1 Kings 11:37-39

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³⁷ But I will make you, Jeroboam, king of Israel. You will rule over all the land that you want for yourself. ³⁸ But you must do everything that I command you to do. You must live in a way that pleases me. You must do the things that I say are right. You must obey my rules and my commands, as my servant David did. If you do that, I will always be with you. I will cause your descendants to continue to rule Israel. What I have done for David's family, I will also do for your family. The nation of Israel will belong to you.^{[a] 39} Because of Solomon's sins I will punish David's descendants. But I will not punish them for ever.” ’