1 Kings 14:8 meaning and explanation

I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you were not like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes.

1 Kings 14:8, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of the LORD spoken through the prophet Ahijah to Jeroboam's wife, who came in disguise to ask about her sick son. God reminds Jeroboam that the kingdom was a gift, torn from David's house and handed to him.

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