1 Raja-raja 11:31-33

11:31 Then he told Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces, for this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘Look, I am about to tear the kingdom from Solomon’s hand and I will give ten tribes to you. 11:32 He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. 11:33 I am taking the kingdom from him ¹  because they have ²  abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions ³  by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon’s father David did. ⁴ 

[11:33]  ¹ tn The words “I am taking the kingdom from him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:33]  ² tc This is the reading of the MT; the LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate read “he has.”

[11:33]  ³ tn Heb “walked in my ways.”

[11:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “by doing what is right in my eyes, my rules and my regulations, like David his father.”