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twelve pieces:
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And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the L
ORD
, the God
of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to
thee:
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(But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city
which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
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Because that they have forsaken me, and have
worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom
the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do
that which is
right in
mine eyes, and
to keep
my statutes and my judgments, as
did
David his father.
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Howbeit I will
not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for
David my servant’s sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
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But I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand, and will give it unto thee,
even
ten tribes.
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And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me
in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
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And I will take thee, and
thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
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And it shall
be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do
that is
right
in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be
with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
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And I
will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
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Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam.
And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the
death of Solomon.
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And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom,
are
they not written
in the book of the acts of Solomon?
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And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all
Israel
was
forty years.
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And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David
his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
CHAPTER KINGS 12
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
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And
it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard
of it,
(for he was
fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
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That they sent and called
him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
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Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father,
and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
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And he said unto them,
Depart yet
for
three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
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And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while
he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
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And they spake unto him,
saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them,
and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
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But he forsook the counsel
of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up
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