\NormalFont\ShortTitle{1 Kings}
{\MT The First Book of Kings

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
King
David
was
old
and
advanced
in
years;
and
they
covered
him
with
clothes,
but
he
couldn’t
keep warm.
\VS{2}Therefore
his
servants
said
to
him, “Let
a
young
virgin
be
sought
for
my
lord
the
king.
Let
her
stand
before
the
king,
and
cherish
him;
and
let
her
lie
in
your
bosom,
that
my
lord
the
king
may
keep
warm.”
\VS{3}So
they
sought
for
a
beautiful
young
lady
throughout
all
the
borders
of
Israel,
and
found
Abishag
the
Shunammite,
and
brought
her
to
the
king.
\VS{4}The
young
lady
was
very
beautiful;
and
she cherished
the
king,
and
served
him;
but
the
king
didn’t
know
her intimately.
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Then
Adonijah
the
son
of
Haggith exalted
himself,
saying, “I
will
be
king.”
Then
he
prepared
him
chariots
and
horsemen,
and
fifty
men
to
run
before
him.
\VS{6}His
father
had
not displeased
him
at
any
time
in
saying, “Why
have
you
done
so?”
and
he
was
also
a
very
handsome man;
and
he
was
born
after
Absalom.
\VS{7}He
conferred
with
Joab
the
son
of
Zeruiah
and
with
Abiathar
the
priest;
and
they
followed
Adonijah
and
helped
him.
\VS{8}But
Zadok
the
priest,
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
Nathan
the
prophet,
Shimei,
Rei,
and
the
mighty
men
who
belonged
to
David,
were
not
with
Adonijah.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Adonijah killed
sheep,
cattle,
and
fatlings
by
the
stone
of
Zoheleth,
which
is
beside En Rogel;
and
he
called
all
his
brothers,
the
king’s
sons,
and
all
the
men
of
Judah,
the
king’s
servants;
\VS{10}but
he
didn’t
call
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah,
and
the
mighty
men,
and
Solomon
his
brother.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Then
Nathan
spoke
to
Bathsheba
the
mother
of
Solomon,
saying, “Haven’t
you
heard
that
Adonijah
the
son
of
Haggith
reigns,
and
David
our
lord
doesn’t
know
it?
\VS{12}Now
therefore
come,
please
let
me
give
you
counsel,
that
you
may
save
your
own
life
and
your
son
Solomon’s
life.
\VS{13}Go
in
to
King
David,
and
tell
him, ‘Didn’t
you,
my
lord
the
king,
swear
to
your
servant,
saying, “Assuredly
Solomon
your
son
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne?”
Why
then
does
Adonijah
reign?’
\VS{14}Behold,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:14 }
“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.}
while
you
are
still
talking
there
with
the
king,
I
will
also
come
in
after
you
and
confirm
your
words.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Bathsheba
went
in
to
the
king
in
his
room.
The
king
was
very
old;
and
Abishag
the
Shunammite
was
serving
the
king.
\VS{16}Bathsheba
bowed
and showed respect
to
the
king.
The
king
said, “What
would
you like?”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}She
said
to
him, “My
lord,
you
swore
by
the
LORD\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:17 }
When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.
}
your
God\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:17 }
The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).}
to
your
servant, ‘Assuredly
Solomon
your
son
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne.’
\VS{18}Now,
behold,
Adonijah
reigns;
and
you,
my
lord
the
king,
don’t
know
it.
\VS{19}He
has slain
cattle
and
fatlings
and
sheep
in
abundance,
and
has
called
all
the
sons
of
the
king,
Abiathar
the
priest,
and
Joab
the
captain
of
the
army;
but
he
hasn’t
called
Solomon
your
servant.
\VS{20}You,
my
lord
the
king,
the
eyes
of
all
Israel
are
on
you,
that
you
should
tell
them
who
will
sit
on
the
throne
of
my
lord
the
king
after
him.
\VS{21}Otherwise
it
will
happen,
when
my
lord
the
king
sleeps
with
his
fathers,
that
I
and
my
son
Solomon
will
be
considered
criminals.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Behold,
while
she
was
still
talking
with
the
king,
Nathan
the
prophet
came
in.
\VS{23}They
told
the
king,
saying, “Behold,
Nathan
the
prophet!”
\par }{\PP When
he
had
come
in
before
the
king,
he
bowed
himself
before
the
king
with
his
face
to
the
ground.
\VS{24}Nathan
said, “My
lord,
King,
have
you
said, ‘Adonijah
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne?’
\VS{25}For
he
has
gone
down
today,
and
has slain
cattle,
fatlings,
and
sheep
in
abundance,
and
has
called
all
the
king’s
sons,
the
captains
of
the
army,
and
Abiathar
the
priest.
Behold,
they
are
eating
and
drinking
before
him,
and
saying, ‘Long
live
King
Adonijah!’
\VS{26}But
he
hasn’t
called
me,
even
me
your
servant,
Zadok
the
priest,
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
your
servant
Solomon.
\VS{27}Was
this
thing
done
by
my
lord
the
king,
and
you
haven’t
shown
to
your
servants
who
should
sit
on
the
throne
of
my
lord
the
king
after
him?”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Then
King
David
answered, “Call
Bathsheba
in
to
me.”
She
came
into
the
king’s
presence
and
stood
before
the
king.
\VS{29}The
king
vowed
and
said, “As
the
LORD
lives,
who
has
redeemed
my
soul
out
of
all
adversity,
\VS{30}most
certainly
as
I
swore
to
you
by
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
saying, ‘Assuredly
Solomon
your
son
shall
reign
after
me,
and
he
shall
sit
on
my
throne
in
my
place;’
I
will most
certainly
do
this
today.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Then
Bathsheba
bowed
with
her
face
to
the
earth
and showed respect
to
the
king,
and
said, “Let
my
lord
King
David
live
forever!”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}King
David
said, “Call
to
me
Zadok
the
priest,
Nathan
the
prophet,
and
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada.”
They
came
before
the
king.
\VS{33}The
king
said
to
them, “Take
with
you
the
servants
of
your
lord,
and
cause
Solomon
my
son
to
ride
on
my
own
mule,
and
bring
him
down
to
Gihon.
\VS{34}Let
Zadok
the
priest
and
Nathan
the
prophet
anoint
him
there
king
over
Israel.
Blow
the shofar,
and
say, ‘Long
live
King
Solomon!’
\VS{35}Then
come
up
after
him,
and
he
shall
come
and
sit
on
my
throne;
for
he
shall
be
king
in
my
place.
I
have
appointed
him
to
be
prince
over
Israel
and
over
Judah.”
\par }{\PP \VS{36}Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
answered
the
king,
and
said, “Amen.
May
the
LORD,
the
God
of
my
lord
the
king,
say
so.
\VS{37}As
the
LORD
has
been
with
my
lord
the
king,
even
so
may
he
be
with
Solomon,
and
make
his
throne
greater
than
the
throne
of
my
lord
King
David.”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}So
Zadok
the
priest,
Nathan
the
prophet,
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
the Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites
went
down
and
had
Solomon
ride
on
King
David’s
mule,
and
brought
him
to
Gihon.
\VS{39}Zadok
the
priest
took
the
horn
of
oil
from
the
Tent,
and
anointed
Solomon.
They
blew
the shofar;
and
all
the
people
said, “Long
live
King
Solomon!”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}All
the
people
came
up
after
him,
and
the
people piped
with pipes,
and
rejoiced
with
great
joy,
so
that
the
earth
shook
with
their
sound.
\VS{41}Adonijah
and
all
the
guests
who
were
with
him
heard
it
as
they
had
finished
eating.
When
Joab
heard
the
sound
of
the shofar,
he
said, “Why
is
this
noise
of
the
city being
in
an
uproar?”
\par }{\PP \VS{42}While
he
yet
spoke,
behold,
Jonathan
the
son
of
Abiathar
the
priest
came;
and
Adonijah
said, “Come
in;
for
you
are
a
worthy
man,
and
bring
good
news.”
\par }{\PP \VS{43}Jonathan
answered
Adonijah, “Most certainly
our
lord
King
David
has made
Solomon
king.
\VS{44}The
king
has
sent
with
him
Zadok
the
priest,
Nathan
the
prophet,
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
and
the
Cherethites
and
the
Pelethites;
and
they
have
caused
him
to
ride
on
the
king’s
mule.
\VS{45}Zadok
the
priest
and
Nathan
the
prophet
have
anointed
him
king
in
Gihon.
They
have
come
up
from
there
rejoicing,
so
that
the
city rang again.
This
is
the
noise
that
you
have
heard.
\VS{46}Also,
Solomon
sits
on
the
throne
of
the
kingdom.
\VS{47}Moreover
the
king’s
servants
came
to
bless
our
lord
King
David,
saying, ‘May
your
God
make
the
name
of
Solomon
better
than
your
name,
and
make
his
throne
greater
than
your
throne;’
and
the
king
bowed
himself
on
the
bed.
\VS{48}Also
thus
said
the
king, ‘Blessed
be
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
has
given
one
to
sit
on
my
throne
today,
my
eyes
even
seeing
it.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{49}All
the
guests
of
Adonijah
were
afraid,
and
rose
up,
and
each
man
went
his
way.
\VS{50}Adonijah
was
afraid
because
of
Solomon;
and
he
arose,
and
went,
and hung onto
the
horns
of
the
altar.
\VS{51}Solomon
was
told, “Behold,
Adonijah
fears
King
Solomon;
for,
behold,
he
is hanging onto
the
horns
of
the
altar,
saying, ‘Let
King
Solomon
swear
to
me
first
that
he
will
not
kill
his
servant
with
the
sword.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{52}Solomon
said, “If
he shows
himself
a
worthy
man,
not
a
hair
of
his
shall
fall
to
the
earth;
but
if
wickedness
is
found
in
him,
he
shall
die.”
\par }{\PP \VS{53}So
King
Solomon
sent,
and
they
brought
him
down
from
the
altar.
He
came
and
bowed
down
to
King
Solomon;
and
Solomon
said
to
him, “Go
to
your
house.”

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
the
days
of
David
came
near
that
he
should
die;
and
he
commanded
Solomon
his
son,
saying,
\VS{2}“I
am
going
the
way
of
all
the
earth.
You
be
strong
therefore,
and
show yourself
a
man;
\VS{3}and
keep
the
instruction
of
the
LORD
your
God,
to
walk
in
his
ways,
to
keep
his
statutes,
his
commandments,
his
ordinances,
and
his
testimonies,
according
to
that
which
is
written
in
the Torah
of
Moses,
that
you
may prosper
in
all
that
you
do
and
wherever
you
turn
yourself.
\VS{4}Then
the
LORD
may
establish
his
word
which
he
spoke
concerning
me,
saying, ‘If
your
children
are
careful
of
their
way,
to
walk
before
me
in
truth
with
all
their
heart
and
with
all
their
soul,
there
shall
not
fail
you,’
he
said, ‘a
man
on
the
throne
of
Israel.’
\par }{\PP \VS{5}“Moreover
you
know
also
what
Joab
the
son
of
Zeruiah
did
to
me,
even
what
he
did
to
the
two
captains
of
the
armies
of
Israel,
to
Abner
the
son
of
Ner
and
to
Amasa
the
son
of
Jether,
whom
he
killed,
and
shed
the
blood
of
war
in
peace,
and
put
the
blood
of
war
on
his sash
that
was around
his
waist
and
in
his
sandals
that
were
on
his
feet.
\VS{6}Do therefore according
to
your
wisdom,
and
don’t
let
his grey
head
go
down
to
Sheol\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:6 }
Sheol is the place of the dead.}
in
peace.
\VS{7}But
show
kindness
to
the
sons
of
Barzillai
the
Gileadite,
and
let
them
be amongst
those
who
eat
at
your
table;
for
so
they
came
to
me
when
I
fled
from
Absalom
your
brother.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}“Behold,
there
is
with
you
Shimei
the
son
of
Gera,
the
Benjamite
of
Bahurim,
who
cursed
me
with
a grievous
curse
in
the
day
when
I
went
to
Mahanaim;
but
he
came
down
to
meet
me
at
the
Jordan,
and
I
swore
to
him
by
the
LORD,
saying, ‘I
will
not
put
you
to
death
with
the
sword.’
\VS{9}Now
therefore
don’t hold
him guiltless,
for
you
are
a
wise
man;
and
you
will
know
what
you ought
to
do
to
him,
and
you
shall
bring
his grey
head
down
to
Sheol\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:9 }
Sheol is the place of the dead.}
with
blood.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}David
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
was
buried
in
David’s
city.
\VS{11}The
days
that
David
reigned
over
Israel
were
forty
years;
he
reigned
seven
years
in
Hebron,
and
he
reigned
thirty-three
years
in
Jerusalem.
\VS{12}Solomon
sat
on
David
his
father’s
throne;
and
his
kingdom
was
firmly
established.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
Adonijah
the
son
of
Haggith
came
to
Bathsheba
the
mother
of
Solomon.
She
said, “Do
you
come
peaceably?”
\par }{\PP He
said, “Peaceably.
\VS{14}He
said
moreover,
I
have
something
to
tell
you.”
\par }{\PP She
said, “Say
on.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}He
said, “You
know
that
the
kingdom
was mine,
and
that
all
Israel
set
their
faces
on
me,
that
I
should
reign. However,
the
kingdom
is
turned
around,
and
has
become
my
brother’s;
for
it
was
his
from
the
LORD.
\VS{16}Now
I
ask
one
petition
of
you.
Don’t deny
me.”
\par }{\PP She
said
to
him, “Say
on.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}He
said, “Please
speak
to
Solomon
the
king (for
he
will
not
tell
you ‘no’),
that
he
give
me
Abishag
the
Shunammite
as
wife.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Bathsheba
said, “All
right.
I
will
speak
for
you
to
the
king.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Bathsheba therefore
went
to
King
Solomon,
to
speak
to
him
for
Adonijah.
The
king
rose
up
to
meet
her
and
bowed
himself
to
her,
and
sat
down
on
his
throne
and
caused
a
throne
to
be
set
for
the
king’s
mother;
and
she
sat
on
his
right
hand.
\VS{20}Then
she
said, “I
ask
one
small
petition
of
you;
don’t deny
me.”
\par }{\PP The
king
said
to
her, “Ask
on,
my
mother,
for
I
will
not deny
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}She
said, “Let
Abishag
the
Shunammite
be
given
to
Adonijah
your
brother
as
wife.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}King
Solomon
answered
his
mother, “Why
do
you
ask
Abishag
the
Shunammite
for
Adonijah?
Ask
for
him
the
kingdom
also,
for
he
is
my
elder
brother;
even
for
him,
and
for
Abiathar
the
priest,
and
for
Joab
the
son
of
Zeruiah.”
\VS{23}Then
King
Solomon
swore
by
the
LORD,
saying, “God
do
so
to
me,
and
more
also,
if
Adonijah
has
not
spoken
this
word
against
his
own
life.
\VS{24}Now
therefore
as
the
LORD
lives,
who
has
established
me
and
set
me
on
my
father
David’s
throne,
and
who
has
made
me
a
house
as
he
promised,
surely
Adonijah
shall
be
put
to
death
today.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}King
Solomon
sent
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada;
and
he
fell
on
him,
so
that
he
died.
\VS{26}To
Abiathar
the
priest
the
king
said, “Go
to
Anathoth,
to
your
own
fields,
for
you
are worthy
of
death.
But
I
will
not
at
this
time
put
you
to
death,
because
you
bore
the
Lord\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:26 }
The word translated “Lord” (mixed case) is “Adonai.”} GOD’s
ark
before
David
my
father,
and
because
you
were
afflicted
in
all
in
which
my
father
was
afflicted.”
\VS{27}So
Solomon thrust
Abiathar
out
from
being
priest
to
the
LORD,
that
he
might fulfil
the
LORD’s
word
which
he
spoke
concerning
the
house
of
Eli
in
Shiloh.
\par }{\PP \VS{28}This
news
came
to
Joab;
for
Joab
had
followed
Adonijah,
although
he
didn’t
follow
Absalom.
Joab
fled
to
the
LORD’s
Tent,
and
held
onto
the
horns
of
the
altar.
\VS{29}King
Solomon
was
told, “Joab
has
fled
to
the
LORD’s
Tent;
and
behold,
he
is
by
the
altar.”
Then
Solomon
sent
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada,
saying, “Go,
fall
on
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Benaiah
came
to
the
LORD’s
Tent,
and
said
to
him, “The
king
says, ‘Come
out!’ ”
\par }{\PP He
said, “No;
but
I
will
die
here.”
\par }{\PP Benaiah
brought
the
king
word
again,
saying, “This
is
what
Joab
said,
and
this
is
how
he
answered
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}The
king
said
to
him, “Do
as
he
has
said,
and
fall
on
him,
and
bury
him,
that
you
may
take
away
the
blood,
which
Joab
shed
without
cause,
from
me
and
from
my
father’s
house.
\VS{32}The
LORD
will
return
his
blood
on
his
own
head,
because
he
fell
on
two
men
more
righteous
and
better
than
he,
and
killed
them
with
the
sword,
and
my
father
David
didn’t
know
it:
Abner
the
son
of
Ner,
captain
of
the
army
of
Israel,
and
Amasa
the
son
of
Jether,
captain
of
the
army
of
Judah.
\VS{33}So
their
blood
will
return
on
the
head
of
Joab
and
on
the
head
of
his
offspring\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:33 }
or, seed}
forever.
But
for
David,
for
his
offspring,
for
his
house,
and
for
his
throne,
there
will
be
peace
forever
from
the
LORD.”
\par }{\PP \VS{34}Then
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
went
up
and
fell
on
him,
and
killed
him;
and
he
was
buried
in
his own
house
in
the
wilderness.
\VS{35}The
king
put
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
in
his
place
over
the
army;
and
the
king
put
Zadok
the
priest
in
the
place
of
Abiathar.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}The
king
sent
and
called
for
Shimei,
and
said
to
him, “Build
yourself
a
house
in
Jerusalem,
and
live
there,
and
don’t
go
anywhere
else.
\VS{37}For
on
the
day
you
go
out
and
pass
over
the
brook
Kidron,
know
for
certain
that
you
will
surely
die.
Your
blood
will
be
on
your
own
head.”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}Shimei
said
to
the
king, “What
you
say
is
good.
As
my
lord
the
king
has
said,
so
will
your
servant
do.”
Shimei
lived
in
Jerusalem
many
days.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}At
the
end
of
three
years,
two
of Shimei’s
slaves
ran
away
to
Achish,
son
of
Maacah,
king
of
Gath.
They
told
Shimei,
saying, “Behold,
your
slaves
are
in
Gath.”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}Shimei
arose,
saddled
his
donkey,
and
went
to
Gath
to
Achish
to
seek
his
slaves;
and
Shimei
went
and
brought
his
slaves
from
Gath.
\VS{41}Solomon
was
told
that
Shimei
had
gone
from
Jerusalem
to
Gath,
and
had
come
again.
\par }{\PP \VS{42}The
king
sent
and
called
for
Shimei,
and
said
to
him, “Didn’t
I
adjure
you
by
the
LORD
and
warn
you,
saying, ‘Know
for
certain
that
on
the
day
you
go
out
and
walk
anywhere
else,
you
shall
surely
die?’
You
said
to
me, ‘The
saying
that
I
have
heard
is
good.’
\VS{43}Why
then
have
you
not
kept
the
oath
of
the
LORD
and
the
commandment
that
I
have
instructed
you
with?”
\VS{44}The
king
said moreover
to
Shimei, “You
know
in
your
heart
all
the
wickedness
that
you
did
to
David
my
father.
Therefore
the
LORD
will
return
your
wickedness
on
your own
head.
\VS{45}But
King
Solomon
will
be
blessed,
and
David’s
throne
will
be
established
before
the
LORD
forever.”
\VS{46}So
the
king
commanded
Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada;
and
he
went
out,
and
fell
on
him,
so
that
he
died.
The
kingdom
was
established
in
the
hand
of
Solomon.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Solomon
made
a
marriage
alliance
with
Pharaoh
king
of
Egypt.
He
took
Pharaoh’s
daughter
and
brought
her
into
David’s
city
until
he
had
finished
building
his own
house,
the
LORD’s
house,
and
the
wall
around
Jerusalem.
\VS{2}However,
the
people
sacrificed
in
the
high
places,
because
there
was
not
yet
a
house
built
for
the
LORD’s
name.
\VS{3}Solomon
loved
the
LORD, walking
in
the
statutes
of
David
his
father,
except
that
he
sacrificed
and
burnt
incense
in
the
high
places.
\VS{4}The
king
went
to
Gibeon
to
sacrifice
there,
for
that
was
the
great
high
place.
Solomon
offered
a
thousand
burnt
offerings
on
that
altar.
\VS{5}In
Gibeon,
the
LORD
appeared
to
Solomon
in
a
dream
by
night;
and
God
said, “Ask
for
what
I
should
give
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Solomon
said, “You
have
shown
to
your
servant
David
my
father
great loving
kindness,
because
he
walked
before
you
in
truth,
in
righteousness,
and
in
uprightness
of
heart
with
you.
You
have
kept
for
him
this
great loving
kindness,
that
you
have
given
him
a
son
to
sit
on
his
throne,
as
it
is
today.
\VS{7}Now,
LORD
my
God,
you
have
made
your
servant
king
instead
of
David
my
father.
I
am
just
a
little
child.
I
don’t
know
how
to
go
out
or
come
in.
\VS{8}Your
servant
is amongst
your
people
which
you
have
chosen,
a
great
people,
that
can’t
be
numbered
or
counted
for
multitude.
\VS{9}Give
your
servant
therefore
an
understanding
heart
to
judge
your
people,
that
I
may
discern
between
good
and
evil;
for
who
is
able
to
judge
this
great
people
of
yours?”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}This
request
pleased
the
Lord,
that
Solomon
had
asked
this
thing.
\VS{11}God
said
to
him, “Because
you
have
asked
this
thing,
and
have
not
asked
for
yourself
long
life,
nor
have
you
asked
for
riches
for
yourself,
nor
have
you
asked
for
the
life
of
your
enemies,
but
have
asked
for
yourself
understanding
to
discern
justice,
\VS{12}behold,
I
have
done
according
to
your
word.
Behold,
I
have
given
you
a
wise
and
understanding
heart,
so
that
there
has
been
no
one
like
you
before
you,
and
after
you
none
will
arise
like
you.
\VS{13}I
have
also
given
you
that
which
you
have
not
asked,
both
riches
and honour,
so
that
there
will
not
be
any amongst
the
kings
like
you
for
all
your
days.
\VS{14}If
you
will
walk
in
my
ways,
to
keep
my
statutes
and
my
commandments,
as
your
father
David
walked,
then
I
will
lengthen
your
days.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Solomon
awoke;
and
behold,
it
was
a
dream.
Then
he
came
to
Jerusalem
and
stood
before
the
ark
of
the LORD’s
covenant,
and
offered
up
burnt
offerings,
offered
peace
offerings,
and
made
a
feast
for
all
his
servants.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}Then
two
women
who
were
prostitutes
came
to
the
king,
and
stood
before
him.
\VS{17}The
one
woman
said, “Oh,
my
lord,
I
and
this
woman
dwell
in
one
house.
I
delivered
a
child
with
her
in
the
house.
\VS{18}The
third
day
after
I
delivered,
this
woman
delivered
also.
We
were
together.
There
was
no stranger
with
us
in
the
house,
just
us
two
in
the
house.
\VS{19}This
woman’s
child
died
in
the
night,
because
she
lay
on
it.
\VS{20}She
arose
at midnight,
and
took
my
son
from
beside
me while
your
servant
slept,
and
laid
it
in
her
bosom,
and
laid
her
dead
child
in
my
bosom.
\VS{21}When
I
rose
in
the
morning
to
nurse
my
child,
behold,
he
was
dead;
but
when
I
had
looked
at
him
in
the
morning,
behold,
it
was
not
my
son
whom
I
bore.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}The
other
woman
said, “No!
But
the
living
one
is
my
son,
and
the
dead
one
is
your
son.”
\par }{\PP The
first
one
said, “No!
But
the
dead
one
is
your
son,
and
the
living
one
is
my
son.”
They argued
like
this
before
the
king.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Then
the
king
said, “One
says, ‘This
is
my
son
who
lives,
and
your
son
is
the
dead;’
and
the
other
says, ‘No!
But
your
son
is
the
dead
one,
and
my
son
is
the
living
one.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}The
king
said, “Get
me
a
sword.”
So
they
brought
a
sword
before
the
king.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}The
king
said, “Divide
the
living
child
in
two,
and
give
half
to
the
one,
and
half
to
the
other.”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Then
the
woman
whose
the
living
child
was
spoke
to
the
king,
for
her heart yearned
over
her
son,
and
she
said, “Oh,
my
lord,
give
her
the
living
child,
and
in
no
way
kill
him!”
\par }{\PP But
the
other
said, “He
shall
be
neither mine
nor
yours.
Divide
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{27}Then
the
king
answered, “Give
the first woman
the
living
child,
and definitely do
not
kill
him.
She
is
his
mother.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}All
Israel
heard
of
the judgement
which
the
king
had
judged;
and
they
feared
the
king,
for
they
saw
that
the
wisdom
of
God
was
in
him
to
do
justice.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}King
Solomon
was
king
over
all
Israel.
\VS{2}These
were
the
princes
whom
he
had:
Azariah
the
son
of
Zadok,
the
priest;
\VS{3}Elihoreph
and
Ahijah,
the
sons
of
Shisha,
scribes;
Jehoshaphat
the
son
of
Ahilud,
the
recorder;
\VS{4}Benaiah
the
son
of
Jehoiada
was
over
the
army;
Zadok
and
Abiathar
were
priests;
\VS{5}Azariah
the
son
of
Nathan
was
over
the
officers;
Zabud
the
son
of
Nathan
was
chief minister,
the
king’s
friend;
\VS{6}Ahishar
was
over
the
household;
and
Adoniram
the
son
of
Abda
was
over
the
men subject
to
forced labour.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Solomon
had
twelve
officers
over
all
Israel,
who
provided
food
for
the
king
and
his
household.
Each
man
had
to make provision
for
a
month
in
the
year.
\VS{8}These
are their
names: Ben Hur,
in
the
hill
country
of
Ephraim;
\VS{9}Ben Deker,
in
Makaz,
in
Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh,
and Elon Beth Hanan;
\VS{10}Ben Hesed,
in
Arubboth (Socoh
and
all
the
land
of
Hepher belonged
to
him);
\VS{11}Ben Abinadab,
in
all
the height
of
Dor (he
had
Taphath,
Solomon’s
daughter,
as
wife);
\VS{12}Baana
the
son
of
Ahilud,
in
Taanach
and
Megiddo,
and
all Beth Shean
which
is
beside
Zarethan,
beneath
Jezreel,
from Beth Shean
to Abel Meholah,
as
far
as
beyond
Jokmeam;
\VS{13}Ben Geber,
in
Ramoth
Gilead (the
towns
of
Jair
the
son
of
Manasseh,
which
are
in
Gilead, belonged
to
him;
and
the region
of Argob,
which
is
in
Bashan,
sixty
great
cities
with
walls
and
bronze
bars, belonged
to
him);
\VS{14}Ahinadab
the
son
of
Iddo,
in
Mahanaim;
\VS{15}Ahimaaz,
in
Naphtali (he
also
took
Basemath
the
daughter
of
Solomon
as
wife);
\VS{16}Baana
the
son
of
Hushai,
in
Asher
and
Bealoth;
\VS{17}Jehoshaphat
the
son
of
Paruah,
in
Issachar;
\VS{18}Shimei
the
son
of
Ela,
in
Benjamin;
\VS{19}Geber
the
son
of
Uri,
in
the
land
of
Gilead,
the
country
of
Sihon
king
of
the
Amorites
and
of
Og
king
of
Bashan;
and
he
was
the
only officer
who
was
in
the
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Judah
and
Israel
were
numerous
as
the
sand
which
is
by
the
sea
in
multitude,
eating
and
drinking
and making merry.
\VS{21}Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
\VS{22}Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors\FTNT{*}{{\FR 4:22 }
1 cor is the same as a homer, or about 55.9 U. S. gallons (liquid) or 211 litres or 6 bushels} of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,
\VS{23}ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.
\VS{24}For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River; and he had peace on all sides around him.
\VS{25}Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
\VS{26}Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
\VS{27}Those officers provided food for King Solomon, and for all who came to King Solomon’s table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking.
\VS{28}They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
\VS{29}God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
\VS{30}Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
\VS{31}For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
\VS{32}He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand and five.
\VS{33}He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
\VS{34}People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

\par }\Chap{5}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Hiram king
of Tyre sent
his
servants
to
Solomon,
for
he
had heard
that
they
had anointed
him king
in
the
place
of
his father,
and Hiram
had
always loved
David.
\VS{2}Solomon sent
to Hiram, saying,
\VS{3}“You know that David my father could not build a house
for
the name
of
the LORD his God because
of
the wars which
were around him on every side, until
the LORD put his enemies under
the soles
of his feet.
\VS{4}But
now
the LORD
my God
has given
me
rest
on
every
side.
There
is
no enemy
and
no evil occurrence.
\VS{5}Behold,
I intend
to build
a house
for
the name
of
the LORD
my God,
as
the LORD spoke
to
David
my father, saying, ‘Your son, whom
I
will
set
on
your throne
in
your
place
shall build
the house
for
my name.’
\VS{6}Now
therefore command
that cedar trees
be cut
for
me
out
of Lebanon.
My servants
will
be
with
your servants;
and
I
will
give
you wages
for
your servants according
to
all
that
you say.
For
you know
that
there
is nobody amongst us who knows how
to cut timber
like
the Sidonians.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}When Hiram heard
the
words
of
Solomon,
he rejoiced greatly,
and
said, “Blessed
is
the LORD today,
who
has given
to David
a wise son
to
rule
over
this great
people.”
\VS{8}Hiram sent
to Solomon, saying, “I
have heard
the message
which
you
have sent
to
me.
I
will
do
all
your desire
concerning timber
of cedar,
and
concerning cypress timber.
\VS{9}My servants
will
bring
them
down
from Lebanon
to
the
sea.
I
will
make
them
into rafts
to go
by
sea
to
the
place
that
you specify
to
me,
and
will
cause
them
to
be broken
up
there,
and
you
will
receive
them.
You
will accomplish
my desire,
in
giving food
for
my household.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}So Hiram gave
Solomon cedar timber
and cypress timber according
to
all
his desire.
\VS{11}Solomon
gave Hiram twenty thousand cors\FTNT{*}{{\FR 5:11 }
20,000 cors would be about 120,000 bushels or about 4.2 megalitres of wheat, which would weigh about 3,270 metric tonnes.}
of wheat
for food
to
his household,
and twenty cors\FTNT{†}{{\FR 5:11 }
20 cors is about 1,100 gallons or about 4220 litres.}
of pure oil. Solomon
gave
this
to Hiram year
by year.
\VS{12}The LORD
gave Solomon wisdom,
as
he
promised
him.
There
was peace between Hiram
and Solomon,
and
the two
of
them
made
a treaty together.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}King Solomon raised
a levy
out
of
all Israel;
and
the levy
was thirty thousand men.
\VS{14}He sent
them
to Lebanon, ten thousand
a month
by courses:
for
a month
they
were
in Lebanon,
and two months
at
home;
and Adoniram
was
over
the
men
subject
to forced labour.
\VS{15}Solomon
had seventy thousand
who bore burdens,
and eighty thousand
who
were stone cutters
in
the mountains,
\VS{16}besides
Solomon’s chief officers
who were
over
the work: three thousand
and three hundred
who ruled
over
the people
who laboured
in
the work.
\VS{17}The king commanded,
and
they cut
out
large stones, costly stones,
to
lay
the foundation
of
the
house
with
worked
stone.
\VS{18}Solomon’s builders
and Hiram’s builders
and
the Gebalites cut
them,
and prepared
the timber
and
the stones
to build
the house.

\par }\Chap{6}{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
the
four
hundred
and
eightieth
year
after
the
children
of
Israel
had
come
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
in
the
fourth
year
of
Solomon’s
reign
over
Israel,
in
the
month
Ziv,
which
is
the
second
month,
he
began
to
build
the
LORD’s
house.
\VS{2}The
house
which
King
Solomon
built
for
the
LORD
had
a
length
of
sixty
cubits,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 6:2 }
A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimetres.}
and its
width
twenty,
and its
height
thirty
cubits.
\VS{3}The
porch
in
front
of
the
temple
of
the
house had
a
length
of
twenty
cubits,
which
was
along
the
width
of
the
house.
Ten
cubits
was
its
width
in
front
of
the
house.
\VS{4}He
made
windows
of fixed lattice work
for
the
house.
\VS{5}Against
the
wall
of
the
house,
he
built floors
all
around,
against
the
walls
of
the
house
all
around,
both
of
the
temple
and
of
the
inner
sanctuary;
and
he
made
side
rooms
all
around.
\VS{6}The
lowest
floor
was
five
cubits
wide,
and
the
middle
was
six
cubits
wide,
and
the
third
was
seven
cubits
wide;
for
on
the
outside
he
made
offsets
in
the
wall
of
the
house
all
around,
that
the beams
should
not
be
inserted
into
the
walls
of
the
house.
\VS{7}The
house,
when
it
was
under
construction,
was
built
of
stone
prepared
at
the quarry;
and
no
hammer
or
axe
or
any
tool
of
iron
was
heard
in
the
house
while
it
was
under
construction.
\VS{8}The
door
for
the
middle
side
rooms
was
in
the
right
side
of
the
house.
They
went
up
by
winding
stairs
into
the
middle
floor,
and
out
of
the
middle
into
the
third.
\VS{9}So
he
built
the
house
and
finished
it;
and
he
covered
the
house
with beams
and
planks
of cedar.
\VS{10}He
built
the floors
all
along
the
house,
each
five
cubits
high;
and
they rested
on
the
house
with
timbers
of
cedar.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}The
LORD’s
word
came
to
Solomon,
saying,
\VS{12}“Concerning
this
house
which
you
are
building,
if
you
will walk
in
my
statutes,
and execute
my
ordinances,
and
keep
all
my
commandments
to walk
in
them,
then
I
will
establish
my
word
with
you,
which
I
spoke
to
David
your
father.
\VS{13}I
will
dwell amongst
the
children
of
Israel,
and
will
not
forsake
my
people
Israel.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}So
Solomon
built
the
house
and
finished
it.
\VS{15}He
built
the
walls
of
the
house
within
with
boards
of
cedar;
from
the
floor
of
the
house
to
the
walls
of
the
ceiling,
he covered
them
on
the
inside
with
wood.
He covered
the
floor
of
the
house
with
cypress
boards.
\VS{16}He
built
twenty
cubits
of
the
back
part
of
the
house
with
boards
of
cedar
from
the
floor
to
the
ceiling.
He
built
this
within,
for
an
inner
sanctuary,
even
for
the
most
holy
place.
\VS{17}In front
of
the
temple
sanctuary
was
forty
cubits long.
\VS{18}There
was
cedar
on
the
house
within,
carved
with buds
and open flowers.
All
was
cedar.
No
stone
was
visible.
\VS{19}He
prepared
an
inner
sanctuary
in
the
middle
of
the
house
within,
to
set
the
ark
of
the
LORD’s
covenant
there.
\VS{20}Within
the
inner
sanctuary
was
twenty
cubits
in
length,
and
twenty
cubits
in
width,
and
twenty
cubits
in
its
height.
He
overlaid
it
with
pure
gold.
He covered
the
altar
with
cedar.
\VS{21}So
Solomon
overlaid
the
house
within
with
pure
gold.
He drew
chains
of
gold
across
before
the
inner
sanctuary,
and
he
overlaid
it
with
gold.
\VS{22}He
overlaid
the
whole
house
with
gold,
until
all
the
house
was
finished.
He
also
overlaid
the
whole
altar
that belonged
to
the
inner
sanctuary
with
gold.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}In
the
inner
sanctuary
he
made
two
cherubim\FTNT{†}{{\FR 6:23 }
“Cherubim” is plural of “cherub”, an angelic being.}
of
olive
wood,
each
ten
cubits
high.
\VS{24}Five
cubits
was
the length
of
one
wing
of
the
cherub,
and
five
cubits
was
the length
of
the
other
wing
of
the
cherub.
From
the tip
of
one
wing
to
the tip
of
the
other
was
ten
cubits.
\VS{25}The
other
cherub
was
ten
cubits.
Both
the
cherubim
were
of
one
measure
and
one
form.
\VS{26}One
cherub
was
ten
cubits
high,
and
so
was
the
other
cherub.
\VS{27}He
set
the
cherubim
within
the
inner
house.
The
wings
of
the
cherubim
were
stretched
out,
so
that
the
wing
of
the
one
touched
the
one
wall
and
the
wing
of
the
other
cherub
touched
the
other
wall;
and
their
wings
touched
one
another
in
the
middle
of
the
house.
\VS{28}He
overlaid
the
cherubim
with
gold.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}He
carved
all
the
walls
of
the
house
around
with
carved figures
of
cherubim,
palm
trees,
and
open flowers,
inside
and
outside.
\VS{30}He
overlaid
the
floor
of
the
house
with
gold,
inside
and
outside.
\VS{31}For
the
entrance
of
the
inner
sanctuary,
he
made
doors
of
olive
wood.
The lintel
and
door
posts were
a
fifth
part
of
the wall.
\VS{32}So
he
made
two
doors
of
olive
wood;
and
he
carved
on
them
carvings
of
cherubim,
palm
trees,
and open flowers,
and
overlaid
them
with
gold.
He
spread
the
gold
on
the
cherubim
and
on
the
palm
trees.
\VS{33}He
also
made
the
entrance
of
the
temple
door
posts
of
olive
wood,
out
of
a
fourth part
of
the wall,
\VS{34}and
two
doors
of
cypress
wood.
The
two
leaves
of
the
one
door
were
folding,
and
the
two
leaves
of
the
other
door
were
folding.
\VS{35}He
carved
cherubim,
palm
trees,
and open flowers;
and
he
overlaid
them
with
gold fitted
on
the
engraved work.
\VS{36}He
built
the
inner
court
with
three courses
of
cut
stone
and
a course
of
cedar
beams.
\par }{\PP \VS{37}The
foundation
of
the
LORD’s
house
was
laid
in
the
fourth
year,
in
the
month
Ziv.
\VS{38}In
the
eleventh
year,
in
the
month
Bul,
which
is
the
eighth
month,
the
house
was
finished
throughout
all
its
parts
and
according
to
all
its specifications.
So
he
spent
seven
years
building
it.

