2Kgs.17.21

2 Kings 17:21

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For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.

Israel Carried Captive to Assyria

Why Israel Fell

Cross References

1 Kings 11:11

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Wherefore the Lord said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

God’s Anger against Solomon

Solomon Turns from God

1 Kings 11:31

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And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

Jeroboam’s Rebellion

God Raises Adversaries

1 Kings 12:19

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So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

The Kingdom Divided

The Kingdom Divided; Jeroboam Rules Israel

1 Kings 12:20

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And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

Shemaiah’s Prophecy

The Kingdom Divided; Jeroboam Rules Israel

1 Kings 12:28

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Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Jeroboam’s Idolatry

1 Kings 12:30

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And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

Jeroboam’s Idolatry

1 Kings 13:34

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And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

The Old Prophet and the Man of God

2 Kings 17:22

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For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;