1 Kings 12 · Verse 26

1 Kings 12:26

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
1 Kings 12:26, King James Version

1 Kings 12:26 in other translations

BSBJeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
WEBJeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to David’s house.
ASVAnd Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
YLTand Jeroboam saith in his heart, ‘Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David--
DARBYAnd Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David.
BBEAnd Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:
WebsterAnd Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

What does 1 Kings 12:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 12:26-32
26-32. Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David--Having received the kingdom from God, he should have relied on the divine protection. But he did not. With a view to withdraw the people from the temple and destroy the sacred associations connected with Jerusalem, he made serious and unwarranted innovations on the religious observances of the country, on pretext of saving the people the trouble and expense of a distant journey. First, he erected two golden calves--the young bulls, Apis and Mnevis, as symbols (in the Egyptian fashion) of the true God, and the nearest, according to his fancy, to the figures of the cherubim. The one was placed at Dan, in the northern part of his kingdom; the other at Beth-el, the southern extremity, in sight of Jerusalem, and in which place he probably thought God was as likely to manifest Himself as at Jerusalem (Ge 32:1-32; 2Ki 2:2). The latter place was the most frequented--for the words (1Ki 12:30) should be rendered, "the people even to Dan went to worship before the one" (Jr 48:13; Am 4:4, 5; 5:5; Ho 5:8; 10:8). The innovation was a sin because it was setting up the worship of God by symbols and images and departing from the place where He had chosen to put His name. Secondly, he changed the feast of tabernacles from the fifteenth of the seventh to the fifteenth of the eighth month. The ostensible reason might be, that the ingathering or harvest was later in the northern parts of the kingdom; but the real reason was to eradicate the old association with this, the most welcome and joyous festival of the year.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 12:25-33

Jeroboam 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 all-sufficiency is at the bottom of all our departures from him. Though it is probable he meant his worship for Jehovah the God of Israel, it was contrary to the Divine law, and dishonourable to the Divine majesty to be thus represented. The people might be less shocked…

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1 Kings 12:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379
בְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.Boin heart hisH3820
עַתָּ֛ה'a.TahnowH6258
תָּשׁ֥וּבta.Shuvit will returnH7725
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdomH4467
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
דָּוִֽד\׃da.VidDavidH1732

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 12:26

  • Jeremiah 38:18-21

    But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the Lord, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the Lord hath shewed me:

  • 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.

  • John 12:19

    The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

  • Acts 4:16-17

    Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

  • Mark 2:6-8

    But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

  • Psalms 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.

  • John 12:10-11

    But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 7:9

    And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

  • 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.

  • John 11:47-50

    Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

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said in his heart.
Ps 14:1; Mr 2:6-8; Lu 7:39
Now shall.
11:38; 1Sa 27:1; 2Ch 20:20; Isa 7:9; Jer 38:18-21; Joh 11:47-50
Joh 12:10,11,19; Ac 4:16,17

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Context

  • 1 Kings 12:25

    Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

  • 1 Kings 12:26

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

  • 1 Kings 12:27

    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.

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1 Kings 12:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijo Jeroboam en su corazón: Ahora se volverá el reino á la casa de David,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jéroboam dit en son cœur: Maintenant le royaume retournera à la maison de David.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jerobeam sprach in seinem Herzen: Nun wird das Königreich an das Haus David zurückkommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque Jeroboam in corde suo: Nunc revertetur regnum ad domum David,