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But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

But of the sons of Israel Solomon made no slaves for his work; but they were men of war, and rulers of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that had grown up with him, that stood before him.

And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus you shall say to the people that spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us; thus you shall say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.

And now whereas my father laded you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.

and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, I will make your yoke heavy, and I will add to [the yoke of] my father. He chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.

But as for the sons of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

And when Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we haven't forsaken him; and [we have] priests ministering to Yahweh, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work:

and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense: the showbread also [they set] in order on the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Yahweh our God; but you have forsaken him.

But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush was behind them.

But Abijah waxed mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the lands.

But be strong, and don't let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he did not seek to Yahweh, but to the physicians.

but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.