And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
And to his son I will give one tribe: that there may remain a lamp for my servant David before me always in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen, that my name might be there.
And all the people upon the king's speaking roughly said thus unto him: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai. Return to thy dwellings, O Israel: and do thou, O David, feed thy own house. And Israel went away to their dwellings.
And king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tributes. And the children of Israel stoned him. And he died. And king Roboam made haste to get up into his chariot, and fled into Jerusalem.
And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates.