¹ But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, 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, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

⁵ For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

⁶ And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

⁷ Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

⁸ And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

⁹ And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

¹⁰ And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.

¹¹ Wherefore the LORD said unto 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 thee, and will give it to thy servant.

¹² Notwithstanding in thy days 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 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 slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;

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 an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

¹⁹ And Hadad found great favor 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 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

²⁴ And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

²⁵ And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

²⁶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.

²⁷ And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.

²⁸ And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

²⁹ And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:

³⁰ And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

³¹ And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the 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 me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh 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 I will take the kingdom 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 David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

³⁷ And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

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 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 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 reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

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

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¹ But king ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 loved ^H157 many ^H7227 strange ^H5237 women, ^H802 together with the daughter ^H1323 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 women of the Moabites, ^H4125 Ammonites, ^H5984 Edomites, ^H130 Zidonians, ^H6722 and Hittites; ^H2850

² Of the nations ^H1471 concerning which the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 Ye shall not go in ^H935 to them, neither shall they come in ^H935 unto you: for surely ^H403 they will turn away ^H5186 your heart ^H3824 after ^H310 their gods: ^H430 Solomon ^H8010 clave ^H1692 unto these in love. ^H157

³ And he had seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 wives, ^H802 princesses, ^H8282 and three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 concubines: ^H6370 and his wives ^H802 turned away ^H5186 his heart. ^H3820

⁴ For it came to pass, when ^H6256 Solomon ^H8010 was old, ^H2209 that his wives ^H802 turned away ^H5186 his heart ^H3824 after ^H310 other ^H312 gods: ^H430 and his heart ^H3824 was not perfect ^H8003 with the LORD ^H3068 his God, ^H430 as was the heart ^H3824 of David ^H1732 his father. ^H1

⁵ For Solomon ^H8010 went ^H3212 after ^H310 Ashtoreth ^H6253 the goddess ^H430 of the Zidonians, ^H6722 and after ^H310 Milcom ^H4445 the abomination ^H8251 of the Ammonites. ^H5984

⁶ And Solomon ^H8010 did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 and went not fully ^H4390 after ^H310 the LORD, ^H3068 as did David ^H1732 his father. ^H1

⁷ Then did Solomon ^H8010 build ^H1129 an high place ^H1116 for Chemosh, ^H3645 the abomination ^H8251 of Moab, ^H4124 in the hill ^H2022 that is before ^H6440 Jerusalem, ^H3389 and for Molech, ^H4432 the abomination ^H8251 of the children ^H1121 of Ammon. ^H5983

⁸ And likewise did ^H6213 he for all his strange ^H5237 wives, ^H802 which burnt incense ^H6999 and sacrificed ^H2076 unto their gods. ^H430

⁹ And the LORD ^H3068 was angry ^H599 with Solomon, ^H8010 because his heart ^H3824 was turned ^H5186 from the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel, ^H3478 which had appeared ^H7200 unto him twice, ^H6471

¹⁰ And had commanded ^H6680 him concerning this thing, ^H1697 that he should not go ^H3212 after ^H310 other ^H312 gods: ^H430 but he kept ^H8104 not that which the LORD ^H3068 commanded. ^H6680

¹¹ Wherefore the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto Solomon, ^H8010 Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept ^H8104 my covenant ^H1285 and my statutes, ^H2708 which I have commanded ^H6680 thee, I will surely ^H7167 rend ^H7167 the kingdom ^H4467 from thee, and will give ^H5414 it to thy servant. ^H5650

¹² Notwithstanding in thy days ^H3117 I will not do ^H6213 it for David ^H1732 thy father's ^H1 sake: but I will rend ^H7167 it out of the hand ^H3027 of thy son. ^H1121

¹³ Howbeit ^H7535 I will not rend away ^H7167 all the kingdom; ^H4467 but will give ^H5414 one ^H259 tribe ^H7626 to thy son ^H1121 for David ^H1732 my servant's ^H5650 sake, and for Jerusalem's ^H3389 sake which I have chosen. ^H977

