1 Kings 12:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Kings 12:17

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Berean Standard Bible

but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

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KJV

King James Version

But [as for] the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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WEB

World English Bible

But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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1 Kings 12

¹⁵ So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.

¹⁶ When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,

¹⁷ but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.

¹⁸ Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.

¹⁹ So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.

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