1Ch.29.23. 32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they ever.37. came before the king. 1 33 The king also said unto them, Take a Ge.47.31. with you the servants of your lord, and 2 Sa.20.6. cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: 5 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow i ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. 35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. 37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater • than the throne of my lord king David. 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride! upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; "and all the people said, God save king Solomon. 40 And all the people came up after him; and the people piped with 2 pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. 41 And Adonijah, and all the guests that were with him, heard it, as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? 42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for ⚫ thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. I which belongeth to me: Est.6.8. c.3.6. Ps.132.11. g2 Ch.32.30. P.128.5,6. 16.3,12. 2 Sa.2.4. 5.3. c.19.16. 2 Ki.9.3. 11.12. Ps.89.20,36. Is.45.1. 2 Co.1.21,22. j 2 Ki.9.13. k c.2.28. Ac.10.38. Ps.72.19. m1 Ch.17.27. Jos.1.5,17. o ver.47. Ps.89.27. p1 Sa.14.45. Ac.27.34. Job 15.22. Pr.13.6. 21.12. c.2.21-25. s Ex.30.23-25. Ps.89.20. 1 Ch.29.22. Ge.47.29. u 1 Sa.10.24. De.31.14. 10 Jos.23.14. y or, flutes. Ps.89.48. He.9.27. Ec.12.13. 1 Co.16.13. David's dying charge. prophet have anointed him king in Gihon; and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that have heard. ye 46 And also Solomon sitteth b on the throne of the kingdom. c 47 And, moreover, the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it. 49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. 50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon sware unto me to-day, that he will not slay his servant with the sword. 52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there ? shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but 7 if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die." 53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is De.17.18-20. written in the law of Moses, that thou 3 3 or,do wisely. mayest prosper in all that thou doest, 1 Sa.18.5, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself; 14,40. 4 That the LORD may continue his word, which he spake concerning me, saying, If d thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, ver.31,34. and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. 7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai' the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they 44.31. dc.1.7. 40. Joab's death 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathard the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. 23 Then king Solomon sware by the came to me when I fled because of Absa- 2 Sa. 17.27. LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more lom thy brother. h 1 8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, Say-k ing, I will not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 10 So David slept " with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. g2 Sa.3.35. 2 Sa. 16.5, &c. 1 strong. 2 sa.19.18 23. j 2 Sa.7.11-13. c.1.52. Ex.20.7. Job 9.28. death. 1 Sa.26.16. c.1.21. Ac.13.36. o 1 Sa.23.6. v Ps.72.8, &c. 13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith 10 c.1.7. came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solo- De.32.35. mon. And she said, Comest thou peacea-y 1 Sa. 16.4,5. bly? And he said, Peaceably. b z c.1.50. Eze.9.6. 1 Pe.4.17. 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. 15 And he said, Thou knowest that the Ex.21.14. kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: how-c.1.5. beit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from c1 Ch.22.9, the LORD. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny3 me not. And she said unto him, Say on. 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, " unto thine own fields; for thou art 2 worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted' in all wherein my father was afflicted. 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning" the house of Eli in Shiloh. 28 Then tidings came to Joab: (for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom:) and Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar." Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go fall upon him. 30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay: but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. 31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. 32 And the LORD shall return & his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and n2 Sa.20.10. Amasa" the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. bowed himself unto her, and sat down on 12 Sa.3.27. o 2 Sa.3.29. p Pr.25.5. 20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not say thee nay. 21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shu-P.89.36,37. nammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. Is.9.6,7. 283 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled hist De.7.6. ass, and went to Gath, to Achish, to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. 2 hearing. o Pr.2.3-9. Ja.1.5. to Ps.72.1,2. Jno.5.30. I He.5.14. y Ro.8.26. Ja.4.2. 42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt 3 many days. surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment " that I have charged thee with: d 44 The king said, moreover, to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy too, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness own head: upon thine Lu.15.22. 4 hear. c.8.2. c c.4.29-31. bl Jno.5.14. 5.12. 10.23,24. Ec.1.13,16. d2 Sa.16.5-8. Ro.2.15. 1Jno.3.20. Mat.6.33. e Eze.17.19. Ep.3.10. g c.4.21,24. Pr.3.16. God's appearance to Solomon. places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD until those days. 3 And Solomon loved " the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. b c 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. 