\par }\Chap{7}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Solomon
was
building
his own
house
thirteen
years,
and
he
finished
all
his
house.
\VS{2}For
he
built
the
House
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon.
Its
length
was
one
hundred
cubits,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 7:2 }
A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimetres.}
its
width
fifty
cubits,
and
its
height
thirty
cubits,
on
four
rows
of
cedar
pillars,
with
cedar
beams
on
the
pillars.
\VS{3}It
was
covered
with
cedar
above
over
the
forty-five beams
that
were
on
the
pillars,
fifteen
in
a
row.
\VS{4}There
were beams
in
three
rows,
and
window
was facing
window
in
three
ranks.
\VS{5}All
the
doors
and
posts
were
made
square
with beams;
and
window
was facing
window
in
three
ranks.
\VS{6}He
made
the
hall
of
pillars.
Its
length
was
fifty
cubits
and
its
width
thirty
cubits,
with
a
porch
before
them,
and
pillars
and
a
threshold
before
them.
\VS{7}He
made
the
porch
of
the
throne
where
he
was
to
judge,
even
the
porch
of judgement;
and
it
was
covered
with
cedar
from
floor
to
floor.
\VS{8}His
house
where
he
was
to
dwell,
the
other
court
within
the
porch,
was
of
the
same construction.
He
made
also
a
house
for
Pharaoh’s
daughter (whom
Solomon
had
taken
as wife),
like
this
porch.
\VS{9}All
these
were
of
costly
stones,
even
of
stone
cut according
to measure,
sawed
with
saws,
inside
and
outside,
even
from
the
foundation
to
the
coping,
and
so
on
the
outside
to
the
great
court.
\VS{10}The
foundation
was
of
costly
stones, even
great
stones,
stones
of
ten
cubits
and
stones
of
eight
cubits.
\VS{11}Above
were
costly
stones, even
cut
stone, according
to measure,
and
cedar wood.
\VS{12}The
great
court
around
had
three
courses
of
cut
stone
with
a course
of
cedar
beams,
like
the
inner
court
of
the
LORD’s
house
and
the
porch
of
the
house.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}King
Solomon
sent
and
brought
Hiram
out
of
Tyre.
\VS{14}He
was
the
son
of
a
widow
of
the
tribe
of
Naphtali,
and
his
father
was
a
man
of
Tyre,
a
worker
in
bronze;
and
he
was
filled
with
wisdom
and
understanding
and
skill
to
work
all
works
in
bronze.
He
came
to
King
Solomon
and
performed
all
his
work.
\VS{15}For
he fashioned
the
two
pillars
of
bronze,
eighteen
cubits
high
apiece;
and
a
line
of
twelve
cubits
encircled either
of
them.
\VS{16}He
made
two
capitals
of
molten
bronze
to
set
on
the
tops
of
the
pillars.
The
height
of
the
one
capital
was
five
cubits,
and
the
height
of
the
other
capital
was
five
cubits.
\VS{17}There
were
nets
of checker
work
and
wreaths
of chain
work
for
the
capitals
which
were
on
the
top
of
the
pillars:
seven
for
the
one
capital,
and
seven
for
the
other
capital.
\VS{18}So
he
made
the
pillars;
and
there
were
two
rows
of
pomegranates
around
the
one
network,
to
cover
the
capitals
that
were
on
the
top
of
the
pillars;
and
he
did
so
for
the
other
capital.
\VS{19}The
capitals
that
were
on
the
top
of
the
pillars
in
the
porch
were
of
lily
work,
four
cubits.
\VS{20}There
were
capitals
above
also
on
the
two
pillars,
close
by
the
belly
which
was
beside
the
network.
There
were
two
hundred
pomegranates
in
rows
around
the
other
capital.
\VS{21}He
set
up
the
pillars
at
the
porch
of
the
temple.
He
set
up
the
right
pillar
and
called
its
name
Jachin;
and
he
set
up
the
left
pillar
and
called
its
name
Boaz.
\VS{22}On
the
tops
of
the
pillars
was
lily
work.
So
the
work
of
the
pillars
was
finished.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}He
made
the molten
sea
ten
cubits
from
brim
to
brim,
round
in shape.
Its
height
was
five
cubits;
and
a line
of
thirty
cubits
encircled
it.
\VS{24}Under
its
brim
around
there
were buds which
encircled
it
for
ten
cubits,
encircling
the
sea.
The buds
were
in
two
rows,
cast when
it
was
cast.
\VS{25}It
stood
on
twelve
oxen,
three looking towards
the
north,
and
three looking towards
the
west,
and
three looking towards
the
south,
and
three looking towards
the
east;
and
the
sea
was
set
on
them
above,
and
all
their
hindquarters
were
inward.
\VS{26}It
was a hand width
thick. Its
brim
was worked
like
the
brim
of a
cup,
like
the
flower
of a
lily. It
held
two
thousand
baths.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}He
made
the
ten bases
of
bronze.
The
length
of
one
base
was
four
cubits,
four
cubits
its
width,
and
three
cubits
its
height.
\VS{28}The
work
of
the bases
was
like
this:
they
had panels;
and
there
were panels
between
the ledges;
\VS{29}and
on
the panels
that
were
between
the ledges
were
lions,
oxen,
and
cherubim;
and
on
the ledges
there
was
a
pedestal
above;
and
beneath
the
lions
and
oxen
were
wreaths
of
hanging
work.
\VS{30}Every base
had
four
bronze
wheels
and
axles
of
bronze;
and
its
four
feet
had
supports.
The
supports
were cast
beneath
the
basin,
with
wreaths
at
the
side
of
each.
\VS{31}Its
opening
within
the
capital
and
above
was
a
cubit.
Its
opening
was
round
like
the
work
of
a
pedestal,
a
cubit
and
a
half;
and
also
on
its
opening
were
engravings,
and
their panels
were
square,
not
round.
\VS{32}The
four
wheels
were
underneath
the panels;
and
the
axles
of
the
wheels
were
in
the base.
The
height
of
a
wheel
was
a
cubit
and
half
a
cubit.
\VS{33}The
work
of
the
wheels
was
like
the
work
of
a
chariot
wheel.
Their
axles,
their
rims,
their
spokes,
and
their
hubs
were
all
of
cast metal.
\VS{34}There
were
four
supports
at
the
four
corners
of
each base.
Its
supports
were
of
the base itself.
\VS{35}In
the
top
of
the base there
was
a
round
band
half
a
cubit
high;
and
on
the
top
of
the base
its supports
and
its panels
were
the
same.
\VS{36}On
the
plates
of
its supports
and
on
its panels,
he
engraved
cherubim,
lions,
and
palm
trees,
each
in
its
space,
with
wreaths
all
around.
\VS{37}He
made
the
ten bases
in
this
way:
all
of
them
had
one
casting,
one measure,
and
one
form.
\VS{38}He
made
ten
basins
of
bronze.
One
basin contained
forty
baths.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 7:38 }
1 bath is one tenth of a cor, or about 5.6 U. S. gallons or 21 litres, so 40 baths was about 224 gallons or 840 litres.}
Every
basin measured
four
cubits.
One
basin
was
on
every
one
of
the
ten bases.
\VS{39}He
set
the bases,
five
on
the
right
side
of
the
house
and
five
on
the
left
side
of
the
house.
He
set
the
sea
on
the
right
side
of
the
house
eastward
and towards
the
south.
\par }{\PP \VS{40}Hiram
made
the pots,
the
shovels,
and
the
basins.
So
Hiram
finished
doing
all
the
work
that
he
worked
for
King
Solomon
in
the
LORD’s
house:
\VS{41}the
two
pillars;
the
two
bowls
of
the
capitals
that
were
on
the
top
of
the
pillars;
the
two
networks
to
cover
the
two
bowls
of
the
capitals
that
were
on
the
top
of
the
pillars;
\VS{42}the
four
hundred
pomegranates
for
the
two
networks;
two
rows
of
pomegranates
for
each
network,
to
cover
the
two
bowls
of
the
capitals
that
were
on
the
pillars;
\VS{43}the
ten bases;
the
ten
basins
on
the bases;
\VS{44}the
one
sea;
the
twelve
oxen
under
the
sea;
\VS{45}the
pots;
the
shovels;
and
the
basins.
All
of
these
vessels,
which
Hiram
made
for
King
Solomon
in
the
LORD’s
house,
were
of burnished
bronze.
\VS{46}The
king
cast them
in
the
plain
of
the
Jordan,
in
the
clay
ground
between
Succoth
and
Zarethan.
\VS{47}Solomon
left
all
the
vessels
unweighed,
because
there
were
so
many
of
them.
The
weight
of
the
bronze could
not
be determined.
\par }{\PP \VS{48}Solomon
made
all
the
vessels
that
were
in
the
LORD’s
house:
the
golden
altar
and
the
table
that
the
show
bread
was
on,
of
gold;
\VS{49}and
the
lamp stands,
five
on
the
right
side
and
five
on
the
left,
in
front
of
the
inner
sanctuary,
of
pure
gold;
and
the
flowers,
the
lamps,
and
the
tongs,
of
gold;
\VS{50}the cups,
the
snuffers,
the
basins,
the
spoons,
and
the fire
pans,
of
pure
gold;
and
the
hinges, both
for
the
doors
of
the
inner
house,
the
most
holy
place,
and
for
the
doors
of
the
house,
of
the
temple,
of
gold.
\par }{\PP \VS{51}Thus
all
the
work
that
King
Solomon
did
in
the
LORD’s
house
was
finished.
Solomon
brought
in
the
things
which
David
his
father
had
dedicated—the
silver,
the
gold,
and
the
vessels—and
put
them
in
the
treasuries
of
the
LORD’s
house.

\par }\Chap{8}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Then
Solomon
assembled
the
elders
of
Israel
with
all
the
heads
of
the
tribes,
the
princes
of
the
fathers’
households
of
the
children
of
Israel,
to
King
Solomon
in
Jerusalem,
to
bring
up
the
ark
of
the
LORD’s
covenant
out
of
David’s
city,
which
is
Zion.
\VS{2}All
the
men
of
Israel
assembled
themselves
to
King
Solomon
at
the
feast
in
the
month
Ethanim,
which
is
the
seventh
month.
\VS{3}All
the
elders
of
Israel
came,
and
the
priests
picked
up
the
ark.
\VS{4}They
brought
up
the
LORD’s
ark,
the
Tent
of
Meeting,
and
all
the
holy
vessels
that
were
in
the
Tent.
The
priests
and
the
Levites
brought
these
up.
\VS{5}King
Solomon
and
all
the
congregation
of
Israel,
who
were
assembled
to
him,
were
with
him
before
the
ark,
sacrificing
sheep
and
cattle
that could
not
be
counted
or
numbered
for
multitude.
\VS{6}The
priests
brought
in
the
ark
of
the
LORD’s
covenant
to
its
place,
into
the
inner
sanctuary
of
the
house,
to
the
most
holy
place,
even
under
the cherubim’s
wings.
\VS{7}For
the
cherubim
spread
their
wings
out
over
the
place
of
the
ark,
and
the
cherubim covered
the
ark
and
its
poles
above.
\VS{8}The
poles
were
so
long
that
the
ends
of
the
poles
were
seen
from
the
holy
place
before
the
inner
sanctuary,
but
they
were
not
seen
outside.
They
are
there
to
this
day.
\VS{9}There
was
nothing
in
the
ark
except
the
two
stone
tablets
which
Moses
put
there
at
Horeb,
when
the
LORD
made
a covenant
with
the
children
of
Israel,
when
they
came
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.
\VS{10}It
came
to
pass,
when
the
priests
had
come
out
of
the
holy
place,
that
the
cloud
filled
the
LORD’s
house,
\VS{11}so
that
the
priests
could
not
stand
to
minister
by reason
of
the
cloud;
for
the
LORD’s
glory
filled
the
LORD’s
house.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Solomon
said, “The
LORD
has
said
that
he
would
dwell
in
the
thick
darkness.
\VS{13}I
have
surely
built
you
a
house
of
habitation,
a
place
for
you
to
dwell
in
forever.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The
king
turned
his
face
around
and
blessed
all
the
assembly
of
Israel;
and
all
the
assembly
of
Israel
stood.
\VS{15}He
said, “Blessed
is
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
spoke
with
his
mouth
to
David
your
father,
and
has
with
his
hand
fulfilled
it,
saying,
\VS{16}‘Since
the
day
that
I
brought
my
people
Israel
out
of
Egypt,
I
chose
no
city
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel
to
build
a
house,
that
my
name
might
be
there;
but
I
chose
David
to
be
over
my
people
Israel.’
\par }{\PP \VS{17}“Now
it
was
in
the
heart
of
David
my
father
to
build
a
house
for
the
name
of
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel.
\VS{18}But
the
LORD
said
to
David
my
father, ‘Whereas
it
was
in
your
heart
to
build
a
house
for
my
name,
you
did
well
that
it
was
in
your
heart.
\VS{19}Nevertheless,
you
shall
not
build
the
house;
but
your
son
who
shall
come
out
of
your body,
he
shall
build
the
house
for
my
name.’
\VS{20}The
LORD
has
established
his
word
that
he
spoke;
for
I
have
risen
up
in
the
place
of
David
my
father,
and
I
sit
on
the
throne
of
Israel,
as
the
LORD
promised,
and
have
built
the
house
for
the
name
of
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel.
\VS{21}There
I
have
set
a
place
for
the
ark,
in
which
is
the
LORD’s
covenant,
which
he
made
with
our
fathers
when
he
brought
them
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Solomon
stood
before
the
LORD’s
altar
in
the
presence
of
all
the
assembly
of
Israel,
and
spread
out
his
hands towards
heaven;
\VS{23}and
he
said, “LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
there
is
no
God
like
you,
in
heaven
above,
or
on
earth
beneath;
who
keeps
covenant
and loving
kindness
with
your
servants
who
walk
before
you
with
all
their
heart;
\VS{24}who
has
kept
with
your
servant
David
my
father
that
which
you
promised
him. Yes,
you
spoke
with
your
mouth,
and
have
fulfilled
it
with
your
hand,
as
it
is
today.
\VS{25}Now
therefore,
may
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
keep
with
your
servant
David
my
father
that
which
you
have
promised
him,
saying, ‘There
shall
not
fail
from
you
a
man
in
my
sight
to
sit
on
the
throne
of
Israel,
if
only
your
children
take
heed
to
their
way,
to
walk
before
me
as
you
have
walked
before
me.’
\par }{\PP \VS{26}“Now
therefore,
God
of
Israel,
please
let
your
word
be
verified,
which
you
spoke
to
your
servant
David
my
father.
\VS{27}But
will
God
in
very deed
dwell
on
the
earth?
Behold,
heaven
and
the
heaven
of
heavens
can’t
contain
you;
how
much
less
this
house
that
I
have
built!
\VS{28}Yet
have
respect
for
the
prayer
of
your
servant
and
for
his
supplication,
LORD
my
God,
to
listen
to
the
cry
and
to
the
prayer
which
your
servant
prays
before
you
today;
\VS{29}that
your
eyes
may
be
open towards
this
house
night
and
day, even towards
the
place
of
which
you
have
said, ‘My
name
shall
be
there;’
to
listen
to
the
prayer
which
your
servant
prays towards
this
place.
\VS{30}Listen
to
the
supplication
of
your
servant,
and
of
your
people
Israel,
when
they
pray towards
this
place. Yes,
hear
in
heaven,
your
dwelling
place;
and
when
you
hear,
forgive.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}“If
a
man
sins
against
his neighbour,
and
an
oath
is
laid
on
him
to cause
him
to swear,
and
he
comes
and swears
before
your
altar
in
this
house,
\VS{32}then
hear
in
heaven,
and
act,
and
judge
your
servants,
condemning
the
wicked,
to
bring
his
way
on
his own
head,
and
justifying
the
righteous,
to
give
him according
to
his
righteousness.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}“When
your
people
Israel
are
struck
down
before
the
enemy
because
they
have
sinned
against
you,
if
they
turn
again
to
you
and
confess
your
name,
and
pray
and
make
supplication
to
you
in
this
house,
\VS{34}then
hear
in
heaven,
and
forgive
the
sin
of
your
people
Israel,
and
bring
them
again
to
the
land
which
you
gave
to
their
fathers.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}“When
the
sky
is
shut
up
and
there
is
no
rain
because
they
have
sinned
against
you,
if
they
pray towards
this
place
and
confess
your
name,
and
turn
from
their
sin
when
you
afflict
them,
\VS{36}then
hear
in
heaven,
and
forgive
the
sin
of
your
servants,
and
of
your
people
Israel,
when
you
teach
them
the
good
way
in
which
they
should
walk;
and
send
rain
on
your
land
which
you
have
given
to
your
people
for
an
inheritance.
\par }{\PP \VS{37}“If
there
is
famine
in
the
land,
if
there
is
pestilence,
if
there
is
blight,
mildew,
locust
or
caterpillar;
if
their
enemy besieges
them
in
the
land
of
their
cities,
whatever
plague,
whatever
sickness
there
is,
\VS{38}whatever
prayer
and
supplication
is
made
by
any
man,
or
by
all
your
people
Israel,
who
shall
each
know
the
plague
of
his
own
heart,
and
spread
out
his
hands towards
this
house,
\VS{39}then
hear
in
heaven,
your
dwelling
place,
and
forgive,
and
act,
and
give
to
every
man
according
to
all
his
ways,
whose
heart
you
know (for
you,
even
you
only,
know
the
hearts
of
all
the
children
of
men);
\VS{40}that
they
may
fear
you
all
the
days
that
they
live
in
the
land
which
you
gave
to
our
fathers.
\par }{\PP \VS{41}“Moreover,
concerning
the
foreigner,
who
is
not
of
your
people
Israel,
when
he
comes
out
of
a
far
country
for
your
name’s
sake
\VS{42}(for
they
shall
hear
of
your
great
name
and
of
your
mighty
hand
and
of
your
outstretched
arm),
when
he
comes
and
prays towards
this
house,
\VS{43}hear
in
heaven,
your
dwelling
place,
and
do
according
to
all
that
the
foreigner
calls
to
you
for;
that
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
may
know
your
name,
to
fear
you,
as
do
your
people
Israel,
and
that
they
may
know
that
this
house
which
I
have
built
is
called
by
your
name.
\par }{\PP \VS{44}“If
your
people
go
out
to
battle
against
their
enemy,
by
whatever
way
you
shall
send
them,
and
they
pray
to
the
LORD towards
the
city
which
you
have
chosen,
and towards
the
house
which
I
have
built
for
your
name,
\VS{45}then
hear
in
heaven
their
prayer
and
their
supplication,
and maintain
their
cause.
\VS{46}If
they
sin
against
you (for
there
is
no
man
who
doesn’t
sin),
and
you
are
angry
with
them
and
deliver
them
to
the
enemy,
so
that
they carry
them
away
captive
to
the
land
of
the
enemy,
far
off
or
near;
\VS{47}yet
if
they
repent
in
the
land
where
they
are
carried
captive,
and
turn
again,
and
make supplication
to
you
in
the
land
of
those
who
carried
them
captive,
saying, ‘We
have
sinned
and
have
done perversely;
we
have dealt
wickedly,’
\VS{48}if
they
return
to
you
with
all
their
heart
and
with
all
their
soul
in
the
land
of
their
enemies
who
carried
them
captive,
and
pray
to
you towards
their
land
which
you
gave
to
their
fathers,
the
city
which
you
have
chosen
and
the
house
which
I
have
built
for
your
name,
\VS{49}then
hear
their
prayer
and
their
supplication
in
heaven,
your
dwelling
place,
and maintain
their
cause;
\VS{50}and
forgive
your
people
who
have
sinned
against
you,
and
all
their
transgressions
in
which
they
have
transgressed
against
you;
and
give
them
compassion
before
those
who
carried
them
captive,
that
they
may
have
compassion
on
them
\VS{51}(for
they
are
your
people
and
your
inheritance,
which
you
brought
out
of
Egypt,
from
the
middle
of
the
iron
furnace);
\VS{52}that
your
eyes
may
be
open
to
the
supplication
of
your
servant
and
to
the
supplication
of
your
people
Israel,
to
listen
to
them
whenever
they
cry
to
you.
\VS{53}For
you
separated
them
from amongst
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
to
be
your
inheritance,
as
you
spoke
by
Moses
your
servant,
when
you
brought
our
fathers
out
of
Egypt,
Lord
GOD.”
\par }{\PP \VS{54}It
was
so,
that
when
Solomon
had
finished
praying
all
this
prayer
and
supplication
to
the
LORD,
he
arose
from
before
the
LORD’s
altar,
from
kneeling
on
his
knees
with
his
hands
spread
out towards
heaven.
\VS{55}He
stood
and
blessed
all
the
assembly
of
Israel
with
a
loud
voice,
saying,
\VS{56}“Blessed
be
the
LORD,
who
has
given
rest
to
his
people
Israel,
according
to
all
that
he
promised.
There
has
not
failed
one
word
of
all
his
good
promise,
which
he
promised
by
Moses
his
servant.
\VS{57}May
the
LORD
our
God
be
with
us
as
he
was
with
our
fathers.
Let
him
not
leave
us
or
forsake
us,
\VS{58}that
he
may
incline
our
hearts
to
him,
to
walk
in
all
his
ways,
and
to
keep
his
commandments,
his
statutes,
and
his
ordinances,
which
he
commanded
our
fathers.
\VS{59}Let
these
my
words,
with
which
I
have
made supplication
before
the
LORD,
be
near
to
the
LORD
our
God
day
and
night,
that
he
may maintain
the
cause
of
his
servant
and
the
cause
of
his
people
Israel,
as
every
day
requires;
\VS{60}that
all
the
peoples
of
the
earth
may
know
that
the
LORD
himself
is
God.
There
is
no
one
else.
\par }{\PP \VS{61}“Let
your
heart
therefore
be
perfect
with
the
LORD
our
God,
to walk
in
his
statutes,
and
to
keep
his
commandments,
as
it
is
today.”
\par }{\PP \VS{62}The
king,
and
all
Israel
with
him,
offered
sacrifice
before
the
LORD.
\VS{63}Solomon
offered
for
the
sacrifice
of
peace
offerings,
which
he
offered
to
the
LORD,
twenty
two
thousand head
of
cattle
and
one
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
sheep.
So
the
king
and
all
the
children
of
Israel
dedicated
the
LORD’s
house.
\VS{64}The
same
day
the
king
made
the
middle
of
the
court
holy
that
was
before
the
LORD’s
house;
for
there
he offered
the
burnt
offering,
the
meal
offering,
and
the
fat
of
the
peace
offerings,
because
the
bronze
altar
that
was
before
the
LORD
was too
little
to receive
the
burnt
offering,
the
meal
offering,
and
the
fat
of
the
peace
offerings.
\par }{\PP \VS{65}So
Solomon
held
the
feast
at
that
time,
and
all
Israel
with
him,
a
great
assembly,
from
the
entrance
of
Hamath
to
the
brook
of
Egypt,
before
the
LORD
our
God,
seven
days
and
seven
more
days,
even
fourteen
days.
\VS{66}On
the
eighth
day
he
sent
the
people
away;
and
they
blessed
the
king,
and went
to
their
tents
joyful
and
glad
in
their
hearts
for
all
the goodness
that
the
LORD
had
shown
to
David
his
servant,
and
to
Israel
his
people.

