Solomon's riches and wisdom.

Before CHRIST cir. 992.

ch. 14. 26.

a ch. 7.2.

• 2 Chron. 9. 17, &c.

hinder part thereof.

19 The throne had six steps, and the +Heb. on the top of the throne was round + behind: and there were † stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

+ Heb. hands.

↑ Heb. so.

P 2 Chron. 9. 20, &c.

|| Or, there was no sil ver in them.

Gen. 10. 4.

2 Chron. 20.

36.

Il Or, ele

phants'
teeth.

* ch. 3. 12, 13. & 4. 30.

+ Heb. sought the face of.

⚫ch. 4. 26.

2 Chron. 1. 14. & 9. 25. Deut. 17. 16.

" 2 Chron. 1. 15-17.

† Heb. gave.

Deut. 17.16.

2 Chron. 1.

16. & 9. 28.

tHeb. And the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's.

? Ezek. 27. 7.

20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not † the like made in any kingdom.

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21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

Solomon seduced to idolatry.

CHAPTER XI.

1 Solomon's wives and concubines. 4 In his old age they draw him to idolatry. 9 God threateneth him. 14 Solomon's adversaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt, 23 Rezon, who reigned in Damascus, 26 and Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied. 41 Solomon's acts, reign, and death: Rehoboam succeedeth him.

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strange women, || together with the Neh. 13.25 UT king Solomon loved many 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.

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23 Soking Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

24 And all the earth † sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

27" And the king † made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

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28 And Solomon had horses T † brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did +Heb. by their they bring them out † by their means.

Josh. 1. 4.

2 Kings 7. 6.

hand.

5 For Solomon went after" Ashtoreth the ver. 33. 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.

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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.

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And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, 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.

13.

Judg. 2. 13. 2 Kings 23. || Called, Molech, ver. 7.

+Heb. fulfilled

not after.
Numb. 14.

t2 Sam. 8. 14. 1 Chron. 18. 12, 13.

" Numb. 24. 19.

Deut. 20.13.

* 1 Kings 2.

10, 34.

† Heb. Send me away.

† Heb. Not.

72 Sam. 8. 3.

* 2 Sam. 8. 3. & 10. 8, 18.

ch. 12. 2.

2 Chron. 13.

6.

b 2 Sam.20.21.

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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 houshold among the sons of Pharaoh.

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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.

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Ahijah's prophecy to Jeroboam.

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27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: © Solomon built Millo, and trepaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

Before CHRIST cir. 984.

c ch. 9. 24. + Heb. closed.

28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was indus-+ Heb. did trious, he made him ruler over all the † charge of the house of Joseph.

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work.

†Heb.burden. cir. 980.

29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite ch. 14. 2. 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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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, ver. 11, 13. 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:)

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33 Because that they have forsaken ver. 5, 6, 7. 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 sta tutes 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:

Solomon's acts and death.

Before CHRIST cir. 980.

cir. 980.

2 Chron. 9.

29.

|| Or, words, or, things.

2 Chron. 9. 30.

+ Heb. days.

cir. 975.

⚫ 2 Chron. 9. 31.

P Matt. 1. 7, called Roboam,

2 Chron. 10. 1, &c.

ch. 11. 26.

ch. 11. 40.

-18.

ch. 4.7.

AND Rehoboam went to Shechem:

for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

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2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

41 Sam. 8. 11 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

2 Chron. 10.

7.

Prov. 15. 1.

Ten tribes revolt.

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

10 And the young that men were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

12¶So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

13 And the king answered the people + roughly, and forsook the old men's coun

sel that they gave him;

14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

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17 But as for the children of Israel ch.11. 13, 36. which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

14.

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Ado-ch. 4. 6. & 5. ram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam † made + Heb. speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

strengthened

himself.

P ver. 15.

4 See Judg. 9. 45.

* Judg. 8. 17.

'Deut. 12. 5,6.

t 2 Kings 10. 29. & 17. 16.

" Exod. 32. 4,8.

* Gen. 28. 19.

Hos. 4. 15.

▾ Judg. 18. 29.

ch. 13. 34.

2 Kings 17. 21.

ch. 13. 32. b Numb. 3. 10. ch. 13. 33.

21 And when "Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not

Jeroboam's hand withereth.

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Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, || sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.

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Before CHRIST 975.

|| Or, went up to the altar, &c. Or, to sacrifice.

d Amos 7. 13.

to the allar, &c.

Numb. 15.39.

33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day Or, went up of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.

CHAPTER XIII.

1 Jeroboam's hand, that offered violence to him that prophesied against his altar at Beth-el, withereth, 6 and at the prayer of the prophet is restored. 7 The prophet, refusing the king's entertainment, departeth from Beth-el. 11 An old prophet, seducing him, bringeth him back. 20 He is reproved by God, 23 slain by a lion, 26 buried by the old prophet, 31 who confirmeth his prophecy. 33 Jeroboam's obstinacy.

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26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

27 If this people 'go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: "behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

29 And he set the one in * Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

2 Kings 17. places,

32.

2 Chron. 11. 14, 15.

Ezek.44.7,8.

© Lev. 23. 33, 34.

Numb. 29.
12.

ch. 8. 2, 5.

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31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in

3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

†Heb. to burn! incense.

f ch. 13. 1.

• 2 Kings 23.

17.

b ch. 12. 32,33.

|| Or, to offer.

2 Kings 23. 15, 16.

d Isai. 7. 14. John 2. 18. 1 Cor. 1. 22.