1 Kings 11:26-43 - Yahweh Raises Up Jeroboam
26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zeredah - whose mother was called Zeruah and was a widow and Solomon's servant - lifted up his hand against the king. And hereof came it, that he lifted up his hand against the king. 27 Solomon built Mello and mended broken places in the city of David his father. 28 And this fellow Jeroboam was an active man. And when Solomon saw the young man, that he wrought so lustily in the work, he made him ruler over all the charges of the house of Joseph.
29 And it chanced, at that season, as Jeroboam was gone out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him by the way, having a new mantle on him, and they two alone in the field. 30 And Ahijah caught the new mantle that was on him and rent it in twelve pieces, 31 and said to Jeroboam, "Take thee ten pieces. For this sayeth the LORD God of Israel, 'Behold, I will rent the kingdom out of the hands of Solomon and will give ten tribes to thee, 32 and he shall have one, for my servant David's sake and for Jerusalem the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel: 33 because they have forsaken me, and have bowed themselves unto Ashtaroth the God of the Sidonians, and to Chemosh the God of the Moabites and to Milcom the God of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that pleaseth me, and mine ordinances and customs, as David his father.
34 Howbeit, I will take none of the kingdom out of his hand: but will make him chief all his life long, for David my servant's sake, which I chose: because he kept my commandments and ordinances. 35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and will give unto thee ten tribes of it: 36 and will give his son one, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me, to put my name there. 37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign upon all that thy soul desireth and shalt be king over Israel.
38 And if thou shalt hearken unto all that I command thee, and shalt walk in my ways and do that is right in my sight, that thou keep mine ordinances and commandments as David my servant did: then will I be with thee and build thee a house that shall continue, as I built for my servant David, and will give Israel unto thee. 39 And therewith will I vex the seed of David, but not forever.'"
40 And Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam: wherefore Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt unto Shishak king of Egypt and continued there until the death of Solomon.
41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon and all that he did, and his wisdom, are written in the book of the Acts of Solomon. 42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem upon all Israel, was forty years. 43 And then he laid him to rest with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father, and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.