1 Kings 12:16-20

16 When all Israel saw that the king refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What share do we have in David, what part in Jesse’s son? To your tents, Israel! Look after your own house, David!” So the Israelites went home.
17 But as for the Israelites who were living in the towns of Judah, Rehoboam still ruled over them.
18 King Rehoboam sent out Adoniram,[a] who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to get into his chariot and escape to Jerusalem.
19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
20 When all the Israelites heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the house of David.

Cross References 8

  • 1. S Genesis 31:14
  • 2. S 2 Samuel 20:1
  • 3. Isaiah 7:17
  • 4. 1 Kings 11:13,36
  • 5. S 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:6; 1 Kings 5:14
  • 6. S Joshua 7:25
  • 7. 2 Kings 17:21
  • 8. 1 Kings 11:13,32; Ezekiel 37:16

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 4:6 and 5:14); Hebrew "Adoram"
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