The First Book of KINGS, commonly called CHAP. I. B. C. 1015. NOW king David was old and 1 stricken 2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, 2 thera seek. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel 3 a damsel, a 4 And the damsel was very fair, and b c.2.10. 5 Then Adonijah cthe son of Haggith d Lu.14.11. 9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen &c. 3 before the 11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath- king. sheba the mother of Solomon, saying,n 2Sa.4.9. Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the o ver. 13,17. Sca of Haggith doth reign, and David our p ver.30. lord knoweth it not? Da.2.4. 91Ch.22.6-13. 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray r Ne.2.3. thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord,O king,swear punto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly qSolomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? 14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. 15 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, 5 What wouldest thou. 17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and be shall sit upon my throne: 20* 5.10. 6.21. fill up. me: Est.6.8. t 2Ch.32.30. 5.3. c.19.16. 18 And now, behold, Adonijah reign eth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not: 19 And a he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiz thar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. 20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep b with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted 5 offenders. 22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. 23 And they told the king, saying, Behold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. 24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? 25 For h he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest: and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, 2 God save king Adonijah. 26 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. 27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? 28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came 3 into the king's presence, and stood before the king. 29 And the king sware, and said, n As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, 30 Even as I sware o unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let r my lord king David live for ever. 32 And king David said, Call me Za dok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. 33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants s of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine 11.12. own mule, and bring him down to GiPs.89.20,36. hon:t Is.45.1. Ac.10.38. 2Co.1.21,22. v 2Ki.9.13. 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint u him there king over Israel: and blow vye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon 233 K 2 Solomon proclaimed. 1 KINGS, 11. 35 Then ye shall come up after him, B. C. 1015. that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and 1x c.2.21-25. have appointed him to be ruler over Is-c Ge.47.29. rael and over Judah. De.31.14. 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada Job 7.1. answered the king, and said, Amen: d the d Ps.72.19. LORD e God of my lord the king say so too. e 1Ch.17.27. 37 As f the LORD hath been with my f Jos.1.5,17. lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, g Jos.23.14. and make his throne greater k than the h Ps.89.48. throne of my lord king David. He.9.27. Ps.89.27. 38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the i Ec.12.13. prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoia- 1Co.16.13. da, and the Cherethites, and the Pele-k ver.47. thites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and 1 De.17.18-20. brought hina to Gihon. m De.29.9. 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of 1 or, do oil n out of the tabernacle, and o anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; p & all the people said, God save kingSolomon. 40 And all the people came up after nEx.30.23-25 him; and the people piped with 2pipes, Ps.89.20. and rejoiced with great joy, so that the o 1Ch.29 22. earth rent with the sound of them. p ISa. 10.24. wisely. Isa.18.5. 14.40. 41 And Adonijah, and all the guests Ps.132.12. that were with him, heard it, as they had 2 or, flutes. made an end of eating. t And when Joab r 2Sa.7.16. heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, 3 be cut off Wherefore is this noise of the city being from thee in an uproar? from the 42 And while he yet spake, behold, throne. Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priests 25a. 19.5-7. came; and Adonijah said unto him, Comet Pr.14.13. inj for x thou art a valiant man, and Ec.7.4-6. bringest good tidings. u23a.3.27. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to v 2Sa.20.10. Adonijah, Verily our lord king David put. hath made Solomon king. to ver.9. 44 And the king hath sent with him x 2Sa. 18.27. Zadok the priest,and Nathan the prophet, y ver.31,34. and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the 2 Ge.42.38. Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule: 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the 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 ye have heard. 46 And also Solomon sitteth f on the throne of the kingdom. c 44.31. a2Sa.19.31-40 b 2Sa. 17.27. 2Sa. 16.5,&c. strong. d2Sa. 19.18-23 e Ex.20.7. Job 9.28. f 1Ch.29.23. ver.37. 47 And, moreover, the king's servants h c.1.21. came to bless our lord king David, say- Ac. 13.36. ing, God g make the name of Solomon i Ac.2.29. better than thy name, and make his k 2Sa.5.7. throne greater than thy throne. 1 And 1 Ge.47.31. the king bowed himself upon the bed. m 1Ch.29.27. 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed n c.3.6. be the LORD God of Israel, which n hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes p even seeing it. 49 And all the guests that were with p Ps. 128.5,6. Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and q Ps.72.8, &c. went every man his way. 1Sa. 16.4,5. Ps.132.11. o 1Ch.29.23. 