¹⁴ And the LORD ^H3068 stirred up ^H6965 an adversary ^H7854 unto Solomon, ^H8010 Hadad ^H1908 the Edomite: ^H130 he was of the king's ^H4428 seed ^H2233 in Edom. ^H123

¹⁵ For it came to pass, when David ^H1732 was in Edom, ^H123 and Joab ^H3097 the captain ^H8269 of the host ^H6635 was gone up ^H5927 to bury ^H6912 the slain, ^H2491 after he had smitten ^H5221 every male ^H2145 in Edom; ^H123

¹⁶ (For six ^H8337 months ^H2320 did Joab ^H3097 remain ^H3427 there with all Israel, ^H3478 until he had cut off ^H3772 every male ^H2145 in Edom:) ^H123

¹⁷ That Hadad ^H111 fled, ^H1272 he and certain ^H582 Edomites ^H130 of his father's ^H1 servants ^H5650 with him, to go ^H935 into Egypt; ^H4714 Hadad ^H1908 being yet a little ^H6996 child. ^H5288

¹⁸ And they arose ^H6965 out of Midian, ^H4080 and came ^H935 to Paran: ^H6290 and they took ^H3947 men ^H582 with them out of Paran, ^H6290 and they came ^H935 to Egypt, ^H4714 unto Pharaoh ^H6547 king ^H4428 of Egypt; ^H4714 which gave ^H5414 him an house, ^H1004 and appointed ^H559 him victuals, ^H3899 and gave ^H5414 him land. ^H776

¹⁹ And Hadad ^H1908 found ^H4672 great ^H3966 favour ^H2580 in the sight ^H5869 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 so that he gave ^H5414 him to wife ^H802 the sister ^H269 of his own wife, ^H802 the sister ^H269 of Tahpenes ^H8472 the queen. ^H1377

²⁰ And the sister ^H269 of Tahpenes ^H8472 bare ^H3205 him Genubath ^H1592 his son, ^H1121 whom Tahpenes ^H8472 weaned ^H1580 in ^H8432 Pharaoh's ^H6547 house: ^H1004 and Genubath ^H1592 was in Pharaoh's ^H6547 household ^H1004 among ^H8432 the sons ^H1121 of Pharaoh. ^H6547

²¹ And when Hadad ^H1908 heard ^H8085 in Egypt ^H4714 that David ^H1732 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and that Joab ^H3097 the captain ^H8269 of the host ^H6635 was dead, ^H4191 Hadad ^H1908 said ^H559 to Pharaoh, ^H6547 Let me depart, ^H7971 that I may go ^H3212 to mine own country. ^H776

²² Then Pharaoh ^H6547 said ^H559 unto him, But what hast thou lacked ^H2638 with me, that, behold, thou seekest ^H1245 to go ^H3212 to thine own country? ^H776 And he answered, ^H559 Nothing: howbeit let me go ^H7971 in any wise. ^H7971

²³ And God ^H430 stirred him up ^H6965 another adversary, ^H7854 Rezon ^H7331 the son ^H1121 of Eliadah, ^H450 which fled ^H1272 from his lord ^H113 Hadadezer ^H1909 king ^H4428 of Zobah: ^H6678

²⁴ And he gathered ^H6908 men ^H582 unto him, and became captain ^H8269 over a band, ^H1416 when David ^H1732 slew ^H2026 them of Zobah: and they went ^H3212 to Damascus, ^H1834 and dwelt ^H3427 therein, and reigned ^H4427 in Damascus. ^H1834

²⁵ And he was an adversary ^H7854 to Israel ^H3478 all the days ^H3117 of Solomon, ^H8010 beside the mischief ^H7451 that Hadad ^H1908 did: and he abhorred ^H6973 Israel, ^H3478 and reigned ^H4427 over Syria. ^H758

²⁶ And Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat, ^H5028 an Ephrathite ^H673 of Zereda, ^H6868 Solomon's ^H8010 servant, ^H5650 whose mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Zeruah, ^H6871 a widow ^H490 woman, ^H802 even he lifted up ^H7311 his hand ^H3027 against the king. ^H4428

