²⁰ And it came about, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent word and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel. ^(A)None except the tribe of Judah alone followed the house of David.

⁸ or the one who ^[a](A)exhorts, in the work of ^[b]exhortation; the one who gives, with ^[c](B)generosity; ^(C)the one who ^[d]is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with ^(D)cheerfulness.

¹⁵ Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.