1 Kings 11:30-39

³⁰ Ahijah took off the new cloak that he was wearing and ripped it into twelve pieces. ³¹ Then he said to Jeroboam, "Take ten of these pieces for yourself; this is by order of the God of Israel: See what I'm doing - I'm ripping the kingdom out of Solomon's hands and giving you ten of the tribes. ³² In honor of my servant David and out of respect for Jerusalem, the city I especially chose, he will get one tribe. ³³ And here's the reason: He faithlessly abandoned me and went off worshiping Ashtoreth goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh god of the Moabites, and Molech god of the Ammonites. He hasn't lived the way I have shown him, hasn't done what I have wanted, and hasn't followed directions or obeyed orders as his father David did. ³⁴ "Still, I won't take the whole kingdom away from him. I'll stick with him through his lifetime because of my servant David whom I chose and who did follow my directions and obey my orders. ³⁵ But after that I'll remove the kingdom from his son's control and give you ten tribes. ³⁶ I'll leave one tribe to his son, to maintain a witness to my servant David in Jerusalem, the city I chose as a memorial to my Name. ³⁷ "But I have taken you in hand. Rule to your heart's content! You are to be the king of Israel. ³⁸ If you listen to what I tell you and live the way I show you and do what pleases me, following directions and obeying orders as my servant David did, I'll stick with you no matter what. I'll build you a kingdom as solid as the one I built for David. Israel will be yours! ³⁹ I am bringing pain and trouble on David's descendants, but the trials won't last forever."