\par }\Chap{9}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
Solomon
had
finished
the
building
of
the
LORD’s
house,
the
king’s
house,
and
all
Solomon’s
desire
which
he
was
pleased
to
do,
\VS{2}The
LORD
appeared
to
Solomon
the
second
time,
as
he
had
appeared
to
him
at
Gibeon.
\VS{3}The
LORD
said
to
him, “I
have
heard
your
prayer
and
your
supplication
that
you
have
made
before
me.
I
have
made
this
house
holy,
which
you
have
built,
to
put
my
name
there
forever;
and
my
eyes
and
my
heart
shall
be
there
perpetually.
\VS{4}As
for
you,
if
you
will
walk
before
me
as
David
your
father
walked,
in
integrity
of
heart
and
in
uprightness,
to
do
according
to
all
that
I
have
commanded
you,
and
will
keep
my
statutes
and
my
ordinances,
\VS{5}then
I
will
establish
the
throne
of
your
kingdom
over
Israel
forever,
as
I
promised
to
David
your
father,
saying, ‘There
shall
not
fail
from
you
a
man
on
the
throne
of
Israel.’
\VS{6}But
if
you
turn
away
from
following
me,
you
or
your
children,
and
not
keep
my
commandments
and
my
statutes
which
I
have
set
before
you,
but
go
and
serve
other
gods
and
worship
them,
\VS{7}then
I
will
cut
off
Israel
out
of
the
land
which
I
have
given
them;
and
I
will
cast
this
house,
which
I
have
made
holy
for
my
name,
out
of
my
sight;
and
Israel
will
be
a
proverb
and
a
byword amongst
all
peoples.
\VS{8}Though
this
house
is
so high,
yet
everyone
who
passes
by
it
will
be
astonished
and
hiss;
and
they
will
say, ‘Why
has
the
LORD
done
this
to
this
land
and
to
this
house?’
\VS{9}and
they
will
answer, ‘Because
they
abandoned
the
LORD
their
God,
who
brought
their
fathers
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt,
and embraced
other
gods,
and worshipped
them,
and
served
them.
Therefore
the
LORD
has
brought
all
this
evil
on
them.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}At
the
end
of
twenty
years,
in
which
Solomon
had
built
the
two
houses,
the
LORD’s
house
and
the
king’s
house
\VS{11}(now
Hiram
the
king
of
Tyre
had furnished
Solomon
with
cedar
trees
and
cypress
trees,
and
with
gold, according
to
all
his
desire),
King
Solomon
gave
Hiram
twenty
cities
in
the
land
of
Galilee.
\VS{12}Hiram
came
out
of
Tyre
to
see
the
cities
which
Solomon
had
given
him;
and
they
didn’t please
him.
\VS{13}He
said, “What
cities
are
these
which
you
have
given
me,
my
brother?”
He
called
them
the
land
of
Cabul\FTNT{*}{{\FR 9:13 }
“Cabul” sounds like Hebrew for “good-for-nothing”.}
to
this
day.
\VS{14}Hiram
sent
to
the
king
one
hundred
and
twenty
talents\FTNT{†}{{\FR 9:14 }
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 120 talents is about 3.6 metric tonnes}
of
gold.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}This
is
the
reason
of
the
forced labour
which
King
Solomon
conscripted:
to
build
the
LORD’s
house,
his own
house,
Millo,
Jerusalem’s
wall,
Hazor,
Megiddo,
and
Gezer.
\VS{16}Pharaoh
king
of
Egypt
had
gone
up,
taken
Gezer,
burnt
it
with
fire,
killed
the
Canaanites
who
lived
in
the
city,
and
given
it
for
a wedding
gift
to
his
daughter,
Solomon’s
wife.
\VS{17}Solomon
built
in
the land
Gezer, Beth Horon
the
lower,
\VS{18}Baalath,
Tamar
in
the
wilderness,
\VS{19}all
the
storage
cities
that
Solomon
had,
the
cities
for
his
chariots,
the
cities
for
his
horsemen,
and
that
which
Solomon desired
to
build
for
his pleasure
in
Jerusalem,
and
in
Lebanon,
and
in
all
the
land
of
his
dominion.
\VS{20}As
for
all
the
people
who
were
left
of
the
Amorites,
the
Hittites,
the
Perizzites,
the
Hivites,
and
the
Jebusites,
who
were
not
of
the
children
of
Israel—
\VS{21}their
children
who
were
left
after
them
in
the
land,
whom
the
children
of
Israel
were
not
able utterly
to
destroy—of
them
Solomon
raised
a levy
of bondservants
to
this
day.
\VS{22}But
of
the
children
of
Israel
Solomon
made
no bondservants;
but
they
were
the
men
of
war,
his
servants,
his
princes,
his
captains,
and
rulers
of
his
chariots
and
of
his
horsemen.
\VS{23}These
were
the
five
hundred
and
fifty
chief
officers
who
were
over
Solomon’s
work,
who ruled
over
the
people
who laboured
in
the
work.
\par }{\PP \VS{24}But
Pharaoh’s
daughter
came
up
out
of
David’s
city
to
her
house
which Solomon
had
built
for
her.
Then
he
built
Millo.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Solomon
offered
burnt
offerings
and
peace
offerings
on
the
altar
which
he
built
to
the
LORD
three
times per
year,
burning
incense
with
them
on
the
altar
that
was
before
the
LORD.
So
he
finished
the
house.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}King
Solomon
made
a
fleet
of
ships
in Ezion Geber,
which
is
beside
Eloth,
on
the
shore
of
the
Sea
of Suf,
in
the
land
of
Edom.
\VS{27}Hiram
sent
in
the
fleet
his
servants, sailors
who
had
knowledge
of
the
sea,
with
the
servants
of
Solomon.
\VS{28}They
came
to
Ophir,
and fetched
from
there
gold,
four
hundred
and
twenty
talents,\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 9:28 }
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 420 talents is about 12.6 metric tonnes}
and
brought
it
to
King
Solomon.

\par }\Chap{10}{\PP \VerseOne{1}When
the
queen
of
Sheba
heard
of
the
fame
of
Solomon
concerning
the
LORD’s
name, she
came
to
test
him
with hard
questions.
\VS{2}She
came
to
Jerusalem
with
a
very
great caravan,
with
camels
that
bore
spices,
very
much
gold,
and
precious
stones;
and
when
she
had
come
to
Solomon,
she
talked
with
him
about
all
that
was
in
her
heart.
\VS{3}Solomon
answered
all
her
questions.
There wasn’t
anything
hidden
from
the
king
which
he
didn’t
tell
her.
\VS{4}When
the
queen
of
Sheba
had
seen
all
the
wisdom
of
Solomon,
the
house
that
he
had
built,
\VS{5}the
food
of
his
table,
the sitting
of
his
servants,
the
attendance
of
his
officials,
their clothing,
his cup bearers,
and
his
ascent
by
which
he
went
up
to
the
LORD’s
house,
there
was
no
more
spirit
in
her.
\VS{6}She
said
to
the
king, “It
was
a
true
report
that
I
heard
in
my
own
land
of
your
acts
and
of
your
wisdom.
\VS{7}However,
I
didn’t
believe
the
words
until
I
came
and
my
eyes
had
seen
it.
Behold,
not
even
half
was
told
me!
Your
wisdom
and
prosperity
exceed
the fame
which
I
heard.
\VS{8}Happy
are
your
men,
happy
are
these
your
servants
who
stand
continually
before
you,
who
hear
your
wisdom.
\VS{9}Blessed
is
the
LORD
your
God,
who delighted
in
you,
to
set
you
on
the
throne
of
Israel.
Because
the
LORD loved
Israel
forever,
therefore
he
made
you
king,
to
do
justice
and
righteousness.”
\VS{10}She
gave
the
king
one
hundred
and
twenty
talents
of
gold,
and
a
very
great
quantity
of
spices,
and
precious
stones.
Never
again
was
there
such
an
abundance
of
spices
as
these
which
the
queen
of
Sheba
gave
to
King
Solomon.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}The
fleet
of
Hiram
that
brought
gold
from
Ophir
also
brought
in
from
Ophir
great quantities
of
almug
trees\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:11 }
possibly an Indian sandalwood, with nice grain and a pleasant scent, and good for woodworking}
and
precious
stones.
\VS{12}The
king
made
of
the
almug
trees pillars
for
the
LORD’s
house
and
for
the
king’s
house,
harps
also
and stringed instruments
for
the
singers;
no
such
almug
trees
came
or
were
seen
to
this
day.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}King
Solomon
gave
to
the
queen
of
Sheba
all
her
desire,
whatever
she
asked,
in addition
to
that
which
Solomon
gave
her
of
his
royal
bounty.
So
she
turned
and went
to
her own
land,
she
and
her
servants.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Now
the
weight
of
gold
that
came
to
Solomon
in
one
year
was
six
hundred
and sixty-six
talents\FTNT{†}{{\FR 10:14 }
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 666 talents is about 20 metric tonnes}
of
gold,
\VS{15}in addition
to
that which
the
traders brought,
and
the traffic
of
the
merchants,
and
of
all
the
kings
of
the mixed
people,
and
of
the
governors
of
the
country.
\VS{16}King
Solomon
made
two
hundred bucklers
of beaten
gold;
six
hundred shekels\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 10:16 }
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.32 Troy ounces, so 600 shekels is about 6 kilograms or 13.2 pounds or 192 Troy ounces.}
of
gold
went
to
one buckler.
\VS{17}He
made
three
hundred
shields
of beaten
gold;
three
minas\FTNT{§}{{\FR 10:17 }
A mina is about 600 grams or 1.3 U. S. pounds.}
of
gold
went
to
one
shield;
and
the
king
put
them
in
the
House
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon.
\VS{18}Moreover
the
king
made
a
great
throne
of
ivory,
and
overlaid
it
with
the finest
gold.
\VS{19}There
were
six
steps
to
the
throne,
and
the
top
of
the
throne
was
round
behind;
and
there
were
armrests
on
either
side
by
the
place
of
the
seat,
and
two
lions
standing
beside
the
armrests.
\VS{20}Twelve
lions
stood
there
on
the
one
side
and
on
the
other
on
the
six
steps.
Nothing
like
it
was
made
in
any
kingdom.
\VS{21}All
King
Solomon’s drinking
vessels
were
of
gold,
and
all
the
vessels
of
the
House
of
the
Forest
of
Lebanon
were
of
pure
gold.
None
were
of
silver,
because
it
was
considered
of little
value
in
the
days
of
Solomon.
\VS{22}For
the
king
had
a
fleet
of
ships
of
Tarshish
at
sea
with
Hiram’s
fleet.
Once
every
three
years
the
fleet
of
Tarshish
came
bringing
gold,
silver,
ivory,
apes,
and
peacocks.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}So
King
Solomon exceeded
all
the
kings
of
the
earth
in
riches
and
in
wisdom.
\VS{24}All
the
earth
sought
the
presence
of
Solomon
to
hear
his
wisdom
which
God
had
put
in
his
heart.
\VS{25}Year
after
year,
every
man
brought
his
tribute,
vessels
of
silver,
vessels
of
gold,
clothing, armour,
spices,
horses,
and
mules.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Solomon
gathered
together
chariots
and
horsemen.
He
had
one
thousand
and
four
hundred
chariots
and
twelve
thousand
horsemen.
He kept
them
in
the
chariot
cities
and
with
the
king
at
Jerusalem.
\VS{27}The
king
made
silver
as common
as
stones
in
Jerusalem,
and
cedars
as common
as
the
sycamore
trees
that
are
in
the
lowland.
\VS{28}The
horses
which
Solomon
had
were
brought out
of
Egypt.
The
king’s
merchants
received
them
in droves, each drove
at
a
price.
\VS{29}A
chariot
was imported
from
Egypt
for
six
hundred
shekels\FTNT{*}{{\FR 10:29 }
A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.}
of
silver,
and
a
horse
for
one
hundred
and
fifty
shekels;
and
so
they
exported
them
to
all
the
kings
of
the
Hittites
and
to
the
kings
of
Syria.

\par }\Chap{11}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
King
Solomon
loved
many
foreign
women, together
with
the
daughter
of
Pharaoh:
women
of
the
Moabites,
Ammonites,
Edomites,
Sidonians,
and
Hittites,
\VS{2}of
the
nations
concerning
which
the
LORD
said
to
the
children
of
Israel, “You
shall
not
go amongst
them,
neither
shall
they
come amongst
you,
for
surely
they
will
turn
away
your
heart
after
their
gods.”
Solomon
joined
to
these
in
love.
\VS{3}He
had
seven
hundred
wives,
princesses,
and
three
hundred
concubines.
His
wives
turned
his
heart
away.
\VS{4}When
Solomon
was
old,
his
wives
turned
away
his
heart
after
other
gods;
and
his
heart
was
not
perfect
with
the
LORD
his
God,
as
the
heart
of
David
his
father
was.
\VS{5}For
Solomon went
after Ashtoreth
the
goddess
of
the
Sidonians,
and
after
Milcom
the
abomination
of
the
Ammonites.
\VS{6}Solomon
did
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
and
didn’t go
fully
after
the
LORD,
as
David
his
father
did.
\VS{7}Then
Solomon
built
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.
\VS{8}So
he
did
for
all
his
foreign
wives,
who
burnt
incense
and
sacrificed
to
their
gods.
\VS{9}The
LORD
was
angry
with
Solomon,
because
his
heart
was
turned
away
from
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
who
had
appeared
to
him
twice,
\VS{10}and
had
commanded
him
concerning
this
thing,
that
he
should
not go
after
other
gods;
but
he
didn’t
keep
that
which
the
LORD
commanded.
\VS{11}Therefore
the
LORD
said
to
Solomon, “Because
this
is
done
by
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.
\VS{12}Nevertheless,
I
will
not
do
it
in
your
days,
for
David
your
father’s
sake;
but
I
will
tear
it
out
of
your
son’s
hand.
\VS{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.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}The
LORD
raised
up
an
adversary
to
Solomon:
Hadad
the
Edomite.
He
was
one
of
the
king’s
offspring
in
Edom.
\VS{15}For
when
David
was
in
Edom,
and
Joab
the
captain
of
the
army
had
gone
up
to
bury
the
slain,
and
had
struck
every
male
in
Edom
\VS{16}(for
Joab
and
all
Israel
remained
there
six
months,
until
he
had
cut
off
every
male
in
Edom),
\VS{17}Hadad
fled,
he
and
certain
Edomites
of
his
father’s
servants
with
him,
to
go
into
Egypt,
when
Hadad
was still
a
little
child.
\VS{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.
\VS{19}Hadad
found
great favour
in
the
sight
of
Pharaoh,
so
that
he
gave
him
as
wife
the
sister
of
his
own
wife,
the
sister
of
Tahpenes
the
queen.
\VS{20}The
sister
of
Tahpenes
bore
him
Genubath
his
son, whom
Tahpenes
weaned
in
Pharaoh’s
house;
and
Genubath
was
in
Pharaoh’s
house amongst
the
sons
of
Pharaoh.
\VS{21}When
Hadad
heard
in
Egypt
that
David
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
that
Joab
the
captain
of
the
army
was
dead,
Hadad
said
to
Pharaoh, “Let
me depart,
that
I
may
go
to
my
own
country.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
Pharaoh
said
to
him, “But
what
have
you
lacked
with
me,
that
behold,
you
seek
to
go
to
your
own
country?”
\par }{\PP He
answered, “Nothing, however only
let
me depart.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}God
raised
up
an
adversary
to
him,
Rezon
the
son
of
Eliada,
who
had
fled
from
his
lord,
Hadadezer
king
of
Zobah.
\VS{24}He
gathered
men
to
himself,
and
became
captain
over
a
troop,
when
David
killed
them
of Zobah.
They
went
to
Damascus
and
lived
there,
and
reigned
in
Damascus.
\VS{25}He
was
an
adversary
to
Israel
all
the
days
of
Solomon,
in
addition
to
the mischief
of
Hadad.
He
abhorred
Israel,
and
reigned
over
Syria.
\par }{\PP \VS{26}Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat,
an
Ephraimite
of
Zeredah,
a
servant
of
Solomon,
whose
mother’s
name
was
Zeruah,
a
widow,
also
lifted
up
his
hand
against
the
king.
\VS{27}This
was
the
reason
why
he
lifted
up
his
hand
against
the
king:
Solomon
built
Millo,
and repaired
the
breach
of
his
father
David’s
city.
\VS{28}The
man
Jeroboam
was
a
mighty
man
of valour;
and
Solomon
saw
the
young
man
that
he
was industrious,
and
he
put
him
in
charge
of
all
the labour
of
the
house
of
Joseph.
\VS{29}At
that
time,
when
Jeroboam
went
out
of
Jerusalem,
the
prophet
Ahijah
the
Shilonite
found
him
on
the
way.
Now
Ahijah
had clad
himself
with
a
new
garment;
and
the
two
of
them
were
alone
in
the
field.
\VS{30}Ahijah
took
the
new
garment
that
was
on
him,
and
tore
it
in
twelve
pieces.
\VS{31}He
said
to
Jeroboam, “Take
ten
pieces;
for
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
says, ‘Behold,
I
will
tear
the
kingdom
out
of
the
hand
of
Solomon
and
will
give
ten
tribes
to
you
\VS{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),
\VS{33}because
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.
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
David
his
father
did.
\par }{\PP \VS{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,
\VS{35}but
I
will
take
the
kingdom
out
of
his
son’s
hand
and
will
give
it
to
you,
even
ten
tribes.
\VS{36}I
will
give
one
tribe
to
his
son,
that
David
my
servant
may
have
a
lamp
always
before
me
in
Jerusalem,
the
city
which
I
have
chosen
for myself
to
put
my
name
there.
\VS{37}I
will
take
you,
and
you
shall
reign
according
to
all
that
your
soul
desires,
and
shall
be
king
over
Israel.
\VS{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.
\VS{39}I
will
afflict
the
offspring
of
David
for
this,
but
not
forever.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}Therefore
Solomon
sought
to
kill
Jeroboam,
but
Jeroboam
arose
and
fled
into
Egypt,
to
Shishak
king
of
Egypt,
and
was
in
Egypt
until
the
death
of
Solomon.
\par }{\PP \VS{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?
\VS{42}The
time
that
Solomon
reigned
in
Jerusalem
over
all
Israel
was
forty
years.
\VS{43}Solomon
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
was
buried
in
his
father
David’s
city;
and
Rehoboam
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.

\par }\Chap{12}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Rehoboam
went
to
Shechem,
for
all
Israel
had
come
to
Shechem
to
make
him
king.
\VS{2}When
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat
heard
of
it (for
he
was
yet
in
Egypt,
where
he
had
fled
from
the
presence
of
King
Solomon,
and
Jeroboam
lived
in
Egypt;
\VS{3}and
they
sent
and
called
him),
Jeroboam
and
all
the
assembly
of
Israel
came,
and
spoke
to
Rehoboam,
saying,
\VS{4}“Your
father
made
our
yoke
difficult.
Now
therefore
make
the
hard
service
of
your
father,
and
his
heavy
yoke
which
he
put
on
us,
lighter,
and
we
will
serve
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}He
said
to
them, “Depart
for
three
days,
then
come
back
to
me.”
\par }{\PP So
the
people departed.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}King
Rehoboam
took
counsel
with
the
old
men
who
had
stood
before
Solomon
his
father
while
he yet
lived,
saying, “What
counsel
do
you
give
me
to
answer
these
people?”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}They
replied, “If
you
will
be
a
servant
to
this
people
today,
and
will
serve
them,
and
answer
them
with
good
words,
then
they
will
be
your
servants
forever.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}But
he
abandoned
the
counsel
of
the
old
men
which
they
had
given
him,
and
took
counsel
with
the
young
men
who
had
grown
up
with
him,
who
stood
before
him.
\VS{9}He
said
to
them, “What
counsel
do
you
give,
that
we
may
answer
these
people
who
have
spoken
to
me,
saying, ‘Make
the
yoke
that
your
father
put
on
us
lighter?’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}The
young
men
who
had
grown
up
with
him
said
to
him, “Tell
these
people
who
spoke
to
you,
saying, ‘Your
father
made
our
yoke
heavy,
but
make
it
lighter
to us’—
tell
them, ‘My
little
finger
is
thicker
than
my
father’s
waist.
\VS{11}Now
my
father burdened
you
with
a
heavy
yoke,
but
I
will
add
to
your
yoke.
My
father
chastised
you
with
whips,
but
I
will
chastise
you
with
scorpions.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}So
Jeroboam
and
all
the
people
came
to
Rehoboam
the
third
day,
as
the
king
asked,
saying, “Come
to
me
again
the
third
day.”
\VS{13}The
king
answered
the
people roughly,
and
abandoned
the
counsel
of
the
old
men
which
they
had
given
him,
\VS{14}and
spoke
to
them
according
to
the
counsel
of
the
young
men,
saying, “My
father
made
your
yoke
heavy,
but
I
will
add
to
your
yoke.
My
father
chastised
you
with
whips,
but
I
will
chastise
you
with
scorpions.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}So
the
king
didn’t
listen
to
the
people;
for
it
was
a
thing
brought
about
from
the
LORD,
that
he
might
establish
his
word,
which
the
LORD
spoke
by
Ahijah
the
Shilonite
to
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat.
\VS{16}When
all
Israel
saw
that
the
king
didn’t
listen
to
them,
the
people
answered
the
king,
saying, “What
portion
have
we
in
David?
We
don’t
have
an
inheritance
in
the
son
of
Jesse.
To
your
tents,
Israel!
Now
see
to
your own
house,
David.”
So
Israel departed
to
their
tents.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}But
as
for
the
children
of
Israel
who
lived
in
the
cities
of
Judah,
Rehoboam
reigned
over
them.
\VS{18}Then
King
Rehoboam
sent
Adoram,
who
was
over
the
men subject
to
forced labour;
and
all
Israel
stoned
him
to
death
with
stones.
King
Rehoboam
hurried
to
get himself
up
to
his
chariot,
to
flee
to
Jerusalem.
\VS{19}So
Israel
rebelled
against
David’s
house
to
this
day.
\par }{\PP \VS{20}When
all
Israel
heard
that
Jeroboam
had
returned,
they
sent
and
called
him
to
the
congregation,
and
made
him
king
over
all
Israel.
There
was
no
one
who
followed
David’s
house,
except
for
the
tribe
of
Judah
only.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}When
Rehoboam
had
come
to
Jerusalem,
he
assembled
all
the
house
of
Judah
and
the
tribe
of
Benjamin,
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand chosen
men
who
were
warriors,
to
fight
against
the
house
of
Israel,
to
bring
the
kingdom
again
to
Rehoboam
the
son
of
Solomon.
\VS{22}But
the
word
of
God
came
to
Shemaiah
the
man
of
God,
saying,
\VS{23}“Speak
to
Rehoboam
the
son
of
Solomon,
king
of
Judah,
and
to
all
the
house
of
Judah
and
Benjamin,
and
to
the
rest
of
the
people,
saying,
\VS{24}‘The
LORD
says, “You
shall
not
go
up
or
fight
against
your
brothers,
the
children
of
Israel.
Everyone
return
to
his
house;
for
this
thing
is
from
me.” ’ ”
So
they
listened
to
the
LORD’s
word,
and
returned
and
went
their
way,
according
to
the
LORD’s
word.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Then
Jeroboam
built
Shechem
in
the
hill
country
of
Ephraim,
and
lived
in
it;
and
he
went
out
from
there
and
built
Penuel.
\VS{26}Jeroboam
said
in
his
heart, “Now
the
kingdom
will
return
to
David’s
house.
\VS{27}If
this
people
goes
up
to
offer
sacrifices
in
the
LORD’s
house
at
Jerusalem,
then
the
heart
of
this
people
will
turn
again
to
their
lord,
even
to
Rehoboam
king
of
Judah;
and
they
will
kill
me,
and
return
to
Rehoboam
king
of
Judah.”
\VS{28}So
the
king
took
counsel,
and
made
two
calves
of
gold;
and
he
said
to
them, “It
is
too
much
for
you
to
go
up
to
Jerusalem.
Look
and
behold
your
gods,
Israel,
which
brought
you
up
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt!”
\VS{29}He
set
the
one
in
Bethel,
and
the
other
he
put
in
Dan.
\VS{30}This
thing
became
a
sin,
for
the
people
went
even
as
far
as
Dan
to worship
before
the
one
there.
\VS{31}He
made
houses
of
high
places,
and
made
priests
from amongst
all
the
people,
who
were
not
of
the
sons
of
Levi.
\VS{32}Jeroboam ordained
a
feast
in
the
eighth
month,
on
the fifteenth
day
of
the
month,
like
the
feast
that
is
in
Judah,
and
he
went
up
to
the
altar.
He
did
so
in
Bethel,
sacrificing
to
the
calves
that
he
had
made,
and
he
placed
in
Bethel
the
priests
of
the
high
places
that
he
had
made.
\VS{33}He
went
up
to
the
altar
which
he
had
made
in
Bethel
on
the fifteenth
day
in
the
eighth
month,
even
in
the
month
which
he
had
devised
of
his own heart;
and
he ordained
a
feast
for
the
children
of
Israel,
and
went
up
to
the
altar
to
burn
incense.

\par }\Chap{13}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Behold,
a
man
of
God
came
out
of
Judah
by
the
LORD’s
word
to
Bethel;
and
Jeroboam
was
standing
by
the
altar
to
burn
incense.
\VS{2}He
cried
against
the
altar
by
the
LORD’s
word,
and
said, “Altar!
Altar!
the
LORD
says: ‘Behold,
a
son
will
be
born
to
David’s
house,
Josiah
by
name.
On
you
he
will
sacrifice
the
priests
of
the
high
places
who
burn
incense
on
you,
and
they
will
burn
men’s
bones
on
you.’ ”
\VS{3}He
gave
a
sign
the
same
day,
saying, “This
is
the
sign
which
the
LORD
has
spoken:
Behold,
the
altar
will
be
split
apart,
and
the
ashes
that
are
on
it
will
be
poured
out.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}When
the
king
heard
the
saying
of
the
man
of
God,
which
he
cried
against
the
altar
in
Bethel,
Jeroboam
put
out
his
hand
from
the
altar,
saying, “Seize
him!”
His
hand,
which
he
put
out
against
him,
dried
up,
so
that
he
could
not
draw
it
back
again
to
himself.
\VS{5}The
altar
was
also
split
apart,
and
the
ashes
poured
out
from
the
altar,
according
to
the
sign
which
the
man
of
God
had
given
by
the
LORD’s
word.
\VS{6}The
king
answered
the
man
of
God, “Now
intercede
for
the favour
of
the
LORD
your
God,
and
pray
for
me,
that
my
hand
may
be
restored
me
again.”
\par }{\PP The
man
of
God
interceded
with
the
LORD,
and
the
king’s
hand
was
restored
to
him
again,
and
became
as
it
was
before.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}The
king
said
to
the
man
of
God, “Come
home
with
me
and
refresh
yourself,
and
I
will
give
you
a
reward.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
man
of
God
said
to
the
king, “Even
if
you
gave
me
half
of
your
house,
I
would
not
go
in
with
you,
neither
would
I
eat
bread
nor
drink
water
in
this
place;
\VS{9}for
so
was
it
commanded
me
by
the
LORD’s
word,
saying, ‘You
shall
eat
no
bread,
drink
no
water,
and
don’t
return
by
the
way
that
you
came.’ ”
\VS{10}So
he
went
another
way,
and
didn’t
return
by
the
way
that
he
came
to
Bethel.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}Now
an
old
prophet
lived
in
Bethel,
and
one
of
his
sons
came
and
told
him
all
the
works
that
the
man
of
God
had
done
that
day
in
Bethel.
They
also
told
their
father
the
words
which
he
had
spoken
to
the
king.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Their
father
said
to
them, “Which
way
did
he
go?”
Now
his
sons
had
seen
which
way
the
man
of
God
went,
who
came
from
Judah.
\VS{13}He
said
to
his
sons, “Saddle
the
donkey
for
me.”
So
they
saddled
the
donkey
for
him;
and
he
rode
on
it.
\VS{14}He
went
after
the
man
of
God,
and
found
him
sitting
under
an
oak.
He
said
to
him, “Are
you
the
man
of
God
who
came
from
Judah?”
\par }{\PP He
said, “I
am.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
he
said
to
him, “Come
home
with
me
and
eat
bread.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}He
said, “I
may
not
return
with
you,
nor
go
in
with
you.
I
will
not
eat
bread
or
drink
water
with
you
in
this
place.
\VS{17}For
it
was
said
to
me
by
the
LORD’s
word, ‘You
shall
eat
no
bread
or
drink
water
there,
and
don’t
turn
again
to
go
by
the
way
that
you
came.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}He
said
to
him, “I
also
am
a
prophet
as
you
are;
and
an
angel
spoke
to
me
by
the
LORD’s
word,
saying, ‘Bring
him
back
with
you
into
your
house,
that
he
may
eat
bread
and
drink
water.’ ”
He
lied
to
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}So
he
went
back
with
him,
ate
bread
in
his
house,
and
drank
water.
\VS{20}As
they
sat
at
the
table,
the
LORD’s
word
came
to
the
prophet
who
brought
him
back;
\VS{21}and
he
cried
out
to
the
man
of
God
who
came
from
Judah,
saying, “The
LORD
says, ‘Because
you
have
been
disobedient
to
the
LORD’s
word,
and
have
not
kept
the
commandment
which
the
LORD
your
God
commanded
you,
\VS{22}but
came
back,
and
have
eaten
bread
and
drank
water
in
the
place
of
which
he
said
to
you, “Eat
no
bread,
and
drink
no
water,”
your
body
will
not
come
to
the
tomb
of
your
fathers.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}After
he
had
eaten
bread
and
after
he
drank,
he
saddled
the
donkey
for
the
prophet
whom
he
had
brought
back.
\VS{24}When he
had
gone,
a
lion
met
him
by
the
way
and
killed
him.
His
body
was
thrown
on
the
path,
and
the
donkey
stood
by
it.
The
lion also
stood
by
the
body.
\VS{25}Behold,
men
passed
by
and
saw
the
body
thrown
on
the
path,
and
the
lion
standing
by
the
body;
and
they
came
and
told
it
in
the
city
where
the
old
prophet
lived.
\VS{26}When
the
prophet
who
brought
him
back
from
the
way
heard
of
it,
he
said, “It
is
the
man
of
God
who
was
disobedient
to
the
LORD’s
word.
Therefore
the
LORD
has
delivered
him
to
the
lion,
which
has mauled
him
and slain
him,
according
to
the
LORD’s
word
which
he
spoke
to
him.”
\VS{27}He
said
to
his
sons,
saying, “Saddle
the
donkey
for
me,”
and
they
saddled
it.
\VS{28}He went
and
found
his
body
thrown
on
the
path,
and
the
donkey
and
the
lion
standing
by
the
body.
The
lion
had
not
eaten
the
body
nor mauled
the
donkey.
\VS{29}The
prophet
took
up
the
body
of
the
man
of
God,
and
laid
it
on
the
donkey,
and
brought
it
back.
He
came
to
the
city
of
the
old
prophet
to
mourn,
and
to
bury
him.
\VS{30}He laid
his
body
in
his own
grave;
and
they
mourned
over
him, saying, “Alas,
my
brother!”
\par }{\PP \VS{31}After
he
had
buried
him,
he
spoke
to
his
sons,
saying, “When
I
am
dead,
bury
me
in
the
tomb
in
which
the
man
of
God
is
buried.
Lay
my
bones
beside
his
bones.
\VS{32}For
the
saying
which
he
cried
by
the
LORD’s
word
against
the
altar
in
Bethel,
and
against
all
the
houses
of
the
high
places
which
are
in
the
cities
of
Samaria,
will
surely
happen.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}After
this
thing,
Jeroboam
didn’t
turn
from
his
evil
way,
but
again
made
priests
of
the
high
places
from amongst
all
the
people. Whoever wanted
to,
he consecrated
him,
that
there might
be
priests
of
the
high
places.
\VS{34}This
thing
became
sin
to
the
house
of
Jeroboam,
even
to
cut
it
off
and
to
destroy
it
from
off
the
surface
of
the
earth.

\par }\Chap{14}{\PP \VerseOne{1}At
that
time
Abijah
the
son
of
Jeroboam became
sick.
\VS{2}Jeroboam
said
to
his
wife, “Please
get
up
and disguise
yourself,
so
that
you
won’t
be recognised
as
Jeroboam’s
wife.
Go
to
Shiloh.
Behold,
Ahijah
the
prophet
is
there,
who
said
that
I
would
be
king
over
this
people.
\VS{3}Take
with
you
ten
loaves
of
bread,
some
cakes,
and
a
jar
of
honey,
and
go
to
him.
He
will
tell
you
what
will
become
of
the
child.”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Jeroboam’s
wife
did
so,
and
arose
and
went
to
Shiloh,
and
came
to Ahijah’s
house.
Now
Ahijah
could
not
see,
for
his
eyes
were
set
by
reason
of
his
age.
\VS{5}The
LORD
said
to
Ahijah, “Behold,
Jeroboam’s
wife
is
coming
to enquire
of
you
concerning
her
son,
for
he
is
sick.
Tell
her
such
and
such;
for
it
will
be,
when
she
comes
in,
that
she
will pretend
to
be
another
woman.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
when
Ahijah
heard
the
sound
of
her
feet
as
she
came
in
at
the
door,
he
said, “Come
in,
Jeroboam’s
wife!
Why
do
you pretend
to
be
another?
For
I
am
sent
to
you
with heavy
news.
\VS{7}Go,
tell
Jeroboam, ‘The
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
says: “Because
I
exalted
you
from amongst
the
people,
and
made
you
prince
over
my
people
Israel,
\VS{8}and
tore
the
kingdom
away
from
David’s
house,
and
gave
it
you;
and
yet
you
have
not
been
as
my
servant
David,
who
kept
my
commandments,
and
who
followed
me
with
all
his
heart,
to
do
that
only
which
was
right
in
my
eyes,
\VS{9}but
have
done
evil
above
all
who
were
before
you,
and
have
gone
and
made
for yourself
other
gods, molten
images,
to
provoke
me
to
anger,
and
have
cast
me
behind
your
back,
\VS{10}therefore,
behold,
I
will
bring
evil
on
the
house
of
Jeroboam,
and
will
cut
off
from
Jeroboam everyone
who urinates
on
a
wall,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 14:10 }
or, male}
he
who
is
shut
up
and
he
who
is
left
at
large
in
Israel,
and
will
utterly sweep
away
the
house
of
Jeroboam,
as
a man sweeps
away
dung
until
it
is
all
gone.
\VS{11}The
dogs
will
eat
he
who belongs
to
Jeroboam
who
dies
in
the
city;
and
the
birds
of
the
sky
will
eat
he
who
dies
in
the
field,
for
the
LORD
has
spoken
it.” ’
\VS{12}Arise
therefore,
and
go
to
your
house.
When
your
feet
enter
into
the
city,
the
child
will
die.
\VS{13}All
Israel
will
mourn
for
him
and
bury
him;
for
he
only
of
Jeroboam
will
come
to
the
grave,
because
in
him
there
is
found
some
good
thing towards
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
in
the
house
of
Jeroboam.
\VS{14}Moreover
the
LORD
will
raise
up
a
king
for
himself
over
Israel
who
will
cut
off
the
house
of
Jeroboam.
This
is
the
day!
What?
Even
now.
\VS{15}For
the
LORD
will
strike
Israel,
as
a
reed
is
shaken
in
the
water;
and
he
will
root
up
Israel
out
of
this
good
land
which
he
gave
to
their
fathers,
and
will
scatter
them
beyond
the
River,\FTNT{†}{{\FR 14:15 }
That is, the Euphrates.}
because
they
have
made
their
Asherah poles,
provoking
the
LORD
to
anger.
\VS{16}He
will
give
Israel
up
because
of
the
sins
of
Jeroboam,
which
he
has
sinned,
and
with
which
he
has
made
Israel
to
sin.”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}Jeroboam’s
wife
arose
and
departed,
and
came
to
Tirzah.
As
she
came
to
the threshold
of
the
house,
the
child
died.
\VS{18}All
Israel
buried
him
and
mourned
for
him,
according
to
the
LORD’s
word,
which
he
spoke
by
his
servant
Ahijah
the
prophet.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}The
rest
of
the
acts
of
Jeroboam,
how
he
fought
and
how
he
reigned,
behold,
they
are
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Israel.
\VS{20}The
days
which
Jeroboam
reigned
were
twenty
two
years;
then
he
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
Nadab
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Rehoboam
the
son
of
Solomon
reigned
in
Judah.
Rehoboam
was forty-one
years
old
when
he began
to
reign,
and
he
reigned
seventeen
years
in
Jerusalem,
the
city
which
the
LORD
had
chosen
out
of
all
the
tribes
of
Israel,
to
put
his
name
there.
His
mother’s
name
was
Naamah
the
Ammonitess.
\VS{22}Judah
did
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
and
they
provoked
him
to
jealousy
with
their
sins
which
they
committed, above
all
that
their
fathers
had
done.
\VS{23}For
they
also
built
for
themselves
high
places, sacred
pillars,
and
Asherah poles
on
every
high
hill
and
under
every
green
tree.
\VS{24}There
were
also
sodomites
in
the
land.
They
did according
to
all
the
abominations
of
the
nations
which
the
LORD
drove
out
before
the
children
of
Israel.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}In
the
fifth
year
of
King
Rehoboam,
Shishak
king
of
Egypt
came
up
against
Jerusalem;
\VS{26}and
he
took
away
the
treasures
of
the
LORD’s
house
and
the
treasures
of
the
king’s
house.
He
even
took
away
all
of
it,
including
all
the
gold
shields
which
Solomon
had
made.
\VS{27}King
Rehoboam
made
shields
of
bronze
in
their
place,
and
committed
them
to
the
hands
of
the
captains
of
the
guard,
who
kept
the
door
of
the
king’s
house.
\VS{28}It
was
so,
that
as
often
as
the
king
went
into
the
LORD’s
house,
the
guard
bore
them,
and
brought
them
back
into
the
guard
room.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Rehoboam,
and
all
that
he
did, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
\VS{30}There
was
war
between
Rehoboam
and
Jeroboam
continually.
\VS{31}Rehoboam
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
was
buried
with
his
fathers
in
David’s
city.
His
mother’s
name
was
Naamah
the
Ammonitess.
Abijam
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.

