Then I will punishtheir transgressionwith the rodAnd their iniquitywith stripes.
"I will be a fatherto him and he will be a sonto Me; whenhe commitsiniquity,I will correcthim with the rodof menand the strokesof the sonsof men,
Then the LORDraisedup an adversaryto Solomon,Hadadthe Edomite;he was of the royallinein Edom.
He saidto Jeroboam,"Takefor yourself tenpieces;for thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,'Behold,I will tearthe kingdomout of the handof Solomonand giveyou tentribes
Thus I will afflictthe descendantsof Davidfor this,but not always.'"
Solomondidwhatwas evilin the sightof the LORD,and did not followthe LORDfully,as Davidhis father[had done].
"But ifyou or your sonsindeedturnawayfrom followingMe, and do not keepMy commandmentsand My statuteswhichI have setbeforeyou, and goand serveothergodsand worshipthem,
"We have actedverycorruptlyagainst You and have not keptthe commandments,northe statutes,northe ordinanceswhichYou commandedYour servantMoses.
"Let Him removeHis rodfrom me, And let not dreadof Him terrifyme.
"But gonow,leadthe peoplewhereI toldyou. Behold,My angelshall gobeforeyou; nevertheless in the daywhen I punish,I will punishthem for their sin."
"You onlyhave I chosenamongallthe familiesof the earth;ThereforeI will punishyou for allyour iniquities."
