אַחַר֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לֹֽא־שָׁ֥ב יָרָבְעָ֖ם מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ הָרָעָ֑ה וַ֠יָּשָׁב וַיַּ֜עַשׂ מִקְצ֤וֹת הָעָם֙ כֹּהֲנֵ֣י בָמ֔וֹת הֶֽחָפֵץ֙ יְמַלֵּ֣א אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וִיהִ֖י כֹּהֲנֵ֥י בָמֽוֹת׃
Sesudah peristiwa ini, Yerobeam tidak berbalik dari jalannya yang jahat. Ia malah kembali menjadikan imam-imam tempat pengorbanan dari segala lapisan rakyat. Siapa pun yang menghendakinya dilantiknya, sehingga ia menjadi salah seorang imam tempat pengorbanan.
Sanhedrin
"After this matter, Jeraboam did not return from his evil path." 'After' what? Rabbi Abba said After The Holy One, Blessed Be He, seized him by his garment and said to him Come back to yourself, and I, you, and the son of Jesse [referring to King David] will stroll in the Garden of Eden. He [Jeraboam] said to Him "Who's in front?" "The Son of Jesse is in front." "If so, I don't want it."