1 Kings 12:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.”
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“Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Jeroboam saith in his heart, `Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 12:26 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 27:1David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
- 1 Kings 11:38If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
- 2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”
- Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Isaiah 7:9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”
- Jeremiah 38:18But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”
- Mark 2:6But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
- Luke 7:39When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
- John 11:47Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- John 12:10So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,
- John 12:19Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
- Acts 4:16“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
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