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Solomon Turns from God

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1Ki 11:1 - But king^H4428 Solomon^H8010 loved^H157 many^H7227 strange^H5237 women,^H802 together with^H853 the daughter^H1323 of Pharaoh,^H6547 women of the Moabites,^H4125 Ammonites,^H5984 Edomites,^H130 Zidonians,^H6722 and Hittites;^H2850

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1Ki 11:2 - Of^H4480 the nations^H1471 concerning which^H834 the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto^H413 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 Ye shall^H935^➔ not^H3808 go in^➔^H935 to them, neither^H3808 shall^H935^➔ they^H1992 come in^➔^H935 unto you:^H859 for surely^H403 they will turn away^H5186 your heart^H3824 after^H310 their gods:^H430 Solomon^H8010 clave^H1692 unto these in love.^H160

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1Ki 11:3 - And^H1961^➔ he had^➔^H1961 seven^H7651 hundred^H3967 wives,^H802 princesses,^H8282 and^H6370^➔ three^H7969 hundred^H3967 concubines:^➔^H6370 and^H5186^➔ his wives^H802 turned away^➔^H5186 his heart.^H3820

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1Ki 11:4 - For it came to pass,^H1961 when^H6256 Solomon^H8010 was old,^H2209 that his wives^H802 turned away^H5186 his heart^H3824 after^H310 other^H312 gods:^H430 and^H3808^➔ his heart^H3824 was^H1961 not^➔^H3808 perfect^H8003 with^H5973 the LORD^H3068 his God,^H430 as^H3824^➔ was the heart^➔^H3824 of David^H1732 his father.^H1

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1Ki 11:5 - For^H3212^➔ 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

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1Ki 11:6 - And^H6213^➔ Solomon^H8010 did^➔^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD,^H3068 and^H3808^➔ went^H4390^➔ not^➔^H3808 fully^➔^H4390 after^H310 the LORD,^H3068 as^H1732^➔ did David^➔^H1732 his father.^H1

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1Ki 11:7 - Then^H227 did^H1129^➔ Solomon^H8010 build^➔^H1129 an high place^H1116 for Chemosh,^H3645 the abomination^H8251 of Moab,^H4124 in the hill^H2022 that^H834 is before^H5921^H6440 Jerusalem,^H3389 and for Molech,^H4432 the abomination^H8251 of the children^H1121 of Ammon.^H5983

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1Ki 11:8 - And likewise^H3651 did he^H6213 for all^H3605 his^H802^➔ strange^H5237 wives,^➔^H802 which burnt incense^H6999 and sacrificed^H2076 unto their gods.^H430

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1Ki 11:9 - And^H599^➔ the LORD^H3068 was angry^➔^H599 with Solomon,^H8010 because^H3588 his heart^H3824 was turned^H5186 from^H5973 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 which had appeared^H7200 unto him^H413 twice,^H6471

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1Ki 11:10 - And had commanded^H6680 him^H413 concerning^H5921 this^H2088 thing,^H1697 that^H1115^➔ he should^H3212^➔ not^➔^H1115 go^➔^H3212 after^H310 other^H312 gods:^H430 but^H3808^➔ he kept^H8104 not^➔^H3808 that which^H834 the LORD^H3068 commanded.^H6680

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1Ki 11:11 - Wherefore^H559^➔ the LORD^H3068 said^➔^H559 unto Solomon,^H8010 Forasmuch^H3282 as^H834 this^H2063 is done^H1961 of thee,^H5973 and^H3808^➔ thou hast^H8104^➔ not^➔^H3808 kept^➔^H8104 my covenant^H1285 and my statutes,^H2708 which^H834 I have commanded^H6680 thee,^H5921 I will^H7167^➔ surely^H7167 rend^➔^H7167 the kingdom^H4467 from thee,^H5921 and will give it^H5414 to thy servant.^H5650

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1Ki 11:12 - Notwithstanding^H389 in thy days^H3117 I will^H6213^➔ not^H3808 do it^➔^H6213 for^H4616^➔ David^H1732 thy father's^H1 sake:^➔^H4616 but I will rend it^H7167 out of the hand^H3027 of thy son.^H1121

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1Ki 11:13 - Howbeit^H7535 I will^H7167^➔ not^H3808 rend away^➔^H7167 all^H3605 the kingdom;^H4467 but will give^H5414 one^H259 tribe^H7626 to thy son^H1121 for^H4616^➔ David^H1732 my servant's^H5650 sake,^➔^H4616 and for^H4616^➔ Jerusalem's^H3389 sake^➔^H4616 which^H834 I have chosen.^H977

God Raises Adversaries

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1Ki 11:14 - And^H6965^➔ the LORD^H3068 stirred up^➔^H6965 an adversary^H7854 unto Solomon,^H8010 Hadad^H1908 the Edomite:^H130 he^H1931 was of^H2233^➔ the king's^H4428 seed^➔^H2233 in Edom.^H123

