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1 Kings 9 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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God’s Promise and Warning

(2Ch 7:12–22 )

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1Ki 9:1 -

Now it came^H1961 about^H1961 when Solomon^H8010 had finished^H3615 building^H1129 the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 and the king’s^H4428 house^H1004, and all^H3605 [fn]that Solomon^H8010 desired^H2837^H2654 to do^H6213,

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1Ki 9:2 - that the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200 to Solomon^H8010 a second^H8145 time^H8145, as He had appeared^H7200 to him at Gibeon^H1391.

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1Ki 9:3 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 to him, “I have heard^H8085 your prayer^H8605 and your plea^H8467 which^H834 you have offered^H2603 before^H6440 Me; I have consecrated^H6942 this^H2088 house^H1004 which^H834 you have built^H1129, by putting^H7760 My name^H8034 there^H8033 forever^H5704^H5769, and My eyes^H5869 and My heart^H3820 will be there^H8033 [fn]always^H3605^H3117.

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1Ki 9:4 - “As for you, if^H518 you walk^H1980 before^H6440 Me as your father^H1 David^H1732 walked^H1980, in integrity^H8537 of heart^H3824 and honesty^H3476, acting^H6213 in accordance with everything^H3605 that I have commanded^H6680 you, and if you keep^H8104 My statutes^H2706 and My ordinances^H4941,

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1Ki 9:5 - then I will establish^H6965 the throne^H3678 of your kingdom^H4467 over^H5921 Israel^H3478 forever^H5769, just^H834 as^H834 I [fn]promised^H1696 to your father^H1 David^H1732, saying^H559, ‘[fn]You shall not be deprived^H3772 of a man^H376 on the throne^H3678 of Israel^H3478.’

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“But if^H518 you or your sons^H1121 indeed^H7725 turn^H7725 away^H7725 from following^H310 Me, and do not keep^H8104 My commandments^H4687 and My statutes^H2708 which^H834 I have placed^H5414 before^H6440 you, but you go^H1980 and serve^H5647 other^H312 gods^H430 and worship^H2331 them,

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1Ki 9:7 - then I will cut^H3772 Israel^H3478 off^H3772 from the land^H127 which^H834 I have given^H5414 them, and the house^H1004 which^H834 I have consecrated^H6942 for My name^H8034, I will [fn]expel^H7971 from My sight^H6440. So Israel^H3478 will become^H1961 a saying^H4912 and an object^H8148 of^H8148 derision^H8148 among all^H3605 peoples^H5971.

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1Ki 9:8 - “And this^H2088 house^H1004 will become^H1961 a heap^H5856 of^H5856 ruins^H5856; everyone^H3605 who passes^H5674 by it will be^H8074 appalled^H8074 and [fn]hiss^H8319 and say^H559, ‘Why^H5921^H4100 has the LORD^H3068 done^H6213 such^H3602 a^H3602 thing^H3602 to this^H2088 land^H776 and this^H2088 house^H1004?’

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1Ki 9:9 - “And they will say^H559, ‘Because^H5921^H834 they abandoned^H5800 the LORD^H3068 their God^H430, who^H834 brought^H3318 their fathers^H1 out^H3318 of the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714, and they [fn]adopted^H2388 other^H312 gods^H430 and worshiped^H2331 and served^H5647 them, for that^H3651 reason^H3651 the LORD^H3068 has brought^H935 all^H3605 this^H2088 adversity^H7451 on them.’”

Cities Given to Hiram

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Now it came^H1961 about^H1961 at the end^H7097 of twenty^H6242 years^H8141 in which^H834 Solomon^H8010 had built^H1129 the two^H8147 houses^H1004, the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068 and the king’s^H4428 house^H1004

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1Ki 9:11 - (Hiram^H2438 king^H4428 of Tyre^H6865 had supplied^H5375 Solomon^H8010 with cedar^H730 and juniper^H1265 timber^H6086 and gold^H2091, [fn]satisfying all^H3605 his desire^H2656), that King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 then^H227 gave^H5414 Hiram^H2438 twenty^H6242 cities^H5892 in the land^H776 of Galilee^H1551.

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1Ki 9:12 - So Hiram^H2438 left^H3318 Tyre^H6865 to see^H7200 the cities^H5892 which^H834 Solomon^H8010 had given^H5414 him, and they [fn]did not please^H3474^H5869 him.

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1Ki 9:13 - And he said^H559, “What^H4100 are these^H428 cities^H5892 which^H834 you have given^H5414 me, my brother^H251?” So [fn]they have been called^H7121 the land^H776 of [fn]Cabul^H3521 to this^H2088 day^H3117.

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1Ki 9:14 - And Hiram^H2438 sent^H7971 to the king^H4428 [fn]120^H3967^H6242 talents^H3603 of gold^H2091.

