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But he forsook the advice of the elders that advised him and took counsel of the young men who had grown up with him who were serving before him.

So now, my father laid upon you a heavy yoke, but I myself will add to the yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I myself will do so with scorpions.'"

And he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, "I will make your yoke heavy, and I myself will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will do so with scorpions."

But as for the Israelites who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam ruled over them.

Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him with stones, and he died. Then King Rehoboam hastily went up into the chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

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

But Jeroboam the son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master,

But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests serving Yahweh are the sons of Aaron, the Levites, according to their service.

They offer burnt offerings to Yahweh every morning and every evening, sweet spices of incense, and the rows of bread upon the pure table. And the golden lampstand with its lamps they keep kindled every evening, for we are keeping the requirement of Yahweh our God, but you yourselves have forsaken him.

Then Jeroboam sent around an ambush to come behind them. So they were in front of Judah, but the ambush was behind them.

But Abijah became strong, and he took to himself fourteen wives and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

And he went out before Asa and said to him, "Hear me, O Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you while you are with him. And if you will seek him he will be found by you. But if you forsake him he will forsake you.

but at its trouble he returned to Yahweh, the God of Israel. They sought him, and he was found by them.

But as for you, be strong and let not your hands be weak, for there is reward for your labor."

but all who will not seek Yahweh the God of Israel should be killed, from young to old, from men to women.

But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was fully devoted all his days.

And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, he fell severely ill in his feet. But even in his illness he did not seek Yahweh, but only among the healers.

but he sought after the God of his ancestors and walked in his commandments and not according to the works of Israel.

Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom to seek Yahweh, but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always disaster. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah." Then Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say thus."

But Micaiah said, "As Yahweh lives, only what my God has said, that will I speak."