David's death and burial. 1. KINGS. Adonijal's request and death. 5 Moreover thou knoweft alfo what her, and bowed himself unto her, and Joab the fon Zeruiah did to me, and fat down on his throne, and caufed a feat what he did to the two captains of the to be fet for the king's mother; and the hofts of Ifrael, unto Abner the fon of Ner, fat on his right hand. and unto Amafa the fon of Jether, whom 20 Then the faid, I defire one fmall pehe flew, and thed the blood of war in tition of thee; I pray thee, fay me not nay. peace, and put the blood of war upon his And the king faid unto her, Afk on, my girdle that was about his loins, and in mother: for I will not fay thee nay. his fhoes that were on his feet. 21 And the faid, Let Abifhag the Shu6 Do therefore according to thy wif-nammite be given to Adonijah thy brodom, and let not his hoar head go down ther to wife. to the grave in peace. 7 But fhew kindnefs unto the fons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of thofe that eat at thy table: for fo they came to me when I fled becaufe of Abfalom thy brother. 22 And king Solomon anfwered and faid unto his mother, And why doft thou afk Abifhag the Shunammite for Adonijah? afk for him the kingdom alfo; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the fon of Zeruiah. 8 And, behold, thou haft with thee Shimei the fon of Gera, a Benjamite of 23 Then king Solomon fware by the Bahurim, which curfed me with a griev- LORD, faying, God do so to me, and ous curfe in the day when I went to Ma-more alfo, if Adonijah have not spoken hanaim but he came down to meet me this word againft his own life. at Jordan, and I fware to him by the LORD, faying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltle's: for thou art a wife man, and knoweft what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 10 So David flept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. Ir And the days that David reigned over Ifrael avere forty years: feven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerufalem. 24 Now therefore, as the LORD livetb, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an houfe, as he promifed, Adonijah fhall be put to death this day. 25 And king Solomon fent by the hand of Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. 26 And unto Abiathar the priest faid the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou bareft the ark of the LORD God before David my fa 12 Then fat Solomon upon the ther, and because thou haft been afflicted throne of David his father; and his king-in all wherein my father was afflicted. dom was established greatly. 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from 13 ¶ And Adonijah the fon of Haggith being priest untothe LORD; that he might came to Bath-fheba the mother of Solo-fulfil the word of the LORD, which he mon. And the faid, Comeft thou peace- fpake concerning the houfe of Eli in Shiloh. ably? And he faid, Peaceably. 14 He faid morcover, I have fomewhat to fay unto thee. And the faid, Say on. 15 And he faid, Thou knoweft that the kingdom was mine, and that all Ifrael fet their faces on me, that I fhould reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. 16 And now I afk one petition of thee, deny me not. And the faid unto him, Say on. 17 And he faid, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not fay thee nay,) that he give me Abifhag the Shunammite to wife. 18 And Bath-fheba faid, Well; I will fpeak for thee unto the king. 19 Bath-fheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rofe up to meet 28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Abfalom. 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 fent Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada, faying, Go, fall upon him. 30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and faid unto him, Thus faith the king, Come forth. And he faid, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, faying, Thus faid Joab, and thus he answered me. 31 And the king faid unto him, Do as he hath faid, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayeft take away the innocent blood, which Joab fhed, from me, and from the houfe of my father. Foab flain at the altar. Chap. iii. Solomon's petition. 45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David fhall be eftablifhed before the LORD for ever. 32 And the LORD fhall return his blood | fhall return thy wickedness upon thine upon his own head, who fell upon two own head; men more righteous and better than he, and flew them with the fword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the fon of Ner, captain of the hoft of Ifrael, and Amafa the fon of Jether, captain of the hoft of Judah. 33 Their blood fhall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his feed for ever: but upon David, and upon his feed, and upon his houfe, and upon his throne, fhall there be peace for ever from the LORD. 34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and flew him: and he was buried in his own houfe in the wilderness. 35 And the king put Benaiah the fon 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 fent and called for Shimei, and faid unto him, Build thee an house in Jerufalem, and dwell there, and go no forth thence any whither. 37 For it fhall be, that on the day thou goeft out, and paffeft over the brook Kidron, thou fhalt know for certain that thou shalt furely die: thy blood fhall be upon thine own head. 38 And Shimei faid unto the king, The faying is good as my lord the king hath faid, fo will thy fervant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerufalem many days. 39 And it came to pafs at the end of three years, that two of the fervants of Shimei ran away unto Achifh fon of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, faying, Behold, thy fervants be in Gath. 40 And Shimei arofe, and faddled his afs, and went to Gath to Achifh to feek his fervants: and Shimei went, and brought his fervants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. CHAP. III. I Solomon marrieth Pharaoh's daughter. 5 His choice. 16 His judgment between the tavo harlots. AD Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own houfe, and the houfe of the LORD, and the wall of Jerufalem round about. 2 Only the people sacrificed in high 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 ftatutes of Daid his father: only he facrificed and burnt incenfe in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to fa crifice there; for that was the great high place: a thoufand burnt offerings did So lomon offer upon that altar. 