Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.
For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jerobo´am the son of Nebat king: and Jerobo´am drave Israel from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.
The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that E´phra-im departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.
Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of E´phra-im, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
and ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands.