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1 Kings chapter 11
English Standard Version
1
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women,
2
from the nations concerning which the
Lord
had said to the people of Israel, "You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods." Solomon clung to these in love.
3
He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.
4
For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the
Lord
his God, as was the heart of David his father.
5
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6
So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the
Lord
and did not wholly follow the
Lord
, as David his father had done.
7
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem.
8
And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.
9
And the
Lord
was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the
Lord
, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice
10
and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the
Lord
commanded.
11
Therefore the
Lord
said to Solomon, "Since this has been your practice and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant.
12
Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
13
However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen."
14
And the
Lord
raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was of the royal house in Edom.
15
For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, he struck down every male in Edom
16
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom).
17
But Hadad fled to Egypt, together with certain Edomites of his father 's servants, Hadad still being a little child.
18
They set out from Midian and came to Paran and took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and assigned him an allowance of food and gave him land.
19
And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him in marriage the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20
And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh 's house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh 's house among the sons of Pharaoh.
21
But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me depart, that I may go to my own country."
22
But Pharaoh said to him, "What have you lacked with me that you are now seeking to go to your own country?" And he said to him, "Only let me depart."
23
God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah.
24
And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus.
25
He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing harm as Hadad did. And he loathed Israel and reigned over Syria.
26
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother 's name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.
27
And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father.
28
The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
29
And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the open country.
30
Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.
31
And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the
Lord
, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes
32
(but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),
33
because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites, and they have not walked in my ways, doing what is right in my sight and keeping my statutes and my rules, as David his father did.
34
Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes.
35
But I will take the kingdom out of his son 's hand and will give it to you, ten tribes.
36
Yet to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to put my name.
37
And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
38
And if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, I will be with you and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
39
And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not forever.’"
40
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41
Now 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 place.
New International Version
1
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
2
They were from nations about which the
Lord
had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.
3
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.
4
As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the
Lord
his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
5
He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.
6
So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the
Lord
; he did not follow the
Lord
completely, as David his father had done.
7
On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.
8
He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
9
The
Lord
became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the
Lord
, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
10
Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the
Lord
’s command.
11
So the
Lord
said to Solomon, "Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates.
12
Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
13
Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen."
14
Then the
Lord
raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
15
Earlier when David was fighting with Edom, Joab the commander of the army, who had gone up to bury the dead, had struck down all the men in Edom.
16
Joab and all the Israelites stayed there for six months, until they had destroyed all the men in Edom.
17
But Hadad, still only a boy, fled to Egypt with some Edomite officials who had served his father.
18
They set out from Midian and went to Paran. Then taking people from Paran with them, they went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.
19
Pharaoh was so pleased with Hadad that he gave him a sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage.
20
The sister of Tahpenes bore him a son named Genubath, whom Tahpenes brought up in the royal palace. There Genubath lived with Pharaoh’s own children.
21
While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David rested with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was also dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me go, that I may return to my own country."
22
"What have you lacked here that you want to go back to your own country?" Pharaoh asked. "Nothing," Hadad replied, "but do let me go!"
23
And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.
24
When David destroyed Zobah’s army, Rezon gathered a band of men around him and became their leader; they went to Damascus, where they settled and took control.
25
Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled in Aram and was hostile toward Israel.
26
Also, Jeroboam son of Nebat rebelled against the king. He was one of Solomon’s officials, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, and his mother was a widow named Zeruah.
27
Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father.
28
Now Jeroboam was a man of standing, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.
29
About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country,
30
and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.
31
Then he said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the
Lord
, the God of Israel, says: ‘See, I am going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes.
32
But for the sake of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe.
33
I will do this because they have forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Molek the god of the Ammonites, and have not walked in obedience to me, nor done what is right in my eyes, nor kept my decrees and laws as David, Solomon’s father, did.
34
" ‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees.
35
I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes.
36
I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.
37
However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel.
38
If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.
39
I will humble David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.’ "
40
Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled to Egypt, to Shishak the king, and stayed there until Solomon’s death.
41
As for the other events of Solomon’s reign—all he did and the wisdom he displayed—are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon?
42
Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
43
Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
New American Standard Bible
1
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian,
and
Hittite women,
2
from the nations of which the
Lord
had said to the sons of Israel, 'You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you; they will certainly turn your heart away to follow their gods.' Solomon clung to these in love.
3
He had seven hundred wives,
who were
princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned his heart away.
