Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.

Solomon's servant

Bible References

An ephrathite

Genesis 35:16
So they went on from Beth-el; and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, the pains of birth came on Rachel and she had a hard time.
Ruth 1:2
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.
1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.
1 Chronicles 2:19
And after the death of Azubah, Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, who was the mother of Hur.

Solomon's servant

1 Kings 9:22
But Solomon did not put the children of Israel to forced work; they were the men of war, his servants, his captains, and his chiefs, captains of his war-carriages and of his horsemen.
2 Chronicles 13:6
But Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon, the son of David, took up arms against his lord.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain