So EdomrevoltedagainstJudahto thisday.ThenLibnahrevoltedat the sametimeagainsthis rule,becausehe had forsakenthe LORDGodof his fathers.
He saidto Jeroboam,"Takefor yourself tenpieces;for thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,'Behold,I will tearthe kingdomout of the handof Solomonand giveyou tentribes
becausethey have forsakenMe, and have worshipedAshtoreththe goddessof the Sidonians,Chemoshthe godof Moab,and Milcomthe godof the sonsof Ammon;and they have not walkedin My ways,doingwhatis rightin My sightand [observing] My statutesand My ordinances,as his fatherDavid[did].
Then Rabshakehreturnedand foundthe kingof AssyriafightingagainstLibnah,for he had heardthat the king had leftLachish.
"But as for us, the LORDis our God,and we have not forsakenHim; and the sonsof Aaronare ministeringto the LORDas priests,and the Levitesattend to their work.
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.
Moreover,he madehighplacesin the mountainsof Judah,and caused the inhabitantsof Jerusalemto playthe harlotand ledJudahastray.
In his daysEdomrevoltedagainstthe ruleof Judahand setup a kingoverthemselves.
Then Jehoramcrossedoverwith his commandersand allhis chariotswith him. And he aroseby nightand struckdownthe Edomiteswho were surroundinghim and the commandersof the chariots.
For Pekahthe sonof Remaliahslewin Judah120000in oneday,allvaliantmen,because they had forsakenthe LORDGodof their fathers.
But transgressorsand sinnerswill be crushedtogether,And those who forsakethe LORDwill cometo an end.
"For My peoplehave committedtwoevils:They have forsakenMe, The fountainof livingwaters,To hewfor themselves cisterns,BrokencisternsThat canholdnowater.
"Your own wickednesswill correctyou, And your apostasieswill reproveyou; Knowtherefore and seethat it is eviland bitterFor you to forsakethe LORDyour God,And the dreadof Me is not in you," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
"Then My angerwill be kindledagainst them in that day,and I will forsakethem and hideMy facefrom them, and they will be consumed,and manyevilsand troubleswill comeupon them; so that they will sayin that day,Is it not becauseour Godis not amongus that theseevilshave comeupon us?'
They have madeMe jealouswith [what] is not God;They have provokedMe to angerwith their idols.So I will make them jealouswith [those who] are not a people;I will provokethem to angerwith a foolishnation,
Then Joshuaand allIsraelwith him passedon from Makkedahto Libnah,and foughtagainstLibnah.
So to the sonsof Aaronthe priestthey gaveHebron,the cityof refugefor the manslayer,with its pasturelands,and Libnahwith its pasturelands,
"Yet you have forsakenMe and servedothergods;thereforeI will nolongerdeliveryou.
