Samuel said to him, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to one of your colleagues who is better than you!

So the <sc>Lordsc> said to Solomon, &#8220;Because you insist on doing these things and have not kept the covenantal rules I gave you,<n id="1" /> I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.

Then he told Jeroboam, &#8220;Take ten pieces, for this is what the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel says: &#8216;Look, I am about to tear the kingdom from Solomon&#8217;s hand and I will give ten tribes to you.

<p class="bodytext">When Elisha the prophet<n id="1" /> heard that the king had torn his clothes, he sent this message to the king, &#8220;Why did you tear your clothes? Send him<n id="2" /> to me so he may know there is a prophet in Israel.&#8221;

He tore Israel away from David&#8217;s dynasty, and Jeroboam son of Nebat became their king.<n id="1" /> Jeroboam drove Israel away<n id="2" /> from the <sc>Lordsc> and encouraged them to commit a serious sin.<n id="3" />