\par }\Chap{15}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
in
the
eighteenth
year
of
King
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat,
Abijam began
to
reign
over
Judah.
\VS{2}He
reigned
three
years
in
Jerusalem.
His
mother’s
name
was
Maacah
the
daughter
of
Abishalom.
\VS{3}He walked
in
all
the
sins
of
his
father,
which
he
had
done
before
him;
and
his
heart
was
not
perfect
with
the
LORD
his
God,
as
the
heart
of
David
his
father.
\VS{4}Nevertheless
for
David’s
sake,
the
LORD
his
God
gave
him
a
lamp
in
Jerusalem,
to
set
up
his
son
after
him
and
to
establish
Jerusalem;
\VS{5}because
David
did
that
which
was
right
in
the
LORD’s
eyes,
and
didn’t
turn
away
from
anything
that
he
commanded
him
all
the
days
of
his
life,
except
only
in
the
matter
of
Uriah
the
Hittite.
\VS{6}Now
there
was
war
between
Rehoboam
and
Jeroboam
all
the
days
of
his
life.
\VS{7}The
rest
of
the
acts
of
Abijam,
and
all
that
he
did, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
There
was
war
between
Abijam
and
Jeroboam.
\VS{8}Abijam
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
they
buried
him
in
David’s
city;
and
Asa
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{9}In
the
twentieth
year
of
Jeroboam
king
of
Israel,
Asa began
to
reign
over
Judah.
\VS{10}He
reigned forty-one
years
in
Jerusalem.
His
mother’s
name
was
Maacah
the
daughter
of
Abishalom.
\VS{11}Asa
did
that
which
was
right
in
the
LORD’s
eyes,
as
David
his
father
did.
\VS{12}He
put
away
the
sodomites
out
of
the
land,
and
removed
all
the
idols
that
his
fathers
had
made.
\VS{13}He
also
removed
Maacah
his
mother
from
being
queen,
because
she
had
made
an abominable
image
for
an
Asherah.
Asa
cut
down
her
image
and
burnt
it
at
the
brook
Kidron.
\VS{14}But
the
high
places
were
not
taken
away. Nevertheless
the
heart
of
Asa
was
perfect
with
the
LORD
all
his
days.
\VS{15}He
brought
into
the
LORD’s
house
the
things
that
his
father
had
dedicated,
and
the
things
that
he himself
had
dedicated:
silver,
gold,
and
utensils.
\par }{\PP \VS{16}There
was
war
between
Asa
and
Baasha
king
of
Israel
all
their
days.
\VS{17}Baasha
king
of
Israel
went
up
against
Judah,
and
built
Ramah,
that
he
might
not
allow anyone
to
go
out
or
come
in
to
Asa
king
of
Judah.
\VS{18}Then
Asa
took
all
the
silver
and
the
gold
that
was
left
in
the
treasures
of
the
LORD’s
house,
and
the
treasures
of
the
king’s
house,
and
delivered
it
into
the
hand
of
his
servants.
Then
King
Asa
sent
them
to Ben Hadad,
the
son
of
Tabrimmon,
the
son
of
Hezion,
king
of
Syria,
who
lived
at
Damascus,
saying,
\VS{19}“Let
there
be
a
treaty
between
me
and
you,
like
that
between
my
father
and
your
father.
Behold,
I
have
sent
to
you
a
present
of
silver
and
gold.
Go,
break
your
treaty
with
Baasha
king
of
Israel,
that
he
may
depart
from
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ben Hadad
listened
to
King
Asa,
and
sent
the
captains
of
his
armies
against
the
cities
of
Israel,
and
struck
Ijon,
and
Dan,
and
Abel Beth Maacah,
and
all
Chinneroth,
with
all
the
land
of
Naphtali.
\VS{21}When
Baasha
heard
of
it,
he
stopped
building
Ramah,
and
lived
in
Tirzah.
\VS{22}Then
King
Asa
made
a
proclamation
to
all
Judah.
No
one
was exempted.
They
carried
away
the
stones
of
Ramah,
and
its
timber,
with
which
Baasha
had
built;
and
King
Asa
used
it
to
build
Geba
of
Benjamin,
and
Mizpah.
\VS{23}Now
the
rest
of
all
the
acts
of
Asa,
and
all
his
might,
and
all
that
he
did,
and
the
cities
which
he
built, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Judah?
But
in
the
time
of
his
old
age
he
was diseased
in
his
feet.
\VS{24}Asa
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
was
buried
with
his
fathers
in
his
father
David’s
city;
and
Jehoshaphat
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Nadab
the
son
of
Jeroboam began
to
reign
over
Israel
in
the
second
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah;
and
he
reigned
over
Israel
two
years.
\VS{26}He
did
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
and walked
in
the
way
of
his
father,
and
in
his
sin
with
which
he
made
Israel
to
sin.
\VS{27}Baasha
the
son
of
Ahijah,
of
the
house
of
Issachar,
conspired
against
him;
and
Baasha
struck
him
at
Gibbethon,
which belonged
to
the
Philistines;
for
Nadab
and
all
Israel
were
besieging
Gibbethon.
\VS{28}Even
in
the
third
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah,
Baasha
killed
him
and
reigned
in
his
place.
\VS{29}As soon
as
he
was
king,
he
struck
all
the
house
of
Jeroboam.
He
didn’t
leave
to
Jeroboam
any
who
breathed,
until
he
had
destroyed
him,
according
to
the
saying
of
the
LORD,
which
he
spoke
by
his
servant
Ahijah
the
Shilonite;
\VS{30}for
the
sins
of
Jeroboam
which
he
sinned,
and
with
which
he
made
Israel
to
sin,
because
of
his provocation
with
which
he
provoked
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
to
anger.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Nadab,
and
all
that
he
did, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
\VS{32}There
was
war
between
Asa
and
Baasha
king
of
Israel
all
their
days.
\par }{\PP \VS{33}In
the
third
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah,
Baasha
the
son
of
Ahijah began
to
reign
over
all
Israel
in
Tirzah
for
twenty-four
years.
\VS{34}He
did
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
and walked
in
the
way
of
Jeroboam,
and
in
his
sin
with
which
he
made
Israel
to
sin.

\par }\Chap{16}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
LORD’s
word
came
to
Jehu
the
son
of
Hanani
against
Baasha,
saying,
\VS{2}“Because
I
exalted
you
out
of
the
dust
and
made
you
prince
over
my
people
Israel,
and
you
have walked
in
the
way
of
Jeroboam
and
have
made
my
people
Israel
to
sin,
to
provoke
me
to
anger
with
their
sins,
\VS{3}behold,
I
will utterly sweep
away
Baasha
and
his
house;
and
I
will
make
your
house
like
the
house
of
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat.
\VS{4}The
dogs
will
eat
Baasha’s descendants
who
die
in
the
city;
and
he
who
dies
of
his
in
the
field,
the
birds
of
the
sky
will
eat.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Baasha,
and
what
he
did,
and
his
might, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
\VS{6}Baasha
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
was
buried
in
Tirzah;
and
Elah
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Moreover
the
LORD’s
word
came
by
the
prophet
Jehu
the
son
of
Hanani
against
Baasha
and
against
his
house,
both
because
of
all
the
evil
that
he
did
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
to
provoke
him
to
anger
with
the
work
of
his
hands,
in
being
like
the
house
of
Jeroboam,
and
because
he
struck
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}In
the twenty-sixth
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah,
Elah
the
son
of
Baasha began
to
reign
over
Israel
in
Tirzah
for two
years.
\VS{9}His
servant
Zimri,
captain
of
half
his
chariots,
conspired
against
him. Now
he
was
in
Tirzah,
drinking
himself
drunk
in
the
house
of
Arza,
who
was
over
the
household
in
Tirzah;
\VS{10}and
Zimri
went
in
and
struck
him
and
killed
him
in
the twenty-seventh
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah,
and
reigned
in
his
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{11}When
he
began
to
reign,
as soon
as
he
sat
on
his
throne,
he
attacked
all
the
house
of
Baasha.
He
didn’t
leave
him
a single
one
who urinates
on
a
wall\FTNT{*}{{\FR 16:11 }
or, male} amongst
his
relatives
or
his
friends.
\VS{12}Thus
Zimri
destroyed
all
the
house
of
Baasha,
according
to
the
LORD’s
word
which
he
spoke
against
Baasha
by
Jehu
the
prophet,
\VS{13}for
all
the
sins
of
Baasha,
and
the
sins
of
Elah
his
son,
which
they
sinned
and
with
which
they
made
Israel
to
sin,
to
provoke
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
to
anger
with
their
vanities.
\VS{14}Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Elah,
and
all
that
he
did, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
\par }{\PP \VS{15}In
the twenty-seventh
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah,
Zimri
reigned
seven
days
in
Tirzah.
Now
the
people
were
encamped
against
Gibbethon,
which belonged
to
the
Philistines.
\VS{16}The
people
who
were
encamped
heard
that
Zimri
had
conspired,
and
had
also
killed
the
king.
Therefore
all
Israel
made
Omri,
the
captain
of
the
army,
king
over
Israel
that
day
in
the
camp.
\VS{17}Omri
went
up
from
Gibbethon,
and
all
Israel
with
him,
and
they besieged
Tirzah.
\VS{18}When
Zimri
saw
that
the
city
was
taken,
he
went
into
the
fortified
part
of
the
king’s
house
and
burnt
the
king’s
house
over
him
with
fire,
and
died,
\VS{19}for
his
sins
which
he
sinned
in
doing
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
in walking
in
the
way
of
Jeroboam,
and
in
his
sin
which
he
did
to
make
Israel
to
sin.
\VS{20}Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Zimri,
and
his
treason
that
he
committed, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Then
the
people
of
Israel
were
divided
into
two
parts:
half
of
the
people
followed
Tibni
the
son
of
Ginath,
to make
him
king,
and
half
followed
Omri.
\VS{22}But
the
people
who
followed
Omri
prevailed
against
the
people
who
followed
Tibni
the
son
of
Ginath;
so
Tibni
died,
and
Omri
reigned.
\VS{23}In
the thirty-first
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah,
Omri began
to
reign
over
Israel
for
twelve
years.
He
reigned
six
years
in
Tirzah.
\VS{24}He
bought
the
hill
Samaria
of
Shemer
for two
talents\FTNT{†}{{\FR 16:24 }
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.}
of
silver;
and
he
built
on
the
hill,
and
called
the
name
of
the
city
which
he
built,
Samaria,
after
the
name
of
Shemer,
the
owner
of
the
hill.
\VS{25}Omri
did
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
and dealt
wickedly
above
all
who
were
before
him.
\VS{26}For
he walked
in
all
the
way
of
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat,
and
in
his
sins
with
which
he
made
Israel
to
sin,
to
provoke
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
to
anger
with
their
vanities.
\VS{27}Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Omri
which
he
did,
and
his
might
that
he showed, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
\VS{28}So
Omri
slept
with
his
fathers,
and
was
buried
in
Samaria;
and
Ahab
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{29}In
the thirty-eighth
year
of
Asa
king
of
Judah,
Ahab
the
son
of
Omri began
to
reign
over
Israel.
Ahab
the
son
of
Omri
reigned
over
Israel
in
Samaria
twenty-two
years.
\VS{30}Ahab
the
son
of
Omri
did
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight
above
all
that
were
before
him.
\VS{31}As
if
it
had
been
a
light
thing
for
him
to walk
in
the
sins
of
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat,
he
took
as
wife
Jezebel
the
daughter
of
Ethbaal
king
of
the
Sidonians,
and
went
and
served
Baal
and worshipped
him.
\VS{32}He
raised
up
an
altar
for
Baal
in
the
house
of
Baal,
which
he
had
built
in
Samaria.
\VS{33}Ahab
made
the
Asherah;
and
Ahab
did
more
yet
to
provoke
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
to
anger
than
all
the
kings
of
Israel
who
were
before
him.
\VS{34}In
his
days
Hiel
the
Bethelite
built
Jericho.
He
laid
its
foundation
with
the loss
of
Abiram
his
firstborn,
and
set
up
its
gates
with
the loss
of
his
youngest
son
Segub,
according
to
the
LORD’s
word,
which
he
spoke
by
Joshua
the
son
of
Nun.

\par }\Chap{17}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Elijah
the Tishbite,
who
was
one
of
the
settlers
of
Gilead,
said
to
Ahab, “As
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
lives,
before
whom
I
stand,
there
shall
not
be
dew
nor
rain
these
years,
but
according
to
my
word.”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Then
the
LORD’s
word
came
to
him,
saying,
\VS{3}“Go
away
from
here,
turn
eastward,
and
hide
yourself
by
the
brook
Cherith,
that
is
before
the
Jordan.
\VS{4}You shall
drink
from
the
brook.
I
have
commanded
the
ravens
to feed
you
there.”
\VS{5}So
he
went
and
did
according
to
the
LORD’s
word,
for
he
went
and
lived
by
the
brook
Cherith
that
is
before
the
Jordan.
\VS{6}The
ravens
brought
him
bread
and
meat
in
the
morning,
and
bread
and
meat
in
the
evening;
and
he
drank
from
the
brook.
\VS{7}After
a
while,
the
brook
dried
up,
because
there
was
no
rain
in
the
land.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
LORD’s
word
came
to
him,
saying,
\VS{9}“Arise,
go
to
Zarephath,
which belongs
to
Sidon,
and
stay
there.
Behold,
I
have
commanded
a
widow
there
to
sustain
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}So
he
arose
and
went
to
Zarephath;
and
when
he
came
to
the
gate
of
the
city,
behold,
a
widow
was
there
gathering
sticks.
He
called
to
her
and
said, “Please
get
me
a
little
water
in
a
jar,
that
I
may
drink.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}As
she
was going
to
get
it,
he
called
to
her
and
said, “Please
bring
me
a
morsel
of
bread
in
your
hand.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}She
said, “As
the
LORD
your
God
lives,
I don’t
have
anything baked,
but
only
a handful
of
meal
in
a
jar
and
a
little
oil
in
a
jar.
Behold,
I
am
gathering
two
sticks,
that
I
may
go
in
and bake
it
for
me
and
my
son,
that
we
may
eat
it,
and
die.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Elijah
said
to
her, “Don’t
be
afraid.
Go
and
do
as
you
have
said;
but
make
me
a
little
cake
from
it
first,
and
bring
it
out
to
me,
and
afterward
make
some
for
you
and
for
your
son.
\VS{14}For
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
says, ‘The
jar
of
meal
will
not
run
out,
and
the
jar
of
oil
will
not
fail,
until
the
day
that
the
LORD
sends
rain
on
the
earth.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}She
went
and
did according
to
the
saying
of
Elijah;
and
she,
he,
and
her
household
ate many
days.
\VS{16}The
jar
of
meal
didn’t run
out
and
the
jar
of
oil
didn’t
fail,
according
to
the
LORD’s
word,
which
he
spoke
by
Elijah.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}After
these
things,
the
son
of
the
woman,
the
mistress
of
the
house,
became
sick;
and
his
sickness
was
so
severe
that
there
was
no
breath
left
in
him.
\VS{18}She
said
to
Elijah, “What
have
I
to
do
with
you,
you
man
of
God?
You
have
come
to
me
to
bring
my
sin
to memory,
and
to
kill
my
son!”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}He
said
to
her, “Give
me
your
son.”
He
took
him
out
of
her
bosom,
and
carried
him
up
into
the
room
where
he
stayed,
and
laid
him
on
his own
bed.
\VS{20}He
cried
to
the
LORD
and
said, “LORD
my
God,
have
you
also brought
evil
on
the
widow
with
whom
I
am
staying,
by
killing
her
son?”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}He
stretched
himself
on
the
child
three
times,
and
cried
to
the
LORD
and
said, “LORD
my
God,
please
let
this
child’s
soul
come
into
him
again.”
\par }{\PP \VS{22}The
LORD
listened
to
the
voice
of
Elijah;
and
the
soul
of
the
child
came
into
him
again,
and
he
revived.
\VS{23}Elijah
took
the
child
and
brought
him
down
out
of
the
room
into
the
house,
and
delivered
him
to
his
mother;
and
Elijah
said, “Behold,
your
son
lives.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}The
woman
said
to
Elijah, “Now
I
know
that
you
are
a
man
of
God,
and
that
the
LORD’s
word
in
your
mouth
is
truth.”

\par }\Chap{18}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
many
days,
the
LORD’s
word
came
to
Elijah,
in
the
third
year,
saying, “Go,
show
yourself
to
Ahab;
and
I
will
send
rain
on
the
earth.”
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Elijah
went
to
show
himself
to
Ahab.
The
famine
was
severe
in
Samaria.
\VS{3}Ahab
called
Obadiah,
who
was
over
the
household. (Now
Obadiah feared
the
LORD
greatly;
\VS{4}for
when
Jezebel
cut
off
the
LORD’s
prophets,
Obadiah
took
one
hundred
prophets,
and
hid
them
fifty
to
a
cave,
and fed
them
with
bread
and
water.)
\VS{5}Ahab
said
to
Obadiah, “Go
through
the
land,
to
all
the
springs
of
water,
and
to
all
the brooks.
Perhaps
we
may
find
grass
and save
the
horses
and
mules
alive,
that
we
not lose
all
the
animals.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}So
they
divided
the
land
between
them
to
pass
throughout
it.
Ahab
went
one
way
by
himself,
and
Obadiah
went
another
way
by
himself.
\VS{7}As
Obadiah
was
on
the
way,
behold,
Elijah
met
him.
He recognised
him,
and
fell
on
his
face,
and
said, “Is
it
you,
my
lord
Elijah?”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}He
answered
him, “It
is
I.
Go,
tell
your
lord, ‘Behold,
Elijah
is
here!’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}He
said, “How
have
I
sinned,
that
you
would
deliver
your
servant
into
the
hand
of
Ahab,
to
kill
me?
\VS{10}As
the
LORD
your
God
lives,
there
is
no
nation
or
kingdom
where
my
lord
has
not
sent
to
seek
you.
When
they
said, ‘He
is
not
here,’
he
took
an
oath
of
the
kingdom
and
nation
that
they
didn’t
find
you.
\VS{11}Now
you
say, ‘Go,
tell
your
lord, “Behold,
Elijah
is
here.” ’
\VS{12}It
will
happen,
as soon
as
I leave
you,
that
the
LORD’s
Spirit
will
carry
you
I
don’t
know
where;
and
so
when
I
come
and
tell
Ahab,
and
he
can’t
find
you,
he
will
kill
me.
But
I,
your
servant,
have
feared
the
LORD
from
my
youth.
\VS{13}Wasn’t
it
told
my
lord
what
I
did
when
Jezebel
killed
the
LORD’s
prophets,
how
I
hid
one
hundred
men
of
the
LORD’s
prophets
with
fifty
to
a
cave,
and fed
them
with
bread
and
water?
\VS{14}Now
you
say, ‘Go,
tell
your
lord, “Behold,
Elijah
is
here”.’
He
will
kill
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Elijah
said, “As
the
LORD
of
Hosts
lives,
before
whom
I
stand,
I
will
surely
show myself
to
him
today.”
\VS{16}So
Obadiah
went
to
meet
Ahab,
and
told
him;
and
Ahab
went
to
meet
Elijah.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}When
Ahab
saw
Elijah,
Ahab
said
to
him, “Is
that
you,
you
troubler
of
Israel?”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}He
answered, “I
have
not
troubled
Israel,
but
you
and
your
father’s
house,
in
that
you
have forsaken
the
LORD’s
commandments
and
you
have
followed
the
Baals.
\VS{19}Now
therefore
send,
and
gather
to
me
all
Israel
to
Mount
Carmel,
and
four
hundred
and
fifty
of
the
prophets
of
Baal,
and
four
hundred
of
the
prophets
of
the
Asherah,
who
eat
at
Jezebel’s
table.”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}So
Ahab
sent
to
all
the
children
of
Israel,
and
gathered
the
prophets
together
to
Mount
Carmel.
\VS{21}Elijah
came
near
to
all
the
people,
and
said, “How
long
will
you waver
between
the
two sides?
If
the
LORD
is
God,
follow
him;
but
if
Baal,
then
follow
him.”
\par }{\PP The
people
didn’t
say
a
word.
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Then
Elijah
said
to
the
people, “I, even
I
only,
am
left
as
a
prophet
of
the
LORD;
but Baal’s
prophets
are
four
hundred
and
fifty
men.
\VS{23}Let
them therefore
give
us
two
bulls;
and
let
them
choose
one
bull
for
themselves,
and
cut
it
in
pieces,
and
lay
it
on
the
wood,
and
put
no
fire
under;
and
I
will dress
the
other
bull,
and
lay
it
on
the
wood,
and
put
no
fire
under
it.
\VS{24}You
call
on
the
name
of
your
god,
and
I
will
call
on
the
LORD’s
name.
The
God
who
answers
by
fire,
let
him
be
God.”
\par }{\PP All
the
people
answered, “What
you
say
is
good.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Elijah
said
to
the
prophets
of
Baal, “Choose
one
bull
for
yourselves,
and dress
it
first,
for
you
are
many;
and
call
on
the
name
of
your
god,
but
put
no
fire under
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}They
took
the
bull
which
was
given
them,
and
they dressed
it,
and
called
on
the
name
of
Baal
from
morning
even
until
noon,
saying, “Baal,
hear
us!”
But
there
was
no
voice,
and nobody
answered.
They leapt
about
the
altar
which
was
made.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}At
noon,
Elijah
mocked
them,
and
said, “Cry aloud,
for
he
is
a
god.
Either
he
is
deep
in
thought,
or
he
has
gone somewhere,
or
he
is
on
a
journey,
or
perhaps
he sleeps
and must
be
awakened.”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}They
cried aloud,
and
cut
themselves
in
their
way
with
knives
and
lances
until
the
blood
gushed
out
on
them.
\VS{29}When midday
was past,
they
prophesied
until
the
time
of
the evening
offering;
but
there
was
no
voice,
no
answer,
and nobody
paid
attention.
\par }{\PP \VS{30}Elijah
said
to
all
the
people, “Come
near
to
me!”;
and
all
the
people
came
near
to
him.
He
repaired
the
LORD’s
altar
that
had
been
thrown
down.
\VS{31}Elijah
took
twelve
stones,
according
to
the
number
of
the
tribes
of
the
sons
of
Jacob,
to
whom
the
LORD’s
word
came,
saying, “Israel
shall
be
your
name.”
\VS{32}With
the
stones
he
built
an
altar
in
the
LORD’s
name.
He
made
a trench
around
the
altar
large
enough
to contain
two
seahs\FTNT{*}{{\FR 18:32 }
1 seah is about 7 litres or 1.9 gallons or 0.8 pecks}
of
seed.
\VS{33}He
put
the
wood
in order,
and
cut
the
bull
in
pieces
and
laid
it
on
the
wood.
He said, “Fill four jars
with water,
and pour
it
on
the burnt offering
and
on
the
wood.”
\VS{34}He
said, “Do
it
a
second
time;”
and
they
did
it
the
second
time.
He
said, “Do
it
a
third
time;”
and
they
did
it
the
third
time.
\VS{35}The
water ran
around
the
altar;
and
he
also
filled
the trench
with
water.
\par }{\PP \VS{36}At
the
time
of
the evening
offering,
Elijah
the
prophet
came
near
and
said, “LORD,
the
God
of
Abraham,
of
Isaac,
and
of
Israel,
let
it
be
known
today
that
you
are
God
in
Israel
and
that
I
am
your
servant,
and
that
I
have
done
all
these
things
at
your
word.
\VS{37}Hear
me,
LORD, hear
me,
that
this
people
may
know
that
you,
LORD,
are
God,
and
that
you
have
turned
their
heart
back
again.”
\par }{\PP \VS{38}Then
the
LORD’s
fire
fell
and
consumed
the
burnt
offering,
the
wood,
the
stones,
and
the
dust;
and
it
licked
up
the
water
that
was
in
the trench.
\VS{39}When
all
the
people
saw
it,
they
fell
on
their
faces.
They
said, “The
LORD,
he
is
God!
the
LORD,
he
is
God!”
\par }{\PP \VS{40}Elijah
said
to
them, “Seize
the
prophets
of
Baal!
Don’t
let
one
of
them
escape!”
\par }{\PP They
seized
them;
and
Elijah
brought
them
down
to
the
brook
Kishon,
and
killed
them
there.
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Elijah
said
to
Ahab, “Get
up,
eat
and
drink;
for
there
is
the
sound
of
abundance
of
rain.”
\par }{\PP \VS{42}So
Ahab
went
up
to
eat
and
to
drink.
Elijah
went
up
to
the
top
of
Carmel;
and
he bowed
himself
down
on
the
earth,
and
put
his
face
between
his
knees.
\VS{43}He
said
to
his
servant, “Go
up
now
and
look towards
the
sea.”
\par }{\PP He
went
up
and
looked,
then
said, “There
is
nothing.”
\par }{\PP He
said, “Go
again”
seven
times.
\par }{\PP \VS{44}On
the
seventh
time,
he
said, “Behold,
a
small
cloud,
like
a
man’s
hand,
is
rising
out
of
the
sea.”
\par }{\PP He
said, “Go
up,
tell
Ahab, ‘Get
ready
and
go
down,
so
that
the
rain
doesn’t
stop
you.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{45}In
a little
while,
the
sky
grew
black
with
clouds
and
wind,
and
there
was
a
great
rain.
Ahab
rode,
and
went
to
Jezreel.
\VS{46}The
LORD’s
hand
was
on
Elijah;
and
he tucked
his cloak
into
his belt
and
ran
before
Ahab
to
the
entrance
of
Jezreel.

\par }\Chap{19}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ahab
told
Jezebel
all
that
Elijah
had
done,
and
how
he
had
killed
all
the
prophets
with
the
sword.
\VS{2}Then
Jezebel
sent
a
messenger
to
Elijah,
saying, “So
let
the
gods
do
to
me,
and
more
also,
if
I don’t
make
your
life
as
the
life
of
one
of
them
by
tomorrow
about
this
time!”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}When
he
saw
that,
he
arose
and ran
for
his
life,
and
came
to
Beersheba,
which belongs
to
Judah,
and
left
his
servant
there.
\VS{4}But
he
himself
went
a
day’s
journey
into
the
wilderness,
and
came
and
sat
down
under
a
juniper
tree.
Then
he
requested
for
himself
that
he
might
die,
and
said, “It
is
enough.
Now,
O
LORD,
take
away
my
life;
for
I
am
not
better
than
my
fathers.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}He
lay
down
and
slept
under
a
juniper
tree;
and
behold,
an
angel
touched
him,
and
said
to
him, “Arise
and
eat!”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}He
looked,
and
behold,
there
was
at
his
head
a
cake baked
on
the coals,
and
a
jar
of
water.
He
ate
and
drank,
and
lay
down
again.
\VS{7}The
LORD’s
angel
came
again
the
second
time,
and
touched
him,
and
said, “Arise
and
eat,
because
the
journey
is
too
great
for
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}He
arose,
and
ate
and
drank,
and
went
in
the
strength
of
that
food
forty
days
and
forty
nights
to
Horeb,
God’s
Mountain.
\VS{9}He
came
to
a
cave
there,
and camped
there;
and
behold,
the
LORD’s
word
came
to
him,
and
he
said
to
him, “What
are
you doing
here,
Elijah?”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}He
said, “I
have
been
very
jealous
for
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Hosts;
for
the
children
of
Israel
have forsaken
your
covenant,
thrown
down
your
altars,
and
killed
your
prophets
with
the
sword.
I,
even
I
only,
am
left;
and
they
seek
my
life,
to
take
it
away.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}He
said, “Go
out
and
stand
on
the
mountain
before
the
LORD.”
\par }{\PP Behold,
the
LORD
passed
by,
and
a
great
and
strong
wind
tore
the
mountains
and
broke
in
pieces
the
rocks
before
the
LORD;
but
the
LORD
was
not
in
the
wind.
After
the
wind
there
was
an
earthquake;
but
the
LORD
was
not
in
the
earthquake.
\VS{12}After
the
earthquake
a
fire
passed;
but
the
LORD
was
not
in
the
fire.
After
the
fire,
there
was
a
still small
voice.
\VS{13}When
Elijah
heard
it,
he
wrapped
his
face
in
his
mantle,
went
out,
and
stood
in
the
entrance
of
the
cave.
Behold,
a
voice
came
to
him,
and
said, “What
are
you
doing
here,
Elijah?”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}He
said, “I
have
been
very
jealous
for
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Hosts;
for
the
children
of
Israel
have forsaken
your
covenant,
thrown
down
your
altars,
and
killed
your
prophets
with
the
sword.
I,
even
I
only,
am
left;
and
they
seek
my
life,
to
take
it
away.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}The
LORD
said
to
him, “Go,
return
on
your
way
to
the
wilderness
of
Damascus.
When
you
arrive,
anoint
Hazael
to
be
king
over
Syria.
\VS{16}Anoint
Jehu
the
son
of
Nimshi
to
be
king
over
Israel;
and
anoint
Elisha
the
son
of
Shaphat
of Abel Meholah
to
be
prophet
in
your
place.
\VS{17}He who
escapes
from
the
sword
of
Hazael,
Jehu
will
kill;
and
he who
escapes
from
the
sword
of
Jehu,
Elisha
will
kill.
\VS{18}Yet
I
reserved
seven
thousand
in
Israel,
all
the
knees
of
which
have
not
bowed
to
Baal,
and
every
mouth
which
has
not
kissed
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}So
he departed
from
there
and
found
Elisha
the
son
of
Shaphat,
who
was ploughing
with
twelve
yoke
of oxen
before
him,
and
he
with
the twelfth.
Elijah
went
over
to
him
and put
his
mantle
on
him.
\VS{20}Elisha
left
the
oxen
and
ran
after
Elijah,
and
said, “Let
me
please kiss
my
father
and
my
mother,
and
then
I
will
follow
you.”
\par }{\PP He
said
to
him, “Go
back
again;
for
what
have
I
done
to
you?”
\par }{\PP \VS{21}He
returned
from
following
him,
and
took
the
yoke
of
oxen, killed
them,
and
boiled
their
meat
with
the oxen’s
equipment,
and
gave
to
the
people;
and
they
ate.
Then
he
arose,
and
went
after
Elijah,
and
served
him.

\par }\Chap{20}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Ben Hadad
the
king
of
Syria
gathered
all
his
army
together;
and
there
were thirty-two
kings
with
him,
with
horses
and
chariots.
He
went
up
and besieged
Samaria,
and
fought
against
it.
\VS{2}He
sent
messengers
into
the
city
to
Ahab
king
of
Israel
and
said
to
him, “Ben Hadad says,
\VS{3}‘Your
silver
and
your
gold
are mine.
Your
wives
also
and
your
children,
even
the
best,
are mine.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}The
king
of
Israel
answered, “It
is according
to
your
saying,
my
lord,
O
king.
I
am yours,
and
all
that
I
have.”
\par }{\PP \VS{5}The
messengers
came
again
and
said, “Ben Hadad
says, ‘I
sent
indeed
to
you,
saying, “You
shall
deliver
me
your
silver,
your
gold,
your
wives,
and
your
children;
\VS{6}but
I
will
send
my
servants
to
you
tomorrow
about
this
time,
and
they
will
search
your
house
and
the
houses
of
your
servants.
Whatever
is
pleasant
in
your
eyes,
they
will
put
it
in
their
hand,
and
take
it
away.” ’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Then
the
king
of
Israel
called
all
the
elders
of
the
land,
and
said, “Please
notice
how
this
man
seeks mischief;
for
he
sent
to
me
for
my
wives,
and
for
my
children,
and
for
my
silver,
and
for
my
gold;
and
I
didn’t
deny
him.”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}All
the
elders
and
all
the
people
said
to
him, “Don’t
listen,
and
don’t
consent.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Therefore
he
said
to
the
messengers
of Ben Hadad, “Tell
my
lord
the
king, ‘All
that
you
sent
for
to
your
servant
at
the
first
I
will
do,
but
this
thing
I
cannot
do.’ ”
\par }{\PP The
messengers departed
and
brought
him
back
the
message.
\VS{10}Ben Hadad
sent
to
him,
and
said, “The
gods
do
so
to
me,
and
more
also,
if
the
dust
of
Samaria
will
be
enough
for
handfuls
for
all
the
people
who
follow
me.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}The
king
of
Israel
answered, “Tell
him, ‘Don’t
let
him
who puts
on
his armour brag
like
he
who takes
it
off.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}When Ben Hadad
heard
this
message
as
he
was
drinking,
he
and
the
kings
in
the pavilions,
he
said
to
his
servants, “Prepare
to attack!”
So
they prepared
to attack
the
city.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Behold,
a
prophet
came
near
to
Ahab
king
of
Israel,
and
said, “The
LORD
says, ‘Have
you
seen
all
this
great
multitude?
Behold,
I
will
deliver
it
into
your
hand
today.
Then
you
will
know
that
I
am
the
LORD.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Ahab
said, “By
whom?”
\par }{\PP He
said, “The
LORD
says, ‘By
the
young
men
of
the
princes
of
the
provinces.’ ”
\par }{\PP Then
he
said, “Who
shall
begin
the
battle?”
\par }{\PP He
answered, “You.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Then
he
mustered
the
young
men
of
the
princes
of
the
provinces,
and
they
were
two
hundred
and thirty-two.
After
them,
he
mustered
all
the
people,
even
all
the
children
of
Israel,
being
seven
thousand.
\VS{16}They
went
out
at
noon.
But Ben Hadad
was
drinking
himself
drunk
in
the pavilions,
he
and
the
kings,
the thirty-two
kings
who
helped
him.
\VS{17}The
young
men
of
the
princes
of
the
provinces
went
out
first;
and Ben Hadad
sent
out,
and
they
told
him,
saying, “Men
are
coming
out
from
Samaria.”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}He
said, “If
they
have
come
out
for
peace,
take
them
alive;
or
if
they
have
come
out
for
war,
take
them
alive.”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}So
these
went
out
of
the
city,
the
young
men
of
the
princes
of
the
provinces,
and
the
army
which
followed
them.
\VS{20}They
each
killed
his
man.
The Syrians
fled,
and
Israel
pursued
them. Ben Hadad
the
king
of
Syria
escaped
on
a
horse
with
horsemen.
\VS{21}The
king
of
Israel
went
out
and
struck
the
horses
and
chariots,
and
killed
the Syrians
with
a
great
slaughter.
\VS{22}The
prophet
came
near
to
the
king
of
Israel
and
said
to
him, “Go,
strengthen
yourself,
and
plan
what
you
must
do,
for
at
the
return
of
the
year,
the
king
of
Syria
will
come
up
against
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{23}The
servants
of
the
king
of
Syria
said
to
him, “Their
god
is
a
god
of
the
hills;
therefore
they
were
stronger
than
we.
But let’s
fight
against
them
in
the
plain,
and
surely
we
will
be
stronger
than
they.
\VS{24}Do
this
thing:
take
the
kings
away,
every
man
out
of
his
place,
and
put
captains
in
their
place.
\VS{25}Muster
an
army
like
the
army
that
you
have
lost,
horse
for
horse
and
chariot
for
chariot.
We
will
fight
against
them
in
the
plain,
and
surely
we
will
be
stronger
than
they
are.”
\par }{\PP He
listened
to
their
voice
and
did
so.
\VS{26}At
the
return
of
the
year, Ben Hadad
mustered
the Syrians
and
went
up
to
Aphek
to
fight
against
Israel.
\VS{27}The
children
of
Israel
were
mustered
and
given provisions,
and
went
against
them.
The
children
of
Israel
encamped
before
them
like
two
little
flocks
of
young
goats, but
the Syrians
filled
the
country.
\VS{28}A
man
of
God
came
near
and
spoke
to
the
king
of
Israel,
and
said, “The
LORD
says, ‘Because
the Syrians
have
said, “The
LORD
is
a
god
of
the
hills,
but
he
is
not
a
god
of
the
valleys,”
therefore
I
will
deliver
all
this
great
multitude
into
your
hand,
and
you
shall
know
that
I
am
the
LORD.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}They
encamped
opposite
each
other
for
seven
days.
Then
on
the
seventh
day
the
battle
was
joined;
and
the
children
of
Israel
killed
one
hundred
thousand
footmen
of
the Syrians
in
one
day.
\VS{30}But
the
rest
fled
to
Aphek,
into
the
city;
and
the
wall
fell
on twenty-seven
thousand
men
who
were
left. Ben Hadad
fled
and
came
into
the
city,
into
an
inner
room.
\VS{31}His
servants
said
to
him, “See
now,
we
have
heard
that
the
kings
of
the
house
of
Israel
are merciful
kings.
Please
let
us
put
sackcloth
on
our bodies
and
ropes
on
our
heads,
and
go
out
to
the
king
of
Israel.
Maybe
he
will
save
your
life.”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}So
they
put
sackcloth
on
their bodies
and
ropes
on
their
heads,
and
came
to
the
king
of
Israel,
and
said, “Your
servant Ben Hadad
says, ‘Please
let
me
live.’ ”
\par }{\PP He
said, “Is
he
still
alive?
He
is
my
brother.”
\par }{\PP \VS{33}Now
the
men observed diligently
and
hurried
to
take
this phrase;
and
they
said, “Your
brother Ben Hadad.”
\par }{\PP Then
he
said, “Go,
bring
him.”
\par }{\PP Then Ben Hadad
came
out
to
him;
and
he caused
him
to
come
up
into
the
chariot.
\VS{34}Ben Hadad
said
to
him, “The
cities
which
my
father
took
from
your
father
I
will
restore.
You
shall
make
streets
for
yourself
in
Damascus,
as
my
father
made
in
Samaria.”
\par }{\PP “I”,
said
Ahab, “will
let
you
go
with
this
covenant.”
So
he
made
a
covenant
with
him
and
let
him
go.
\par }{\PP \VS{35}A
certain
man
of
the
sons
of
the
prophets
said
to
his
fellow
by
the
LORD’s
word, “Please
strike
me!”
\par }{\PP The
man
refused
to
strike
him.
\VS{36}Then
he
said
to
him, “Because
you
have
not
obeyed
the
LORD’s
voice,
behold,
as soon
as
you
have
departed
from
me,
a
lion
will
kill
you.”
As soon
as
he
had
departed
from
him,
a
lion
found
him
and
killed
him.
\par }{\PP \VS{37}Then
he
found
another
man,
and
said, “Please
strike
me.”
\par }{\PP The
man
struck
him
and
wounded
him.
\VS{38}So
the
prophet departed
and
waited
for
the
king
by
the
way,
and
disguised himself
with
his headband
over
his
eyes.
\VS{39}As
the
king
passed
by,
he
cried
to
the
king,
and
he
said, “Your
servant
went
out
into
the
middle
of
the
battle;
and
behold,
a
man
came
over
and
brought
a
man
to
me,
and
said, ‘Guard
this
man!
If
by
any
means
he
is
missing,
then
your
life
shall
be
for
his
life,
or
else
you
shall
pay
a
talent\FTNT{*}{{\FR 20:39 }
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds}
of
silver.’
\VS{40}As
your
servant
was busy
here
and
there,
he
was
gone.”
\par }{\PP The
king
of
Israel
said
to
him, “So
shall
your judgement
be.
You
yourself
have
decided
it.”
\par }{\PP \VS{41}He
hurried,
and
took
the headband
away
from
his
eyes;
and
the
king
of
Israel recognised
that
he
was
one
of
the
prophets.
\VS{42}He
said
to
him, “The
LORD
says, ‘Because
you
have
let
go
out
of
your
hand
the
man whom
I
had
devoted
to destruction,
therefore
your
life
will
take
the
place
of
his
life,
and
your
people
take
the
place
of
his
people.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{43}The
king
of
Israel
went
to
his
house
sullen
and angry,
and
came
to
Samaria.

