1 Kings 11:40

“And Solomon sought to put to death Jeroboam; and Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.”

1 Kings 11:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 11:40, word by word

And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

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soughtיְבַקֵּשׁyevakesh

try to get

To try to get something.

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to put to deathהָמִיתhamit

kill

To kill someone.

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Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam

Jeroboam

Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).

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aroseיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and fledיִּבְרַחyivrach

flee

To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.

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to Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Shishakשִׁישַׁקshishak

Shishak

Shishak: a king of Egypt who gave refuge to Jeroboam and later came up against Jerusalem in the time of Rehoboam (1 Kings 11:40; 14:25).

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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and he wasיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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the deathמוֹתmot

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

39And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not all the days.’”

40 · This verse (above)

41And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

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