(2Ch 8:3–16 )

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Now this^H2088 is the account^H1697 of the forced^H4522 labor^H4522 which^H834 King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 conscripted^H5927 to build^H1129 the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, his own house^H1004, the [fn]Millo^H4407, the wall^H2346 of Jerusalem^H3389, Hazor^H2674, Megiddo^H4023, and Gezer^H1507.

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1Ki 9:16 - For Pharaoh^H6547 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 had gone^H5927 up^H5927 and overthrown^H3920 Gezer^H1507 and burned^H8313 it with fire^H784, and killed^H2026 the Canaanites^H3669 who lived^H3427 in the city^H5892; and he had given^H5414 it as a dowry^H7964 to his daughter^H1323, Solomon’s^H8010 wife^H802.

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1Ki 9:17 - So Solomon^H8010 rebuilt^H1129 Gezer^H1507 and the lower^H8481 Beth-horon^H1032,

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1Ki 9:18 - and Baalath^H1191 and Tamar^H8559 in the wilderness^H4057, in the land^H776 of Judah,

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1Ki 9:19 - and all^H3605 the storage^H4543 cities^H5892 which^H834 Solomon^H8010 had^H1961, that is, the cities^H5892 for [fn]his chariots^H7393 and the cities^H5892 for [fn]his horsemen^H6571, and [fn]everything^H2837 that it pleased^H2836^H2837 Solomon^H8010 to build^H1129 in Jerusalem^H3389, in Lebanon^H3844, and in all^H3605 the land^H776 [fn]under his rule^H4475.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:20

1Ki 9:20 - As for all^H3605 the people^H5971 who were left^H3498 of the Amorites^H567, the Hittites^H2850, the Perizzites^H6522, the Hivites^H2340, and the Jebusites^H2983, who^H834 were not of the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478,

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1Ki 9:21 - their descendants^H1121 who^H834 were left^H3498 after^H310 them in the land^H776, whom^H834 the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were^H3201 unable^H3808^H3201 to completely^H2763 eliminate^H2763, from them Solomon^H8010 conscripted^H5927 forced^H4522 laborers^H5647^H4522, as they are to this^H2088 day^H3117.

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1Ki 9:22 - But Solomon^H8010 did not make^H5414 slaves^H5650 of the sons^H1121 of Israel^H3478; for they were men^H376 of war^H4421, his servants^H5650, his commanders^H8269, his charioteers^H7991, his chariot^H7393 commanders^H8269, and his horsemen^H6571.

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These^H428 were the [fn]chief^H8269 officers^H5324 who^H834 were in^H5921 charge^H5921 of^H5921 Solomon’s^H8010 work^H4399, 550^H2568^H3967^H2572, who ruled^H7287 over the people^H5971 doing^H6213 the work^H4399.

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As soon^H389 as Pharaoh’s^H6547 daughter^H1323 came^H5927 up^H5927 from the city^H5892 of David^H1732 to her house^H1004 which^H834 Solomon had built^H1129 for her, he then^H227 built^H1129 the Millo^H4407.

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Now three^H7969 times^H6471 a year^H8141 Solomon^H8010 offered^H5927 burnt^H5930 offerings^H5930 and peace^H8002 offerings^H8002 on the altar^H4196 which^H834 he had built^H1129 for the LORD^H3068, burning^H6999 incense^H6999 with them on the altar which^H834 was before^H6440 the LORD^H3068. So he finished^H7999 the house^H1004.

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King^H4428 Solomon^H8010 also built^H6213 a fleet^H590 of^H590 ships^H590 in Ezion-geber^H6100, which^H834 is near^H854 Eloth^H359 on the shore^H8193 of the [fn]Red^H5488 Sea^H3220, in the land^H776 of Edom^H123.

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1Ki 9:27 - And Hiram^H2438 sent^H7971 his servants^H5650 with the fleet^H590, sailors^H376^H591 who knew^H3045 the sea^H3220, along^H5973 with^H5973 the servants^H5650 of Solomon^H8010.

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1Ki 9:28 - And they went^H935 to Ophir^H211 and received^H3947 [fn]420^H702^H3967^H6242 talents^H3603 of gold^H2091 from there^H8033, and brought^H935 it to King^H4428 Solomon^H8010.

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(9:1)

Lit Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do

(9:3)

Lit all the days

(9:5)

Lit spoke

(9:5)

Lit There shall not be cut off to you a man

Lit send

Or whistle

Lit laid hold of

Lit to all

Lit were not right in his sight

(9:13)

Lit he called them

(9:13)

I.e., like nothing

(9:14)

About 4.5 tons or 4 metric tons

(9:15)

I.e., terraced structure

(9:19)

Lit the

(9:19)

Lit the

(9:19)

Lit the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem

(9:19)

Lit of

(9:23)

Or officers of the deputies

(9:26)

Lit Sea of Reeds

(9:28)

About 16 tons or 14 metric tons

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