1 Raja-raja 12:18

12:18 King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, ¹  the supervisor of the work crews, ²  out after them, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to jump into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem. ³ 

1 Raja-raja 14:9

14:9 You have sinned more than all who came before you. You went and angered me by making other gods, formed out of metal; you have completely disregarded me. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 15:29

15:29 When he became king, he executed Jeroboam’s entire family. He wiped out everyone who breathed, ⁵  just as the Lord had predicted ⁶  through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite.

1 Raja-raja 16:2

16:2 “I raised you up ⁷  from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam’s footsteps ⁸  and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry. ⁹ 

[12:18]  ¹ tc The MT has “Adoram” here, but the Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “Adoniram.” Cf. 1 Kgs 4:6.

[12:18]  ² sn The work crews. See the note on this expression in 4:6.

[12:18]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[14:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “you went and you made for yourself other gods, metal [ones], angering me, and you threw me behind your back.”

[15:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “and when he became king, he struck down all the house of Jeroboam; he did not leave any breath to Jeroboam until he destroyed him.”

[15:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the word of the Lord which he spoke.”

[16:2]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text has “because” at the beginning of the sentence. In the Hebrew text vv. 2-3 are one sentence comprised of a causal clause giving the reason for divine punishment (v. 2) and the main clause announcing the punishment (v. 3). The translation divides this sentence for stylistic reasons.

[16:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “walked in the way of Jeroboam.”

[16:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “angering me by their sins.”