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# He said

Here the word "He" refers to Ahijah.

# tear the kingdom out

Here "tear ... out" is a metaphor that refers to the action of forcefully removing. This is like a person tears apart a piece of cloth. See how you translated this phrase in [1 Kings 11:11](../11/11.md). Alternate translation: "forcefully take the kingdom out" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the hand of Solomon

Here "hand" is a metonym that refers to a person's authority, control and power. Alternate translation: "Solomon's control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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			`Here the word "He" refers to Ahijah.`

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Integrate all changes into master 2018-02-20 22:50:53 +00:00			`Here "tear ... out" is a metaphor that refers to the action of forcefully removing. This is like a person tears apart a piece of cloth. See how you translated this phrase in [1 Kings 11:11](../11/11.md). Alternate translation: "forcefully take the kingdom out" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "hand" is a metonym that refers to a person's authority, control and power. Alternate translation: "Solomon's control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`
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