²⁷ And this was the cause ^H1697 that he lifted up ^H7311 his hand ^H3027 against the king: ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 built ^H1129 Millo, ^H4407 and repaired ^H5462 the breaches ^H6556 of the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732 his father. ^H1

²⁸ And the man ^H376 Jeroboam ^H3379 was a mighty man ^H1368 of valour: ^H2428 and Solomon ^H8010 seeing ^H7200 the young man ^H5288 that he was industrious, ^{H6213 H4399} he made him ruler ^H6485 over all the charge ^H5447 of the house ^H1004 of Joseph. ^H3130

²⁹ And it came to pass at that time ^H6256 when Jeroboam ^H3379 went out ^H3318 of Jerusalem, ^H3389 that the prophet ^H5030 Ahijah ^H281 the Shilonite ^H7888 found ^H4672 him in the way; ^H1870 and he had clad ^H3680 himself with a new ^H2319 garment; ^H8008 and they two ^H8147 were alone in the field: ^H7704

³⁰ And Ahijah ^H281 caught ^H8610 the new ^H2319 garment ^H8008 that was on him, and rent ^H7167 it in twelve ^{H8147 H6240} pieces: ^H7168

³¹ And he said ^H559 to Jeroboam, ^H3379 Take ^H3947 thee ten ^H6235 pieces: ^H7168 for thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 the God ^H430 of Israel, ^H3478 Behold, I will rend ^H7167 the kingdom ^H4467 out of the hand ^H3027 of Solomon, ^H8010 and will give ^H5414 ten ^H6235 tribes ^H7626 to thee:

³² (But he shall have one ^H259 tribe ^H7626 for my servant ^H5650 David's ^H1732 sake, and for Jerusalem's ^H3389 sake, the city ^H5892 which I have chosen ^H977 out of all the tribes ^H7626 of Israel:) ^H3478

³³ Because that they have forsaken ^H5800 me, and have worshipped ^H7812 Ashtoreth ^H6253 the goddess ^H430 of the Zidonians, ^H6722 Chemosh ^H3645 the god ^H430 of the Moabites, ^H4124 and Milcom ^H4445 the god ^H430 of the children ^H1121 of Ammon, ^H5983 and have not walked ^H1980 in my ways, ^H1870 to do ^H6213 that which is right ^H3477 in mine eyes, ^H5869 and to keep my statutes ^H2708 and my judgments, ^H4941 as did David ^H1732 his father. ^H1

³⁴ Howbeit I will not take ^H3947 the whole kingdom ^H4467 out of his hand: ^H3027 but I will make ^H7896 him prince ^H5387 all the days ^H3117 of his life ^H2416 for David ^H1732 my servant's ^H5650 sake, whom I chose, ^H977 because he kept ^H8104 my commandments ^H4687 and my statutes: ^H2708

³⁵ But I will take ^H3947 the kingdom ^H4410 out of his son's ^H1121 hand, ^H3027 and will give ^H5414 it unto thee, even ten ^H6235 tribes. ^H7626

³⁶ And unto his son ^H1121 will I give ^H5414 one ^H259 tribe, ^H7626 that David ^H1732 my servant ^H5650 may have a light ^H5216 alway ^H3117 before ^H6440 me in Jerusalem, ^H3389 the city ^H5892 which I have chosen ^H977 me to put ^H7760 my name ^H8034 there.

³⁷ And I will take ^H3947 thee, and thou shalt reign ^H4427 according to all that thy soul ^H5315 desireth, ^H183 and shalt be king ^H4428 over Israel. ^H3478

³⁸ And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken ^H8085 unto all that I command ^H6680 thee, and wilt walk ^H1980 in my ways, ^H1870 and do ^H6213 that is right ^H3477 in my sight, ^H5869 to keep ^H8104 my statutes ^H2708 and my commandments, ^H4687 as David ^H1732 my servant ^H5650 did; ^H6213 that I will be with thee, and build ^H1129 thee a sure ^H539 house, ^H1004 as I built ^H1129 for David, ^H1732 and will give ^H5414 Israel ^H3478 unto thee.