5¶ In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God faid, Afk what I fhall give thee. 6 And Solomon faid, Thou haft shewed unto thy fervant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteoufnefs, and in uprightnefs of heart with thee; and thou haft kept for him this great kindness, that thou haft given hin a fon to fit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, O LORD my God; thou haft made thy fervant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out of come in. 8 And thy fervant is in the midst of 42 And the king fent and called for Shi- thy people which thou haft chofen, a mei, and faid unto him, Did I not make great people, that cannot be numbered thee to swear by the LORD, and proteft-nor counted for multitude. ed unto thee, faying, Know for a cer- 9 Give therefore thy fervant an undertain, on the day thou goeft out, and walk- ftanding heart to judge thy people, that eft abroad any whither, that thou fhalt I may difcern between good and bad: furely die? and thou faidft unto me, for who is able to judge this thy fo great The word that I have heard is good. a people? 43 Why then haft thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? 44 The king faid moreover to Shimei, Thou knoweft all the wickednefs which thine heart is privy to, that thou didit to David my father: therefore the LORD 10 And the fpeech pleafed the LORD; that Solomon had afked this thing. ir And God faid unto him, Becaufe thou haft afked this thing, and haft not alked for thyfelf long life; neither haft afked riches for thyfelf, not haft afked the life of thine enemies; but haft afked For The tavo harlots. I. KINGS. for thyself understanding to discern judgment; 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wife and an understanding heart; fo that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee fhall any arise like unto thee. 13 And I have alfo given thee that which thou haft not asked, both riches, and honour: fo that there fhall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my ftatutes and my command Solomon's princes and officers: bowels yearned upon her fon, and the faid, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wife flay it. But the other faid, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king anfwered and faid, Give her the living child, and it no wife flay it: fhe is the mother thereof. 28 And all Hrael heard of the judgement which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they faw that the wifdom of God was in him, to do judgment. CHAP. IV. ments, as thy father David did walk, 1 Solomon's princes. 7 His twelve officers. then I will lengthen thy days. 24 The peace and largeness of his kingdom. 29 His wisdom. 15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it quas a dream. And he came to Jerufa-Soking Solomon was king over al} lem, and stood before the ark of the venant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feaft to all his fervants. 16 ¶ Then came there two women, that avere harlots, unto the king, and ftood before him. 17 And the one woman faid, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one houfe; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pafs the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered alfo: and we were together; there was no ftranger with us in the house, fave we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night; because the overlaid it. 20 And the arofe at midnight, and took my fon from befide me, while thine handmaid flept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bofom. Ifrael. 2 And thefe were the princes which he had; Azariah the fon of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the fons of Shifha, fcribes; Jehoshaphat the fon of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada was over the hoft: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: s And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the fon of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: 6 And Ahifhar quas over the houfhold: and Adoniram the fon of Abda was over the tribute. 7 And Solomon had twelve officers. over all Ifrael, which provided victuals for the king and his houshold: each man his month in a year made provifion. 8 And thefe are their names: The fon of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 9 The fon of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-fhemefh, and Elon 21 And when I rofe in the morning to give my child fuck, behold, it was dead: but when I had confidered it in the morn-beth-hanan : ing, behold, it was not my fon, which I did bear. 22 And the other woman faid, Nay; but the living is my fon, and the dead is thy fon. And this faid, No; but the dead is thy fon, and the living is my fon. Thus they fpake before the king. 23 Then faid the king, The one faith, This is my fon that liveth, and thy fon is the dead: and the other faith, Nay; but thy fon is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king faid, Bring me a fword. And they brought a fword before the king. 10 The fon of Hefed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: II The fon of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 12 Baana the fon of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-fhean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-fhean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: 13 The fon of Geber, in Ramoth-gilerd; to him pertained the towns of Jair the fon of Manaffeh, which are in Gilead; 25 And the king faid, Divide the liv-to him alfo pertained the region of Argob, ing child in two, and gave half to the which is in Bafhan, threefcore great cities one, and half to the other. with walls and brafen bars: 26 Then fpake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her 14 Ahinadab the fon of Iddo bad Mahanaim : is Ahimaaz Hiram congratulateth him. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto thee hyffop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And there came of all people to hear the wifdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wifdom. CHAP. V. 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 19 Geber the fon of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og 1 Hiram fendeth to congratulate Solomon; king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. 