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1 Kings 11:27-29
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Kings 11:27-29
1599 Geneva Bible
27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king, When Solomon built Millo, he repaired the broken places of the city of David his father.
28 And this man Jeroboam was a man of strength and courage, and Solomon seeing that the young man was meet for the work, he made him [a]overseer of all the labor of the house of Joseph.
29 And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way, having a new garment on him, and they two were alone in the field.
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- 1 Kings 11:28 He was overseer of Solomon’s works, for the tribe of Ephraim and Manasseh.
1 Kings 11:27-29
New International Version
1 Kings 11:27-29
New International Version
27 Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces[a](A) and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father. 28 Now Jeroboam was a man of standing,(B) and when Solomon saw how well(C) the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.
29 About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah(D) the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country,
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- 1 Kings 11:27 Or the Millo
1 Kings 11:27-29
King James Version
1 Kings 11:27-29
King James Version
27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
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