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1Ki 11:15 - For it came to pass,^H1961 when^H1961^➔ David^H1732 was^➔^H1961 in^H854 Edom,^H123 and^H5927^➔ 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^H3605 male^H2145 in Edom;^H123

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1Ki 11:16 - (For^H3588 six^H8337 months^H2320 did^H3427^➔ Joab^H3097 remain^➔^H3427 there^H8033 with all^H3605 Israel,^H3478 until^H5704 he had cut off^H3772 every^H3605 male^H2145 in Edom:)^H123

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1Ki 11:17 - That^H1272^➔ Hadad^H111 fled,^➔^H1272 he^H1931 and certain^H376 Edomites^H130 of^H5650^➔ his father's^H1 servants^➔^H5650 with him,^H854 to go^H935 into Egypt;^H4714 Hadad^H1908^➔ being yet^➔^H1908 a^H5288^➔ little^H6996 child.^➔^H5288

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1Ki 11:18 - And they arose^H6965 out of Midian,^H4080 and came^H935 to Paran:^H6290 and they took^H3947 men^H376 with them^H5973 out of Paran,^H6290 and they came^H935 to Egypt,^H4714 unto^H413 Pharaoh^H6547 king^H4428 of Egypt;^H4714 which gave^H5414 him an house,^H1004 and^H3899^➔ appointed^H559 him victuals,^➔^H3899 and^H776^➔ gave^H5414 him land.^➔^H776

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1Ki 11:19 - And^H4672^➔ 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

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1Ki 11:20 - And^H3205^➔ the sister^H269 of Tahpenes^H8472 bare^➔^H3205 him Genubath^H1592 his son,^H1121 whom^H1580^➔ Tahpenes^H8472 weaned^➔^H1580 in^H8432 Pharaoh's^H6547 house:^H1004 and^H1961^➔ Genubath^H1592 was^➔^H1961 in^H1004^➔ Pharaoh's^H6547 household^➔^H1004 among^H8432 the sons^H1121 of Pharaoh.^H6547

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1Ki 11:21 - And when Hadad^H1908 heard^H8085 in Egypt^H4714 that^H3588 David^H1732 slept^H7901 with^H5973 his fathers,^H1 and that^H3588 Joab^H3097 the captain^H8269 of the host^H6635 was dead,^H4191 Hadad^H1908 said^H559 to^H413 Pharaoh,^H6547 Let me depart,^H7971 that I may go^H3212 to^H413 mine own country.^H776

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1Ki 11:22 - Then^H559^➔ Pharaoh^H6547 said^➔^H559 unto him, But^H3588 what^H4100 hast^H2638^➔ thou^H859 lacked^➔^H2638 with me,^H5973 that, behold, thou^H2005 seekest^H1245 to go^H3212 to^H413 thine own country?^H776 And he answered,^H559 Nothing:^H3808 howbeit^H3588 let me go^H7971 in any wise.^H7971

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1Ki 11:23 - And^H6965^➔ God^H430 stirred^➔^H6965^➔ him up^➔^H6965 another adversary,^H7854 Rezon^H7331 the son^H1121 of Eliadah,^H450 which^H834 fled^H1272 from^H854 his lord^H113 Hadadezer^H1909 king^H4428 of Zobah:^H6678

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1Ki 11:24 - And he gathered^H6908 men^H376 unto him,^H5921 and became^H1961 captain^H8269 over a band,^H1416 when^H2026^➔ David^H1732 slew^➔^H2026 them^H853 of Zobah: and they went^H3212 to Damascus,^H1834 and dwelt^H3427 therein, and reigned^H4427 in Damascus.^H1834

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1Ki 11:25 - And he was^H1961 an adversary^H7854 to Israel^H3478 all^H3605 the days^H3117 of Solomon,^H8010 beside^H854 the mischief^H7451 that^H834 Hadad^H1908 did: and he abhorred^H6973 Israel,^H3478 and reigned^H4427 over^H5921 Syria.^H758

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1Ki 11:26 - And Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat,^H5028 an Ephrathite^H673 of^H4480 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

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1Ki 11:27 - And this^H2088 was the cause^H1697 that^H834 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

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1Ki 11:28 - And the man^H376 Jeroboam^H3379 was a mighty man^H1368 of valour:^H2428 and^H7200^➔ Solomon^H8010 seeing^➔^H7200 the young man^H5288 that^H3588 he^H1931 was industrious,^H6213^H4399 he made^H6485^➔ him^H853 ruler^➔^H6485 over all^H3605 the charge^H5447 of the house^H1004 of Joseph.^H3130

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1Ki 11:29 - And it came to pass^H1961 at^H6256^➔ that^H1931 time^➔^H6256 when Jeroboam^H3379 went out^H3318 of Jerusalem,^H3389 that^H4672^➔ the prophet^H5030 Ahijah^H281 the Shilonite^H7888 found^➔^H4672 him^H853 in the way;^H1870 and he^H1931 had clad himself^H3680 with a^H8008^➔ new^H2319 garment;^➔^H8008 and they two^H8147 were alone^H905 in the field:^H7704

