11:26a Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah

Jeroboam was the son of Nebat. He was an Ephraimite from ⌊the town of⌋ Zeredah.
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Jeroboam’s father’s name was Nebat. He belonged to the tribe of Ephraim and his home ⌊town⌋ was Zeredah.

11:26b whose mother was a widow named Zeruah.

His mother was a widowed woman named Zeruah,
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His mother’s name was Zeruah. She was a widow.

11:26c Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon,

and he was one of Solomon’s officials.
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He was one of the men who served Solomon,

11:26d but he rebelled against the king,

However, Jeroboam rebelled against King Solomon.
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but he led a revolt against Solomon.

11:26a-d (reordered)

Another rebel was one of Solomon’s officials named Jeroboam. His father was Nebat, but he had died. His mother was Zeruah. He was from the town of Zeredah in Ephraim.

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