rsv 1Kings:11:26-31 SEEK
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Jerobo '
am the son of Nebat ,
an E '
phraimite of Zer '
edah ,
a servant of Solomon ,
whose mother '
s name was Zeru '
ah ,
a widow ,
also lifted up his hand against the king .
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And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king .
Solomon built the Millo ,
and closed up the breach of the city of David his father .
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The man Jerobo '
am was very able ,
and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph .
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And at that time ,
when Jerobo '
am went out of Jerusalem ,
the prophet Ahi '
jah the Shi '
lonite found him on the road .
Now Ahi '
jah had clad himself with a new garment ;
and the two of them were alone in the open country .
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Then Ahi '
jah laid hold of the new garment that was on him ,
and tore it into twelve pieces .
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And he said to Jerobo '
am , "
Take for yourself ten pieces ;
for thus says the LORD ,
the God of Israel , `
Behold ,
I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon ,
and will give you ten tribes