And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
and Jeroboam saith in his heart, `Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David--
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David.
1 Kings — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
F I R S T K I N G S CHAP. XII. The glory of the kingdom of Israel was in its height and perfection in Solomon; it was long in coming to it, but it soon declined, and began to sink and wither in the very next reign, as…