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Early in his career, [[Solomon]] made him superintendent of all the forced laborers in his building program.<ref name=Aust/><ref name=Catholic/><ref name=WebBible/> But one day, in the thirty-first year of Solomon, the [[prophet]] [[Ahijah the Shilonite]] met Jeroboam along the road. In a graphic demonstration of Divine intent, Ahijah took off his robe, tore it into twelve pieces, and invited Jeroboam to take any ten.<ref name=Aust/><ref name=Catholic/><ref name=WebBible/><ref name=GeoCities/> {{Bible quote|For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes: But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.|book=I_Kings|chap=11|verses=31-39|version=KJV}}

Early in his career, [[Solomon]] made him superintendent of all the forced laborers in his building program.<ref name=Aust/><ref name=Catholic/><ref name=WebBible/> But one day, in the thirty-first year of Solomon, the [[prophet]] [[Ahijah the Shilonite]] met Jeroboam along the road. In a graphic demonstration of Divine intent, Ahijah took off his robe, tore it into twelve pieces, and invited Jeroboam to take any ten.<ref name=Aust/><ref name=Catholic/><ref name=WebBible/><ref name=GeoCities/> {{Bible quote|For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes: But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.|book=I_Kings|chap=11|verses=31-39|version=KJV}}

Solomon issued a warrant for Jeroboam's arrest and execution, but Jeroboam fled to [[Egypt]] and sought asylum under [[Pharaoh]] [[Shishak]] (probably [[Thutmose III).<ref name=Aust/><ref name=Catholic/><ref name=WebBible/><ref name=GeoCities/>

Solomon issued a warrant for Jeroboam's arrest and execution, but Jeroboam fled to [[Egypt]] and sought asylum under [[Pharaoh]] [[Shishak]] (probably [[Thutmose III]]).<ref name=Aust/><ref name=Catholic/><ref name=WebBible/><ref name=GeoCities/>

== The Revolt ==

== The Revolt ==