1 Kings 11
1 But
king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the
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. 4 For it came to pass,
when Solomon was
old, that his
wives turned
away his
heart after other gods: and his
heart was not
perfect with the
LORD his
God, as was the
heart of
David his
father. 5 For
Solomon went after Ashtoreth the
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. 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. 9 And the
LORD was
angry with
Solomon, because his
heart was
turned from 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. 12 Notwithstanding in thy
days I will not
do it for
David thy
father's sake: but I will
rend it out of the
hand of thy
son. 13 Howbeit I will not rend
away all the
kingdom; but will
give one tribe to thy
son for
David my
servant's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake which I have
chosen.
14 And the
LORD stirred
up an
adversary unto
Solomon, Hadad the
Edomite: he was of the
king's seed in
Edom. 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 household among the
sons of
Pharaoh. 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. 27 And this was the
cause that he lifted
up his
hand against the
king: Solomon built Millo, and
repaired the
breaches of the
city of
David his
father. 28 And the
man Jeroboam was a mighty
man of
valour: and
Solomon seeing the young
man that he was
industrious, he made him
ruler over all the
charge of the
house of
Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that
time when
Jeroboam went
out of
Jerusalem, that the
prophet Ahijah the
Shilonite found him in the
way; and he had
clad himself with a
new garment; and they
two were alone in the
field: 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, 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:)
33 Because that they have
forsaken 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
statutes 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: 35 But I will
take the
kingdom out of his
son's hand, and will
give it unto thee, even
ten tribes. 36 And unto his
son will I
give one tribe, that
David my
servant may have a
light alway before me in
Jerusalem, the
city which I have
chosen me to
put my
name there.
37 And I will
take thee, and thou shalt
reign according to all that thy
soul desireth, and shalt be
king over
Israel. 38 And it shall be, if thou wilt
hearken unto all that I
command thee, and wilt
walk in my
ways, and
do that is
right in my
sight, to
keep my
statutes and my
commandments, as
David my
servant did; that I will be with thee, and
build thee a
sure house, as I
built for
David, and will
give Israel unto thee.
39 And I will for this
afflict the
seed of
David, but not for
ever. 40 Solomon sought therefore to
kill Jeroboam. And
Jeroboam arose, and
fled into
Egypt, unto
Shishak king of
Egypt, and was in
Egypt until the
death of
Solomon. 41 And the
rest of the
acts of
Solomon, and all that he
did, and his
wisdom, are they not
written in the
book of the
acts of
Solomon? 42 And the
time that
Solomon reigned in
Jerusalem over all
Israel was
forty years. 43 And
Solomon slept with his
fathers, and was
buried in the
city of
David his
father: and
Rehoboam his
son reigned in his stead.