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1 Kings 12:24

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Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, according to the word of the Lord.

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  1. 1 Kings 12:22

    But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

  2. 1 Kings 12:23

    Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

  3. 1 Kings 12:25

    Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

  4. 1 Kings 12:26

    And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

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