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Thus also he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

Now Yahweh was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

that Hadad fled to Egypt, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, while Hadad was a young boy.

And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh. So he gave him as a wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

And the sister of Tahpenes bore his son Genubath. And Tahpenes weaned him in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh.

But Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army had died. So Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Send me away, that I may go to my own country."

And God raised up another adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.

Now Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also raised his hand against the king.

Now this was the reason why he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David.

because they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My sight and to keep My statutes and My judgments, as his father David did.

Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who kept My commandments and My statutes;

but I will take the kingdom from his son's hand and give it to you—the ten tribes.

But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and whatever he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David, and his son Rehoboam became king in his place.

"Your father made our yoke harsh; but you, now, lighten the harsh service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you."

Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had stood before his father Solomon while he was still alive, saying, "How do you counsel me to respond to this people?"

So the king did not listen to the people; for it was a turn of events from Yahweh, that He might establish His word, which Yahweh spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him and he died. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

‘Thus says Yahweh, "You shall not go up and fight against your brothers, the sons of Israel; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me."'" So they listened to the word of Yahweh, and returned to go their way according to the word of Yahweh.