SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:2
Y aconteció, que cuando lo oyó Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, que aún estaba en Egipto, porque había huido de delante del rey Salomón, y habitaba en Egipto;
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it , etc.] Of the death of Solomon, and of the meeting of the Israelites at Shechem: (for he was fled from the presence of King Solomon ; (see 1 Kings 11:40) and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) until the death of Solomon; some render the words, “Jeroboam, returned out of Egypt” f304 , which agrees with ( Chronicles 10:2), this he did on hearing the above news, and on being sent for by some of his friends, as follows.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-15 - The tribes complained not to Rehoboam of his father's idolatry, an revolt from God. That which was the greatest grievance, was none to them; so careless were they in matters of religion, if they might liv at case, and pay no taxes. Factious spirits will never want somethin to complain of. And when we see the Scripture account of Solomon' reign; the peace, wealth, and prosperity Israel then enjoyed; we cannot doubt but that their charges were false, or far beyond the truth Rehoboam answered the people according to the counsel of the young men Never was man more blinded by pride, and desire of arbitrary power than which nothing is more fatal. God's counsels were hereby fulfilled He left Rehoboam to his own folly, and hid from his eyes the thing which belonged to his peace, that the kingdom might be rent from him God serves his own wise and righteous purposes by the imprudences an sins of men. Those that lose the kingdom of heaven, throw it away, a Rehoboam, by wilfulness and folly.
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 כשׁמע 8085 ירבעם 3379 בן 1121 נבט 5028 והוא 1931 עודנו 5750 במצרים 4714 אשׁר 834 ברח 1272 מפני 6440 המלך 4428 שׁלמה 8010 וישׁב 3427 ירבעם 3379 במצרים׃ 4714
