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2 Chronicles 10:14-16
New Catholic Bible
2 Chronicles 10:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 Rather, he followed the advice of the younger men and said: “My father laid a heavy yoke on you, but I will make it even heavier. My father beat you with whips, but I will scourge you with scorpions.”
15 Thus the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was ordained by God so that the Lord might fulfill his word that he had spoken to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, through Ahijah the Shilonite.
16 [a]When all Israel realized that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king:
“What share have we in David?
We have no heritage in the son of Jesse.
Let all of you depart to your tents, O Israel!
Look now to your own house, O David!”
Then all Israel departed to their tents.
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- 2 Chronicles 10:16 King Rehoboam, son of Solomon, who had everything and lost it because of his inordinate desire for power and mistreatment of his people, is forced to flee and relinquish his kingdom.
