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16 (A)When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king:

“What share have we in David?
    We have no heritage in the son of Jesse.
Everyone to your tents, Israel!
    Now look to your own house, David!”

So all Israel went off to their tents, 17 but the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah had Rehoboam as their king. 18 King Rehoboam then sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. King Rehoboam, however, managed to mount his chariot and flee to Jerusalem.

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