34 “I will not take the whole kingdom from him. Instead, I will allow him to be ruler as long as he lives because of my servant David whom I chose, who obeyed my commands and laws.
35 But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give you ten tribes.
36 I will give his son one tribe so that my servant David will always have a lamp in my presence in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to place my name.
37 “I will choose you so that you can rule everything you desire. You will be king of Israel.
38 If you will do all I command you, follow my ways, and do what I consider right by obeying my laws and commands as my servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build a permanent dynasty for you as I did for David. And I will give you Israel.
39 I will make David’s descendants suffer for this, but not always.”
40 Then Solomon tried to kill Jer o boam, but Jer o boam fled to King Shishak of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.