And the man Jeroboam was very strong; and Solomon saw the young man that he was active, and he set him over the levies of the house of Joseph.
KJV
1 Kings 11:28
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
Parallel Translations
And the man Jeroboam was very strong; and Solomon saw the young man that he was active, and he set him over the levies of the house of Joseph.
The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:29Zechariah 10:6Joshua 18:5Judges 1:22–232 Samuel 19:20Amos 5:6Isaiah 14:251 Kings 5:16Matthew 11:30Deuteronomy 1:12
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