1 Kings 11:26-28

Contemporary English Version

The Lord Makes a Promise to Jeroboam

²⁶ Jeroboam was from the town of Zeredah in Ephraim. His father Nebat had died, but his mother Zeruah was still alive. Jeroboam was one of Solomon's officials, but even he rebelled against Solomon. ²⁷ Here is how it happened:

While Solomon's workers were filling in the land on the east side of Jerusalem^[a] and repairing the city walls, ²⁸ Solomon noticed that Jeroboam was a hard worker. So he put Jeroboam in charge of the work force from Manasseh and Ephraim.