²⁸ Now Jeroboam was a man of standing,^(A) and when Solomon saw how well^(B) the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.

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³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”^(A)

¹⁶ as well as thirty-three hundred^[a] foremen^(A) who supervised the project and directed the workers.

²⁰ For I your servant know that I have sinned, but today I have come here as the first from the tribes of Joseph to come down and meet my lord the king.”

²² Now the tribes of Joseph^(A) attacked Bethel,^(B) and the Lord was with them. ²³ When they sent men to spy out Bethel (formerly called Luz),^(C)