and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you; yet you have not been like my servant David, who kept my commandments and followed me with all his heart, to do only that which is right in my eyes — Ahijah contrasts Jeroboam with David the archetypal servant. David's characterization—אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַר אֶת־מִצְוֹתַי (who kept my commandments)—establishes the standard for kingship that Jeroboam catastrophically failed. Had he proved faithful, his dynasty would have endured like David's.

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