1 Kings 11:11

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So the Lord said to Solomon, “You have chosen to break your agreement with me. You have not obeyed my commands. So I promise that I will tear your kingdom away from you. I will give it to one of your servants.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:12

But I loved your father David. So I will not take your kingdom away from you while you are living. I will wait until your son becomes king. Then I will take it from him.

1 Kings 11:26

Jeroboam son of Nebat was one of Solomon’s servants. Jeroboam was from the family group of Ephraim. He was from the town of Zeredah. Jeroboam’s mother was named Zeruah. His father was dead. He turned against the king.

1 Kings 11:29

One day Jeroboam was traveling out of Jerusalem. Ahijah the prophet from Shiloh met him on the road. Ahijah was wearing a new coat. These two men were alone in the country.

1 Kings 11:31

Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces of this coat for yourself. The Lord the God of Israel says: ‘I will tear the kingdom away from Solomon, and I will give you ten of the family groups.

1 Kings 12:20

All the people of Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back. So they called him to a meeting and made him king over all of Israel. The family group of Judah was the only family group that continued to follow the family of David.

2 Kings 17:15

The people refused the Lord’s laws and his Agreement that he made with their ancestors. They refused to listen to the Lord’s warnings. They worshiped idols [208] that were worth nothing and they themselves became worth nothing. They lived like the people in the nations around them. They did those bad things. And the Lord had warned the people of Israel. The Lord told them not to do those bad things.

2 Kings 17:21

The Lord tore Israel from the family of David, and the Israelites made Jeroboam son of Nebat their king. Jeroboam pulled the Israelites away from following the Lord. Jeroboam caused the Israelites to do a great sin.

Psalm 78:10

They didn’t keep their Agreement with God.\par They refused to obey his teachings.\par

Numbers 14:23

I made a promise to their ancestors. [186] I promised that I would give them that land. But none of these people who turned against me will ever enter that land!

Numbers 14:35

“I am the Lord, and I have spoken. And I promise that I will do these things to all of these evil people. These people have come together against me. So they will all die here in this desert.”