2Ch.1.1. 50 And Adonijah feared because of Solo-s c.2.28. mon, and arose, and went, and caught t c.1.5. s hold on the horns of the altar. u 1Ch.22.9,10 51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Je.27.5-8. Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: Da.2.21. for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns v 1Sa. 14.45. of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon Ac.27.34. swear unto me to-day, that he will not w Job 15.22. slay his servant with the sword. Pr. 13.6. 52 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there v shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but w if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die. x 21.12. 6 turn not away my face. Ps.132.10. David's dying Charge 53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solo mon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. CHAP. II. NOW the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 21g go the way of all h the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;t 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 written in the law of Moses, that m thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself; 4 That the LORD may continue his word, which he spake concerning me saying, If q thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there r shall not 3 fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 5 Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, s and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner u the son of Ner, and unto Amasa v the son of Jether, whom he slew, and 4shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his icins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 6 Do therefore according w to thy wis dom, and y let not his hoar head z go down to the grave in peace. 7 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai a the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came b to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. 8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei c the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a 5 griev ous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but d he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by th LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore hold e him not guiltless; for thou art a wise man, and know est what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 10 So David slept h with his fathers, and was buried i in the city k of David. 11 And m the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 12 Then o sat Solomon upon the throt e of David his father; and his kingdoin was established q greatly. 13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comestr thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. 14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. 15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, t and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his u from the LORD. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee deny 6 me not. And she said unto hun Say on. Adonijah's and Joab's death. 1 KINGS, III. 17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto] B. C. 1014. Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag a the a c.1.3,4. Shunammite to wife. b 2Sa.3.29. Destruction of Shimes. 33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed b for ever: but c upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace d Ps.89.36,37. for ever d from the LORD. Is.9.6,7. 18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will c Pr.25.5. speak for thee unto the king. 19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose e up to meet her, and fe Le.19.32. Dowed himself unto her, and sat down on ƒ Ex.20 12. his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his g Job 34.24. right h hand. h Ps.45.9. Nu.25.11-13 1Ch.6.53. 20 Then she said, I desire one smalli 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 Shurammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. 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 Abiathar o the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. 23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God p do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. 24.3. k ISa.2.35. ver.27. ver.8. m 2Sa. 15.23. n Le.20.9. Jos.2.19. 2Sa.1.16. o c.1.7. P 2Sa.3.35. 9 1Sa.27.2. 25a.7.11-13. s c.1.52. Jos.21.18. a man of death. Sa.26.16. u 1Sa.23.6. 2Sa.15.24,29. v 1Sa.22.20-23 w Lu. 15.22. Ec.8.2. y 1Sa.2.30-26. 2Sa. 16.5-8. Ro.2.15. 24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as her promised, Alonijah shall be put to death s this day. 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. 26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, t unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because u thou barest the ark of 1Jno.3.20. the Lord God before David my father, a c.1.7. and because thou hast been afflicted v inb De.32.35. all wherein my father was afflicted. c Eze.17.19. 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from d c.1.50. being priest unto the LORD; that he might e Ps.72.17. filfil the word of the LORD, which he spake f ver.33,34. Concerning y the house of Eli in Shiloh. g Ex.21.14. 23 Then tidings came to Joab: (for Joab Eze.9.6. had a turned after Adonijah, though bhe 1Pe.4.17. turned not after Absalom :) and Joab fled h 2Ch.1.1. unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and i c.7.8. caught d hold on the horns of the altar. 9.24. 29 And it was told king Solomon that k 2Sa.5.7. Toab was fled unto the tabernacle of the c.7.1. LORD; and, hehold, he is by the altar. gm c.6. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of n Nu.35.33. Jehoiada, saying, Go fall upon him. De.19.13. c.22.43. r Ju.9.24,57. Ps.7.16. De.30.16,20. Ps.31.23. Mat.22.37. 30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle 21.8,9. of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus o c.9.15,19. saith the king, Come forth. And he said, p ver.5. Nay: but I will die here. And Benaiah q Le.17.3,5. brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. 31 And the king said unto him, Do as he bath said, and fall upon him, and burys him; that n thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, p from me, and from the house of my father. 32 And the LORD shall return r his blood t 2Ch.21.13. upon his own head, who fell upon two u ver.6,14. men more righteous and better t ihan he, Jno.11.15,21. and slew them with the sword, my father v 2Sa.3.37. David not v knowing thereof, to wit, Ab- to 2Sa.3.27. ner the son of Ner, w captain of the host x 2Ch.1.3,&c. of Israel, and Amasa y the son of Jether, y 2Sa.20.10. captain of he host of Judah. Iz 1Ch.16.39. Ro.8.28. 34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room g over the host, and Zadok i the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. k 36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, I and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, m thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy n blood shall be upon thine own head. 38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 39 And it came to pass, at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish q son of Maachah, king of Gath: and they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants te in Gath. 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his 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. 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 surely die? and thou saidst w unto me, The word that I have heard is good. 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the command ment x that I have charged thee with: 44 The king said, moreover, to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness z which thine heart is privy too, that thou didst to David my father: therefore c the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head: 45 And king Solomon shall be e blessed, and f the throne of David shall be established 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 h the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. CHAP. III. AN ND Solomon made affinity with Pha raoh king of Egypt, and i took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city k of David, until he had made an end of l building his own house, and m the house of the LORD, and the wall o of Jerusalem round about. 2 Only 7 the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORDuntil those days. 3 And Solomon loved s the LORD, walking in the statutes u of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon x to s lcrifice there; for that z was the great hir God's Appearance to Solomon. 1 KINGS, IV place: a thousand burnt-offerings did B. C. 1014. Solomon offer upon that altar. 5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared a to a c.9.2. Solomon in dream b by night: and God b Nu.12.6. said, Ask c what I shall give thee. Mat.1.20. 1 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed c Mat.7.7. unto thy servant David my father great Jno.16.24. mercy, according as he walked d before 1 or, bounty. thee in truth, and in righteousness, and d c.2.4. in uprightness e of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kind15.5. ness, that thou hast given him a son f to e 2Ki.20.3. sit on his throne, as it is this day. Ps.15.2. 9.4. 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast f c.1.48. made thy servant king instead of David g Ge.43.30. my father; and I am but a little child: h1 Is.49.15. know not how to go i out or come in. Je.31.20. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy Hos.11.8. people which thou hast chosen, k a great 2 were hot. people, that cannot be numbered nor h 1Ch.29.1. counted for multitude. i Ps. 121.8. 9 Give therefore thy servant an 3 under-k De.7.6. standing m heart to judge n thy people, Ge.13.16. that I may discern p between good and 3 hearing. bad for who is able to judge this thy som Pr.2.3-9. great a people? Ja.1.5. 10 And the speech pleased the LORD, n PS.72.1,2. that Solomon had asked this thing. Jno.5.30. 11 And God said unto him, Because q thou the midst hast asked this thing, and hast not asked of him. for thyself 8 long life; neither hast asked o Ps.72.2,4. riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of p He.5.14. thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself 5 or, the chief understanding to 9 discern judgment; officer. 12 Behold, I have done t according to thy 9 Ro.8.26. words: lo, I have given thee a wise and Ja.4.2. an understanding heart; so v that there 6 or, secretawas none like thee before thee, neither ries. after thee shall any arise like unto thee. r 2Sa.20.24. 13 And I have also given thee that w or, rememwhich thou hast not asked, both riches x brancer. and honour; so that y there 2 shall not 8 many days. be any among the kings like unto thee all s c.2.27,35. thy days. 9 hear. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, t 1Jno.5.14. to keep my statutes and my command-u 1Ch.27.33. ments, as thy father David did walk, then v c.4.29-31. I will lengthen z thy days. 5.12. 10.23,24. Ep.3.10. Pr.3.16. Ps.21.4. 91.16. The Wisdom of Solomon. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, & 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. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, (for g her bowels 2 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, bui 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; & they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do o judgment. CHAP. IV. SOking Solomon was kingover all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah,the son of Zadok the 5 priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, 6 scribes; Jehoshaphat r the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar s were the priests; 5And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; & Zabud the sonof Nathanwas principal officer, and the king's u friend; 6 And Abishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the 1 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. 