1 Kings 11
1. But king Solomon loved * many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
2. Of the nations concerning which the LORD said * unto the children of Israel,Ye 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 * .
3. And he had seven hundred wives,princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away * his heart.
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.
5. For Solomon went * after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians,and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6. And Solomon did * evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully * after the LORD, as did David his father.
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.
8. And likewise did * he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense * and sacrificed * unto their gods.
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,
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. Wherefore the LORD said * unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept * my covenant and my statutes,which I have commanded * thee, I will surely * rend * the kingdom from thee, and will give * it to thy servant.
12. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do * it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend * it out of the hand of thy son.
13. Howbeit I will not rend away * all the kingdom; but will give * one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen * .
14. And the LORD stirred up * an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite:he was of the king's seed in Edom.
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;
16. (For six months did Joab remain * there with all Israel, until he had cut off * every male in Edom:)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
22. Then Pharaoh said * unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest * to go * to thine own country?And he answered * , Nothing: howbeit let me go * in any wise * .
23. And God stirred him up * another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled * from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
30. And Ahijah caught * the new garment that was on him, and rent * it in twelve pieces:
31. And he said * to Jeroboam, Take * thee ten pieces: for thus saith * the LORD, the God of Israel,Behold, I will rend * the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give * ten tribes to thee:
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:)
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.
34. Howbeit 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:
35. But I will take * the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give * it unto thee, even ten tribes.
36. And unto his son will I give * one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen * me to put * my name there.
37. And I will take * thee, and thou shalt reign * according to all that thy soul desireth * , and shalt be king over Israel.
38. And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken * unto all that I command * thee, and wilt 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 thee, and build * thee a sure * house, as I built * for David, and will give * Israel unto thee.
39. And I will for this afflict * the seed of David, but not for ever.
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.
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?
42. And the time that Solomon reigned * in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
43. And Solomon slept * with his fathers, and was buried * in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned * in his stead.