\par }\Chap{21}{\PP \VerseOne{1}After
these
things,
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
had
a
vineyard
which
was
in
Jezreel, next
to
the
palace
of
Ahab
king
of
Samaria.
\VS{2}Ahab
spoke
to
Naboth,
saying, “Give
me
your
vineyard,
that
I
may
have
it
for
a
garden
of herbs,
because
it
is
near
my
house;
and
I
will
give
you
for
it
a
better
vineyard
than
it.
Or,
if
it
seems
good
to
you,
I
will
give
you
its worth
in
money.”
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Naboth
said
to
Ahab, “May
the
LORD
forbid
me,
that
I
should
give
the
inheritance
of
my
fathers
to
you!”
\par }{\PP \VS{4}Ahab
came
into
his
house
sullen
and angry
because
of
the
word
which
Naboth
the
Jezreelite
had
spoken
to
him,
for
he
had
said, “I
will
not
give
you
the
inheritance
of
my
fathers.”
He
laid
himself
down
on
his
bed,
and
turned
away
his
face,
and
would
eat
no
bread.
\VS{5}But
Jezebel
his
wife
came
to
him,
and
said
to
him, “Why
is
your
spirit
so sad
that
you
eat
no
bread?”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}He
said
to
her, “Because
I
spoke
to
Naboth
the
Jezreelite,
and
said
to
him, ‘Give
me
your
vineyard
for
money;
or
else,
if
it
pleases
you,
I
will
give
you
another
vineyard
for
it.’
He
answered, ‘I
will
not
give
you
my
vineyard.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Jezebel
his
wife
said
to
him, “Do
you
now govern
the
kingdom
of
Israel?
Arise,
and
eat
bread,
and
let
your
heart
be
merry.
I
will
give
you
the
vineyard
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite.”
\VS{8}So
she
wrote
letters
in
Ahab’s
name
and
sealed
them
with
his
seal,
and
sent
the
letters
to
the
elders
and
to
the
nobles
who
were
in
his
city,
who
lived
with
Naboth.
\VS{9}She
wrote
in
the
letters,
saying, “Proclaim
a
fast,
and
set
Naboth
on high amongst
the
people.
\VS{10}Set
two
men,
wicked
fellows,
before
him,
and let
them testify
against
him,
saying, ‘You
cursed
God
and
the
king!’
Then
carry
him
out,
and
stone
him
to
death.”
\par }{\PP \VS{11}The
men
of
his
city,
even
the
elders
and
the
nobles
who
lived
in
his
city,
did
as
Jezebel
had instructed
them
in
the
letters
which
she
had
written
and
sent
to
them.
\VS{12}They
proclaimed
a
fast,
and
set
Naboth
on high amongst
the
people.
\VS{13}The
two
men,
the
wicked
fellows,
came
in
and
sat
before
him.
The
wicked
fellows
testified
against
him,
even
against
Naboth,
in
the
presence
of
the
people,
saying, “Naboth
cursed
God
and
the
king!”
Then
they
carried
him
out
of
the
city
and
stoned
him
to
death
with
stones.
\VS{14}Then
they
sent
to
Jezebel,
saying, “Naboth has been
stoned
and
is
dead.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}When
Jezebel
heard
that
Naboth
had
been
stoned
and
was
dead,
Jezebel
said
to
Ahab, “Arise,
take
possession
of
the
vineyard
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite,
which
he
refused
to
give
you
for
money;
for
Naboth
is
not
alive,
but
dead.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}When
Ahab
heard
that
Naboth
was
dead,
Ahab
rose
up
to
go
down
to
the
vineyard
of
Naboth
the
Jezreelite,
to
take
possession
of
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}The
LORD’s
word
came
to
Elijah
the Tishbite,
saying,
\VS{18}“Arise,
go
down
to
meet
Ahab
king
of
Israel,
who dwells
in
Samaria.
Behold,
he
is
in
the
vineyard
of
Naboth,
where
he
has
gone
down
to
take
possession
of
it.
\VS{19}You
shall
speak
to
him,
saying, ‘The
LORD
says, “Have
you
killed
and
also
taken
possession?” ’
You
shall
speak
to
him,
saying, ‘The
LORD
says, “In
the
place
where
dogs
licked
the
blood
of
Naboth,
dogs
will
lick
your
blood,
even
yours.” ’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{20}Ahab
said
to
Elijah, “Have
you
found
me,
my
enemy?”
\par }{\PP He
answered, “I
have
found
you,
because
you
have
sold
yourself
to
do
that
which
is
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight.
\VS{21}Behold,
I
will
bring
evil
on
you,
and
will utterly sweep
you
away
and
will
cut
off
from
Ahab everyone
who urinates
against
a
wall,\FTNT{*}{{\FR 21:21 }
or, male
}
and
him
who
is
shut
up
and
him
who
is
left
at large
in
Israel.
\VS{22}I
will
make
your
house
like
the
house
of
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nebat,
and
like
the
house
of
Baasha
the
son
of
Ahijah,
for
the provocation
with
which
you
have
provoked
me
to
anger,
and
have
made
Israel
to
sin.”
\VS{23}The
LORD
also
spoke
of
Jezebel,
saying, “The
dogs
will
eat
Jezebel
by
the rampart
of
Jezreel.
\VS{24}The
dogs
will
eat
he who
dies
of
Ahab
in
the
city;
and
the
birds
of
the
sky
will
eat
he who
dies
in
the
field.”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}But
there
was
no
one
like
Ahab,
who
sold
himself
to
do
that
which
was
evil
in
the
LORD’s
sight,
whom
Jezebel
his
wife
stirred
up.
\VS{26}He
did
very
abominably
in
following
idols,
according
to
all
that
the
Amorites
did,
whom
the
LORD
cast
out
before
the
children
of
Israel.
\par }{\PP \VS{27}When
Ahab
heard
those
words,
he
tore
his
clothes,
put
sackcloth
on
his
body,
fasted,
lay
in
sackcloth,
and
went
about
despondently.
\par }{\PP \VS{28}The
LORD’s
word
came
to
Elijah
the Tishbite,
saying,
\VS{29}“See
how
Ahab humbles
himself
before
me?
Because
he humbles
himself
before
me,
I
will
not
bring
the
evil
in
his
days;
but
I
will
bring
the
evil
on
his
house
in
his
son’s
day.”

\par }\Chap{22}{\PP \VerseOne{1}They continued
three
years
without
war
between
Syria
and
Israel.
\VS{2}In
the
third
year,
Jehoshaphat
the
king
of
Judah
came
down
to
the
king
of
Israel.
\VS{3}The
king
of
Israel
said
to
his
servants, “You
know
that
Ramoth
Gilead
is ours,
and
we
do
nothing,
and don’t
take
it
out
of
the
hand
of
the
king
of
Syria?”
\VS{4}He
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “Will
you go
with
me
to
battle
to
Ramoth
Gilead?”
\par }{\PP Jehoshaphat
said
to
the
king
of
Israel, “I am
as
you
are,
my
people
as
your
people,
my
horses
as
your
horses.”
\VS{5}Jehoshaphat
said
to
the
king
of
Israel, “Please enquire
first
for
the
LORD’s
word.”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Then
the
king
of
Israel
gathered
the
prophets
together,
about
four
hundred
men,
and
said
to
them, “Should
I
go
against
Ramoth
Gilead
to
battle,
or
should
I
refrain?”
\par }{\PP They
said, “Go
up;
for
the
Lord
will
deliver
it
into
the
hand
of
the
king.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}But
Jehoshaphat
said, “Isn’t
there
here
a
prophet
of
the
LORD,
that we
may enquire
of
him?”
\par }{\PP \VS{8}The
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “There
is
yet
one
man
by
whom
we
may enquire
of
the
LORD,
Micaiah
the
son
of
Imlah;
but
I
hate
him,
for
he
does
not
prophesy
good
concerning
me,
but
evil.”
\par }{\PP Jehoshaphat
said, “Don’t
let
the
king
say
so.”
\par }{\PP \VS{9}Then
the
king
of
Israel
called
an
officer,
and
said, “Quickly get
Micaiah
the
son
of
Imlah.”
\par }{\PP \VS{10}Now
the
king
of
Israel
and
Jehoshaphat
the
king
of
Judah
were
sitting
each
on
his
throne,
arrayed
in
their
robes,
in
an
open
place
at
the
entrance
of
the
gate
of
Samaria;
and
all
the
prophets
were
prophesying
before
them.
\VS{11}Zedekiah
the
son
of
Chenaanah
made himself
horns
of
iron,
and
said, “The
LORD
says, ‘With
these
you
will
push
the Syrians,
until
they
are
consumed.’ ”
\VS{12}All
the
prophets
prophesied
so,
saying, “Go
up
to
Ramoth
Gilead
and
prosper;
for
the
LORD
will
deliver
it
into
the
hand
of
the
king.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}The
messenger
who
went
to
call
Micaiah
spoke
to
him,
saying, “See
now,
the
prophets
declare
good
to
the
king
with
one
mouth.
Please
let
your
word
be
like
the
word
of
one
of
them,
and
speak
good.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Micaiah
said, “As
the
LORD
lives,
what
the
LORD
says
to
me,
that
I
will
speak.”
\par }{\PP \VS{15}When
he
had
come
to
the
king,
the
king
said
to
him, “Micaiah,
shall
we
go
to
Ramoth
Gilead
to
battle,
or
shall
we forbear?”
\par }{\PP He
answered
him, “Go
up
and
prosper;
and
the
LORD
will
deliver
it
into
the
hand
of
the
king.”
\par }{\PP \VS{16}The
king
said
to
him, “How
many
times
do
I
have
to
adjure
you
that
you
speak
to
me
nothing
but
the
truth
in
the
LORD’s
name?”
\par }{\PP \VS{17}He
said, “I
saw
all
Israel
scattered
on
the
mountains,
as
sheep
that
have
no
shepherd.
The
LORD
said, ‘These
have
no
master.
Let
them
each
return
to
his
house
in
peace.’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{18}The
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t
I
tell
you
that
he
would
not
prophesy
good
concerning
me,
but
evil?”
\par }{\PP \VS{19}Micaiah
said, “Therefore
hear
the
LORD’s
word.
I
saw
the
LORD
sitting
on
his
throne,
and
all
the
army
of
heaven
standing
by
him
on
his
right
hand
and
on
his
left.
\VS{20}The
LORD
said, ‘Who
will entice
Ahab,
that
he
may
go
up
and
fall
at
Ramoth
Gilead?’
One
said
one
thing,
and
another
said
another.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}A
spirit
came
out
and
stood
before
the
LORD,
and
said, ‘I
will entice
him.’
\par }{\PP \VS{22}The LORD
said
to
him, ‘How?’
\par }{\PP He
said, ‘I
will
go
out
and
will
be
a
lying
spirit
in
the
mouth
of
all
his
prophets.’
\par }{\PP He
said, ‘You
will entice
him,
and
will
also
prevail.
Go
out
and
do
so.’
\VS{23}Now
therefore,
behold,
the
LORD
has
put
a
lying
spirit
in
the
mouth
of
all
these
your
prophets;
and
the
LORD
has
spoken
evil
concerning
you.”
\par }{\PP \VS{24}Then
Zedekiah
the
son
of
Chenaanah
came
near
and
struck
Micaiah
on
the
cheek,
and
said, “Which
way did
the
LORD’s
Spirit
go
from
me
to
speak
to
you?”
\par }{\PP \VS{25}Micaiah
said, “Behold,
you
will
see
on
that
day
when
you
go
into
an
inner
room
to
hide yourself.”
\par }{\PP \VS{26}The
king
of
Israel
said, “Take
Micaiah,
and
carry
him
back
to
Amon
the
governor
of
the
city
and
to
Joash
the
king’s
son.
\VS{27}Say, ‘The
king
says, “Put
this fellow
in
the
prison,
and
feed
him
with
bread
of affliction
and
with
water
of affliction,
until
I
come
in
peace.” ’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{28}Micaiah
said, “If
you
return
at
all
in
peace,
the
LORD
has
not
spoken
by
me.”
He
said, “Listen,
all
you
people!”
\par }{\PP \VS{29}So
the
king
of
Israel
and
Jehoshaphat
the
king
of
Judah
went
up
to
Ramoth
Gilead.
\VS{30}The
king
of
Israel
said
to
Jehoshaphat, “I
will
disguise myself
and
go
into
the
battle,
but
you
put
on
your
robes.”
The
king
of
Israel
disguised
himself
and
went
into
the
battle.
\par }{\PP \VS{31}Now
the
king
of
Syria
had
commanded
the thirty-two
captains
of
his
chariots,
saying, “Don’t
fight
with
small
nor
great,
except
only
with
the
king
of
Israel.”
\par }{\PP \VS{32}When
the
captains
of
the
chariots
saw
Jehoshaphat,
they
said, “Surely
that
is
the
king
of
Israel!”
and
they
came
over
to
fight
against
him.
Jehoshaphat
cried
out.
\VS{33}When
the
captains
of
the
chariots
saw
that
it
was
not
the
king
of
Israel,
they
turned
back
from
pursuing
him.
\VS{34}A
certain
man
drew
his
bow
at
random,
and
struck
the
king
of
Israel
between
the joints
of
the armour.
Therefore
he
said
to
the
driver
of
his
chariot, “Turn
around,
and
carry
me
out
of
the battle,
for
I am severely
wounded.”
\VS{35}The
battle increased
that
day.
The
king
was
propped
up
in
his
chariot facing
the Syrians,
and
died
at
evening.
The
blood
ran
out
of
the
wound
into
the
bottom
of
the
chariot.
\VS{36}A
cry
went
throughout
the
army
about
the
going down
of
the
sun,
saying, “Every
man
to
his
city,
and
every
man
to
his
country!”
\par }{\PP \VS{37}So
the
king
died,
and
was
brought
to
Samaria;
and
they
buried
the
king
in
Samaria.
\VS{38}They
washed
the
chariot
by
the
pool
of
Samaria;
and
the
dogs
licked
up
his
blood
where
the
prostitutes
washed
themselves,
according
to
the
LORD’s
word
which
he
spoke.
\par }{\PP \VS{39}Now
the
rest
of
the
acts
of
Ahab,
and
all
that
he
did,
and
the
ivory
house
which
he
built,
and
all
the
cities
that
he
built, aren’t
they
written
in
the
book
of
the
chronicles
of
the
kings
of
Israel?
\VS{40}So
Ahab
slept
with
his
fathers;
and
Ahaziah
his
son
reigned
in
his
place.
\par }{\PP \VS{41}Jehoshaphat
the
son
of
Asa began
to
reign
over
Judah
in
the
fourth
year
of
Ahab
king
of
Israel.
\VS{42}Jehoshaphat
was thirty-five
years
old
when
he began
to
reign;
and
he
reigned
twenty-five
years
in
Jerusalem.
His
mother’s
name
was
Azubah
the
daughter
of
Shilhi.
\VS{43}He walked
in
all
the
way
of
Asa
his
father.
He
didn’t
turn
away
from
it,
doing
that
which
was
right
in
the
LORD’s
eyes. However,
the high
places
were
not
taken
away.
The
people still sacrificed
and burnt incense
on
the high
places.
\VS{44}Jehoshaphat
made peace
with
the king
of
Israel.
\par }{\PP \VS{45}Now
the rest
of
the acts
of
Jehoshaphat,
and
his
might
that
he showed,
and how
he fought, aren’t
they written
in
the book
of
the chronicles
of
the
kings
of Judah?
\VS{46}The remnant
of
the sodomites,
that remained
in
the
days
of
his father Asa,
he put away
out
of
the land.
\VS{47}There
was
no king
in Edom.
A deputy ruled.
\VS{48}Jehoshaphat made ships
of Tarshish
to go
to Ophir
for gold,
but
they didn’t go,
for
the ships wrecked
at Ezion Geber.
\VS{49}Then Ahaziah
the son
of Ahab said
to
Jehoshaphat, “Let
my servants
go
with
your servants
in
the
ships.”
But
Jehoshaphat
would
not.
\VS{50}Jehoshaphat slept
with
his fathers,
and
was buried
with
his fathers
in
his father David’s city. Jehoram
his
son reigned
in
his place.
\par }{\PP \VS{51}Ahaziah
the
son
of Ahab began
to
reign over Israel
in Samaria
in
the seventeenth year
of
Jehoshaphat
king
of Judah,
and
he
reigned two years over Israel.
\VS{52}He did
that which
was evil
in
the LORD’s sight,
and walked
in
the
way
of
his father,
and
in
the
way
of
his mother,
and
in
the
way
of Jeroboam
the
son
of Nebat,
in which
he made
Israel
to sin.
\VS{53}He served Baal
and worshipped
him,
and provoked
the
LORD,
the
God
of
Israel,
to anger
in all
the
ways
that
his
father
had
done
so.
\par }