20 Judah and Ifrael were many, as the fand which is by the fea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought prefents, and ferved Solomon all the days of his life. 22 And Solomon's provifion for one day was thirty meafures of fine flour, and threefcore measures of meal, 7 and furnisheth timber to build the temple. 13 Solomon's workmen and labourers. AND Hiram king of Tyre fent his fervants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knoweft how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God, for the wars which were about him on every fide, until the LORD put them under the foles of his feet. 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, 4 But now the LORD my God hath befide harts, and roebucks, and fallow-given me reft on every fide, fo that there deer, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this fide the river, from Tiphfah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this fide the river: and he had peace on all fides round about him. 25 And Jucah and Ifrael dwelt fafely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-fheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 And Solomon had forty thoufand ftalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And thofe officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28 Barley alfo and ftraw 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 wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the fand that is on the sea shore. is neither adverfary nor evil occurrent. 5 And, behold, I purpose to build an houfe unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD fpake unto David my father, faying, Thy fon, whom I will fet upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an houfe unto my name. 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my fervants fhall be with thy fervants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy fervants according to all that thou fhalt appoint: for thou knoweft that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. 7 ¶ And it came to pafs, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and faid, Bleffed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hiram fent to Solomon, faying, I have considered the things which thou fenteft to me for: and I will do all thy defire concerning timber of cellar, and concerning timber of fir. 9 My fervants fhall bring them down from Lebanon unto the fea: and I will convey them by fea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will caufe them to be difcharged. there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou fhalt accomplish my defire, in giving food for my houthold. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his detire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty U 3 thoufand Materials for the temple.. I. KINGS. The building and thoufand measures of wheat for food to be fastened in the walls of the house. his houthold, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wifdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 13 And king Solomon raifed a levy out of all Ifrael; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of ftone made ready be fore it was brought thither: fo that there was neither hammer nor ax nor any tool of iron heard in the houfe, while it was in building. 8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right fide of the houfe: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. 9 So he built the houfe, and finished it; and covered the houfe with beams and boards of cedar. Io And then he built chambers against 14 And he fent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courfes: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram quas over the levy. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thoufand that bare burdens, and four-all the houfe, five cubits high and they fcore thoufand hewers in the mountains; rested on the house with timber of cedar. 16 Befide the chief of Solomon's officers 11 And the word of the LORD came which were over the work, three thou- to Solomon, faying, fand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 17 And the king commanded, and they brought great ftones, coftly itones, and hewed ftones, to lay the foundation of the house. 12 Concerning this houfe which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my ftatutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will. I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy 18 And Solomon's builders and Hi-father: ram's builders did hew them, and the fonefquarers: fo they prepared timber and ftones to build the house. CHAP. VI. 1 The building of Solomon's temple. I God's promife unto it. 37 The time of building it. ND it came to pafs in the four hunAdred and tighth year after the children of Ifrael were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Ifrael, in the month Zif, which is the fecond month, that he began to build the houfe of the LORD. 2 And the houfe which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threefcore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the houfe, twenty cubits avas the length thereof, according to the breadth of the houfe; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the houfe. 4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. 5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the houfe round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: 6 The nethermoft chamber avas five cubits broad, and the middle avas fix cubits broad, and the third was feven cubits broad: for without in the avall of the houfe he made narrowed refts round about, that the beams thould not 13 And I will dwell among the children of Ifrael, and will not forfake my people Ifrael. 14 So Solomon built the houfe, and finifhed it. 15 And he built the walls of the houfe within with boards of cedar, both the Hoon of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the infide with wood, and covered the floor of the houfe with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the fides of the houfe, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the houfe, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all quas cedar; there was no ftone feen. 19 And the oracle he prepared in the houfe within, to fet there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cu bits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and fo covered the altar which was of cedar. 21 So Solomon overlaid the houfe within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. 22 And the whole houfe he overlaid |