1 Kings 11:26-28

Revised Geneva Translation

²⁶ And Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant (whose mother was called Zeruah, a widow) lifted up his hand against the king.

²⁷ And this was the reason that he lifted up his hand against the king: When Solomon built Millo, he repaired the broken places of the City of David, his father.

²⁸ And this man, Jeroboam, was a man of strength and courage. And Solomon, seeing that the young man was industrious, made him overseer of all the labor of the House of Joseph.