And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam,.... Which is another instance of his folly, to seek to detest the counsel of God, when he himself was assured by the Lord the kingdom should be rent, and…
Adam Clarke
According to all that thy soul desireth - It appears from this that Jeroboam had affected the kingdom, and was seeking for an opportunity to seize on the government. God now tells him, by his prophet,…
We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (Kg1…
Cambridge Bible
according to all that thy soul desireth Or (as margin R.V.) -over all &c." The prophet was, as it appears, aware of Jeroboam's ambition. Events were leading up to the coming separation of the…