³⁹ And I will for this afflict ^H6031 the seed ^H2233 of David, ^H1732 but not for ever. ^H3117

⁴⁰ Solomon ^H8010 sought ^H1245 therefore to kill ^H4191 Jeroboam. ^H3379 And Jeroboam ^H3379 arose, ^H6965 and fled ^H1272 into Egypt, ^H4714 unto Shishak ^H7895 king ^H4428 of Egypt, ^H4714 and was in Egypt ^H4714 until the death ^H4194 of Solomon. ^H8010

⁴¹ And the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Solomon, ^H8010 and all that he did, ^H6213 and his wisdom, ^H2451 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the acts ^H1697 of Solomon? ^H8010

⁴² And the time ^H3117 that Solomon ^H8010 reigned ^H4427 in Jerusalem ^H3389 over all Israel ^H3478 was forty ^H705 years. ^H8141

⁴³ And Solomon ^H8010 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732 his father: ^H1 and Rehoboam ^H7346 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

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¹ Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;

² of the nations concerning which Jehovah said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go among them, neither shall they come among 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, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as was the heart of David his father.

⁵ For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

⁶ And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and went not fully after Jehovah, as did David his father.

⁷ Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.

⁸ And so did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

⁹ And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah, the God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,

¹⁰ and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which Jehovah commanded.

¹¹ Wherefore Jehovah said unto 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 thee, and will give it to thy servant.

¹² Notwithstanding in thy days 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 I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

¹⁴ And Jehovah raised 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 slain, and had smitten every male in Edom;

¹⁶ (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, 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, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

¹⁹ And Hadad found great favor 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 house 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 only let me depart.

²³ And God raised up `another' adversary unto him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.

²⁴ And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them `of Zobah': and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

²⁵ And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad `did': and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

²⁶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.

²⁷ And this was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.

²⁸ And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

²⁹ And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now `Ahijah' had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

³⁰ And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces.

³¹ And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces; for thus saith Jehovah, 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 me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon; and they have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and `to keep' my statutes and mine ordinances, 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, who kept my commandments and my statutes;

³⁵ but I will take the kingdom 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 David my servant may have a lamp alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

³⁷ And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

³⁸ And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in mine eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and will 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; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

⁴¹ 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 slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

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¹ And king Solomon hath loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, females of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Zidon, `and' of the Hittites,

² of the nations of which Jehovah said unto the sons of Israel, `Ye do not go in to them, and they do not go in to you; surely they turn aside your heart after their gods;' to them hath Solomon cleaved for love.

³ And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.

⁴ And it cometh to pass, at the time of the old age of Solomon, his wives have turned aside his heart after other gods, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of David his father.

⁵ And Solomon goeth after Ashtoreth god`dess' of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites;

⁶ and Solomon doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and hath not been fully after Jehovah, like David his father.

⁷ Then doth Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that `is' on the front of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the sons of Ammon;

⁸ and so he hath done for all his strange women, who are perfuming and sacrificing to their gods.

⁹ And Jehovah sheweth Himself angry with Solomon, for his heart hath turned aside from Jehovah, God of Israel, who had appeared unto him twice,

¹⁰ and given a charge unto him concerning this thing, not to go after other gods; and he hath not kept that which Jehovah commanded,

¹¹ and Jehovah saith to Solomon, `Because that this hath been with thee, and thou hast not kept My covenant and My statutes that I charged upon thee, I surely rend the kingdom from thee, and have given it to thy servant.

¹² `Only, in thy days I do it not, for the sake of David thy father; out of the hand of thy son I rend it;

¹³ only all the kingdom I do not rend away; one tribe I give to thy son, for the sake of David My servant, and for the sake of Jerusalem, that I have chosen.'

¹⁴ And Jehovah raiseth up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; of the seed of the king `is' he in Edom;

¹⁵ and it cometh to pass, in David's being with Edom, in the going up of Joab head of the host to bury the slain, that he smiteth every male in Edom --

¹⁶ for six months did Joab abide there, and all Israel, till the cutting off of every male in Edom --

¹⁷ and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad `is' a little youth,

¹⁸ and they rise out of Midian, and come into Paran, and take men with them out of Paran, and come in to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he giveth to him a house, and bread hath commanded for him, and land hath given to him.

