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Solomon Turns from God

11 Now (A)King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations of which the Lord had said to the sons of Israel, “(B)You shall not [a]associate with them, nor shall they [b]associate with you; they will certainly turn your heart away [c]to follow their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. 3 (C)He had seven hundred wives, who were [d]princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned his heart away. 4 For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away [e]to follow other gods; and (D)his heart was not [f]wholly devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of his father David had been. 5 For Solomon became a follower of (E)Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and of [g](F)Milcom the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not follow the Lord fully, as his father David had done. 7 Then Solomon built a high place for (G)Chemosh, the abhorrent idol of Moab, on the mountain that is [h]east of Jerusalem, and for (H)Molech, the abhorrent idol of the sons of Ammon. 8 He also did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

9 Now (I)the Lord was angry with Solomon (J)because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, (K)who had appeared to him twice, 10 and (L)had commanded him regarding this thing, that he was not to follow other gods; but he did not comply with what the Lord had commanded. 11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Since [i]you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, (M)I will certainly tear the kingdom away from you, and will give it to your servant. 12 However, I will not do it in your days, only for the sake of your father David; but I will tear it away from the hand of your son. 13 Yet (N)I will not tear away all the kingdom, but (O)I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and (P)for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”

God Raises Adversaries

14 Then the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the [j]royal line in Edom. 15 For it came about, (Q)when David was in Edom and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury those killed in battle, and had (R)struck and killed every male in Edom 16 (for Joab and all Israel stayed there for six months, until he had eliminated every male in Edom), 17 that Hadad fled [k]to Egypt, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, while Hadad was a young boy. 18 They set out from Midian and came to (S)Paran; and they took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and assigned him food and gave him land. 19 Now Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him in marriage the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. 20 And the sister of Tahpenes gave birth to his son Genubath, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh. 21 But (T)when Hadad heard in Egypt that David [l]lay down with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, so that I may go to my own country.” 22 However, Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me that you are here, requesting to go to your own country?” And he answered, “Nothing; nevertheless you must let me go.”

23 (U)God also raised up another adversary against him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master (V)Hadadezer, king of Zobah. 24 And he gathered men to himself and became leader of a marauding band, (W)after David killed those of Zobah; and they went to Damascus and stayed [m]there, and reigned in Damascus. 25 So he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, along with the harm that Hadad inflicted; and he felt disgust for Israel and reigned over Aram.

26 Then (X)Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, (Y)also [n]rebelled against the king. 27 Now this was the reason why he [o]rebelled against the king: (Z)Solomon built the [p]Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David. 28 Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when (AA)Solomon saw that the young man was [q]industrious, he appointed him over all the [r]forced labor of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came about at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that (AB)the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now [s]Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak; and both of them were alone in the field. 30 Then (AC)Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, (AD)I am going to tear the kingdom away from the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes 32 ((AE)but he shall have one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, (AF)the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel), 33 because they have abandoned Me, and (AG)have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, (AH)Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and keeping My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did. 34 Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who kept My commandments and My statutes; 35 but (AI)I will take the kingdom from his son’s hand and give it to you; that is, ten tribes. 36 But (AJ)to his son I will give one tribe, (AK)so that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, (AL)the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. 37 However I will take you, and you shall reign over all that [t]you desire, and you shall be king over Israel. 38 Then it shall be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by keeping My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then (AM)I will be with you and (AN)build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. 39 So I will oppress the [u]descendants of David for this, but not always.’” 40 Solomon sought therefore to put Jeroboam to death; but Jeroboam set out and fled to Egypt to (AO)Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

