1 Kings 11:11-13
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11 So the Lord said to Solomon, ‘I see the things that you have chosen to do. You have not obeyed my covenant and the laws that I commanded you to obey. So I will take the kingdom away from you. One of your servants will rule the kingdom instead of you. 12 But I will not do this while you are alive, because your father David was faithful to me. Instead, I will take the kingdom away from your son. 13 But I will not take away the whole kingdom from him. I will leave one tribe for him to rule as king.[a] I will do this because King David served me faithfully, and because I have chosen Jerusalem as my special city.’
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- 11:13 Solomon's son ruled the tribe called Judah. He may also have ruled Benjamin's tribe. Jerusalem was in Judah.
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