20. Thou didst gather gold as copper, and didst multiply silver as lead,
21. And thou didst bow thyself to women: and by thy body thou wast brought under subjection.
22. Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring wrath upon thy children, and to have thy folly kindled,
23. That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be divided, and out of Ephraim a rebellious kingdom to rule.
24. But God will not leave off his mercy, and he will not destroy, nor abolish his own works, neither will he out up by the roots the offspring of his elect: and he will not utterly take away the seed of him that loveth the Lord.
25. Wherefore he gave a remnant to Jacob, and to David of the same stock.
26. And Solomon had an end with his fathers.
27. And he left behind him of his seed, the folly of the nation,
28. Even Roboam that had little wisdom, who turned away the people through his counsel:
29. And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin, and their sins were multiplied exceedingly.
30. They removed them far away from their land.
31. And they sought out all iniquities, till vengeance came upon them, and put an end to all their sine.