Solomon’s Heart Turns from the Lord

11 But (A)King Solomon loved (B)many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, (C)“You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. For it was so, when Solomon was old, (D)that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his (E)heart was not [a]loyal to the Lord his God, (F)as was the heart of his father David. For Solomon went after (G)Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after (H)Milcom[b] the abomination of the (I)Ammonites. Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David. (J)Then Solomon built a [c]high place for (K)Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on (L)the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

So the Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, (M)who had appeared to him twice, 10 and (N)had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the Lord had commanded. 11 Therefore the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, (O)I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your (P)servant. 12 Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13 (Q)However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give (R)one tribe to your son (S)for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem (T)which I have chosen.”

Adversaries of Solomon

14 Now the Lord (U)raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was a descendant of the king in Edom. 15 (V)For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, (W)after he had killed every male in Edom 16 (because for six months Joab remained there with all Israel, until he had cut down every male in Edom), 17 that Hadad fled to go to Egypt, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him. Hadad was still a little child. 18 Then they arose from Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them from Paran and came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, apportioned food for him, and gave him land. 19 And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, that is, the sister of Queen Tahpenes. 20 Then the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house. And Genubath was in Pharaoh’s household among the sons of Pharaoh.

21 (X)So when Hadad heard in Egypt that David [d]rested with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, [e]“Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”

22 Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that suddenly you seek to go to your own country?”

So he answered, “Nothing, but do let me go anyway.”

23 And God raised up another adversary against him, Rezon the son of Eliadah, who had fled from his lord, (Y)Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24 So he gathered men to him and became captain over a band of raiders, (Z)when David killed those of Zobah. And they went to Damascus and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus. 25 He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon (besides the trouble that Hadad caused); and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

Jeroboam’s Rebellion

26 Then Solomon’s servant, (AA)Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zereda, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, (AB)also (AC)rebelled against the king.

27 And this is what caused him to rebel against the king: (AD)Solomon had built the Millo and [f]repaired the damages to the City of David his father. 28 The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon, seeing that the young man was (AE)industrious, made him the officer over all the labor force of the house of Joseph.

29 Now it happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet (AF)Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment, and the two were alone in the field. 30 Then Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him, and (AG)tore it into twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, “Take for yourself ten pieces, for (AH)thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you 32 (but he shall have one tribe for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel), 33 (AI)because [g]they have forsaken Me, and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the people of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways to do what is right in My eyes and keep My statutes and My judgments, as did his father David. 34 However I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of My servant David, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and My statutes. 35 But (AJ)I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and give it to you—ten tribes. 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that (AK)My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there. 37 So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel. 38 Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then (AL)I will be with you and (AM)build for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you. 39 And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever.’ ”

40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to (AN)Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

Death of Solomon(AO)

41 Now (AP)the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 42 (AQ)And the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. 43 (AR)Then Solomon [h]rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his (AS)place.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:4 Lit. at peace with
  2. 1 Kings 11:5 Or Molech
  3. 1 Kings 11:7 A place for pagan worship
  4. 1 Kings 11:21 Died and joined his ancestors
  5. 1 Kings 11:21 Lit. Send me away
  6. 1 Kings 11:27 Lit. closed up the breaches
  7. 1 Kings 11:33 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. he has
  8. 1 Kings 11:43 Died and joined his ancestors

Solomon’s Wives

11 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women(A) besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites,(B) Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 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. He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines,(D) and his wives led him astray.(E) 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. He followed Ashtoreth(H) the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek(I) the detestable god of the Ammonites. So Solomon did evil(J) in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done.

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. He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.

