1 Kings 11:26-40

²⁶ Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat , an Ephraimite of Zeredah , Solomon's servant , whose mother's name was Zeruah , a widow , also rebelled e against the king . ²⁷ Now this was the reason why he rebelled e against the king : Solomon built the Millo , and closed up the breach of the city of his father David . ²⁸ Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior , and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious , he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph . ²⁹ It came about at that time , when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem , that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road . Now Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak ; and both of them were alone in the field . ³⁰ Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve e pieces . ³¹ He said to Jeroboam , "Take for yourself ten pieces ; for thus says the Lord , the God of Israel , 'Behold , I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes ³² ( but he will have one tribe , for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem , the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel ), ³³ because e they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians , 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. ³⁴ 'Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand , but I will make him ruler all the days of his life , for the sake of My servant David whom I chose , who observed My commandments and My statutes ; ³⁵ but I will take the kingdom from his son's hand and give it to you, even ten tribes . ³⁶ 'But to his son I will give one tribe , that My servant David may have a lamp always e before Me in Jerusalem , the city where e I have chosen for Myself to put My name . ³⁷ 'I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever e you desire , and you shall be king over Israel . ³⁸ 'Then it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways , and do what is right in My sight by observing My statutes and My commandments , as My servant David did , then I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for David , and I will give Israel to you. ³⁹ 'Thus I will afflict the descendants of David for this , but not always e .' " ⁴⁰ Solomon sought therefore to put Jeroboam to death ; but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to Shishak king of Egypt , and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon .