1 Kings 12:13-15

Living Bible

^13-14 the new king answered them roughly. He ignored the old men’s advice and followed that of the young men; ¹⁵ so the king refused the people’s demands. (But the Lord’s hand was in it—he caused the new king to do this in order to fulfill his promise to Jeroboam, made through Ahijah, the prophet from Shiloh.)