28Jeroboam stood out during the construction as strong and able. When Solomon observed what a good worker he was, he put the young man in charge of the entire workforce of the tribe of Joseph.
1 Kings 11 is the hinge on which the united monarchy swings into division. Solomon, once the wisest king, becomes the fool who breaks every covenant command for Israel's kings. His heart turns from YHWH to the gods of his many foreign wives, and the Lord raises up adversaries aga
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