And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they gathered an assembly, and sent and called him, and made him king over all Israel. And there was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Juda only.
Yet I will not take away all the 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, who kept my commandments and my precepts.
Go, and tell Jeroboam: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel: