Sirach 47:21-23
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21 because the sovereignty was divided
and a rebel kingdom arose out of Ephraim.(A)
22 But the Lord will never give up his mercy
or cause any of his words[a] 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.(B)
Rehoboam and Jeroboam
23 Solomon rested with his ancestors
and left behind him one of his sons
broad in[b] 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.(C)
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