthe prophet,and in the prophecyof Ahijahthe Shilonite,and in the visionsof Iddothe seerconcerningJeroboamthe sonof Nebat?
The Gileaditescapturedthe fordsof the Jordanopposite Ephraim.And it happenedwhen[any of] the fugitivesof Ephraimsaid,"Let me crossover,"the menof Gileadwould sayto him, "Are you an Ephraimite?"If he said,"No,"
The nameof the man[was] Elimelech,and the nameof his wife,Naomi;and the namesof his twosons[were] Mahlonand Chilion,Ephrathitesof Bethlehemin Judah.Now they enteredthe landof Moaband remainedthere.
Now therewas a certainmanfrom Ramathaim-zophimfrom the hillcountryof Ephraim,and his namewas Elkanahthe sonof Jeroham,the sonof Elihu,the sonof Tohu,the sonof Zuph,an Ephraimite.
Now Davidwas the sonof the Ephrathiteof Bethlehemin Judah,whose namewas Jesse,and he had eightsons.And Jesse was oldin the daysof Saul,advanced[in years] among men.
