4 Then Abijah stood on Mount ^aZemaraim, which is in the mountains of Ephraim, and said, “Hear me, Jeroboam and all Israel:  ‡

5 Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel ^agave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, ^bby a covenant of salt?  ‡

7 Then ^aworthless rogues gathered to him, and strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was ^byoung and inexperienced and could not withstand them.  ‡

8 And now you think to withstand the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and with you are the gold calves which Jeroboam ^amade for you as gods.  ‡