Don’t you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants forever(A) by a covenant of salt?(B) But Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.(C) Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.

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