1 Kings 11:4-13

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⁴As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods,^(A) and his heart was not fully devoted^(B) to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. ⁵He followed Ashtoreth^(C) the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek^(D) the detestable god of the Ammonites. ⁶So Solomon did evil^(E) in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.

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

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

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Psalm 132:11-18

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¹¹The Lord swore an oath to David,^(A)
    a sure oath he will not revoke:
“One of your own descendants^(B)
    I will place on your throne.
¹²If your sons keep my covenant^(C)
    and the statutes I teach them,
then their sons will sit
    on your throne^(D) for ever and ever.”

¹³For the Lord has chosen Zion,^(E)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,^(F) saying,
¹⁴“This is my resting place for ever and ever;^(G)
    here I will sit enthroned,^(H) for I have desired it.
¹⁵I will bless her with abundant provisions;
    her poor I will satisfy with food.^(I)
¹⁶I will clothe her priests^(J) with salvation,
    and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.^(K)

¹⁷“Here I will make a horn^[a] grow^(L) for David
and set up a lamp^(M) for my anointed one.^(N)
¹⁸I will clothe his enemies with shame,^(O)
but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”^(P)

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Footnotes

Psalm 132:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one, that is, king.

Mark 7:24-30

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Jesus Honors a Syrophoenician Woman’s Faith^(A)

²⁴Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre.^[a]^(B) He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. ²⁵In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit^(C) came and fell at his feet. ²⁶The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

²⁷“First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”

²⁸“Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

²⁹Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.”

³⁰She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

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