1 Kings 12:16
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When all Israel saw that the king didn't listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.
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Shechem was where Israel rejected Rehoboam, while Jerusalem remained Judah’s royal and temple center. Jeroboam later secured his rule from Shechem and Penuel, established rival worship at Bet
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1 Kings 12:16 mentions Bethel, Dan, Egypt, Jerusalem, Penuel, Shechem and Shiloh.
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