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1Ki 11:30 - And^H8610^➔ Ahijah^H281 caught^➔^H8610 the new^H2319 garment^H8008 that^H834 was on him,^H5921 and rent it^H7167 in twelve^H8147^H6240 pieces:^H7168

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1Ki 11:31 - And he said^H559 to Jeroboam,^H3379 Take^H3947 thee ten^H6235 pieces:^H7168 for^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 Behold, I^H2005 will rend^H7167 the kingdom^H4467 out of the hand^H3027 of Solomon,^H8010 and will give^H5414 ten^H6235 tribes^H7626 to thee:

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1Ki 11:32 - (But^H7626^➔ he shall have^H1961 one^H259 tribe^➔^H7626 for^H4616^➔ my servant^H5650 David's^H1732 sake,^➔^H4616 and for^H4616^➔ Jerusalem's^H3389 sake,^➔^H4616 the city^H5892 which^H834 I have chosen^H977 out of all^H3605 the tribes^H7626 of Israel:)^H3478

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1Ki 11:33 - Because^H3282 that^H834 they have forsaken me,^H5800 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^H3808^➔ have^H1980^➔ not^➔^H3808 walked^➔^H1980 in my ways,^H1870 to do^H6213 that which is right^H3477 in mine eyes,^H5869 and^H2708^➔ to keep my statutes^➔^H2708 and my judgments,^H4941 as^H1732^➔ did David^➔^H1732 his father.^H1

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1Ki 11:34 - Howbeit^H3808^➔ I will^H3947^➔ not^➔^H3808 take^➔^H3947 the^H4467^➔ whole^H3605 kingdom^➔^H4467 out of his hand:^H3027 but^H3588 I will make him^H7896 prince^H5387 all^H3605 the days^H3117 of his life^H2416 for^H4616^➔ David^H1732 my servant's^H5650 sake,^➔^H4616 whom^H834 I chose,^H977 because^H834 he kept^H8104 my commandments^H4687 and my statutes:^H2708

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1Ki 11:35 - But I will take^H3947 the kingdom^H4410 out of^H3027^➔ his son's^H1121 hand,^➔^H3027 and will give it^H5414 unto thee, even ten^H6235 tribes.^H7626

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1Ki 11:36 - And unto his son^H1121 will I give^H5414 one^H259 tribe,^H7626 that^H4616 David^H1732 my servant^H5650 may have^H1961 a light^H5216 alway^H3605^H3117 before me^H6440 in Jerusalem,^H3389 the city^H5892 which^H834 I have chosen^H977 me^H589 to put^H7760 my name^H8034 there.^H8033

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1Ki 11:37 - And^H853^➔ I will take^H3947 thee,^➔^H853 and thou shalt reign^H4427 according to all^H3605 that^H834 thy soul^H5315 desireth,^H183 and shalt be^H1961 king^H4428 over^H5921 Israel.^H3478

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1Ki 11:38 - And it shall be,^H1961 if^H518 thou wilt hearken^H8085 unto all^H3605 that^H834 I command thee,^H6680 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^H834 David^H1732 my servant^H5650 did;^H6213 that I will be^H1961 with thee,^H5973 and build^H1129 thee a^H1004^➔ sure^H539 house,^➔^H1004 as^H834 I built^H1129 for David,^H1732 and will give^H5414 Israel^H3478 unto thee.

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1Ki 11:39 - And I will^H6031^➔ for^H4616 this^H2063 afflict^➔^H6031 the seed^H2233 of David,^H1732 but^H389 not^H3808 for^H3605 ever.^H3117

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1Ki 11:40 - Solomon^H8010 sought therefore^H1245 to kill^H4191 Jeroboam.^H3379 And^H6965^➔ Jeroboam^H3379 arose,^➔^H6965 and fled^H1272 into Egypt,^H4714 unto^H413 Shishak^H7895 king^H4428 of Egypt,^H4714 and was^H1961 in Egypt^H4714 until^H5704 the death^H4194 of Solomon.^H8010

The Death of Solomon

(2Ch 9:29–31 )

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1Ki 11:41 - And the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Solomon,^H8010 and all^H3605 that^H834 he did,^H6213 and his wisdom,^H2451 are they^H1992 not^H3808 written^H3789 in^H5921 the book^H5612 of the acts^H1697 of Solomon?^H8010

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1Ki 11:42 - And the time^H3117 that^H834 Solomon^H8010 reigned^H4427 in Jerusalem^H3389 over^H5921 all^H3605 Israel^H3478 was forty^H705 years.^H8141

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1Ki 11:43 - And^H7901^➔ Solomon^H8010 slept^➔^H7901 with^H5973 his fathers,^H1 and was buried^H6912 in the city^H5892 of David^H1732 his father:^H1 and^H4427^➔ Rehoboam^H7346 his son^H1121 reigned^➔^H4427 in his stead.^H8478

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