002_cudworth_co_498_523 13/02/15 11:26 Pagina 516 516 TROY D. CUDWORTH Knoppers continues to build his case against Jeroboam from two specific texts where he detects the Chronicler’s hand. The evidence in the first text seems very subtle, which perhaps explains why Knop- pers alludes to it only in a footnote even though it takes a substantial place in his argument. Although Jeroboam plays the same role in 2 Chr 10,1-19 (MT) as with 1 Kgs 12,1-19 (MT), Knoppers asserts that other textual witnesses reveal how Jeroboam likely did not appear in the Chronicler’s Vorlage at 1 Kgs 12,2.3.12 53. In other words, the Chronicler has made him the leader of the group making a challenge to Rehoboam. This interpretation, however, seems very speculative. No criteria have been established for what the Chronicler may have had as his Vorlage here, or for why he would not have borrowed more if he had it. Many scholars acknowledge that the supplement at 3 Kgdms 12,24 depicts an increased role for Jeroboam in the split 54, and so the omission of such material argues against the presumably intensified role of Jeroboam in 2 Chronicles 10 55. Nevertheless, we may still for the sake of argument consider the possibility that the Chronicler has in fact inserted Jeroboam into the negotiations at Shechem alongside the people. First, these putative additions still do not make Jeroboam take any leadership in the appeal to Rehoboam. After he comes back to Israel from Egypt (v. 2), all Israel sends and calls him to join them at the as- sembly (v. 3). There, they all speak (wrbdyw) to Rehoboam together without any hint that Jeroboam is the instigator (see also v. 12). Some have noted that the account in 1 Kgs 12,2 (MT) states that Jeroboam stayed in Egypt upon news of the council at Shechem and came only when he was called upon. If such is the case, then perhaps the Chronicler gives him a greater role in the northern se- cession in Chronicles since he returns on his own accord 56. How- 53 Though he does not mention any one witness in particular, he likely refers to the longer version of these events in 3 Kingdoms (LXX). 54 Cf. A. FRISCH, “Jeroboam and the Division of the Kingdom: Mapping Contrasting Biblical Accounts”, JANES 27 (2000) 15-29, here 22-23. 55 Too much research on the text of the supplement exists to list here, but for recent discussion, cf. C.S. SHAW, “The Sins of Rehoboam: The Purpose of 3 Kingdoms 12.24A-Z”, JSOT 73 (1997) 55-64. For an older, more thor- ough analysis of the textual evidence, cf. J.C. TREBOLLE BARRERA, Salomón y Jeroboán. Historia de la recensión y redacción de 1 Reyes 2–12, 14 (Insti- tución San Jeronimo 10; Valencia 1980). 56 Cf. KLEIN, 2 Chronicles, 150.