8 And these are their names: 3 The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim. 9 The 4 son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon beth-hanan. 10 The 5 son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher. 11 The 6 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 son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead: to him pertained the towns of c Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gi lead to him also pertained the region of d Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities, with walls and brasen bars. 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had 8 Ma hanaim. 15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, Ec.1.13,16. and stood before the ark of the covenant or, levy. of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offer- c.5.14. ings, and offered peace-offerings, and w Mat.6.33. made a feast a to all his servants. 16 Then came there two women, that x c.4.21,24. were harlots, unto the king, and stood before b him. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I & this woman dwell in one house; & I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 3 or, Benkur. 18 And it came to pass, the third day 4or.Bendekar after that I was delivered, that this wo-z De.25.15. man 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 womar's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 20 And she arose at midnight, e and took 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 themorningto give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but b Nu.27.2. when I had considered it in the morning, or, Bengeber behold,it was not my son which I did bear. c Nu.32.41. 22 And the other woman said, Nay;d De.3.4,8. but the living is my son, and the dead is e Job 24.16. thy son. And this said, No; but the dead Ps. 139.11. thy son, and the living is my sou. 8 or, to Making of the Amorites, and of Og king of us they spake before the king. Pr.3.2. hanaim. 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 Bashan; and he was the only officer which Solomon's distinguished Reputation. was in the land. 1 KINGS, VI. c.3.8. 20 Judah and Israel were many, a as the 22 And Solomon's 2 provision for one d 1Co.12.14, e 1 Sa. 10.27. f Da.2.21. 24 For he had dominion over all the g Pr.13.1. region on this side the river, from Tiphsah heard. even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace h on all h 1Ch.22.9. sides round about him. 5 confidently. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt 5 safely, i 6 send. every man under k his vine and under i Je.23.6. his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses m for his chariots, n and twelve thousand horsemen. k Mi.4.4. 2Ch.1.14. 27 And those officers provided victual or, mules,or 29 And God gave Solomon o wisdom men. q Job 1.3. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the Mat.2.1,16. wisdom of all the children of the q east r Ac.7.22. country, and all r the wisdom of Egypt. s c.4.6. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than t 1Ch.15.19. Ethan t the Ezrahite, and Heman, u and Ps.89. title. Chalcol, & Darda, the sons of Mahól: and u 1Ch.2.6. his fame was in all nations round about. 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: x and his songs y were a thousand and five. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedartree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 84 Andz there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. CHAP. V. AND Hiram a king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; (for he had beard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father;) for b Hiram was ever a lover of David." 6.33. Ps.88. title. Solomon's agreement with Hıram. 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy ser vante; and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants, according to all that thou shalt 1 appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us d any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD f this day, which hath given unto David a wise song over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have 4 considered the things which thou 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 Lebanon unto the sea; and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt 6 appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire in 1 giving food for my household. 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 his household, and twenty measures of pure oil thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised o him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 13 And king Solomon raised a 9 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 s was over the levy. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, v and fourscore thousand hewers w 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 brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 1 or, Gibilites: 18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's 2Ch.2.3. Huram. 28.3. CHAP. VI. AND it came to pass, in the four hun dred and eightieth year after the chi dren 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 2 to build the house of the LORD. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the d Eze.40 41. name of the LORD his God for the wars ce Ps.72.7. which were about him on every side, Is.9.7. until the LORD put them under the soles 3 say. of his feet. f2Ch.2.4,&c. 4 But now the LORD my God hath given 25a.7.13. me reste on every side, so that there is g 1Ch.17.12. neither adversary nor evil occurrent. or, windows broad 3 And the porch before the temple of within,and 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. 5 And, behold, 13 purpose to build an house f unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake g unto David my father, saying, Thy son whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name narrow without; and closed. 2 And the housed 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. 4 And for the house he made 4 window 237 |