1 Kings 11:28-30
1599 Geneva Bible
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.
30 Then Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and [b]rent it in twelve pieces,
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- 1 Kings 11:28 He was overseer of Solomon’s works, for the tribe of Ephraim and Manasseh.
- 1 Kings 11:30 By these visible signs the Prophets would more deeply print their message into their hearts to whom they were sent.
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