King James Version with Apocrypha
"And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:"
— 1 Kings 12:26, King James Version with Apocrypha
“And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:”
“And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David: ”
“Jeroboam said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.”
“Jeroboam then thought to himself:“Now the Davidic dynasty could regain the kingdom.”
“And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David,”
“And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:”
Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
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.
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.