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Summary
1 Kings 11:29 - 11:32

11:29. So it came to pass at that time, that Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah, the Silonite, clad with a new garment, found him in the way: and they two were alone in the field.

Ahijah was previously spelled Ahias.

11:30. Ahijah taking his new garment, wherewith he was clad, divided it into twelve parts:

11:31. He said to Jeroboam: Take to you ten pieces: for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give you ten tribes.

11:32. But one tribe shall remain to him for the sake of my servant, David, and Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:

The Coloured Picture Bible for Children Illustrator: Richard Andre Place: London Date: 1884. Source: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge