Solomon buildeth divers cities.

s 2 Chr. 8. 2.

Before of twenty years, when Solomon had CHRIST built the two houses, the house of about 992. the LORD, and the king's house, 11 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

16 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, band slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given b Josh. 16. 10. it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.

about 1014. 17 And Solomon built Gezer, and eJosh. 16.3.& Beth-horon the nether,

21. 22.

2 Chr. 8. 5.

d Josh. 19. 44. 2 Chr. 8. 4, 6, &c.

e ch. 4. 26.

Heb, the de

tire of Solomon which he

desired. f vor. 1. g 2 Chr. 8. 7, &c.

h Judg. 1. 21, 27, 29. & 3. 1. iJosh. 15. 63.

& 17. 12.

k Judg. 1. 28. 1 See Gen. 9. 25, 26. Ezra 2, 55.58.

11. 3.

18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

19 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon fdesired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

20. And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 21 Their children h that were left after them in the land, i whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, k upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of 1 bondservice unto this day.

22 But of the children of Israel did Neh. 7. 67. & Solomon m make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.

m Lev. 25. 39,

The queen of Sheba's visit.

was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

20 T And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the fshore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

CHAPTER X.

1 The queen of Sheba admireth the wisdom of Solomon. 14 Solomon's gold. 16 His targets. 18 The throne of ivory. 21 His vessels. 24 His presents. 26 His chariots and horse. 28 His tribute.

a

heard of the fame of Solomon

Before CHRIST about 992.

s2 Chr. 8. 17, 18. tNum. 33. 35. Deut. 2. 8. ch, 22, 48.

+ Heb. lip.

a ch. 10. 11. Job 22, 24

&c.

AND when the queen of Sheba 2 Chr. 9. 1, concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard SeeJudg.14. questions.

2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

Matt. 12. 42. Luke 11, 31.

12.

Prov. 1. 6.

3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing + Heb. words. hid from the king, which he told her not.

4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the fattendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

+ Heb. standing.

Or, butlers. ei Chr. 28. 16.

+ Heb. word.

6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy 10r, sayings. wisdom.

7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half was not told me: † thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. 8 d Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that heard thy wisdom.

9e Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, fto do judgment and justice.

↑ Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to the fame. Prov. & 31.

ch. 5. 7.

12 Sam. 8. 15 P. 72, 2 Prov. 8. 15.

10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and 8.72 10,15, of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

11 And the navy also of Hiram, heh. 9, 27.

Solomon's wealth and wisdom.

about 992.

Jalgum treen,

2 Chr, 2. 8. &

Before that brought gold from Ophir, CHRIST brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. 12 And the king made of the almug trees † pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers there came no such kalmug trees, nor were seen unto this day.

9. 10. 11.

12 Chr. 9. 11.

Or, rails. + Heb. a prop.

k2 Chr. 9. 10.

+ Heb, according to the hand of king Solo

13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.

14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

15 Besides that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the 12 Chr. 9. 24. spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.

Ps. 72. 10.

Or, cap tains.

m ch. 14. 26.

n eb. 7. 2.

o 2 Chr. 9. 17, &c.

+Heb. on the hinder part thereof.

1 Heb. hands.

+ Heb. so. P2 Chr. 9. 20, ko.

Or, there was no silver in them.

Gen. 10, 4. 2 Chr. 20.36.

Or, elephante feath.

rch. 3, 12, 13. & 4. 30.

↑ Heb. sought the face of.

ach. 4. 26.

2 Chr. 1. 14. & 9, 25.

16 T And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

17 And he made three hundred

Solomon seduced to idolatry.

chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

27 "And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them outt by their means.

of gold went to one shield: and the
king put them in the "house of the
forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover, the king made a
great throne of ivory, and overlaid
It with the best gold.

19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

21 T PAnd all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

24 T And all the earth † sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen and Deut. 17. 10. he had a thousand and four hundred

b Deut.17. 17.

the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Or, besides. 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, d that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, fas was the heart of David his father.

Solomon's adversaries.

Before

Before CHRIST

about 984.

n ch. 6. 12. & 9. G.

thee.

11 Wherefore the LORD said unto + Heb. is with 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 thec, and will give it to thy servant.

over. 31. ch. 12, 15, 16.

p28am. 7. 15. Pa, 8, 33. 4 ch. 12. 20.

r Deut. 12, 11. 1 Chr. 5. 20.

t2 Sam. 8. 14. 1 Chr. 18. 12, 13.

12 Notwithstanding, in thy days I 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 T 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 a Num.21.19. slain,, "after he had smitten every male in Edom;

Deut. 20. 13.

x ch. 2, 10, 31.

+ Hob. Send me away.

↑ Heb. Not.

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 a 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 T And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord 72 Sam. 8.3. Y Hadadezer king of Zobah:

24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band,

about 984.

z2 Sam. 8. 3.

