[Verse 1] Rehoboam goes to Shechem, where Israel gathers to make him king. The people ask relief from Solomon's heavy yoke. The elders advise service, humility, and a gracious answer. They advise threats of heavier burdens and chastisement with scorpions. [Pre-Chorus] The warning stood where no one wished to see, And every hidden root became a tree. [Chorus] What Portion Have We in David, let the warning remain, Hidden sin still flowers into pain. The word of the LORD exposed what men concealed, And judgment stood where every heart was revealed. [Verse 2] Adoram is stoned, and Rehoboam escapes to Jerusalem. The northern tribes make Jeroboam king while Judah follows Rehoboam. Rehoboam gathers one hundred eighty thousand men for civil war. Jeroboam fortifies Shechem and Penuel. [Bridge] Two golden calves are presented as Israel's gods from Egypt. The calves are placed at Bethel and Dan, becoming a national sin. Jeroboam builds high-place houses and appoints non-Levitical priests. He invents an eighth-month feast and personally offers upon the Bethel altar. [Final Chorus] What Portion Have We in David, let the warning remain, Hidden sin still flowers into pain. The word of the LORD exposed what men concealed, And judgment stood where every heart stood revealed. [Outro] The warning did not vanish with the dust. The final line remembered judgment, fear, and trust.