I Kings Chapter 11

I Kings Chapter 11
1 But king Solomon loved many
outlandish women: both the daughter of
Pharaoh , and the women of Moab,
Ammon, Edom, Zidon and Heth, 2 Of the
nations, whereof the Lord had said unto
the children of Israel, Go not ye into
them, nor let them come in to you: for
surely they will turn your hearts after
their gods, to them, I say, did Solomon
join in love. 3 And he had seven hundred
wives, that were princesses, and three
hundred concubines, and his wives
turned away his heart.
4 For when Solomon was old, his wives
turned his heart after other gods, so that
his heart was not perfect with the Lord
his God, as was the heart of David his
father.
5 For Solomon followed Ashtaroth the
god of the Zidonians, and Milcom the
abomination of the Ammonites.
6 So Solomon wrought wickedness in
the sight of the Lord, but continued not to
follow the Lord, as did David his father.
7 Then did Solomon build an high place
for Chemosh the abomination of Moab,
in the mountain that is over against
Jerusalem, and unto Molech the
abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 And so did he for all his outlandish
wives, which burned incense and
offered unto their gods.
9 Therefore the Lord was angry with
Solomon, because he had turned his
heart from the Lord God of Israel, which
had appeared unto him twice, 10 And
had given him a charge concerning this
thing, that he should not follow other
gods: but he kept not that, which the
Lord had commanded him. 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 commanded thee) I will surely
rent the kingdom from thee, and will
give it to thy servant. 12
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do
it, because of David thy father, but I will
rent it out of the hand of thy son:
13 Howbeit I will not rent all the
kingdom, but will give one tribe to thy
son, because of David my servant, and
because of Jerusalem which I have
chosen.
14 Then the Lord stirred up an adversary
unto Solomon, even Hadad the Edomite,
of the king's seed, which was in Edom.
15 For when David was in Edom, and
Joab the captain of the host had smitten
all the males in Edom, and was gone up
to bury the slain, 16 (For six months did
Joab remain there, and all Israel, till he
had destroyed all the males in Edom)
17 Then this Hadad fled and certain
other 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 took men with them
out of Paran, and came to Egypt unto
Pharaoh king of Egypt, which gave him
an house, and appointed him victuals,
and gave him land.
19 So Hadad found great favor in the
sight of Pharaoh, and he gave him to
wife the sister of his own wife , even the
sister of Tahpenes the queen. 20 And the
sister of Tahpenes bear him Genubath
his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in
Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in
Pharaoh's house 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 But Pharaoh said unto him, What hast
thou lacked with me, that thou wouldest
thus go to thine own country? And he
answered, Nothing, but in any wise let
me go.
23 And God stirred him up another
adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada,
which fled from his lord Hadadezer king
of Zobah.
24 And he gathered men unto him, and
had been captain over the company,
when David slew them. And they went
to Damascus, and dwelt there, and they
made him king in Damascus.
25 Therefore was he an adversary to
Israel all the days of Solomon: besides
the evil that Hadad did, he also abhorred
Israel, and reigned over Aram [Syria]
26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat an
Ephrathite of Zereda Solomon's servant
(whose mother was called Zeruah a
widow) lift up his hand against the king.
27 And this was the cause that he lift up
his hand against the king , When
Solomon built Millo, he repaired the
broken places of the city of David his
father.
28 And this man Jeroboam was a man of
strength and courage, and Solomon
seeing that the young man was meet for
the work, he made him overseer of all
the labor of the house of Joseph.
29 And at that time, when Jeroboam
went out of Jerusalem, the Prophet
Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the
way, having a new garment on him, and
they two were alone in the field.
30 Then Ahijah caught the new garment
that was on him, and rent it in twelve
pieces,
31 And said to Jeroboam, Take unto thee
ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord God of
Israel, Behold, I will rent the kingdom
out of the hands 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
the city, which I have chosen out of all
the tribes of Israel,
33 Because they have forsaken me, and
have worshiped Ashtaroth the god of the
Zidonians, and Chemosh the god of the
Moabites, and Milcom the god of the
Ammonites, and have not walked in my
ways (to do right in mine eyes, and my
statutes, and my laws) as did David his
father.
34 But I will not take the whole kingdom
out of his hand: for I will make him
prince all his life long for David my
servant's sake, whom I have chosen, and
who 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 the 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, even as thine heart desireth, and
shalt be king over Israel.
38 And if thou hearken unto all that I
command thee, and wilt walk in my
ways, and do right in my sight, to keep
my statutes and my commandments, as
David my servant did, then will I be
with thee, and build thee a sure house, as
I built unto David, and will give Israel
unto thee.
39 And I will for this afflict the seed of
David, but not forever. 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 words of
Solomon, and all that he did, and his
wisdom, are they not written in the book
of the acts of Solomon?
42 The time that Solomon reigned in
Jerusalem over all Israel, was forty
year. 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.