and (A)tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you—(B)yet you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, (C)to do only that which was right in My sight; you also have done more evil than all who were before you, and (D)you have gone and made for yourself other gods and (E)cast metal images to provoke Me to anger, and have (F)thrown Me behind your back— 10 therefore behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and (G)I will eliminate from Jeroboam [a]every male person, (H)both [b]bond and free in Israel, and I (I)will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, just as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.

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  1. 1 Kings 14:10 Lit him who urinates against the wall
  2. 1 Kings 14:10 Or children and adults in

I tore(A) the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right(B) in my eyes. You have done more evil(C) than all who lived before you.(D) You have made for yourself other gods, idols(E) made of metal; you have aroused(F) my anger and turned your back on me.(G)

10 “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster(H) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.[a](I) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.(J)

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  1. 1 Kings 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader