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So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the LORD might fulfill his word, 1which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
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King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
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So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the LORD might fulfill his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So all Israel went to their tents.
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But Rehoboam reigned over the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah.