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21 because the sovereignty was divided
    and a rebel kingdom arose out of Ephraim.
22 But the Lord will never give up his mercy,
    or cause any of his works to perish;
he will never blot out the descendants of his chosen one,
    or destroy the family line of him who loved him.
So he gave a remnant to Jacob,
    and to David a root from his own family.

Rehoboam and Jeroboam

23 Solomon rested with his ancestors,
    and left behind him one of his sons,
broad in[a] folly and lacking in sense,
    Rehoboam, whose policy drove the people to revolt.
Then Jeroboam son of Nebat led Israel into sin
    and started Ephraim on its sinful ways.

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Footnotes

  1. Sirach 47:23 Heb (with a play on the name Rehoboam) Syr: Gk the people’s

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