你們不知道以色列的上帝耶和華曾經立下永世之約[a],要把以色列國永遠賜給大衛和他的子孫嗎? 尼八的兒子耶羅波安本是大衛的兒子所羅門的僕人,他卻背叛他的主人, 召集一群無賴惡棍,與所羅門的兒子羅波安作對。那時,羅波安年輕怯懦,無力抵抗。

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  1. 13·5 永世之約」希伯來文是「鹽約」。

Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel (A)gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, (B)by a covenant of salt? Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and (C)rebelled against his lord. Then (D)worthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was (E)young and inexperienced and could not withstand them.

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Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever(A) by a covenant of salt?(B) Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, an official of Solomon son of David, rebelled(C) against his master. Some worthless scoundrels(D) gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive(E) and not strong enough to resist them.

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