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2 Chronicles 13:5-7
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5 Don’t you realize that the Lord God of Israel has given David and his dynasty lasting dominion over Israel by a formal covenant?[a] 6 Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. 7 Lawless good-for-nothing men[b] gathered around him and conspired[c] against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was an inexperienced young man[d] and could not resist them.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 13:5 tn Heb “Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel has given kingship to David over Israel permanently, to him and to his sons [by] a covenant of salt?”sn For other references to a “covenant of salt,” see Lev 2:13 and Num 18:19.
  2. 2 Chronicles 13:7 tn Heb “empty men, sons of wickedness.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 13:7 tn Heb “strengthened themselves.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 13:7 tn Heb “a young man and tender of heart.”
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