1 Kings 12:28

12:28 After the king had consulted with his advisers, ¹  he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, ²  “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”

1 Kings 12:2

12:2 ³  When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard the news, he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 13:8

13:8 while David and all Israel were energetically ⁵  celebrating before God, singing and playing various stringed instruments, ⁶  tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

[12:28]  ¹ tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:28]  ² tn Heb “to them,” although this may be a corruption of “to the people.” Cf. the Old Greek translation.

[12:2]  ³ tc Verse 2 is not included in the Old Greek translation. See the note on 11:43.

[12:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Jeroboam lived in Egypt.” The parallel text in 2 Chr 10:2 reads, “and Jeroboam returned from Egypt.” In a purely consonantal text the forms “and he lived” and “and he returned” are identical (וישׁב).

[13:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “with all strength.”

[13:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “with songs and with zithers [meaning uncertain] and with harps.” Due to the collocation with “harps,” some type of stringed instrument is probably in view.