1 Kings 11:40

“Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam, etc.] Which is another instance of his folly, to seek to detest the counsel of God, when he himself was assured by the Lord the kingdom should be rent, and given to his servant, (<111111>1 Kings 11:11) and especially if he was informed of what passed between Ahijah and Jeroboam, as it should seem by this he was; either through Ahijah’s making no secret of it, or through Jeroboam not being able to keep his own counsel, or through the report of the servants what they saw done, (<111129>1 Kings 11:29), which Solomon would easily understand: and Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt; the common sanctuary of persons in distress in those days: unto Shishak…”

“Shishak--He harbored and encouraged the rebellious refugee, and was of a different dynasty from the father-in-law of Solomon. Next: 1 Kings Chapter 12”

“Compare 1 Kings 11:26. The announcement of Ahijah was followed within a little while by rebellion on the part of Jeroboam. As Solomon’s luster faded, as his oppression became greater and its objects more selfish, and as a prospect of deliverance arose from the personal qualities of Jeroboam 1 Kings 11:28, the tribe of Ephraim to which he belonged, again aspired after its old position (see Joshua 17:14 note). Jeroboam, active, energetic, and ambitious, placed himself at their head. The step proved premature. The power of Solomon was too firmly fixed to be shaken; and the hopes of the Ephraimites had to be deferred until a fitter season. The “exact” date of Jeroboam’s flight into Egypt cannot…”

“Solomon - To whose ears this had come. Shishak - Solomon's brother - in - law, who yet might be jealous of him, or alienated from him, because he had taken so many other wives to his sister, might cast a greedy eye upon the great riches which Solomon had amassed together, and upon which, presently after Solomon's death, he laid violent hands, Ch2 12:9. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 11:41”

“11:40 Solomon, probably aware of impending difficulty, tried to kill Jeroboam. • King Shishak of Egypt later invaded Judah during the reign of Solomon’s son Rehoboam (14:25-26).”

“Solomon sought: Ch2 16:10; Pro 21:30; Isa 14:24-27, Isa 46:10; Lam 3:37 Shishak: This is the first time we meet with the proper name of an Egyptian king in Scripture, Pharaoh being the general appellation for all the sovereigns of that country. Some are of opinion that Shishak is the same with the celebrated Sesostris of the Greek historians; but it is probable that this king lived long before Solomon's time. Usher thinks him to be Sesonchis, and places the beginning of his reign, am 3026, bc 978. Kg1 14:25, Kg1 14:26; Ch2 12:2-9 3 Kings (1 Kings) 11:41”