1 Kings 11:31-41

31 He said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Behold, 1I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes
32 (2but he will have one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, 3the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel ),
33 because * they have forsaken Me, and 4have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, 5Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and observing My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did.
34 'Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes;
35 but 6I will take the kingdom from his son's hand and give it to you, even ten tribes.
36 'But 7to his son I will give one tribe, 8that My servant David may have a lamp always * before Me in Jerusalem, 9the city where * I have chosen for Myself to put My name.
37 'I will take you, and you shall reign over whatever * you desire, and you shall be king over Israel.
38 'Then it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by observing My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then 10I will be with you and 11build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
39 'Thus I will afflict the descendants of David for this, but not always *.' "
40 Solomon sought therefore to put Jeroboam to death; but Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt to 12Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

The Death of Solomon

41 13Now the rest of the acts of Solomon and whatever * he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

Cross References 13

  • 1. 1 Kings 11:11, 12
  • 2. 1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 12:21
  • 3. 1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 14:21
  • 4. 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Kings 11:5-8
  • 5. Numbers 21:29; Jeremiah 48:7, 13
  • 6. 1 Kings 11:12; 1 Kings 12:16, 17
  • 7. 1 Kings 11:13
  • 8. 1 Kings 15:4; 2 Kings 8:19; Psalms 132:17
  • 9. 1 Kings 11:13
  • 10. Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 1:5
  • 11. 2 Samuel 7:11, 27
  • 12. 1 Kings 14:25; 2 Chronicles 12:2-9
  • 13. 2 Chronicles 9:29

Footnotes 3

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