17:21 He tore Israel away from David’s dynasty, and Jeroboam son of Nebat became their king.33 Jeroboam drove Israel away34 from the Lord and encouraged them to commit a serious sin.35
tc The consonantal text (Kethib) assumes the verb is נָדָא (nada’), an alternate form of נָדָה (nadah), “push away.” The marginal reading (Qere) assumes the verb נָדָח (nadakh), “drive away.”