1 Kings 12:26
New International Version
Jeroboam thought to himself, “The kingdom will now likely revert to the house of David.

New Living Translation
Jeroboam thought to himself, “Unless I am careful, the kingdom will return to the dynasty of David.

English Standard Version
And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David.

Berean Standard Bible
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.

King James Bible
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

New King James Version
And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom may return to the house of David:

New American Standard Bible
And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

NASB 1995
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

NASB 1977
And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

Amplified Bible
Jeroboam [doubted God’s promise to him and] said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

Christian Standard Bible
Jeroboam said to himself, “The kingdom might now return to the house of David.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jeroboam said to himself, “The way things are going now, the kingdom might return to the house of David.

American Standard Version
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Yorbaam said in his heart: “The kingdom is returning to the house of David.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David,

English Revised Version
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said to himself, "The kingdom will probably return to David's dynasty now.

International Standard Version
Jeroboam was thinking to himself, "The kingdom is about to return to David's control.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Jeroboam said in his heart: 'Now will the kingdom return to the house of David.

Literal Standard Version
and Jeroboam says in his heart, “Now the kingdom turns back to the house of David—

Majority Standard Bible
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.

New American Bible
Jeroboam thought to himself: “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

NET Bible
Jeroboam then thought to himself: "Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Jeroboam said to himself, “Now the kingdom may well revert to the house of David.

New Heart English Bible
Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

World English Bible
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.

Young's Literal Translation
and Jeroboam saith in his heart, 'Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David --

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Context
Jeroboam's Idolatry
25Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel. 26Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. 27If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”…

Cross References
1 Kings 12:25
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.

1 Kings 12:27
If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah."

1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went to war against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.

2 Kings 13:2
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.


Treasury of Scripture

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

said in his heart

Psalm 14:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Mark 2:6-8
But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, …

Luke 7:39
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

Now shall

1 Kings 11:38
And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

1 Samuel 27:1
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

2 Chronicles 20:20
And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

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1 Kings 12
1. The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam,
4. by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him
6. Rehoboam, refusing the old men's counsel, answers them roughly
16. Ten tribes revolting, kill Adoram, and make Rehoboam flee
21. Rehoboam, raising an army, is forbidden by Shemaiah
25. Jeroboam strengthens himself by cities
26. and by idolatry of the two calves














Verse 26. - And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David [It needed much less prescience than Jeroboam seems to have possessed to perceive that fortresses and armies would be of no avail for the defence of his realm, so long as Jerusalem remained the one sanctuary of the land. He clearly foresaw that if the people went up thither, as in time past, three times a year, to keep the feasts, the religious sentiment would in time reassert itself and sweep him and his new dynasty away. With one religion, one sanctuary, one priesthood, there could not long be two kingdoms. People who had so much in common would, sooner or later, complete the unity of their national life under a common sovereign. And we find, indeed, that so powerful were the attractions of the temple, and the religious system of which it was the centre, that "the priests and Levites that were in all Israel," together with the more devout laity, fell away to Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:13, 16), while the speech of Abijah on Mount Zemaraim (2 Chronicles 13:11), proves that others as well as Jeroboam were well aware that the old religion and the new kingdom could hardly coexist.]

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Jeroboam
יָרָבְעָ֖ם (yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings

said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

in his heart,
בְּלִבּ֑וֹ (bə·lib·bōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

“Now,
עַתָּ֛ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

the kingdom
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה (ham·mam·lā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4467: Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign

might revert
תָּשׁ֥וּב (tā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to the house
לְבֵ֥ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of David.
דָּוִֽד׃ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse


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