Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Kings 12:2:

• Kupsabiny: “Jeroboam son of Nebat returned at that time from Egypt because he had heard that Solomon had died.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Hearing this report, Jeroboam son of Nebat came back from the land of Egypt. Being afraid of King Solomon, he had escaped to the land of Egypt, where he was staying.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “When Jeroboam the child of Nebat -heard this, he returned to Israel. (For that time he was-living there in Egipto, where he had-fled from King Solomon.)” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When Jeroboam, who was still in Egypt, heard about that, he returned from Egypt to Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)