1 Kings 12:27 KJV

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

Matthew Henry

Jeroboam's idolatryJeroboam distrusted the providence of God; he would contrive ways and means, and sinful ones too, for his own safety. A practical disbelief of God's...

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:5–7 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: …
Deuteronomy 12:14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.
Genesis 12:12–13 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. …
Genesis 26:7 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Deuteronomy 16:2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 16:6 But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
1 Kings 8:29–30 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. …
1 Kings 8:44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
1 Kings 11:32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
Proverbs 29:25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
1 Corinthians 1:19–20 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. …

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Topics

Beth-el Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at
Church and state Jeroboam, in subverting the Jewish religion
Israel, prophecies concerning Rehoboam succeeds Solomon. As a consequence of his arbitrary policy, ten tribes rebel
Jeroboam Subverts the religion of Moses
Offerings Of the temple
Religion Subverted by Jeroboam
Rulers Jeroboam, perverting the true worship
Statecraft Jeroboam

Kings of Israel & Judah

JeroboamKing of Israel · 975–954 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible975–954 BC · Rehoboam reigns in Judah; Jeroboam reigns in Israel

Places

JerusalemTown · Location well established
Places in 1 Kings 12 on a map

Bible Dictionary

LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
RehoboamHe enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah “the Ammonitess,”...
JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...

Hebrew and Strong’s

If this people הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
go up אִם ʾim Conjunction יַעֲלֶה yaʿălê עָלָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
to do לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
sacrifice זְבָחִים zĕbāḥîm זֶבַח Noun · masculine plural
in the house בְּבֵית bĕbêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
at Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִַם bîrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name · with preposition
then shall the heart לֵב lēb לֵב Noun · masculine singular construct
of this people הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
turn again וְשָׁב wĕšāb שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
unto their lord אֶל ʾel Preposition אֲדֹנֵיהֶם ʾădōnêhem אָדוֹן Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
unto Rehoboam אֶל ʾel Preposition רְחַבְעָם rĕḥabʿām רְחַבְעָם Proper name אֶל ʾel Preposition
king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
of Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
and they shall kill וַהֲרָגֻנִי wahărāgunî הָרַג Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and, suffix: first person common singular
me, and go again וְשָׁבוּ wĕšābû שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
to Rehoboam רְחַבְעָם rĕḥabʿām רְחַבְעָם Proper name
king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
of Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name

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