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And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, for his heart had bent away from Jehovah, God of Israel who had appeared to him twice,

and had given a charge to him concerning this thing, not to go after other gods; and he did not keep that which Jehovah commanded.

And Jehovah said to Solomon, Because this has been done by you, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes that I charged on you, I shall surely tear the kingdom from you and shall give it to your servant.

Only, I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I shall tear it out of your son's hand.

Only I will not tear away all the kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for my servant David's sake, and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.