30 Then Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and [a]rent it in twelve pieces,

31 And said to Jeroboam, Take unto thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will rent the kingdom out of the hands of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee.

32 But he shall have one tribe for my servant David’s sake, and for Jerusalem the city, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:30 By these visible signs the Prophets would more deeply print their message into their hearts to whom they were sent.

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