1 Kings 11:28

28 Now Jeroboam was a strong and honorable man. Solomon saw how well this youth did his work. So he appointed him over all the work gang of Joseph's house.

1 Kings 11:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:28

And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour
A man of great strength of body, and fortitude of mind:

and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious;
in what he was set about in the above buildings and repairs:

he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph;
the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, to be a prince or a deputy governor of them; or rather to collect the king's tax from them, or the revenues of that part of the country, see ( 22:29 ) .

1 Kings 11:28 In-Context

26 Now Nebat's son Jeroboam was an Ephraimite from Zeredah. His mother's name was Zeruah; she was a widow. Although he was one of Solomon's own officials, Jeroboam fought against the king.

27 This is the story of why Jeroboam fought against the king: Solomon had built the stepped structure and repaired the broken wall in his father David's City.

28 Now Jeroboam was a strong and honorable man. Solomon saw how well this youth did his work. So he appointed him over all the work gang of Joseph's house.

29 At that time, when Jeroboam left Jerusalem, Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh met him along the way. Ahijah was wearing a new garment. The two of them were alone in the country.

30 Ahijah tore his new garment into twelve pieces.