¹⁹ And Hadad findeth grace in the eyes of Pharaoh exceedingly, and he giveth to him a wife, the sister of his own wife, sister of Tahpenes the mistress;

²⁰ and the sister of Tahpenes beareth to him Genubath his son, and Tahpenes weaneth him within the house of Pharaoh, and Genubath is in the house of Pharaoh in the midst of the sons of Pharaoh.

²¹ And Hadad hath heard in Egypt that David hath lain with his fathers, and that Joab head of the host is dead, and Hadad saith unto Pharaoh, `Send me away, and I go unto my land.'

²² And Pharaoh saith to him, `But, what art thou lacking with me, that lo, thou art seeking to go unto thine own land?' and he saith, `Nay, but thou dost certainly send me away.'

²³ And God raiseth to him an adversary, Rezon son of Eliadah, who hath fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah, his lord,

²⁴ and gathereth unto himself men, and is head of a troop in David's slaying them, and they go to Damascus, and dwell in it, and reign in Damascus;

²⁵ and he is an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, (besides the evil that Hadad `did'), and he cutteth off in Israel, and reigneth over Aram.

²⁶ And Jeroboam son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda -- the name of whose mother `is' Zeruah, a widow woman -- servant to Solomon, he also lifteth up a hand against the king;

²⁷ and this `is' the thing `for' which he lifted up a hand against the king: Solomon built Millo -- he shut up the breach of the city of David his father,

²⁸ and the man Jeroboam `is' mighty in valour, and Solomon seeth the young man that he is doing business, and appointeth him over all the burden of the house of Joseph.

²⁹ And it cometh to pass, at that time, that Jeroboam hath gone out from Jerusalem, and Ahijah the Shilonite, the prophet, findeth him in the way, and he is covering himself with a new garment; and both of them `are' by themselves in a field,

³⁰ and Ahijah layeth hold on the new garment that `is' on him, and rendeth it -- twelve pieces,

³¹ and saith to Jeroboam, `Take to thee ten pieces, for thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, lo, I am rending the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and have given to thee the ten tribes,

³² and the one tribe he hath for My servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have fixed on, out of all the tribes of Israel.

³³ `Because they have forsaken Me, and bow themselves to Ashtoreth, god`dess' of the Zidonians, to Chemosh god of Moab, and to Milcom god of the sons of Ammon, and have not walked in My ways, to do that which `is' right in Mine eyes, and My statutes and My judgments, like David his father.

³⁴ `And I do not take the whole of the kingdom out of his hand, for prince I make him all days of his life, for the sake of David My servant whom I chose, who kept My commands and My statutes;

³⁵ and I have taken the kingdom out of the hand of his son, and given it to thee -- the ten tribes;

³⁶ and to his son I give one tribe, for there being a lamp to David My servant all the days before Me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen to Myself to put My name there.

³⁷ `And thee I take, and thou hast reigned over all that thy soul desireth, and thou hast been king over Israel;

³⁸ and it hath been, if thou dost hear all that I command thee, and hast walked in My ways, and done that which is right in Mine eyes, to keep My statutes and My commands, as did David My servant, that I have been with thee, and have built for thee a stedfast house, as I built for David, and have given to thee Israel,

³⁹ and I humble the seed of David for this; only, not all the days.'

⁴⁰ And Solomon seeketh to put Jeroboam to death, and Jeroboam riseth and fleeth to Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and he is in Egypt till the death of Solomon.

⁴¹ And the rest of the matters of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written on the book of the matters of Solomon?

⁴² And the days that Solomon hath reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel `are' forty years,

⁴³ and Solomon lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David his father, and reign doth Rehoboam his son in his stead.

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¹ But king Solomon loved many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites;

² of the nations of which Jehovah had said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you; they would certainly turn away your heart after their gods: to these Solomon was attached in love.

