2 Chronicles 10:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.”
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“When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he returned from Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon), that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's--who <FI>is<Fi> in Egypt because he hath fled from the face of Solomon the king--hearing, that Jeroboam turneth back out of Egypt;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 10:2 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 11:26Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king,
- 1 Kings 11:28Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
- 1 Kings 11:40Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 12:2When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
- 2 Chronicles 9:29As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?
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