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And so all the nations of the world will know that the Lord alone is God—there is no other.

He sacrificed 22,000 head of cattle and 120,000 sheep as fellowship offerings. And so the king and all the people dedicated the Temple.

So he said to Solomon, "So these, my brother, are the towns you have given me!" For this reason the area is still called Cabul.

Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar he had built to the Lord . He also burned incense to the Lord . And so he finished building the Temple.

Praise the Lord your God! He has shown how pleased he is with you by making you king of Israel. Because his love for Israel is eternal, he has made you their king so that you can maintain law and justice."

Even though the Lord , the God of Israel, had appeared to Solomon twice and had commanded him not to worship foreign gods, Solomon did not obey the Lord but turned away from him. So the Lord was angry with Solomon

So the Lord caused Hadad, of the royal family of Edom, to turn against Solomon.

but I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe, so that I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped.

And so Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he escaped to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon's death.

"Come back in three days and I will give you my answer," he replied. So they left.

When the people saw that the king would not listen to them, they shouted, "Down with David and his family! What have they ever done for us? People of Israel, let's go home! Let Rehoboam look out for himself!" So the people of Israel rebelled,

And so the people sinned, going to worship in Bethel and in Dan.

When King Jeroboam heard this, he pointed at him and ordered, "Seize that man!" At once the king's arm became paralyzed so that he couldn't pull it back.

So he did not go back the same way he had come, but by another road.

and he told them to saddle his donkey for him. They did so, and he rode off

So the prophet from Judah went home with the old prophet and had a meal with him.

When the old prophet heard about it, he said, "That is the prophet who disobeyed the Lord 's command! And so the Lord sent the lion to attack and kill him, just as the Lord said he would."

Then he said to his sons, "Saddle my donkey for me." They did so,

Jeroboam said to his wife, "Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you, and go to Shiloh, where the prophet Ahijah lives, the one who said I would be king of Israel.

So she went to Ahijah's home in Shiloh. Old age had made Ahijah blind.