³ And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

⁴ And it came to pass when Solomon was old, [that] his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.

⁵ And Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

⁶ And Solomon did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed not fully Jehovah, as David his father.

⁷ Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, on the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.

⁸ And so he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.

⁹ And Jehovah was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Jehovah the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

¹⁰ and had commanded him concerning this thing, not to go after other gods; but he kept not what Jehovah had commanded.

¹¹ And Jehovah said to Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done by thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I commanded thee, I will certainly rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant:

¹² notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it, for David thy father's sake; I will rend it out of the hand of thy son;

¹³ only, I will not rend away all the kingdom: I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

¹⁴ And Jehovah stirred up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the king's seed in Edom.

¹⁵ Now it came to pass when David was in Edom, when Joab the captain of the host had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom

¹⁶ (for Joab abode there six months 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 took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt; who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

¹⁹ And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, and he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

²⁰ And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son; and Tahpenes brought him up in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household, among the sons of Pharaoh.

²¹ And Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead; and Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.

²² And Pharaoh said to him, What then dost thou lack with me, that behold, thou desirest to go to thine own country? And he said, Nothing; but in any case let me depart.

²³ God stirred him up yet an adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah, his lord.

²⁴ And he collected men to him, and became captain of a band, when David slew them [of Zobah]; and they went to Damascus, and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus.

²⁵ And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad [did]; and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

²⁶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zeredah, Solomon's servant (whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman), even he lifted up his hand against the king.

²⁷ And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon was building Millo, and closing the breach of the city of David his father;

²⁸ and the man Jeroboam was strong and valiant; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

²⁹ And it came to pass at that time that Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

³⁰ Then Ahijah seized the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces;

³¹ and said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces; for thus saith Jehovah 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 one tribe shall he have 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 they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh 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 my sight, and my statutes and mine ordinances, as David his father.

³⁴ But I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand; for I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes;

³⁵ but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, -- the ten tribes.

³⁶ And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen for myself to put my name there.

³⁷ And I will take thee, that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel.

³⁸ And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my sight, in keeping my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, that I will be with thee, and build thee a lasting 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 And Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam; and Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt; and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

⁴¹ 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 reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

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

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¹ Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;

² of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon joined to these in love.

³ He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.

⁴ For it happened, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as was the heart of David his father.

⁵ For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

⁶ Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and didn't go fully after Yahweh, as did David his father.

⁷ Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.

⁸ So did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.

⁹ Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,

¹⁰ and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he didn't keep that which Yahweh commanded.

¹¹ Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, Because this is done of you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.

¹² Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it, for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

¹³ However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

¹⁴ Yahweh raised up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

¹⁵ For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom

¹⁶ (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, 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 They arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.

¹⁹ Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

²⁰ 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 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 my own country.

²² Then Pharaoh said to him, But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country? He answered, Nothing: however only let me depart.

²³ God raised up [another] adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.

²⁴ He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them [of Zobah]: and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and reigned in Damascus.

²⁵ He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

²⁶ Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.

²⁷ This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.

²⁸ The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.

²⁹ It happened at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now [Ahijah] had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

³⁰ Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.

³¹ He said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces; for thus says Yahweh, 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 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 me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon; and they have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my ordinances, as did David his father.

³⁴ However 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, who kept my commandments and my statutes;

³⁵ but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes.

³⁶ To his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

³⁷ I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.

³⁸ It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.

³⁹ I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.

⁴⁰ Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

⁴¹ Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, aren't they written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

⁴² The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

⁴³ Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.

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¹ Now a number of strange women were loved by Solomon, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:

² The nations of which the Lord had said to the children of Israel, You are not to take wives from them and they are not to take wives from you; or they will certainly make you go after their gods: to these Solomon was united in love.

³ He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.

⁴ For it came about that when Solomon was old, his heart was turned away to other gods by his wives; and his heart was no longer true to the Lord his God as the heart of his father David had been.

⁵ For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Milcom, the disgusting god of the Ammonites.

⁶ And Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not walking in the Lord's ways with all his heart as David his father did.

⁷ Then Solomon put up a high place for Chemosh, the disgusting god of Moab, in the mountain before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the disgusting god worshipped by the children of Ammon.

