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16 [a]When all Israel realized that the king would not listen to them, the people answered the king:

“What share have we in David?
    We have no heritage in the son of Jesse.
Let all of you depart to your tents, O Israel!
    Look now to your own house, O David!”

Then all Israel departed to their tents. 17 Therefore, Rehoboam reigned over only those Israelites who lived in the towns of Judah.

18 When King Rehoboam sent forth Hadoram, the commander in charge of the forced labor, the Israelites stoned him to death. However, King Rehoboam managed to mount his chariot and flee to Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 10:16 King Rehoboam, son of Solomon, who had everything and lost it because of his inordinate desire for power and mistreatment of his people, is forced to flee and relinquish his kingdom.