31 And he went on to say to Jer·o·boʹam:

“Take for yourself ten pieces; for this is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said, ‘Here I am ripping the kingdom out of the hand of Solʹo·mon, and I shall certainly give you ten tribes.+

2 And it came about that as soon as Jer·o·boʹam+ the son of Neʹbat heard of it while he was yet in Egypt (because he had run off on account of King Solʹo·mon, that Jer·o·boʹam might dwell in Egypt),+

32 And Jer·o·boʹam went on to make a festival in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that was in Judah,+ that he might make offerings upon the altar that he had made in Bethʹel, to sacrifice to the calves that he had made; and he put in attendance at Bethʹel+ the priests of the high places that he had made.

10 for that reason here I am bringing calamity upon the house of Jer·o·boʹam, and I shall certainly cut off from Jer·o·boʹam anyone urinating against a wall,*+ a helpless and worthless one in Israel;*+ and I shall indeed make a clean sweep behind the house of Jer·o·boʹam,+ just as one clears away the dung until it is disposed of.+

14 For the Levites left their pasture grounds+ and their possession+ and then came to Judah and Jerusalem,+ because Jer·o·boʹam+ and his sons had discharged+ them from acting as priests to Jehovah.

3 So A·biʹjah engaged in the war with a military force of four hundred thousand mighty men of war,+ chosen men. And Jer·o·boʹam himself drew up in battle formation against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, valiant, mighty men.+

20 And Jer·o·boʹam did not retain any more power+ in the days of A·biʹjah;* but Jehovah dealt him a blow,+ so that he died.