1 Kings 11
English Standard Version
Solomon Turns from the Lord
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 concerning which the Lord had said to the people of Israel, (B)“You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. 3 He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. 4 For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and (C)his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, (D)as was the heart of David his father. 5 For Solomon went after (E)Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after (F)Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord, as David his father had done. 7 Then Solomon built a high place for (G)Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for (H)Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. 8 And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.
The Lord Raises Adversaries
9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because (I)his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, (J)who had appeared to him twice 10 and (K)had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord commanded. 11 Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this has been your practice and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes that I have commanded you, (L)I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant. 12 Yet for the sake of David your father I will not do it in your days, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13 However, (M)I will not tear away all the kingdom, but (N)I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem (O)that I have chosen.”
14 And the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was of the royal house in Edom. 15 For (P)when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, he struck down every male in Edom 16 (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom). 17 But Hadad fled to Egypt, together with certain Edomites of his father's servants, Hadad still being a little child. 18 They set out from Midian and came to (Q)Paran and took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house and assigned him an allowance of food and gave him land. 19 And 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 bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh. 21 But when Hadad heard in Egypt (R)that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.” 22 But Pharaoh said to him, “What have you lacked with me that you are now seeking to go to your own country?” And he said to him, “Only let me depart.”
23 God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master (S)Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24 And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, (T)after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus. 25 He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing harm as Hadad did. And he loathed Israel and reigned over Syria.
26 (U)Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (V)an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, also (W)lifted up his hand against the king. 27 And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king. (X)Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of David his father. 28 The man Jeroboam was very able, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious he gave him charge over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph. 29 And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet (Y)Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed himself in a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the open country. 30 Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, (Z)and tore it into twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, (AA)I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and will give you ten tribes 32 (but (AB)he shall have one tribe, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, (AC)the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), 33 because they have[a] forsaken me (AD)and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites, and they have not walked in my ways, doing what is right in my sight and keeping my statutes and my rules, as David his father 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 David my servant whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes. 35 (AE)But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand and will give it to you, ten tribes. 36 Yet to his son (AF)I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have (AG)a lamp before me in Jerusalem, (AH)the city where I have chosen to put my name. 37 And I will take you, and you shall reign over all that your soul desires, and you shall be king over Israel. 38 And if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, (AI)I will be with you and (AJ)will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. 39 And I will afflict the offspring of David because of this, but not forever.’” 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to (AK)Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
41 (AL)Now 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 (AM)slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And (AN)Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 11:33 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate he has; twice in this verse
1 Kings 11
New American Standard Bible
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 Kings 11:2 Lit go among
- 1 Kings 11:2 Lit go among
- 1 Kings 11:2 Lit after their
- 1 Kings 11:3 Or women of rank
- 1 Kings 11:4 Lit after other
- 1 Kings 11:4 Lit complete with
- 1 Kings 11:5 In Jer 49:1, 3, Malcam
- 1 Kings 11:7 Lit before
- 1 Kings 11:11 Lit this has happened with you
- 1 Kings 11:14 Lit king’s seed
- 1 Kings 11:17 Lit to go into
- 1 Kings 11:21 I.e., died
- 1 Kings 11:24 Lit in it
- 1 Kings 11:26 Lit lifted up a hand
- 1 Kings 11:27 Lit lifted up a hand
- 1 Kings 11:27 I.e., terraced structure
- 1 Kings 11:28 Lit a performer of work
- 1 Kings 11:28 Lit burden of
- 1 Kings 11:29 Lit he
- 1 Kings 11:37 Lit your soul desires
- 1 Kings 11:39 Lit seed
- 1 Kings 11:43 I.e., died
1 Reis 11
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Salomão e as suas muitas esposas
11 O rei Salomão gostava muito de mulheres, especialmente das que vinham de outras partes do mundo. Além da filha do faraó, tinha mulheres heteus e mulheres moabitas, amonitas, edomitas e fenícias de Sidom. 2 O SENHOR disse ao povo de Israel:
—Não devem se casar com mulheres de outras nações. Fazer isso os levará a seguir os deuses das outras nações.
Também Salomão se apaixonou por essas mulheres. 3 Ele teve setecentas esposas, filhas de outros chefes de estado, e outras trezentas esposas. Elas o afastaram de Deus. 4 Quando Salomão era velho, as suas esposas o convenceram a seguir outros deuses e o seu coração não estava completamente entregue ao SENHOR, ao contrário do que seu pai Davi havia feito. 5 Salomão adorou Astarote, deusa dos fenícios de Sidom. Também adorou Moloque, o ídolo horrível dos amonitas. 6 Salomão fez mal diante os olhos do SENHOR e não seguiu de todo o coração ao SENHOR, como o fez seu pai Davi.
7 Num monte junto a Jerusalém, Salomão construiu um lugar para adorar Camos, o ídolo horrível dos moabitas. No mesmo monte, Salomão construiu um lugar para adorar Moloque, ídolo horrível dos amonitas. 8 Salomão fez a mesma coisa para agradar todas as suas esposas estrangeiras. As suas esposas queimavam incenso e faziam sacrifícios aos seus deuses.
9 Salomão deixou de seguir ao SENHOR, Deus de Israel. O SENHOR, quem lhe havia aparecido duas vezes, se irritou muito com Salomão. 10 Ele disse a Salomão que não devia seguir a outros deuses, mas Salomão não obedeceu à ordem do SENHOR. 11 Então o SENHOR disse a Salomão:
—Você escolheu não manter a aliança comigo nem obedecer aos meus decretos. Portanto, eu lhe prometo que vou tirar o reino de você e o darei a um dos seus servos. 12 Contudo, como amei a seu pai Davi, não farei isso enquanto você viver. Esperarei até que seu filho chegue a ser o rei e então o tirarei dele. 13 Mas não tirarei dele todo o reino, deixarei que governe uma tribo. Davi era meu servo, o farei por ele e por Jerusalém, a cidade que eu escolhi.
Os inimigos de Salomão
14 Durante aquele tempo, o SENHOR fez que Hadade, o edomita, se tornasse inimigo de Salomão. Hadade era da família do rei de Edom. 15 Aconteceu assim: Davi tinha derrotado a Edom antes, quando Joabe era o líder do exército de Davi. Joabe entrou a Edom para sepultar os mortos e matou todos os homens que ainda moravam ali. 16 Joabe e todo Israel ficaram em Edom por seis meses. Durante esse tempo mataram a todos os homens de Edom. 17 Mas sendo apenas um menino, Hadade fugiu ao Egito com alguns servos do seu pai. 18 O deixaram em Midiã e foram a Parã, onde se uniram com outros refugiados enquanto iam para o Egito. Pediu ajuda ao faraó, rei do Egito, e o faraó deu a Hadade uma casa e terra. O faraó também o apoiava e lhe proporcionava alimentos.
19 Hadade agradou muito ao faraó e este deu a Hadade a sua cunhada como esposa. A esposa do faraó era a rainha Tafnes. 20 A irmã de Tafnes se casou com Hadade e tiveram um filho chamado Genubate. A rainha Tafnes permitiu que Genubate se criasse na casa do faraó com os seus filhos.
21 Enquanto estava no Egito, Hadade ficou sabendo da morte de Davi e da morte de Joabe, comandante do exército. Portanto, Hadade disse ao faraó:
—Quero ir ao meu país.
22 Mas faraó respondeu:
—Dei a você tudo o que precisa aqui, por que quer voltar?
Hadade respondeu:
—Deixe-me ir, por favor.
23 Deus fez também que Rezom, filho de Eliada, se tornasse inimigo de Salomão. Ele havia fugido do seu dono, Hadadezer, o rei de Zobá. 24 Davi tinha derrotado o exército de Zobá, e depois Rezom juntou alguns homens e chegou a ser o chefe de um pequeno exército. Rezom foi a Damasco e ali permaneceu como rei. 25 Rezom governou em Síria e odiava Israel. Ele continuou sendo inimigo de Israel durante todo o tempo da vida de Salomão. Rezom e Hadade causaram muitas dificuldades a Israel.
26 Jeroboão, filho de Nabate e Zerua, se rebelou contra o rei. Jeroboão era um dos servos de Salomão e era da tribo de Efraim. Sua mãe era uma viúva, da aldeia de Zeredá.
27 Esta é a explicação da rebelião de Jeroboão contra o rei. Salomão estava trabalhando na construção do Milo e estava arrumando o muro da cidade do seu pai Davi. 28 Jeroboão era um homem forte. Salomão viu que era um bom trabalhador, então o fez chefe encarregado dos trabalhadores da tribo de José[a].
29 Certo dia Jeroboão estava viajando fora de Jerusalém. Aías, o profeta de Siló, se encontrou com ele pelo caminho. Aías vestia um manto novo; os dois estavam sozinhos no campo. 30 Aías pegou o seu manto novo e o rasgou em doze pedaços. 31 Então Aías disse a Jeroboão:
—Pegue dez pedaços deste manto. O SENHOR, Deus de Israel, diz: “Eu tirarei o reino de Salomão e darei a você dez tribos. 32 Deixarei que a família de Davi mantenha controle sobre só uma tribo, em honra do meu servo Davi e de Jerusalém, a cidade que eu escolhi de todas as tribos de Israel. 33 Eu tirarei o reino de Salomão porque ele[b] deixou de me seguir e adora Astarote, a deusa falsa de Sidom. Também adorou a Camos, o deus falso de Moabe, e a Moloque, o deus falso dos amonitas. Salomão deixou de fazer tudo o que eu considero correto. Já não obedece aos meus decretos e não obedece às minhas ordenanças, diferente de como fez seu pai Davi.
34 —“Portanto, tirarei o reino da família de Salomão, mas não completamente, porque quero honrar o seu pai Davi, quem cumpriu com as minhas decisões e decretos. Por isso eu decidi colocar Salomão, filho de Davi, como príncipe durante toda a sua vida, 35 mas tirarei o reino do seu filho. A você, Jeroboão, permitirei governar sobre as dez tribos, 36 e ao filho de Salomão, sobre uma tribo. Farei isso para que a lâmpada do meu servo Davi nunca se apague enquanto os seus descendentes governem em Jerusalém, a cidade que eu escolhi como minha. 37 Mas farei que você governe tudo o que quiser, você governará sobre todo Israel.[c] 38 Se cumprir com os meus ensinos e me seguir, se fizer o que eu considero correto de tal maneira que cumpra os meus decretos igual que Davi meu servo, então de igual modo eu vou estar com você e farei de você uma dinastia firme, como no caso de Davi, dando Israel a você. 39 Aos filhos de Davi os castigarei, mas não para sempre”.
A morte de Salomão
40 Salomão tentou matar a Jeroboão, mas Jeroboão escapou e foi ao Egito, sob a proteção de Sisaque, rei do Egito, e ali permaneceu até que morreu Salomão.
41 As demais coisas que Salomão fez, a sua sabedoria e tudo o que fez, está escrito no livro As Crônicas de Salomão. 42 Durante quarenta anos Salomão governou em Jerusalém sobre todo Israel. 43 Depois morreu e foi sepultado com os seus antepassados na Cidade de Davi, seu pai. Então seu filho Roboão reinou no seu lugar.
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