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1 Kings 12:27

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, [even] unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

1 Kings 12:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 12:27

Theological / Devotional

Turn again. Jeroboam well understood the strong appeal of the worship of the Lord at the Temple in Jerusalem. If Israel remained faithful to God, and if they continued to go to Jerusalem to worship with their brethren of Judah, the hearts of the people would again be drawn together, and the kingdom once more would be united. Such an outcome certainly would have been for the common good of all. But that was not Jeroboam’s first interest.

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