“Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.