1Ki 12:16-20 | NASB1995 | STEP | When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king , saying , “ What portion do we have in David ? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse ; To your tents , O Israel ! Now look after your own house , David !” So Israel departed to their tents .

1 Kings 12:16-20

The Kingdom Divided; Jeroboam Rules Israel

16 When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David?
We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
^aTo your tents, O Israel!
Now look after your own house, David!”
So Israel departed to their tents.

17 But ^bas for the sons of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then King Rehoboam sent ^cAdoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him ^{▼▼ Lit with stones that he died}to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem. 19 ^eSo Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.

20 It came about when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. ^fNone but the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.