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

Salomo wendet sich von Gott ab

11 Aber der König Salomo liebte viele ausländische Frauen neben der Tochter des Pharao: moabitische, ammonitische, edomitische, zidonische und hetitische, aus den Völkern, von denen der Herr den Kindern Israel gesagt hatte: Geht nicht zu ihnen und lasset sie nicht zu euch kommen, denn sie werden gewiß eure Herzen zu ihren Göttern neigen! An diesen hing Salomo mit Liebe. Und er hatte siebenhundert fürstliche Frauen und dreihundert Nebenfrauen; und seine Frauen neigten sein Herz. Denn als Salomo alt war, neigten seine Frauen sein Herz fremden Göttern zu, daß sein Herz nicht mehr so vollkommen mit dem Herrn, seinem Gott, war wie das Herz seines Vaters David. Also lief Salomo der Astarte nach, der Gottheit der Zidonier, und Milkom, dem Greuel der Ammoniter.

Und Salomo tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn, und folgte dem Herrn nicht gänzlich nach, wie sein Vater David.

Auch baute Salomo eine Höhe dem Kamos, dem Greuel der Moabiter, auf dem Berge, der vor Jerusalem liegt, und dem Moloch, dem Greuel der Kinder Ammon. Und ebenso tat er für alle seine ausländischen Frauen, die ihren Göttern räucherten und opferten.

Aber der Herr ward zornig über Salomo, weil sein Herz sich abgewandt hatte von dem Herrn, dem Gott Israels, der ihm zweimal erschienen war, 10 ja, der ihm gerade darüber Befehl gegeben hatte, daß er nicht andern Göttern nachwandeln solle; aber er beachtete nicht, was ihm der Herr geboten hatte. 11 Darum sprach der Herr zu Salomo: Weil solches von dir geschehen ist und du meinen Bund nicht bewahrt hast, noch meine Satzungen, die ich dir geboten habe, so will ich dir gewiß das Königreich entreißen und es deinem Knechte geben. 12 Doch zu deiner Zeit will ich es nicht tun, um deines Vaters David willen; der Hand deines Sohnes will ich es entreißen. 13 Nur will ich ihm nicht das ganze Reich entreißen; einen Stamm will ich deinem Sohne geben, um meines Knechtes David und um Jerusalems willen, die ich erwählt habe.

Salomos Widersacher

14 Und der Herr erweckte dem Salomo einen Widersacher, Hadad, den Edomiter, er war vom königlichen Samen in Edom. 15 Denn als David in Edom war, und als Joab, der Feldhauptmann, hinaufzog, um die Erschlagenen zu begraben, erschlug er, was männlich war in Edom. 16 Denn Joab blieb sechs Monate lang daselbst mit ganz Israel, bis er alles ausgerottet hatte, was in Edom männlich war. 17 Da floh Hadad und mit ihm etliche Edomiter von den Knechten seines Vaters, um nach Ägypten zu gehen; Hadad aber war noch ein kleiner Knabe. 18 Und sie machten sich auf von Midian und kamen gen Paran, nahmen Leute mit sich aus Paran und kamen nach Ägypten zum Pharao, dem König von Ägypten; der gab ihm ein Haus, versprach ihm Nahrung und gab ihm Land.

19 Und Hadad fand große Gnade beim Pharao, so daß er ihm auch seiner Gemahlin Schwester, die Schwester der Gebieterin Tachpenes, zum Weibe gab. 20 Und die Schwester der Tachpenes gebar ihm Genubat, seinen Sohn, und Tachpenes zog ihn auf im Hause des Pharao, so daß Genubat im Hause des Pharao unter den Kindern des Pharao war.

21 Als nun Hadad in Ägypten hörte, daß David sich zu seinen Vätern gelegt habe, und daß Joab, der Feldhauptmann, tot sei, sprach Hadad zum Pharao: Laß mich in mein Land ziehen! 22 Der Pharao sprach zu ihm: Was mangelt dir bei mir, daß du in dein Land ziehen willst? Er sprach: Nichts; aber laß mich gehen!

23 Und Gott erweckte ihm noch einen Widersacher, Reson, den Sohn Eljadas, der von seinem Herrn Hadad-Eser, dem König zu Zoba, geflohen war. 24 Der sammelte Männer um sich und war Rottenführer, als David sie schlug; und sie zogen nach Damaskus und wohnten daselbst und regierten zu Damaskus. 25 Und er war Israels Widersacher, solange Salomo lebte, außer dem Übel, das Hadad tat; und er hatte einen Widerwillen gegen Israel und wurde König über Syrien.

