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Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt?(A) Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord,(B) and certain worthless scoundrels gathered around him and defied Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young and irresolute and could not withstand them.

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