Jeroboam was afraid that if the Israelites continued to go to the temple in Jerusalem for annual festivals honoring Jehovah, they would eventually switch their loyalties to the kingdom of Judah.
وقتی رَحُبْعام جایگزین سلیمان شد و ده سِبط اسرائیل از اَسباط یهودا و بنیامین جدا شدند روی داد .‏