1 Kings 11:26

(26) ¶ 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.

Here is first introduced the person of Jeroboam, of whom, in after ages, such an awful character is given. When the Lord chastiseth his children, as in the case of Solomon, what detestable characters, as instruments, he is pleased sometimes to make use of.