Quotes about Loyalty

But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

And Hiram sent his servants, men who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.

He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD’s command.

Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.

Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.

If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.

Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.