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Chapter 11
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But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with
the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites,
Edomites, Zidonians, 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: 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 Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians,
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 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. |
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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 Joab
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 Joab 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 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. |
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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 Tahpenes the queen. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer 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,
beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel,
and reigned over Syria. |
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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. |
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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 Jeroboam 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 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: |
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And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and
rent it in twelve pieces: |
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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: |
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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
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. |
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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 Jeroboam. And Jeroboam
arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt,
and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. |
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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 Rehoboam his son reigned
in his stead. |