4
For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away to follow other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the
Lord
his God, as the heart of his father David
had been.
5
For Solomon became a follower of Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and of Milcom the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites.
6
So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the
Lord
, and did not follow the
Lord
fully, as his father David
had done.
7
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab, on the mountain that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abhorrent idol of the sons of Ammon.
8
He also did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
9
Now the
Lord
was angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the
Lord
, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
10
and had commanded him regarding this thing, that he was not to follow other gods; but he did not comply with what the
Lord
had commanded.
11
So the
Lord
said to Solomon, 'Since you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will certainly tear the kingdom away from you, and will give it to your servant.
12
However, I will not do it in your days,
only
for the sake of your father David;
but
I will tear it away from the hand of your son.
13
Yet I will not tear away all the kingdom,
but
I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.'
14
Then the
Lord
raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the royal line in Edom.
15
For it came about, when David was in Edom and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury those killed
in battle,
and had struck and killed every male in Edom
16
(for Joab and all Israel stayed there for six months, until he had eliminated every male in Edom),
17
that Hadad fled to Egypt, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, while Hadad
was
a young boy.
18
They set out from Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and assigned him food and gave him land.
19
Now Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him in marriage the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20
And the sister of Tahpenes gave birth to his son Genubath, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.
21
But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David lay down with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, 'Let me go, so that I may go to my own country.'
22
However, Pharaoh said to him, 'But what have you lacked with me that you are here, requesting to go to your own country?' And he answered, 'Nothing; nevertheless you must let me go.'
23
God also raised up
another
adversary against him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer, king of Zobah.
24
And he gathered men to himself and became leader of a marauding band, after David killed those
of Zobah;
and they went to Damascus and stayed there, and reigned in Damascus.
25
So he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, along with the harm that Hadad
inflicted;
and he felt disgust for Israel and reigned over Aram.
26
Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.
27
Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo,
and
closed up the breach of the city of his father David.
28
Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.
29
And it came about at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak; and both of them were alone in the field.
30
Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
31
And he said to Jeroboam, 'Take for yourself ten pieces; for this is what the
Lord
, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am going to tear the kingdom away from the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes
32
(but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel),
33
because they have abandoned Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and
keeping
My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David
did.
34
Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who kept My commandments and My statutes;
35
but I will take the kingdom from his son’s hand and give it to you;
that is,
ten tribes.
36
But to his son I will give one tribe, so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.
37
However I will take you, and you shall reign over all that you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
38
Then it shall be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by keeping My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
39
So I will oppress the descendants of David for this, but not always.’?'
40
Solomon sought therefore to put Jeroboam to death; but Jeroboam set out and fled to Egypt to Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and whatever he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
42
So the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
43
Then Solomon lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David, and his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
Christian Standard Bible
1
King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women
2
from the nations about which the
Lord
had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, because they will turn your heart away to follow their gods." To these women Solomon was deeply attached in love.
3
He had seven hundred wives who were princesses and three hundred who were concubines, and they turned his heart away.
4
When Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away to follow other gods. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the
Lord
his God, as his father David had been.
5
Solomon followed Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom, the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites.
6
Solomon did what was evil in the
Lord
’s sight, and unlike his father David, he did not remain loyal to the
Lord
.
7
At that time, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites, on the hill across from Jerusalem.
8
He did the same for all his foreign wives, who were burning incense and offering sacrifices to their gods.
9
The
Lord
was angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned away from the
Lord
, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
10
He had commanded him about this, so that he would not follow other gods, but Solomon did not do what the
Lord
had commanded.
11
Then the
Lord
said to Solomon, "Since you have done this and did not keep my covenant and my statutes, which I commanded you, I will tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
12
However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
13
Yet I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem that I chose."
14
So the
Lord
raised up Hadad the Edomite as an enemy against Solomon. He was of the royal family in Edom.
15
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
16
For Joab and all Israel had remained there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
17
Hadad fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites from his father’s servants. At the time Hadad was a small boy.
18
Hadad and his men set out from Midian and went to Paran. They took men with them from Paran and went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house, ordered that he be given food, and gave him land.
19
Pharaoh liked Hadad so much that he gave him a wife, the sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes.
20
Tahpenes’s sister gave birth to Hadad’s son Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there along with Pharaoh’s sons.
21
When Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me leave, so I may go to my own country."
22
But Pharaoh asked him, "What do you lack here with me for you to want to go back to your own country?" "Nothing," he replied, "but please let me leave."