The Death of Solomon

41 (AP)Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and whatever he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon? 42 So (AQ)the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. 43 Then Solomon [v](AR)lay down with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David, and his son (AS)Rehoboam reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:2 Lit go among
  2. 1 Kings 11:2 Lit go among
  3. 1 Kings 11:2 Lit after their
  4. 1 Kings 11:3 Or women of rank
  5. 1 Kings 11:4 Lit after other
  6. 1 Kings 11:4 Lit complete with
  7. 1 Kings 11:5 In Jer 49:1, 3, Malcam
  8. 1 Kings 11:7 Lit before
  9. 1 Kings 11:11 Lit this has happened with you
  10. 1 Kings 11:14 Lit king’s seed
  11. 1 Kings 11:17 Lit to go into
  12. 1 Kings 11:21 I.e., died
  13. 1 Kings 11:24 Lit in it
  14. 1 Kings 11:26 Lit lifted up a hand
  15. 1 Kings 11:27 Lit lifted up a hand
  16. 1 Kings 11:27 I.e., terraced structure
  17. 1 Kings 11:28 Lit a performer of work
  18. 1 Kings 11:28 Lit burden of
  19. 1 Kings 11:29 Lit he
  20. 1 Kings 11:37 Lit your soul desires
  21. 1 Kings 11:39 Lit seed
  22. 1 Kings 11:43 I.e., died
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1 Reyes 11
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Salomón se vuelve idólatra

11 Además de la hija del faraón, el rey Salomón amó a muchas mujeres extranjeras: moabitas, amonitas, edomitas, sidonias e hititas; 2 es decir, mujeres de las naciones con las que el Señor había prohibido a los israelitas establecer relaciones matrimoniales porque seguramente harían que sus corazones se desviaran hacia sus dioses. Pero Salomón, enamorado, se unió con ellas. 3 Tuvo setecientas esposas de rango real y trescientas concubinas, las cuales desviaron su corazón. 4 Cuando Salomón ya era anciano, sus mujeres hicieron que su corazón se desviara hacia otros dioses, pues no se había entregado por completo al Señor su Dios, como lo había hecho David, su padre. 5 Salomón rindió culto a Astarté, diosa de los sidonios, y a Milcom, ídolo repugnante de los amonitas. 6 Así pues, los hechos de Salomón fueron malos a los ojos del Señor, pues no siguió fielmente al Señor, como lo había hecho David, su padre.

7 Por aquel tiempo, Salomón construyó, en el monte que está al oriente de Jerusalén, un santuario a Quemós, ídolo repugnante de Moab, y a Moloc, ídolo repugnante de los amonitas. 8 Lo mismo hizo para todas sus mujeres extranjeras, las cuales ofrecían incienso y sacrificios a sus dioses. 9 El Señor, Dios de Israel, se enojó con Salomón, porque su corazón se había apartado de él, que se le había aparecido dos veces 10 y que le había ordenado no rendir culto a otros dioses. Sin embargo, él no hizo caso de lo que el Señor le había ordenado. 11 Por lo tanto, el Señor le dijo a Salomón: «Ya que te has comportado así, y no has cumplido la alianza y las leyes que te ordené, voy a quitarte el reino y a dárselo a uno de los que te sirven. 12 Sin embargo, por consideración a David, tu padre, no lo haré mientras vivas; pero se lo quitaré a tu hijo. 13 Aunque no le quitaré todo el reino: le dejaré una tribu, por consideración a tu padre y a Jerusalén, la ciudad que he escogido.»

14 Entonces el Señor hizo que se levantara un enemigo contra Salomón: Hadad, un edomita, de la familia real de Edom. 15 Cuando David venció a Edom, Joab, el jefe del ejército, que había ido a enterrar a los caídos en combate, mató a todos los hombres de Edom; 16 durante seis meses se quedó allí, con todos los israelitas, hasta que aniquiló a todos los hombres de Edom. 17 Pero Hadad, que entonces era un niño, huyó a Egipto con algunos de sus paisanos que estaban al servicio de su padre. 18 Salieron de Madián y llegaron a Parán, donde tomaron a su servicio algunos hombres del lugar. Llegaron a Egipto y se presentaron al faraón, rey de Egipto, y éste les dio casa y comida, y les regaló tierras.

