18. Because the lord was very angry with Israel, he swept them away from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained in the land.
19. But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the lord their God, for they followed the evil practices that Israel had introduced.
20. The lord rejected all the descendants of Israel. He punished them by handing them over to their attackers until he had banished Israel from his presence.
21. For when the lord tore Israel away from the kingdom of David, they chose Jeroboam son of Nebat as their king. But Jeroboam drew Israel away from following the lord and made them commit a great sin.
22. And the people of Israel persisted in all the evil ways of Jeroboam. They did not turn from these sins