1Ki 12:15-16 | ESV | STEP | So the king did not listen to the people , for it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word , which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat .

1 Kings 12:15-16

15 So the king did not listen to the people, for ^ait was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word, which ^bthe Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

The Kingdom Divided

16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. ^cTo your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So Israel went to their tents.