19 Hadad se ganó de tal modo el favor del faraón, que el faraón le dio por esposa a su cuñada, la hermana de la reina Tahpenés. 20 La hermana de Tahpenés dio a Hadad un hijo que se llamó Guenubat, al cual Tahpenés crió en el palacio del faraón, junto con sus propios hijos. 21 Pero cuando Hadad supo en Egipto que David había muerto, y que también había muerto Joab, el jefe del ejército, dijo Hadad al faraón:

—Dame permiso para regresar a mi tierra.

22 El faraón le respondió:

—¿Y para qué quieres regresar a tu tierra? ¿Te hace falta algo aquí conmigo?

Hadad respondió:

—No me falta nada, pero te ruego que me permitas regresar.

23 Además, Dios hizo que también Rezón se levantara contra Salomón. Rezón era hijo de Eliadá, que se había escapado de su amo, Hadad-ézer, el rey de Sobá. 24 Había reunido algunos hombres y era el jefe de una banda de ladrones. Cuando David les mató gente, Rezón se fue a Damasco y se estableció allí como rey. 25 Fue enemigo de Israel mientras vivió Salomón, y esto se unió al daño que causaba Hadad, pues aborrecía a Israel. De este modo, Rezón llegó a ser rey de Siria.

26 También Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, se rebeló contra el rey. Jeroboam era un funcionario de Salomón, de la ciudad de Seredá y de la tribu de Efraín. Su madre era una viuda llamada Serúa. 27 La razón por la que Jeroboam se rebeló contra el rey fue la siguiente: Salomón estaba construyendo el terraplén y cerrando la brecha de la Ciudad de David, su padre. 28 Jeroboam era un hombre fuerte y decidido; y al ver Salomón que este joven era muy activo, lo puso a cargo de todo lo relacionado con los descendientes de José.

29 Por aquel entonces, un día en que Jeroboam salió de Jerusalén, se encontró en el camino con el profeta Ahías, el de Siló, que iba cubierto con una capa nueva. Los dos estaban solos en el campo, 30 y tomando Ahías la capa nueva que llevaba puesta, la rasgó en doce pedazos 31 y dijo a Jeroboam: «Toma para ti diez pedazos, porque el Señor, Dios de Israel, te dice: “Voy a quitarle el reino a Salomón, y a darte a ti diez tribus. 32 A Salomón le dejaré sólo una tribu, por consideración a mi siervo David y a Jerusalén, la ciudad que he escogido entre todas las ciudades de las tribus de Israel. 33 Porque Salomón me ha rechazado, y se ha puesto a adorar a Astarté, diosa de los sidonios; a Quemós, dios de los moabitas; y a Milcom, dios de los amonitas. Sus hechos no han sido buenos a mis ojos, y no ha cumplido mis leyes y decretos como lo hizo David, su padre. 34 Sin embargo, no le quitaré todo el reino, sino que lo mantendré como gobernante mientras viva, por consideración a mi siervo David, a quien escogí, y quien cumplió mis mandamientos y mis leyes. 35 Pero le quitaré el reino a su hijo, y te lo entregaré a ti; es decir, diez tribus. 36 Sólo dejaré una tribu a su hijo, para que la lámpara de David, mi siervo, se mantenga siempre encendida ante mí en Jerusalén, la ciudad que escogí como residencia de mi nombre. 37 Yo te tomaré a ti, para que reines sobre todo lo que quieras y seas el rey de Israel. 38 Y si obedeces todo lo que yo te mande y tus hechos son rectos a mis ojos, y si cumples mis leyes y mandamientos, como lo hizo David, mi siervo, yo estaré contigo y estableceré firmemente tu dinastía, como establecí la de David; y te entregaré Israel. 39 En cuanto a la descendencia de David, la castigaré por este motivo, pero no para siempre.”»

