tore the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it to you.(A) But you were not like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what is right in my sight. You behaved more wickedly than all who were before you.(B) In order to anger me, you have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and cast images,(C) but you have flung me behind your back.(D) 10 Because of all this, I am about to bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam:

I will wipe out all of Jeroboam’s males,[a]
both slave and free,[b] in Israel;
I will sweep away the house of Jeroboam
as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone!(E)

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  1. 14:10 Lit eliminate Jeroboam’s one who urinates against the wall
  2. 14:10 Or males, even the weak and impaired; Hb obscure

I tore(A) the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you, but you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commands and followed me with all his heart, doing only what was right(B) in my eyes. You have done more evil(C) than all who lived before you.(D) You have made for yourself other gods, idols(E) made of metal; you have aroused(F) my anger and turned your back on me.(G)

10 “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster(H) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.[a](I) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.(J)

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  1. 1 Kings 14:10 Or Israel—every ruler or leader