5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. k 1 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father-great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son P to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child: " I know not how to go out or come in. t 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 20 9 Give therefore thy servant an 2 understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. b 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches s and honour; so that there 5 shall not 45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, or, hath not be any among the kings like unto thee all and the throne of David shall be estab-| lished before the LORD for ever. 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. CHAP. III. h c.10.23-29. been. i Ps.72.17. j ver.33,34. k 2 Ch.1.1. ¡ De.25,15. Ps.21.4. 91.16. Pr.3.2. 1 Ti.4.8. m c.7.8. 9.24. ND Solomon made affinity with Pha-2 Sa.5.7. raoh's daughter, and brought her into the city" of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. o c.8.65. Est.1.3. Mar.6.21. p c.7.1. c.6. r c.9.15,19. 8 Nu.27.2. Le.17.3,5. c.22.43. 284 18 And it came to pass, the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the or, Benabinadab. night; because she overlaid it. Ps.139.11. 20 And she arose at midnight," and took a Job 24.16. my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I arose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son which I did bear. 5or, Bengeber. 22 And the other woman said, Nay; but Nu.32.41. the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is c De.3.4,8. thy son, and the living is my son. they spake before the king. Thus hanaim. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, or, to MaThis is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. Is.49.15. Je.31.20. Hos.11.8. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, (for herd Ge.43.30. bowels 7 yearned upon her son,) and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. 8 i CHAP. IV. were hot. e Ge.22.17. c.3.8. Pr.14.28. Ec.2.24. g2 Ch.9.26, &c. Ps.72.8-11. 18.10.27. Ps.68.29. 8 the midst Soking Solomon was king over all Israel. rend. 11 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah, the son of Zadok the 11 priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, 12 scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the 13 recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar * were the priests; 10 cors. officer. Solomon's princes and officers. 8 And these are their names: of Hur, in mount Ephraim. 1 The son 9 The 2 son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan. 10 The 3 son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher. 11 The 4 son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife. 12 Baana, the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam. 13 The 5 son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead: to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead: to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities, with walls and brazen bars. 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had ® Mahanaim. 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife. 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth. 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar. 18 Shimei the son of Elah in Benjamin. 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. 22 And Solomon's 9 provision for one day was thirty 10 measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 11 or, the chief 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow 13 or, remem deer, and fatted fowl. 12 or, secretaries. 2 Sa.20.24. brancer. k c.2.27,35. 1 Ch.22.9. 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan m1 Ch.27.33. 14 confidently. was principal officer, and the king's friend; n Je.23.6. 6 And Ahishar was over the household; o Mi.4.4. and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the 15 tribute. 7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. Zec.3.10. 15 or, levy. p De.17.16. c.10.26. 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace' on all sides round about him. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt 14 safely, " every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. c.5.14. 26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses ? for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 2 Ch.1.14. 285 27 And those officers provided victual Solomon's distinguished reputation. 1 KINGS, VI. for king Solomon, and for all that came B. C. 1014. unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses 1 Solomon's agreement with Hiram. sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 9 My servants shall bring them down from and dromedaries brought they unto the or, mor, Lebanon unto the sea; and I will convey place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. swift beasts. 29 And God gave Solomon" wisdom and a c.3.12. understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. d than b Ezr.3.7. c Job 1.3. d Ac.7.22. them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt 2 appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my household. b 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and fir-trees, according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to and Ps.89, title. his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 31 For he was wiser than all men; Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. h e 1 Ch.15.19. f1 Ch.2.6. 6.33. h Ca.1.1, &c. 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, m and fourscore thousand hewers " in the mountains: 16 Besides the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they name of the LORD his God for the wars PP1 Ch.8. brought great stones, costly stones, and which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's squarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. CHAP. VI. 4 But now the LORD my God hath given or, Gibilites: builders did hew them, and the 5 stoneme rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my1 Ch.17.12. father, saying, Thy son whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. AND it came to pass, in the four hun dred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month that he began to build the house of the LORD. 2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 4 And for the house he made 9 windows of narrow lights. 5 And "against the wall of the house he |