40 Por causa de esto, Salomón procuró matar a Jeroboam; pero Jeroboam huyó a Egipto, donde reinaba Sisac, y allí se quedó hasta la muerte de Salomón.

Muerte de Salomón(A)

41 El resto de la historia de Salomón y de su sabiduría, y de todo lo que hizo, está escrito en el libro de las crónicas de Salomón. 42 Salomón reinó en Jerusalén sobre todo Israel durante cuarenta años, 43 y cuando murió lo enterraron en la Ciudad de David, su padre. Después reinó en su lugar su hijo Roboam.

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Solomon’s Wives

11 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women(A) besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites,(B) Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2 They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry(C) with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. 3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines,(D) and his wives led him astray.(E) 4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,(F) and his heart was not fully devoted(G) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. 5 He followed Ashtoreth(H) the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek(I) the detestable god of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did evil(J) in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.

7 On a hill east(K) of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh(L) the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek(M) the detestable god of the Ammonites. 8 He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.

9 The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared(N) to him twice. 10 Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods,(O) Solomon did not keep the Lord’s command.(P) 11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees,(Q) which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear(R) the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates. 12 Nevertheless, for the sake of David(S) your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe(T) for the sake(U) of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”(V)

Solomon’s Adversaries

14 Then the Lord raised up against Solomon an adversary,(W) Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. 15 Earlier when David was fighting with Edom, Joab the commander of the army, who had gone up to bury the dead, had struck down all the men in Edom.(X) 16 Joab and all the Israelites stayed there for six months, until they had destroyed all the men in Edom. 17 But Hadad, still only a boy, fled to Egypt with some Edomite officials who had served his father. 18 They set out from Midian and went to Paran.(Y) Then taking people from Paran with them, they went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.

19 Pharaoh was so pleased with Hadad that he gave him a sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage. 20 The sister of Tahpenes bore him a son named Genubath, whom Tahpenes brought up in the royal palace. There Genubath lived with Pharaoh’s own children.

21 While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David rested with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was also dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”

22 “What have you lacked here that you want to go back to your own country?” Pharaoh asked.

“Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but do let me go!”

23 And God raised up against Solomon another adversary,(Z) Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer(AA) king of Zobah. 24 When David destroyed Zobah’s army, Rezon gathered a band of men around him and became their leader; they went to Damascus,(AB) where they settled and took control. 25 Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled in Aram(AC) and was hostile toward Israel.

Jeroboam Rebels Against Solomon

26 Also, Jeroboam son of Nebat rebelled(AD) against the king. He was one of Solomon’s officials, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, and his mother was a widow named Zeruah.

27 Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces[a](AE) and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father. 28 Now Jeroboam was a man of standing,(AF) and when Solomon saw how well(AG) the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.

29 About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah(AH) the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country, 30 and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore(AI) it into twelve pieces. 31 Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘See, I am going to tear(AJ) the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes. 32 But for the sake(AK) of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe. 33 I will do this because they have[b] forsaken me and worshiped(AL) Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Molek the god of the Ammonites, and have not walked(AM) in obedience to me, nor done what is right in my eyes, nor kept my decrees(AN) and laws as David, Solomon’s father, did.

34 “‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees. 35 I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes. 36 I will give one tribe(AO) to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp(AP) before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name. 37 However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule(AQ) over all that your heart desires;(AR) you will be king over Israel. 38 If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right(AS) in my eyes by obeying my decrees(AT) and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty(AU) as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you. 39 I will humble David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.’”

40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled(AV) to Egypt, to Shishak(AW) the king, and stayed there until Solomon’s death.

Solomon’s Death(AX)

41 As for the other events of Solomon’s reign—all he did and the wisdom he displayed—are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon? 42 Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 43 Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam(AY) his son succeeded him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:27 Or the Millo
  2. 1 Kings 11:33 Hebrew; Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac because he has
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