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24 He gathered men around him and he became the commander of bandits. When David killed some of them, they went to Damascus and settled there,[a] and they reigned in Damascus. 25 He was an adversary for Israel all the days of Solomon, and along with the evil that Hadad did, he detested Israel while he reigned over Aram.

Yahweh Raises Up Jeroboam

26 Now Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah (now the name of his mother was Zeruah, a widow woman), a servant of Solomon rebelled against the king.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:24 Literally “in it”
  2. 1 Kings 11:26 Literally “raised a hand against the king”