23
God raised up Rezon son of Eliada as an enemy against Solomon. Rezon had fled from his master King Hadadezer of Zobah
24
and gathered men to himself. He became leader of a raiding party when David killed the Zobaites. He went to Damascus, lived there, and became king in Damascus.
25
Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign, adding to the trouble Hadad had caused. He reigned over Aram and loathed Israel.
26
Now Solomon’s servant, Jeroboam son of Nebat, was an Ephraimite from Zeredah. His widowed mother’s name was Zeruah. Jeroboam rebelled against Solomon,
27
and this is the reason he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the opening in the wall of the city of his father David.
28
Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph.
29
During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as Jeroboam came out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself with a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.
30
Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he had on, tore it into twelve pieces,
31
and said to Jeroboam, "Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the
Lord
God of Israel says: ‘I am about to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand. I will give you ten tribes,
32
but one tribe will remain his for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I chose out of all the tribes of Israel.
33
For they have abandoned me; they have bowed down to Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, to Chemosh, the god of Moab, and to Milcom, the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in my ways to do what is right in my sight and to carry out my statutes and my judgments as his father David did.
34
"‘However, I will not take the whole kingdom from him but will let him be ruler all the days of his life for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose and who kept my commands and my statutes.
35
I will take ten tribes of the kingdom from his son and give them to you.
36
I will give one tribe to his son, so that my servant David will always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city I chose for myself to put my name there.
37
I will appoint you, and you will reign as king over all you want, and you will be king over Israel.
38
"‘After that, if you obey all I command you, walk in my ways, and do what is right in my sight in order to keep my statutes and my commands as my servant David did, I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give you Israel.
39
I will humble David’s descendants, because of their unfaithfulness, but not forever.’"
40
Therefore, Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he fled to Egypt, to King Shishak of Egypt, where he remained until Solomon’s death.
41
The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, along with all his accomplishments and his wisdom, are written in the Book of Solomon’s Events.
42
The length of Solomon’s reign in Jerusalem over all Israel totaled forty years.
43
Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam became king in his place.
New Living Translation
1
Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites.
2
The
Lord
had clearly instructed the people of Israel, 'You must not marry them, because they will turn your hearts to their gods.' Yet Solomon insisted on loving them anyway.
3
He had 700 wives of royal birth and 300 concubines. And in fact, they did turn his heart away from the
Lord
.
4
In Solomon’s old age, they turned his heart to worship other gods instead of being completely faithful to the
Lord
his God, as his father, David, had been.
5
Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.
6
In this way, Solomon did what was evil in the
Lord
’s sight; he refused to follow the
Lord
completely, as his father, David, had done.
7
On the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, he even built a pagan shrine for Chemosh, the detestable god of Moab, and another for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.
8
Solomon built such shrines for all his foreign wives to use for burning incense and sacrificing to their gods.
9
The
Lord
was very angry with Solomon, for his heart had turned away from the
Lord
, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
10
He had warned Solomon specifically about worshiping other gods, but Solomon did not listen to the
Lord
’s command.
11
So now the
Lord
said to him, 'Since you have not kept my covenant and have disobeyed my decrees, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants.
12
But for the sake of your father, David, I will not do this while you are still alive. I will take the kingdom away from your son.
13
And even so, I will not take away the entire kingdom; I will let him be king of one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, my chosen city.'
14
Then the
Lord
raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom’s royal family, to be Solomon’s adversary.
15
Years before, David had defeated Edom. Joab, his army commander, had stayed to bury some of the Israelite soldiers who had died in battle. While there, they killed every male in Edom.
16
Joab and the army of Israel had stayed there for six months, killing them.
17
But Hadad and a few of his father’s royal officials escaped and headed for Egypt. (Hadad was just a boy at the time.)
18
They set out from Midian and went to Paran, where others joined them. Then they traveled to Egypt and went to Pharaoh, who gave them a home, food, and some land.
19
Pharaoh grew very fond of Hadad, and he gave him his wife’s sister in marriage — the sister of Queen Tahpenes.
20
She bore him a son named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him in Pharaoh’s palace among Pharaoh’s own sons.
21
When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David and his commander Joab were both dead, he said to Pharaoh, 'Let me return to my own country.'
22
Why?' Pharaoh asked him. 'What do you lack here that makes you want to go home?' 'Nothing,' he replied. 'But even so, please let me return home.'
