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I KINGS ยท Chapter 11
11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter
of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and
Hittites:
11:2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children
of Israel, All of you shall not go in to them, neither shall they come
in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods:
Solomon clave unto these in love.
11:3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred
concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned
away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the
LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians,
and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
11:6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully
after the LORD, as did David his father.
11:7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination
of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination
of the children of Ammon.
11:8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense
and sacrificed unto their gods.
11:9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned
from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
11:10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not
go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
11:11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done
of you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have
commanded you, I will surely rend the kingdom from you, and will give it
to your servant.
11:12 Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it for David your
father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of your son.
11:13 Nevertheless I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give
one tribe to your son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's
sake which I have chosen.
11:14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the
Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
11:15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain
of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male
in Edom;
11:16 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until
he had cut off every male in Edom:)
11:17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants
with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
11:18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took
men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of
Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him
land.
11:19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that
he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes
the queen.
11:20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes
weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among
the sons of Pharaoh.
11:21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers,
and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh,
Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
11:22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what have you lacked with me,
that, behold, you seek to go to your own country? And he answered, Nothing:
nevertheless let me go in any way.
11:23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah,
which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
11:24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band,
when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein,
and reigned in Damascus.
11:25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside
the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
11:26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's
servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted
up his hand against the king.
11:27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the
king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David
his father.
11:28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon
seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all
the charge of the house of Joseph.
11:29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem,
that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had
clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
11:30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it
in twelve pieces:
11:31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take you ten pieces: for thus says the
LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand
of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to you:
11:32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and
for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes
of Israel:)
11:33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth
the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom
the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do
that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments,
as did David his father.
11:34 Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand:
but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's
sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
11:35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give
it unto you, even ten tribes.
11:36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant
may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen
me to put my name there.
11:37 And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that
your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
11:38 And it shall be, if you will hearken unto all that I command
you, and will walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep
my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be
with you, and build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give
Israel unto you.
11:39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
11:40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose,
and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until
the death of Solomon.
11:41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and
his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
11:42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel
was forty years.
11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city
of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his position.
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