29 It came about at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that (A)the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now (a)Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak; and both of them were alone in the field. 30 Then (B)Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces. 31 He said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, (C)I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes 32 ((D)but he will have one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, (E)the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel), 33 because they have forsaken Me, and (F)have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, (G)Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and observing My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did.

Footnotes:

a. 1 Kings 11:29: ['Lit ', he]