23
God also raised up Rezon son of Eliada as Solomon’s adversary. Rezon had fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah,
24
and had become the leader of a gang of rebels. After David conquered Hadadezer, Rezon and his men fled to Damascus, where he became king.
25
Rezon was Israel’s bitter adversary for the rest of Solomon’s reign, and he made trouble, just as Hadad did. Rezon hated Israel intensely and continued to reign in Aram.
26
Another rebel leader was Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon’s own officials. He came from the town of Zeredah in Ephraim, and his mother was Zeruah, a widow.
27
This is the story behind his rebellion. Solomon was rebuilding the supporting terraces and repairing the walls of the city of his father, David.
28
Jeroboam was a very capable young man, and when Solomon saw how industrious he was, he put him in charge of the labor force from the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, the descendants of Joseph.
29
One day as Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh met him along the way. Ahijah was wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone in a field,
30
and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.
31
Then he said to Jeroboam, 'Take ten of these pieces, for this is what the
Lord
, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and I will give ten of the tribes to you!
32
But I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.
33
For Solomon has abandoned me and worshiped Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Sidonians; Chemosh, the god of Moab; and Molech, the god of the Ammonites. He has not followed my ways and done what is pleasing in my sight. He has not obeyed my decrees and regulations as David his father did.
34
‘But I will not take the entire kingdom from Solomon at this time. For the sake of my servant David, the one whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees, I will keep Solomon as leader for the rest of his life.
35
But I will take the kingdom away from his son and give ten of the tribes to you.
36
His son will have one tribe so that the descendants of David my servant will continue to reign, shining like a lamp in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be the place for my name.
37
And I will place you on the throne of Israel, and you will rule over all that your heart desires.
38
If you listen to what I tell you and follow my ways and do whatever I consider to be right, and if you obey my decrees and commands, as my servant David did, then I will always be with you. I will establish an enduring dynasty for you as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.
39
Because of Solomon’s sin I will punish the descendants of David — though not forever.’'
40
Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he fled to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died.
41
The rest of the events in Solomon’s reign, including all his deeds and his wisdom, are recorded in
The Book of the Acts of Solomon.
42
Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.
43
When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king.
King James Version
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.
New King James Version
1
But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians,
and
Hittites—
2
from the nations of whom the
Lord
had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to 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 was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the
Lord
his God, as
was
the heart of his father David.
5
For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6
Solomon did evil in the sight of the
Lord
, and did not fully follow the
Lord
, as
did
his father David.
7
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that
is
east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon.
8
And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
9
So the
Lord
became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the
Lord
God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,
10
and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the
Lord
had commanded.
11
Therefore the
Lord
said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant.
12
Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
13
However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.”
14
Now the
Lord
raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he
was
a descendant of the king in Edom.
15
For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had killed every male in Edom
16
(because for six months Joab remained there with all Israel, until he had cut down every male in Edom),
17
that Hadad fled to go to Egypt, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him. Hadad
was
still a little child.
18
Then they arose from Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, apportioned food for him, and gave him land.
19
And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, that is, the sister of Queen Tahpenes.
20
Then the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh.
21
So when Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”
22
Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that suddenly you seek to go to your own country?” So he answered, “Nothing, but do let me go anyway.”
23
And God raised up
another
adversary against him, Rezon the son of Eliadah, who had fled from his lord, Hadadezer king of Zobah.
24
So he gathered men to him and became captain over a band
of raiders,
when David killed those
of Zobah.
And they went to Damascus and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus.
25
He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon (besides the trouble that Hadad
caused
); and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
26
Then Solomon’s servant, Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zereda, whose mother’s name
was
Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.
27
And this
is
what caused him to rebel against the king: Solomon had built the Millo
and
repaired the damages to the City of David his father.
28
The man Jeroboam
was
a mighty man of valor; and Solomon, seeing that the young man was industrious, made him the officer over all the labor force of the house of Joseph.
29
Now it happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment, and the two
were
alone in the field.
30
Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that
was
on him, and tore it
into
twelve pieces.
31
And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the
Lord
, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you
32
(but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),
33
because they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do
what is
right in My eyes and
keep
My statutes and My judgments, as
did
his father David.
34
However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, 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 give it to you—ten tribes.
36
And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.
37
So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel.
38
Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do
what is
right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.
39
And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever.’ ”
40
Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom,
are
they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
42
And the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel
was
forty years.
43
Then Solomon rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
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