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14 He followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father forced you to work hard, but I will make you work even harder. My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with whips that have sharp points.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people. God caused this to happen so that the Lord could keep the promise he had made to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah, a prophet from Shiloh.

16 When all the Israelites saw that the king refused to listen to them, they said to the king,

“We have no share in David!
    We have no part in the son of Jesse!
People of Israel, let’s go to our own homes!
    Let David’s son rule his own people.”

So all the Israelites went home.

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