25 And he was an adversary to Is- & 10, 8, 18. rael all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

ach. 12. 2

2 Chr. 13. 0.

26 T And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he blifted up his hand against L2 Sam.20.21. the king.

27 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and trepaired the breaches of the city of David his + Heb. closed. 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 t Joseph.

31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for fthus saith the fver. 11. 13. 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 ver. 5, 6, 7 me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chcmosh 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 hI will take the kingdom beh. 12.16,17. 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 i David my servant may have a flight alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 37 And I will take thec, and thou

ich. 15. 4.

2 Kings 8.19. P. 132. 17.

+Heb. lamp,

or, candle,

Rehoboam succeedeth Solomon.

k Josh. 1. 5. 12 Sam. 7. 11, 27.

about 980.

m 2 Chr. 9.29. ¡Or, words, or, things.

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 I 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 T 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 + Heb. days. reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

μ 2 Chr. 9. 30.

about 975.

• 2 Chr. 9. 31. r Matt. 1. 7, called Roboam.

a2 Chr. 13. 1, &c.

beh. 11. 20.

ech. 11. 40.

18.

ch. 4. 7.

43° And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and PRehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

CHAPTER XII.

1 The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him. G Rehoboam, refusing the old men's counsel, by the advice of young men, answereth them roughly. 16 Ten tribes revolting, kill Adoram, and make Rehoboam to flee. 21 Rehoboam, raising an army, is forbidden by Shemaiah. 25 Jeroboam strengtheneth himself by cities, 26 and by the idolatry of the two calves.

ND Rehoboam went to She

A chem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king;

2 And it came to pass, when bJeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,) 3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

d1 Sam 8. 11-4 Thy father made our dyoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

Prov. 15. 1.

5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

GT And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

7 And they spake unto him, say2 Chr. 10. 7. ing, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak

Ten tribes revolt from him.

good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old inen, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 12 ¶ So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

13 And the king answered the people troughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; 14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for fthe cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD Espake by Alijah the Shilonite unto

Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

Before CHRIST 975.

+ Heb.

hardly.

fver. 24. Judg. 14. 4.

2 Chr. 10, 15, & 22.7. & 25. 20.

gch. 11.11.31.

16 T So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in Da-12 Sam.20.1. vid? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

5. 14.

tHeb. strengthened himself.

17 But i as for the children of Israel ich. 11. 13,36. which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam ksent keh, 4. 6. & Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam † made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of Da-m ch. 11. 13, vid, but the tribe of Judah only.

12 Kin. 17.21. [Or, fell away.

82.

o2 Chr. 11.2.

q Seo Judg. 9. 45.

Judg. 8. 17.

Deut.12.5,6.

12 Kin, 10.29.

& 17. 16.

Ex. 32, 4, 8.

Gen. 28. 19. Hos. 4. 15.

J Judg. 18.29. zeh, 13, 31.

2 Kin. 17.21. ach, 13, 32.

b Num. 3. 10. ch. 13. 93. 2 Kin, 17, 32. 2 Chr. 11. 14,

15.

Ez. 44, 7, 8. e Lev. 23, 33, 34.

Num. 29. 12.

ch. 8. 2, 5. Or, went up to the altar, fo.

1 Or,

to sacrifice. d Amos 7. 13. Or, went up to the altar, fc.

22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; P for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD. 25 T Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: "behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

20 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Y Dan.

30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

31 And he made a house of high places, band made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he of fered upon the altar. So did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: dand he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made.

33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-cl the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of burn incense. Israel: and he offered upon the altar, tand fburnt incense.

Num. 15.33.

+ Heh, to

feh. 13. 1.

CHAPTER XIII. 1 Jeroboam's hand, that offered violence to kim that prophesied against his altar at

His hand withereth.

975.

Beth-el, withereth, 6 and at the prayer Before of the prophet is restored. 7 The proph- CHRIST et, refusing the king's entertainment, departeth from Beth-el. 11 An old prophet, seducing him, bringeth him back. 20 He is reproved by God, 23 slain by a lion, 26 buried by the old prophet, 31 who confirmeth his prophecy. "33 Jeroboam's obstinacy.

AND behold, there "came a man

a2 Kin.23.17.

bch. 12.32,93,

of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el: band Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn Or, to offer. incense.

2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

3 And he gave da sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. 4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.

6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought † the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

8 And the man of God said unto the king, " If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

e2 Kin.23.15, 16,

d Is. 7. 14. John 2. 18. 1 Cor. 1. 22,

e Ex. 8. 8. & 9.28.& 10.17. Num. 21. 7. Acta 8. 24. James 5. 18 + Heb. the face of the LORD

f1 Sam. 9. 7. 2 Kin. 5. 15.

880 Num. 22 18. & 24, 13.

9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, hEat 11 Cor. 5. 11. no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.

11 T Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

+ Heb. com.