The narrative from the book of Kings is repeated with only slight verbal differences.

Who was in Egypt. —Really a parenthesis, And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard (now he was in Egypt, where…

(See Gill on 1 Kings 12:2).

Moderate counsels are wisest and best. Gentleness will do what violence will not do. Most people like to be addressed mildly. Good words cost only …