SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Kings 12:27

12:27a If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem,

These/⌊My⌋ people will have to go to the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices. If they do/go,
-or-

He realized that⌋ the people ⌊of Israel⌋ would ⌊want to⌋ go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices.

12:27b their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah;

they will ⌊again⌋ accept their lord, King Rehoboam of Judah, as their king.
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Then they would/might once again choose to follow/serve King Rehoboam of Judah, their ⌊former⌋ master.

12:27c then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

They will kill me and go back to serving King Rehoboam.”
-or-
Jeroboam feared that they would kill kill him and make Rehoboam their king again.

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