31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, (A)I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes

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15 So the king did not listen to the people, for (A)it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word, which (B)the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

The Kingdom Divided

16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. (C)To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents.

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