1 Kings 14:8
And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
The declaration belongs to the divine judgment pronounced upon Jeroboam. His deliberate plans drew Israel away from God into idolatry and into terrible evils. He was held personally responsible for the results of his course. All who follow his example are likewise charged with the results of their wrong course.