⁸ And so he did for all his strange wives, who made offerings with burning of perfumes to their gods.

⁹ And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had twice come to him in a vision;

¹⁰ And had given him orders about this very thing, that he was not to go after other gods; but he did not keep the orders of the Lord.

¹¹ So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and have not kept my agreement and my laws, which I gave you, I will take the kingdom away from you by force and will give it to your servant.

¹² I will not do it in your life-time, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.

¹³ Still I will not take all the kingdom from him; but I will give one tribe to your son, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town of my selection.

¹⁴ So the Lord sent Hadad the Edomite to make trouble for Solomon: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

¹⁵ And when David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the captain of the army, had gone to put the dead into the earth, and had put to death every male in Edom;

¹⁶ (For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)

¹⁷ Hadad, being still a young boy, went in flight to Egypt, with certain Edomites, servants of his father;

¹⁸ And they went on from Midian and came to Paran; and, taking men from Paran with them, they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who gave him a house and gave orders for his food and gave him land.

¹⁹ Now Hadad was very pleasing to Pharaoh, so that he gave him the sister of his wife, Tahpenes the queen, for his wife.

²⁰ And the sister of Tahpenes had a son by him, Genubath, whom Tahpenes took care of in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was living in Pharaoh's house among Pharaoh's sons.

²¹ Now when Hadad had news in Egypt that David had been put to rest with his fathers, and that Joab, the captain of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, Send me back to my country.

²² But Pharaoh said to him, What have you been short of while you have been with me, that you are desiring to go back to your country? And he said, Nothing; but even so, send me back.

²³ And God sent another trouble-maker, Rezon, the son of Eliada, who had gone in flight from his lord, Hadadezer, king of Zobah:

²⁴ He got some men together and made himself captain of a band of outlaws; and went to Damascus and became king there.

²⁵ He was a trouble to Israel all through the days of Solomon. And this is the damage Hadad did: he was cruel to Israel while he was ruler over Edom.

²⁶ And there was Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother was Zeruah, a widow; and his hand was lifted up against the king.

²⁷ The way in which his hand came to be lifted up against the king was this: Solomon was building the Millo and making good the damaged parts of the town of his father David;

²⁸ And Jeroboam was an able and responsible man; and Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.

²⁹ Now at that time, when Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite came across him on the road; now Ahijah had put on a new robe; and the two of them were by themselves in the open country.

³⁰ And Ahijah took his new robe in his hands, parting it violently into twelve.

³¹ And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten of the parts, for this is what the Lord has said: See, I will take the kingdom away from Solomon by force, and will give ten tribes to you;

³² (But one tribe will be his, because of my servant David, and because of Jerusalem, the town which, out of all the tribes of Israel, I have made mine,)

³³ Because they are turned away from me to the worship of Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Chemosh, the god of Moab, and Milcom, the god of the Ammonites; they have not been walking in my ways or doing what is right in my eyes or keeping my laws and my decisions as his father David did.

³⁴ But I will not take the kingdom from him; I will let him be king all the days of his life, because of David my servant, in whom I took delight because he kept my orders and my laws.

³⁵ But I will take the kingdom from his son, and give it to you.

³⁶ And one tribe I will give to his son, so that David my servant may have a light for ever burning before me in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine to put my name there.

³⁷ And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

³⁸ And if you give attention to the orders I give you, walking in my ways and doing what is right in my eyes and keeping my laws and my orders as David my servant did; then I will be with you, building up for you a safe house, as I did for David, and I will give Israel to you.

³⁹ (So that I may send trouble for this on the seed of David, but not for ever.)

⁴⁰ And Solomon was looking for a chance to put Jeroboam to death; but he went in flight to Egypt, to Shishak, king of Egypt, and was in Egypt till the death of Solomon.

⁴¹ Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all he did, and his wisdom, are they not recorded in the book of the acts of Solomon?

⁴² And the time Solomon was king in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

⁴³ And Solomon went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in the town of David his father: and Solomon went to rest with his fathers and Rehoboam his son became king in his place.