1 Kings 11
Solomon's Apostasy and
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But king Solomon loved many strange
women, Deut. 17.17 together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites,
Ammonites, Edomites, Zido'ni-ans, and Hittites;
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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: Ex.
34.16 · Deut.
7.3, 4 Solomon clave unto these in love.
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And he had seven hundred wives,
princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away
his heart.
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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.
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For Solomon went after Ash'toreth the
goddess of the Zido'ni-ans, and after Milcom the abomination of the
Ammonites.
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And Solomon did evil in the sight of the
LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
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Then did Solomon build a 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.
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And likewise did he for all his strange
wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
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And the LORD was
angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him
twice,
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and had commanded him concerning this
thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that
which the LORD commanded.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
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For it came to pass, when David was in
Edom, and Jo'ab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the
slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
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(for six months did Jo'ab remain there
with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
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that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites
of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
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And they arose out of Mid'i-an, 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 a house, and
appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
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And Hadad found great favor in the sight
of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife,
the sister of Tah'penes the queen.
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And the sister of Tah'penes bare him
Genu'bath his son, whom Tah'penes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and
Genu'bath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of
Pharaoh.
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And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David
slept with his fathers, and that Jo'ab the captain of the host was
dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine
own country.
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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.
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And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eli'adah, which fled from his lord
Hadade'zer king of Zobah:
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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.
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And he was an adversary to Israel all the
days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did: and he
abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
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And Jerobo'am the son of Nebat, an
Eph'rathite of Zere'da, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeru'ah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand
against the king.
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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.
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And the man Jerobo'am was a mighty
man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was
industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of
Joseph.
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And it came to pass at that time when
Jerobo'am went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahi'jah the
Shi'lonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new
garment; and they two were alone in the field:
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and Ahi'jah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
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and he said to Jerobo'am, 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:
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(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:)
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because that they have forsaken me, and
have worshipped Ash'toreth the goddess of the Zido'ni-ans, 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.
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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:
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but I will take the kingdom out of his
son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten
tribes.
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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.
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And I will take thee, and thou shalt
reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king
over Israel.
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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.
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And I will for this afflict the seed of
David, but not for ever.
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Solomon sought therefore to kill
Jerobo'am. And Jerobo'am arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak
king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of
Solomon.
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The Death of
Solomon |
2 Chr. 9.29-31 |
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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?
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And the time that Solomon reigned in
Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
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And Solomon slept with his fathers, and
was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehobo'am his son
reigned in his stead.
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