1 Kings 12:20
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20 Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all (A)Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah (B)only.
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1 Kings 11:32
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32 (but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),
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1 Kings 11:13
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13 (A)However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give (B)one tribe to your son (C)for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem (D)which I have chosen.”
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Hosea 11:12
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God’s Charge Against Ephraim
12 “Ephraim has encircled Me with lies,
And the house of Israel with deceit;
But Judah still walks with God,
Even with the [a]Holy One who is faithful.
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- Hosea 11:12 Or holy ones
Hosea 8:4
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4 “They(A) set up kings, but not by Me;
They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them.
From their silver and gold
They made idols for themselves—
That they might be cut off.
1 Kings 12:17
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17 But Rehoboam reigned over (A)the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah.
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1 Kings 11:36
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36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that (A)My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.
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1 Samuel 10:24
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24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (A)whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?”
So all the people shouted and said, (B)“Long[a] live the king!”
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- 1 Samuel 10:24 Lit. May the king live
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