And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
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Gill's Exposition
But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake,.... See Gill on Kg1 11:13.
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1 Kings 11:33
kg1 11:33
kg1 11:33
kg1 11:33Because that they have forsaken me,.... My worship, as the Targum;…
Adam Clarke
Take thee ten pieces - The garment was the symbol of the kingdom of Israel; the twelve pieces the symbol of the twelve tribes; the ten pieces given to Jeroboam, of the ten tribes which should be given…
We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (Kg1…
Cambridge Bible
Take thee ten pieces With this symbolical action of Ahijah may be compared the -horns of iron" which Zedekiah made (1Ki 22:11) to express most significantly the way in which he prophesied that Ahab…