1 Samuel 2:30
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30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘(A)I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father was to walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for (B)those who honor Me I will honor, and those (C)who despise Me will be insignificant.
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1 Kings 11:29-31
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29 And it came about at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that (A)the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now [a]Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak; and both of them were alone in the field. 30 Then (B)Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, (C)I am going to tear the kingdom away from the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes
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- 1 Kings 11:29 Lit he
1 Kings 12:15-16
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15 So the king did not listen to the people; (A)because it was [a]a turn of events from the Lord, (B)in order to establish His word which the Lord spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
The Kingdom Divided; Jeroboam Rules Israel
16 When all Israel saw that the king had not listened to them, the people replied to the king, saying,
“What share do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
(C)To your tents, Israel!
Now look after your own house, David!”
So Israel went away to their tents.
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- 1 Kings 12:15 Or the providence of the Lord
1 Kings 12:20
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20 And it came about, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent word and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel. (A)None except the tribe of Judah alone followed the house of David.
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2 Kings 17:15
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15 (A)They rejected His statutes and (B)His covenant which He made with their fathers, and His warnings which He [a]gave them. And (C)they followed [b]idols and (D)became empty, and followed the nations that surrounded them, about which the (E)Lord had commanded them not to do as they did.
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- 2 Kings 17:15 Lit warned
- 2 Kings 17:15 Lit the non-existent
2 Kings 17:21
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21 When (A)He had torn Israel from the house of David, (B)they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king. Then (C)Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and misled them into a great sin.
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