1Ki 12:12-17 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Kgs 12:12-17: 12:12-17 Rehoboam’s decision to heed the counsel of his younger advisers was disastrous; it led the northern tribes to secede, followed by years of intermittent warfare (14:30 ; 15:7 , 32 ). • the will of the Lord : God directed these human decisions to fulfill the prophesied judgment against Solomon (11:11-13 , 29-39 ).

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‏ 1 Kings 12:12-17

Summary for 1Kgs 12:12-17: 12:12-17 ^a Rehoboam’s decision to heed the counsel of his younger advisers was disastrous; it led the northern tribes to secede, followed by years of intermittent warfare (14:30 ^b; 15:7 ^c, 32 ^d).

• the will of the Lord: God directed these human decisions to fulfill the prophesied judgment against Solomon (11:11-13 ^e, 29-39 ^f).