Jerobeams Auflehnung wider Salomo

26 Auch Jerobeam, der Sohn Nebats, ein Ephraimiter von Zareda, Salomos Knecht, dessen Mutter, eine Witwe, Zeruha hieß, erhob die Hand wider den König.

27 Und dies ist der Anlaß, bei welchem er die Hand wider den König erhob: Salomo baute Millo und schloß [damit] eine Lücke an der Stadt Davids, seines Vaters. 28 Nun war Jerobeam ein tüchtiger Mann; als aber Salomo sah, daß der Jüngling arbeitsam war, setzte er ihn über alle Lastträger des Hauses Josephs.

29 Es begab sich aber zu jener Zeit, als Jerobeam aus Jerusalem wegging, fand ihn der Prophet Achija von Silo auf dem Wege; der hatte einen neuen Mantel an, und sie waren beide allein auf dem Felde. 30 Und Achija faßte den neuen Mantel, den er anhatte, und zerriß ihn in zwölf Stücke 31 und sprach zu Jerobeam: Nimm die zehn Stücke! Denn also spricht der Herr, der Gott Israels: Siehe, ich will das Königreich der Hand Salomos entreißen und dir zehn Stämme geben. 32 Einen Stamm soll er haben, um meines Knechtes David und um der Stadt Jerusalem willen, die ich aus allen Stämmen Israels erwählt habe; 33 darum, weil sie mich verlassen und Astarte, die Gottheit der Zidonier, Kamos, den Gott der Moabiter, und Milkom, den Gott der Ammoniter, angebetet haben und nicht in meinen Wegen gewandelt sind, um zu tun, was in meinen Augen recht ist, nach meinen Satzungen und Rechten, wie sein Vater David getan hat.

34 Doch will ich nicht das ganze Reich aus seiner Hand nehmen, sondern ich will ihn als Fürst belassen sein Leben lang, um meines Knechtes David willen, den ich erwählt habe, der meine Gebote und Satzungen beobachtet hat. 35 Aber ich will das Königreich aus der Hand seines Sohnes nehmen und dir zehn Stämme geben; 36 und will seinem Sohn einen Stamm geben, daß mein Knecht David immerdar vor mir eine Leuchte[a] habe in der Stadt Jerusalem, die ich mir erwählt habe, um meinen Namen dahin zu setzen. 37 So will ich nun dich nehmen, und du sollst regieren über alles, was dein Herz begehrt und König sein über Israel. 38 Wirst du nun allem gehorchen, was ich dir gebieten werde, und in meinen Wegen wandeln und tun, was in meinen Augen recht ist, daß du meine Satzungen und meine Gebote beobachtest, wie mein Knecht David getan hat, so will ich mit dir sein und dir ein beständiges Haus bauen, wie ich es David gebaut habe, und will dir Israel geben. 39 Und ich will den Samen Davids um deswillen demütigen, doch nicht immerdar!

40 Salomo aber trachtete, Jerobeam zu töten; da machte sich Jerobeam auf und floh nach Ägypten zu Sisak, dem König von Ägypten, und verblieb in Ägypten, bis Salomo starb.

Salomos Tod

41 Was aber mehr von Salomo zu sagen ist, und alles, was er getan hat, und seine Weisheit, ist das nicht geschrieben im Buche der Geschichte Salomos?

42 Die Zeit aber, während welcher Salomo über ganz Israel zu Jerusalem regierte, beträgt vierzig Jahre. 43 Und Salomo entschlief mit seinen Vätern und ward begraben in der Stadt Davids, seines Vaters; und Rehabeam, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Könige 11:36 eine Leuchte, d.h. einen Nachfolger mit königlicher Vollmacht (LS)

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, 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. He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. And his wives turned away his heart. 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. For Solomon went after (E)Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after (F)Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 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. 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. And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.

The Lord Raises Adversaries

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. 1 Kings 11:33 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate he has; twice in this verse