t Ex. 20. 7. Job 9. 28. 8 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do Gen. 42.38. unto him; but his hoar head "bring thou down to the grave with blood. & 44. 31. x ch. 1. 21. Acts 2. 29. & 13. 36. 10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of 72 Sam.5.7. David. a 1 Chr. 29. 23. 2 Chr. 1. 1. 1014. b 1 Sam. 16. 4, 5. c ch. 1. 5. d1 Chr. 22. 9, 10. & 29. 5,6,7. Prov. 21.30. Dan. 2. 21. a 12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. 13 ¶ And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, b Comest 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, 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 dit was his from the LORD. 3 16 And now I ask one petition of 3 Heb. turn thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. not away my face. Ps. 132. 10. ⚫ ch. 1. 3, 4. 17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. е 18 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. 19 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up Ex. 20.12. to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. • See PB. 45. 9. 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. 23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, 'God do so to me, Ruth 1.17. and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. 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 he promised, Adonijah 2 Sam.7. shall be put to death 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, 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 24 from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the 1 Sam. 2. LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. 31-35. 28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab Phad turned after Adonijah, ch. 1.7. though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the ch. 1.50. 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 Ex. 21. 14. • Num. 35. Deut. 19.13. & 21.8, 9. t Judg. 9. 24, 57. Ps. 7. 16. z 2 Sam. 3. 29. ▲ Prov. 25. 5. 1014. b Num. 25. 11, 12, 13. 1 Sam.2.35. 53. & 24. 8. 2 Sam. 16.5. 23. I. KINGS, III. blood upon his own head, who fell Shimei put to death. 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the 2 Sam. 16. wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall re- Ps. 7. 16. turn thy wickedness upon thine own re-head; 33 Their blood shall therefore turn upon the head of Joab, and Z upon the head of his seed for ever: a but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. 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 over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. 36 ¶ And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and 37 For it shall be, that on the day 2 Sam. 15. thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own f Lev. 20. 9. Josh. 2. 19. f 2 Sam. 1.16. head. 1011. 81 Sam. 27. 2. 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 son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be 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, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt 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 com Ezek.17.19. 5. 45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David Prov. 25. 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 the 'kingdom was established in the ver. 12. hand of Solomon. CHAPTER III. 1 Solomon marrieth Pharaoh's daughter. 2 A Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took ND a Solomon made affinity with | 3 Ánd Solomon loved the LORD, 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. 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 Phast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 2 Chr. 1.1. 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am 41Chr.29.1. but a little child: I know not how to: Num. 27. go out or come in. 17. between the two harlots. 21 And when I rose 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. 22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 9 "Give therefore thy servant an 2 understanding heart to judge thy people, that I y discern between is thy son. may good and bad: for who is able to Pe. 72. 1,2. judge this thy so great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. y Heb. 5. 14. 3 Heb. many days. 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, Jam. 4.3. 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; 4 Heb. to hear. a 1 John 5. b ch. 4. 29, & 10. 24. Eccles.1.16. © Matt. 6.33. Ephes. 3.20. 12 a Behold, I have done according to thy words: blo, 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. с 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both driches, and honour: so that there 5 shall not be any among the kings Prov. 3. 16. like unto thee all thy days. d ch.4. 21, 24. & 10. 23, 25, &c. 6 Or, hath not been. e ch. 15. 5. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David Ps. 91. 16. did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. Prov. 3. 2. g So Gen.41. 7. 20. 15 And Solomon & awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and So Gen.40. offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. ch. 8. 65. Esth. 1. 3. Dan. 5. 1. Mark 6. 21. Num.27.2. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 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 night; because she overlaid it. 20 And she arose at midnight, 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. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, This 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 Ånd 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 her bowels 2yearned 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. 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabudd ver. 7. the son of Nathan was principal cer, and the king's friend: offi-2Sam.8.18. 6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the 'tribute. 7 T And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his house & 20. 26. f 2 Sam. 15. 37. & 16. 16. sch. 5. 14. 1 Chr. 27.33. 7 Or, levy. CHRIST 1014. 2 Or, Benhur. 3 Or, Bendekar. 4 Or, Benhesed. 5 Or, Benabinadab. 6 Or, Bengeber. b Num. 32. 41. 8 And these are their names: 2 The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: 10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: 11 The 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 Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained Deut. 3.4. the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had ? Or, to Ma-Mahanaim: 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 Deut. 3.8. 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. Grandeur of his kingdom. kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt 2 safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, "from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. BEFORE CHRIST 1014. 1 Chr. 22.9. • See Jer. 23. 2 Heb. con- fidently. Zech. 3. 10. "Judg. 20.1. I ch. 10. 26. 26 ¶ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of y horses for his cha-2 Chr. 1. 14. riots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. & 9. 25. y See Deut. 17. 16. ver. 7. 3 Or, mules, beasts. or, swift Esth. 8. 14. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. 29 ¶ And God gave Solomon wisach. 3. 12. dom and 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. 31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. b Gen. 25.6. See Acts 7. 22. d ch. 3. 12. Chr.15.19. Sec 1 Chr. 2. 6. & 6.33. Ps. 89, title. & 15. 19. Ps. 88, title. 2 Chr.9.1,23. 34 And there came of all people ch. 10. 1. to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. CHAPTER V. Hiram, sending to congratulate Solomon, is certified of his purpose to build the temple, and desired to furnish him with timber thereto. 7 Hiram, blessing God for Solomon, and requesting food for his family, furnisheth him with trees. 13 The number of Solomon's workmen and labourers. is servants unto Solomon; for 2 Chr. 2. 3. ND a Hiram king of Tyre sent a ver. 10. & he had heard that they had anointed Huram. him king in the room of his father: b for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 12 Chr. 2.16. 5 Heb. send. 3.7. k See Ezra Ezek. 27.17. Acts 12. 20. 1 See 2 Chr. 2. 10. occurrent. 2 5 f And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake 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. 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me 1cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us 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 this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. Solomon buildeth the temple. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 16 Beside 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. BEFORE CHRIST 1014. o chỉ 9. 21. 2 Chr. 2. 17, 18. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and Phewed stones, to lay the p1 Chr. 22. foundation of the house. 2. 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 Acts 7.47. house of the LORD. 8 Heb.built. See Ezek. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and 2 And the house which king, I will do all thy desire concerning Solomon built for the LORD, the timber of cedar, and concerning tim-length thereof was threescore cubits, ber 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 5 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. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11 1And Solomon gave Hiram 6 Heb.cors. 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 m ch. 3. 12. wisdom, mas he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 13 ¶ And king Solomon raised a 7 Heb. tri-levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. bute of men. 6 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six joining to. cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 8 The door for the middle cham Heb. ver. 16, 19, 20, 21, 31. 8 Heb. nar floors. 7 Heb. ribs. rowings, or, rebate ments. See Deut. ch. 5. 18. 27.5, 6. |