1 Kings 11:26
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1 Kings 11:26
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Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.
1 Kings 11:27
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Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, {and} closed up the breach of the city of his father David.
1 Kings 11:28
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Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings 11:29
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It came about at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak; and both of them were alone in the field.
1 Kings 11:30
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Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
1 Kings 11:31
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He said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes
1 Kings 11:32
1 Kings 11:33
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because they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and {observing} My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David {did.}
1 Kings 11:34
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~`Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes;
1 Kings 11:35
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but I will take the kingdom from his son's hand and give it to you, {even} ten tribes.
1 Kings 11:36
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~`But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.
1 Kings 11:37
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~`I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
1 Kings 11:38
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~`Then it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by observing My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
1 Kings 11:39
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~`Thus I will afflict the descendants of David for this, but not always."'
1 Kings 11:40
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Solomon sought therefore to put Jeroboam to death; but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
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