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Jeroboam rebels against Solomon

Jeroboam rebelled against Solomon when the prophet Ahijah told him that God would take 10 tribes from Solomon’s son and give them to him.

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Dictionaries

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Revolt

Revolt [Heb. sārâ—‘revolt, apostasy’] (Isa. 31:6; 59:13); NEB OFFEND, “treacherous words”; [qešer—‘conspiracy’] (Jer. 11:9); AV, NEB, CONSPIRACY; [pāšaʿ—‘revolt, rebel’] (2 K. 8:20, 22; 2 Ch. 21:8, 10); [Gk. anastatóō—‘disturb the peace’] (Acts 21:38); AV “make an uproar.” Rebellion against the ruling

Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Rebel, Rebellion

Rebel, RebellionImages of rebellion are more important than is commonly realized. English translations use the vocabulary of rebellion well over a hundred times (NRSV 126; NIV 171). The prominence of the image is explainable if we consider how thoroughly ingrained patterns of authority were in ancient

Pocket Dictionary of Church History: Over 300 Terms Clearly and Concisely Defined

Peasants’ Revolt, German

Peasants’ Revolt, German (1524–1525). A major uprising in what would now be southern Germany, Alsace and Austria, the Peasants’ Revolt was in essence a class conflict between the agrarian laborers, who were still suffering under feudal restrictions, and the nobility, who were allied with the church.

The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5

REBEL

REBEL, REBELLION [מָרַד‎ maradh, מָרָה‎ marah, פָּשַׁע‎ sarar, סָרַד‎ pashaʿ; στασιαστής stasiastēs]. The OT attests to the conviction that the government was given by God. There are accounts of rebellions, but they are only seen as God’s will if they are successful, e.g., David’s succession to Saul (1

Key passages

1 Ki 11:26–39

Now Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah (now the name of his mother was Zeruah, a widow woman), a servant of Solomon rebelled against the king. This is the reason that he rebelled against the king: when Solomon built the Millo, he closed the gap …

2 Ch 13:6

But Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master,