[1] Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter
of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and
Hittites; [2] of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children
of Israel, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you;
for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon joined
to these in love. [3] He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three
hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. [4] For it
happened, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after
other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh 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]
Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and didn`t go fully
after Yahweh, as did David his father. [7] Then did Solomon build a high
place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before
Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon. [8] So
did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to their
gods. [9] Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away
from Yahweh, 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 didn`t keep that which Yahweh commanded. [11] Therefore Yahweh
said to Solomon, Because this is done of you, and you have not kept my
covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear
the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant. [12]
Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it, for David your father`s
sake: 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
David my servant`s sake, and for Jerusalem`s sake which I have chosen. [14]
Yahweh raised up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the
king`s seed in Edom. [15] For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab
the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every
male in Edom [16] (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, 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] They arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and
they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh
king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave
him land. [19] Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he
gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the
queen. [20] 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] 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 my own country. [22] Then Pharaoh
said to him, But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go
to your own country? He answered, Nothing: however only let me depart. [23]
God raised up [another] adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had
fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. [24] He gathered men to him,
and became captain over a troop, when David killed them [of Zobah]: and
they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and reigned in Damascus. [25] 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. [26]
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon,
whose mother`s name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against
the king. [27] This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the
king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his
father. [28] The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw
the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the
labor of the house of Joseph. [29] It happened at that time, when Jeroboam
went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in
the way; now [Ahijah] had clad himself with a new garment; and they two
were alone in the field. [30] Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was
on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. [31] He said to Jeroboam, Take ten
pieces; for thus says Yahweh, 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 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 Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom
the god of the children of Ammon; and they have not walked in my ways, to
do that which is right in my eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my
ordinances, as did David his father. [34] However 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, 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, even ten tribes. [36] To his son will I give one
tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem,
the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. [37] I will take you,
and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be
king over Israel. [38] It shall be, if you will listen to all that I
command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my
eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did;
that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for
David, and will give Israel to you. [39] I will for this afflict the seed
of David, 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, aren`t they written in the
book of the acts of Solomon? [42] The time that Solomon reigned in
Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. [43] Solomon slept with his
fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his
son reigned in his place.
