So he was an adversaryto Israelallthe daysof Solomon,along with the evilthat Hadad[did]; and he abhorredIsraeland reignedoverAram.
Then Jacobsaidto Simeonand Levi,"You have broughttroubleon me by makingme odiousamong the inhabitantsof the land,among the Canaanitesand the Perizzites;and my menbeing fewin number,they will gathertogether againstme and attackme and I will be destroyed,I and my household."
Ahithophelsaidto Absalom,"Goin to your father'sconcubines,whomhe has leftto keepthe house;then allIsraelwill hearthat you have madeyourself odiousto your father.The handsof allwhoare with you will also be strengthened."
He gatheredmento himself and becameleaderof a maraudingband,after Davidslewthem of [Zobah]; and they wentto Damascusand stayedthere, and reignedin Damascus.
Then Jeroboamthe sonof Nebat,an Ephraimiteof Zeredah,Solomon'sservant,whose mother'snamewas Zeruah,a widow,also rebelledagainst the king.
"But nowthe LORDmy Godhas givenme reston everyside;thereis neitheradversarynormisfortune.
and he wentout to meetAsaand saidto him, "Listento me, Asa,and allJudahand Benjamin:the LORDis with you when you are with Him. And ifyou seekHim, He will let you findHim; but ifyou forsakeHim, He will forsakeyou.
Therefore the angerof the LORDwas kindledagainst His peopleAnd He abhorredHis inheritance.
Then I annihilatedthe threeshepherdsin onemonth,for my soulwas impatientwith them, and their soulalsowas wearyof me.
"You shall not detestan Edomite,for he is your brother;you shall not detestan Egyptian,becauseyou were an alienin his land.
