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And the + king said, What wouldest thou? + +11:001:017 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy + God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son + shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. + +11:001:018 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, + thou knowest it not: + +11:001:019 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, + and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the + priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy + servant hath he not called. + +11:001:020 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon + thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the + throne of my lord the king after him. + +11:001:021 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall + sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be + counted offenders. + +11:001:022 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the + prophet also came in. + +11:001:023 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And + when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before + the king with his face to the ground. + +11:001:024 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah + shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? + +11:001:025 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat + cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's + sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; + and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save + king Adonijah. + +11:001:026 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah + the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not + called. + +11:001:027 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not + shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my + lord the king after him? + +11:001:028 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she + came into the king's presence, and stood before the king. + +11:001:029 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath + redeemed my soul out of all distress, + +11:001:030 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, + Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall + sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do + this day. + +11:001:031 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did + reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live + for ever. + +11:001:032 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the + prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before + the king. + +11:001:033 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of + your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own + mule, and bring him down to Gihon: + +11:001:034 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him + there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, + God save king Solomon. + +11:001:035 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon + my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have + appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. + +11:001:036 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, + Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. + +11:001:037 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he + with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of + my lord king David. + +11:001:038 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the + son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went + down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and + brought him to Gihon. + +11:001:039 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the + tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; + and all the people said, God save king Solomon. + +11:001:040 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped + with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth + rent with the sound of them. + +11:001:041 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as + they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound + of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city + being in an uproar? + +11:001:042 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar + the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou + art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. + +11:001:043 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord + king David hath made Solomon king. + +11:001:044 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan + the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the + Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to + ride upon the king's mule: + +11:001:045 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him + king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so + that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have + heard. + +11:001:046 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. + +11:001:047 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king + David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy + name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the + king bowed himself upon the bed. + +11:001:048 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of + Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, + mine eyes even seeing it. + +11:001:049 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and + rose up, and went every man his way. + +11:001:050 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, + and caught hold on the horns of the altar. + +11:001:051 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king + Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the + altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he + will not slay his servant with the sword. + +11:001:052 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there + shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness + shall be found in him, he shall die. + +11:001:053 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the + altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and + Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. + +11:002:001 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he + charged Solomon his son, saying, + +11:002:002 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and + shew thyself a man; + +11:002:003 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, + to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, + and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, + that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and + whithersoever thou turnest thyself: + +11:002:004 That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning + me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk + before me in truth with all their heart and with all their + soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne + of Israel. + +11:002:005 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to + me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of + Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of + Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and + put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, + and in his shoes that were on his feet. + +11:002:006 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar + head go down to the grave in peace. + +11:002:007 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, + and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they + came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. + +11:002:008 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a + Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in + the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me + at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not + put thee to death with the sword. + +11:002:009 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, + and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar + head bring thou down to the grave with blood. + +11:002:010 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of + David. + +11:002:011 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: + seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years + reigned he in Jerusalem. + +11:002:012 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his + kingdom was established greatly. + +11:002:013 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother + of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, + Peaceably. + +11:002:014 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she + said, Say on. + +11:002:015 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that + all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit + the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for + it was his from the LORD. + +11:002:016 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said + unto him, Say on. + +11:002:017 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for + he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the + Shunammite to wife. + +11:002:018 And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. + +11:002:019 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him + for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed + himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a + seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right + hand. + +11:002:020 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray + thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my + mother: for I will not say thee nay. + +11:002:021 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah + thy brother to wife. + +11:002:022 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why + dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him + the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, + and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. + +11:002:023 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, + and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against + his own life. + +11:002:024 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, + and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made + me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death + this day. + +11:002:025 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of + Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. + +11:002:026 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to + Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: + but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou + barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and + because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was + afflicted. + +11:002:027 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the + LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he + spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. + +11:002:028 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, + though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the + tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the + altar. + +11:002:029 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the + tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then + Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall + upon him. + +11:002:030 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto + him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I + will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, + saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. + +11:002:031 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon + him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent + blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my + father. + +11:002:032 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who + fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew + them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to + wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and + Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. + +11:002:033 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and + upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon + his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there + be peace for ever from the LORD. + +11:002:034 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and + slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the + wilderness. + +11:002:035 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over + the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of + Abiathar. + +11:002:036 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, + Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not + forth thence any whither. + +11:002:037 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest + over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou + shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. + +11:002:038 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord + the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt + in Jerusalem many days. + +11:002:039 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the + servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of + Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in + Gath. + +11:002:040 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to + Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his + servants from Gath. + +11:002:041 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to + Gath, and was come again. + +11:002:042 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, + Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto + thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, + and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? + and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. + +11:002:043 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the + commandment that I have charged thee with? + +11:002:044 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the + wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to + David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy + wickedness upon thine own head; + +11:002:045 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David + shall be established before the LORD for ever. + +11:002:046 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went + out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was + established in the hand of Solomon. + +11:003:001 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took + Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, + until he had made an end of building his own house, and the + house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. + +11:003:002 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was + no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. + +11:003:003 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David + his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high + places. + +11:003:004 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was + the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon + offer upon that altar. + +11:003:005 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: + and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. + +11:003:006 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my + father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in + truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with + thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that + thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this + day. + +11:003:007 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king + instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I + know not how to go out or come in. + +11:003:008 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast + chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted + for multitude. + +11:003:009 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy + people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is + able to judge this thy so great a people? + +11:003:010 And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this + thing. + +11:003:011 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and + hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked + riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; + but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; + +11:003:012 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given + thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none + like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like + unto thee. + +11:003:013 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, + both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among + the kings like unto thee all thy days. + +11:003:014 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my + commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will + lengthen thy days. + +11:003:015 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to + Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the + LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace + offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. + +11:003:016 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, + and stood before him. + +11:003:017 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in + one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the + house. + +11:003:018 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, + that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; + there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the + house. + +11:003:019 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid + it. + +11:003:020 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, + while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid + her dead child in my bosom. + +11:003:021 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, + it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, + behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. + +11:003:022 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and + the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy + son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the + king. + +11:003:023 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, + and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son + is the dead, and my son is the living. + +11:003:024 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword + before the king. + +11:003:025 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give + half to the one, and half to the other. + +11:003:026 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, + for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, + give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the + other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. + +11:003:027 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, + and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. + +11:003:028 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had + judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom + of God was in him, to do judgment. + +11:004:001 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. + +11:004:002 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of + Zadok the priest, + +11:004:003 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat + the son of Ahilud, the recorder. + +11:004:004 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok + and Abiathar were the priests: + +11:004:005 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud + the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's + friend: + +11:004:006 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of + Abda was over the tribute. + +11:004:007 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which + provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his + month in a year made provision. + +11:004:008 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: + +11:004:009 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, + and Elonbethhanan: + +11:004:010 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all + the land of Hepher: + +11:004:011 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had + Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: + +11:004:012 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, + and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from + Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond + Jokneam: + +11:004:013 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns + of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also + pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore + great cities with walls and brasen bars: + +11:004:014 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: + +11:004:015 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of + Solomon to wife: + +11:004:016 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: + +11:004:017 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: + +11:004:018 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: + +11:004:019 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the + country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of + Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. + +11:004:020 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in + multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. + +11:004:021 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the + land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they + brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. + +11:004:022 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of + fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, + +11:004:023 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an + hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and + fatted fowl. + +11:004:024 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the + river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this + side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. + +11:004:025 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine + and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the + days of Solomon. + +11:004:026 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his + chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. + +11:004:027 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for + all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his + month: they lacked nothing. + +11:004:028 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought + they unto the place where the officers were, every man + according to his charge. + +11:004:029 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, + and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea + shore. + +11:004:030 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children + of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. + +11:004:031 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and + Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame + was in all nations round about. + +11:004:032 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a + thousand and five. + +11:004:033 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon + even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake + also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of + fishes. + +11:004:034 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, + from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. + +11:005:001 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he + had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his + father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. + +11:005:002 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, + +11:005:003 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house + unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were + about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the + soles of his feet. + +11:005:004 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so + that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. + +11:005:005 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the + LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, + Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall + build an house unto my name. + +11:005:006 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of + Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto + thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that + thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among + us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. + +11:005:007 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, + that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this + day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great + people. + +11:005:008 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the + things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy + desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of + fir. + +11:005:009 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: + and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that + thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged + there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish + my desire, in giving food for my household. + +11:005:010 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to + all his desire. + +11:005:011 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for + food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus + gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. + +11:005:012 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and + there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a + league together. + +11:005:013 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy + was thirty thousand men. + +11:005:014 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: + a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and + Adoniram was over the levy. + +11:005:015 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, + and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; + +11:005:016 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the + work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the + people that wrought in the work. + +11:005:017 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly + stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. + +11:005:018 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and + the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build + the house. + +11:006:001 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year + after the children of Israel were come out of the land of + Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in + the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to + build the house of the LORD. + +11:006:002 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the + length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof + twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. + +11:006:003 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits + was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; + and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. + +11:006:004 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. + +11:006:005 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round + about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the + temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: + +11:006:006 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle + was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: + for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests + round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the + walls of the house. + +11:006:007 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone + made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was + neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the + house, while it was in building. + +11:006:008 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the + house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle + chamber, and out of the middle into the third. + +11:006:009 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house + with beams and boards of cedar. + +11:006:010 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits + high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. + +11:006:011 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, + +11:006:012 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt + walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my + commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with + thee, which I spake unto David thy father: + +11:006:013 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not + forsake my people Israel. + +11:006:014 So Solomon built the house, and finished it. + +11:006:015 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of + cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the + ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and + covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. + +11:006:016 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the + floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them + for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy + place. + +11:006:017 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits + long. + +11:006:018 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and + open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. + +11:006:019 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there + the ark of the covenant of the LORD. + +11:006:020 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, + and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height + thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the + altar which was of cedar. + +11:006:021 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he + made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and + he overlaid it with gold. + +11:006:022 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had + finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the + oracle he overlaid with gold. + +11:006:023 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, + each ten cubits high. + +11:006:024 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five + cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part + of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten + cubits. + +11:006:025 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were + of one measure and one size. + +11:006:026 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of + the other cherub. + +11:006:027 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they + stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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 midst of the house. + +11:006:028 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. + +11:006:029 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with + carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, + within and without. + +11:006:030 And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and + without. + +11:006:031 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive + tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. + +11:006:032 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them + carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and + overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, + and upon the palm trees. + +11:006:033 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive + tree, a fourth part of the wall. + +11:006:034 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one + door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were + folding. + +11:006:035 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open + flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved + work. + +11:006:036 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, + and a row of cedar beams. + +11:006:037 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD + laid, in the month Zif: + +11:006:038 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the + eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts + thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he + seven years in building it. + +11:007:001 But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he + finished all his house. + +11:007:002 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length + thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty + cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows + of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. + +11:007:003 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay + on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. + +11:007:004 And there were windows in three rows, and light was against + light in three ranks. + +11:007:005 And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and + light was against light in three ranks. + +11:007:006 And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty + cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch + was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were + before them. + +11:007:007 Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even + the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one + side of the floor to the other. + +11:007:008 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the + porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house + for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto + this porch. + +11:007:009 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of + hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from + the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward + the great court. + +11:007:010 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, + stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. + +11:007:011 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed + stones, and cedars. + +11:007:012 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed + stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of + the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house. + +11:007:013 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. + +11:007:014 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father + was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with + wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in + brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. + +11:007:015 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high + apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them + about. + +11:007:016 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the + tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five + cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits: + +11:007:017 And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the + chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for + the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. + +11:007:018 And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one + network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with + pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. + +11:007:019 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were + of lily work in the porch, four cubits. + +11:007:020 And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also + above, over against the belly which was by the network: and + the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the + other chapiter. + +11:007:021 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he + set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: + and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof + Boaz. + +11:007:022 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work + of the pillars finished. + +11:007:023 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the + other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: + and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. + +11:007:024 And under the brim of it round about there were knops + compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: + the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. + +11:007:025 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and + three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the + south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set + above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. + +11:007:026 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was + wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it + contained two thousand baths. + +11:007:027 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of + one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three + cubits the height of it. + +11:007:028 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had + borders, and the borders were between the ledges: + +11:007:029 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, + oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base + above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions + made of thin work. + +11:007:030 And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: + and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver + were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. + +11:007:031 And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: + but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a + cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings + with their borders, foursquare, not round. + +11:007:032 And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of + the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel + was a cubit and half a cubit. + +11:007:033 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot + wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, + and their spokes, were all molten. + +11:007:034 And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one + base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. + +11:007:035 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a + cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and + the borders thereof were of the same. + +11:007:036 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders + thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according + to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. + +11:007:037 After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one + casting, one measure, and one size. + +11:007:038 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty + baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of + the ten bases one laver. + +11:007:039 And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five + on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right + side of the house eastward over against the south. + +11:007:040 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So + Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king + Solomon for the house of the LORD: + +11:007:041 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were + on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover + the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the + pillars; + +11:007:042 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two + rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls + of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; + +11:007:043 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; + +11:007:044 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; + +11:007:045 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these + vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the + LORD, were of bright brass. + +11:007:046 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay + ground between Succoth and Zarthan. + +11:007:047 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were + exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. + +11:007:048 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house + of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, + whereupon the shewbread was, + +11:007:049 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and + five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the + lamps, and the tongs of gold, + +11:007:050 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the + spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, + both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, + and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. + +11:007:051 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house + of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his + father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the + vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the + LORD. + +11:008:001 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads + of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of + Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring + up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of + David, which is Zion. + +11:008:002 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king + Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the + seventh month. + +11:008:003 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the + ark. + +11:008:004 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of + the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the + tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring + up. + +11:008:005 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that + were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, + sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor + numbered for multitude. + +11:008:006 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD + unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy + place, even under the wings of the cherubims. + +11:008:007 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place + of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves + thereof above. + +11:008:008 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were + seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were + not seen without: and there they are unto this day. + +11:008:009 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, + 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. + +11:008:010 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the + holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, + +11:008:011 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the + cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the + LORD. + +11:008:012 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the + thick darkness. + +11:008:013 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place + for thee to abide in for ever. + +11:008:014 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the + congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel + stood;) + +11:008:015 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake + with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand + fulfilled it, saying, + +11:008:016 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of + Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to + build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose + David to be over my people Israel. + +11:008:017 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house + for the name of the LORD God of Israel. + +11:008:018 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in + thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well + that it was in thine heart. + +11:008:019 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that + shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house + unto my name. + +11:008:020 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am + risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne + of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for + the name of the LORD God of Israel. + +11:008:021 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the + covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he + brought them out of the land of Egypt. + +11:008:022 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence + of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands + toward heaven: + +11:008:023 And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in + heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and + mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their + heart: + +11:008:024 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou + promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast + fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. + +11:008:025 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David + my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not + fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so + that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk + before me as thou hast walked before me. + +11:008:026 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be + verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. + +11:008:027 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and + heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this + house that I have builded? + +11:008:028 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to + his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and + to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: + +11:008:029 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, + even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall + be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy + servant shall make toward this place. + +11:008:030 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of + thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and + hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, + forgive. + +11:008:031 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid + upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine + altar in this house: + +11:008:032 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, + condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and + justifying the righteous, to give him according to his + righteousness. + +11:008:033 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, + because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to + thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication + unto thee in this house: + +11:008:034 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people + Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest + unto their fathers. + +11:008:035 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they + have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and + confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou + afflictest them: + +11:008:036 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, + and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way + wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which + thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. + +11:008:037 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, + blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their + enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever + plague, whatsoever sickness there be; + +11:008:038 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by + all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague + of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this + house: + +11:008:039 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and + do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart + thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of + all the children of men;) + +11:008:040 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the + land which thou gavest unto our fathers. + +11:008:041 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people + Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; + +11:008:042 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong + hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and + pray toward this house; + +11:008:043 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to + all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of + the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people + Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have + builded, is called by thy name. + +11:008:044 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, + whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the + LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the + house that I have built for thy name: + +11:008:045 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, + and maintain their cause. + +11:008:046 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth + not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the + enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of + the enemy, far or near; + +11:008:047 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they + were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto + thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, + We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed + wickedness; + +11:008:048 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all + their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away + captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou + gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, + and the house which I have built for thy name: + +11:008:049 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven + thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, + +11:008:050 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all + their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against + thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them + captive, that they may have compassion on them: + +11:008:051 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou + broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace + of iron: + +11:008:052 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy + servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to + hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. + +11:008:053 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the + earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of + Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of + Egypt, O LORD God. + +11:008:054 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying + all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from + before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with + his hands spread up to heaven. + +11:008:055 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with + a loud voice, saying, + +11:008:056 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people + Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not + failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by + the hand of Moses his servant. + +11:008:057 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let + him not leave us, nor forsake us: + +11:008:058 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his + ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his + judgments, which he commanded our fathers. + +11:008:059 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication + before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, + that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of + his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: + +11:008:060 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is + God, and that there is none else. + +11:008:061 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to + walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this + day. + +11:008:062 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice + before the LORD. + +11:008:063 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he + offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an + hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the + children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. + +11:008:064 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that + was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt + offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace + offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD + was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat + offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. + +11:008:065 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with + him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto + the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and + seven days, even fourteen days. + +11:008:066 On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed + the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart + for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his + servant, and for Israel his people. + +11:009:001 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of + the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's + desire which he was pleased to do, + +11:009:002 That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had + appeared unto him at Gibeon. + +11:009:003 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy + supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed + this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for + ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. + +11:009:004 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, + in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to + all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and + my judgments: + +11:009:005 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel + for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There + shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. + +11:009:006 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your + children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes + which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and + worship them: + +11:009:007 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given + them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will + I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a + byword among all people: + +11:009:008 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it + shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why + hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? + +11:009:009 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their + God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, + and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, + and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all + this evil. + +11:009:010 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon + had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the + king's house, + +11:009:011 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar + trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his + desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in + the land of Galilee. + +11:009:012 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon + had given him; and they pleased him not. + +11:009:013 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, + my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this + day. + +11:009:014 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. + +11:009:015 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; + for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and + Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and + Gezer. + +11:009:016 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and + burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the + city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's + wife. + +11:009:017 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether, + +11:009:018 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, + +11:009:019 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for + his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which + Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in + all the land of his dominion. + +11:009:020 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, + Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the + children of Israel, + +11:009:021 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the + children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon + those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. + +11:009:022 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but + they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and + his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. + +11:009:023 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's + work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people + that wrought in the work. + +11:009:024 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto + her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build + Millo. + +11:009:025 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings + and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the + LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the + LORD. So he finished the house. + +11:009:026 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is + beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of + Edom. + +11:009:027 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had + knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. + +11:009:028 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four + hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. + +11:010:001 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon + concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with + hard questions. + +11:010:002 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels + that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and + when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all + that was in her heart. + +11:010:003 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any + thing hid from the king, which he told her not. + +11:010:004 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and + the house that he had built, + +11:010:005 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, + and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and + his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the + house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. + +11:010:006 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in + mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. + +11:010:007 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes + had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom + and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. + +11:010:008 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand + continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. + +11:010:009 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set + thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel + for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and + justice. + +11:010:010 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, + and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there + came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen + of Sheba gave to king Solomon. + +11:010:011 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, + brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and + precious stones. + +11:010:012 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of + the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries + for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen + unto this day. + +11:010:013 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, + whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of + his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, + she and her servants. + +11:010:014 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was + six hundred threescore and six talents of gold, + +11:010:015 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of + the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of + the governors of the country. + +11:010:016 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six + hundred shekels of gold went to one target. + +11:010:017 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound + of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house + of the forest of Lebanon. + +11:010:018 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid + it with the best gold. + +11:010:019 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round + behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of + the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. + +11:010:020 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other + upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any + kingdom. + +11:010:021 And 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: it was nothing accounted of in the + days of Solomon. + +11:010:022 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of + Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, + bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. + +11:010:023 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches + and for wisdom. + +11:010:024 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which + God had put in his heart. + +11:010:025 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and + vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, + and mules, a rate year by year. + +11:010:026 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he + had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand + horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and + with the king at Jerusalem. + +11:010:027 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and + cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the + vale, for abundance. + +11:010:028 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: + the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. + +11:010:029 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred + shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and + so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of + Syria, did they bring them out by their means. + +11:011:001 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the + daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, + Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites: + +11:011:002 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the + children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall + they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your + heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. + +11:011:003 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred + concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. + +11:011:004 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives + turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not + perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his + father. + +11:011:005 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, + and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. + +11:011:006 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not + fully after the LORD, as did David his father. + +11:011:007 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the + abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and + for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. + +11:011:008 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt + incense and sacrificed unto their gods. + +11:011:009 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was + turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto + him twice, + +11:011:010 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should + not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD + commanded. + +11:011:011 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is + done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my + statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the + kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. + +11:011:012 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy + father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. + +11:011:013 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give + one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for + Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. + +11:011:014 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the + Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom. + +11:011:015 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the + captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he + had smitten every male in Edom; + +11:011:016 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until + he had cut off every male in Edom:) + +11:011:017 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's + servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little + child. + +11:011:018 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took + men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto + Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed + him victuals, and gave him land. + +11:011:019 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that + he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of + Tahpenes the queen. + +11:011:020 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom + Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in + Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. + +11:011:021 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his + fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad + said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own + country. + +11:011:022 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, + that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he + answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. + +11:011:023 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of + Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: + +11:011:024 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, + when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and + dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. + +11:011:025 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, + beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, + and reigned over Syria. + +11:011:026 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, + Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow + woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. + +11:011:027 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the + king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the + city of David his father. + +11:011:028 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon + seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him + ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. + +11:011:029 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of + Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in + the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they + two were alone in the field: + +11:011:030 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it + in twelve pieces: + +11:011:031 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith + the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom + out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: + +11:011:032 (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:) + +11:011:033 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped + Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the + Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and + have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine + eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David + his father. + +11:011:034 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but + I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my + servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments + and my statutes: + +11:011:035 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will + give it unto thee, even ten tribes. + +11:011:036 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant + may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which + I have chosen me to put my name there. + +11:011:037 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all + that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. + +11:011:038 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command + thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my + sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my + servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure + house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. + +11:011:039 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for + ever. + +11:011:040 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, + and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in + Egypt until the death of Solomon. + +11:011:041 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and + his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of + Solomon? + +11:011:042 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel + was forty years. + +11:011:043 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city + of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his + stead. + +11:012:001 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to + Shechem to make him king. + +11:012:002 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was + yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence + of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) + +11:012:003 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the + congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, + +11:012:004 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the + grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he + put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. + +11:012:005 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come + again to me. And the people departed. + +11:012:006 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood + before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do + ye advise that I may answer this people? + +11:012:007 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant + unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer + them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy + servants for ever. + +11:012:008 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had + given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up + with him, and which stood before him: + +11:012:009 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer + this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke + which thy father did put upon us lighter? + +11:012:010 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, + saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto + thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it + lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little + finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. + +11:012:011 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I + will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with + whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. + +11:012:012 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, + as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third + day. + +11:012:013 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old + men's counsel that they gave him; + +11:012:014 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, + My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: + my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise + you with scorpions. + +11:012:015 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the + cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, + which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the + son of Nebat. + +11:012:016 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, + the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in + David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to + your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So + Israel departed unto their tents. + +11:012:017 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of + Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. + +11:012:018 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and + all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore + king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee + to Jerusalem. + +11:012:019 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. + +11:012:020 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was + come again, that they sent and called him unto the + congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was + none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah + only. + +11:012:021 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the + house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and + fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight + against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to + Rehoboam the son of Solomon. + +11:012:022 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, + +11:012:023 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and + unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant + of the people, saying, + +11:012:024 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against + your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his + house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to + the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the + word of the LORD. + +11:012:025 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt + therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. + +11:012:026 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return + to the house of David: + +11:012:027 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD + at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again + unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they + shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. + +11:012:028 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, + and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to + Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up + out of the land of Egypt. + +11:012:029 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. + +11:012:030 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship + before the one, even unto Dan. + +11:012:031 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the + lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. + +11:012:032 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the + fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in + Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, + sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in + Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. + +11:012:033 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the + fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he + had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the + children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt + incense. + +11:013:001 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word + of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to + burn incense. + +11:013:002 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and + said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child + shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and + upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that + burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon + thee. + +11:013:003 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign + which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, + and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. + +11:013:004 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of + the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, + that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on + him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, + so that he could not pull it in again to him. + +11:013:005 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the + altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by + the word of the LORD. + +11:013:006 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat + now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my + hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the + LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became + as it was before. + +11:013:007 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and + refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. + +11:013:008 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me + half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I + eat bread nor drink water in this place: + +11:013:009 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat + no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that + thou camest. + +11:013:010 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he + came to Bethel. + +11:013:011 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came + and told him all the works that the man of God had done that + day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, + them they told also to their father. + +11:013:012 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his + sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from + Judah. + +11:013:013 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled + him the ass: and he rode thereon, + +11:013:014 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an + oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest + from Judah? And he said, I am. + +11:013:015 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. + +11:013:016 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: + neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this + place: + +11:013:017 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat + no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the + way that thou camest. + +11:013:018 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an + angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him + back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and + drink water. But he lied unto him. + +11:013:019 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and + drank water. + +11:013:020 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word + of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: + +11:013:021 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, + Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the + mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the + LORD thy God commanded thee, + +11:013:022 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the + place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, + and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the + sepulchre of thy fathers. + +11:013:023 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he + had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the + prophet whom he had brought back. + +11:013:024 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: + and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, + the lion also stood by the carcase. + +11:013:025 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the + way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and + told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. + +11:013:026 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard + thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient + unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered + him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, + according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him. + +11:013:027 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they + saddled him. + +11:013:028 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass + and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten + the carcase, nor torn the ass. + +11:013:029 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and + laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet + came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. + +11:013:030 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned + over him, saying, Alas, my brother! + +11:013:031 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to + his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the + sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones + beside his bones: + +11:013:032 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against + the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high + places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come + to pass. + +11:013:033 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but + made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high + places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one + of the priests of the high places. + +11:013:034 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to + cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. + +11:014:001 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. + +11:014:002 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and + disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of + Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the + prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people. + +11:014:003 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of + honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of + the child. + +11:014:004 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and + came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his + eyes were set by reason of his age. + +11:014:005 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam + cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: + thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when + she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another + woman. + +11:014:006 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she + came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of + Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am + sent to thee with heavy tidings. + +11:014:007 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, + Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made + thee prince over my people Israel, + +11:014:008 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it + thee: and yet thou hast 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 mine eyes; + +11:014:009 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou + hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to + provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: + +11:014:010 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of + Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth + against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, + and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a + man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. + +11:014:011 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and + him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: + for the LORD hath spoken it. + +11:014:012 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when + thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. + +11:014:013 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only + of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is + found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the + house of Jeroboam. + +11:014:014 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who + shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even + now. + +11:014:015 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the + water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, + which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond + the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the + LORD to anger. + +11:014:016 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, + who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. + +11:014:017 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: + and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child + died; + +11:014:018 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according + to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his + servant Ahijah the prophet. + +11:014:019 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how + he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the + chronicles of the kings of Israel. + +11:014:020 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: + and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in + his stead. + +11:014:021 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was + forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned + seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did + choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. + And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. + +11:014:022 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked + him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, + above all that their fathers had done. + +11:014:023 For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, + on every high hill, and under every green tree. + +11:014:024 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did + according to all the abominations of the nations which the + LORD cast out before the children of Israel. + +11:014:025 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that + Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: + +11:014:026 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and + the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and + he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. + +11:014:027 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and + committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which + kept the door of the king's house. + +11:014:028 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, + that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard + chamber. + +11:014:029 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are + they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of + Judah? + +11:014:030 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their + days. + +11:014:031 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his + fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah + an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. + +11:015:001 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat + reigned Abijam over Judah. + +11:015:002 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. and his mother's name was + Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. + +11:015:003 And 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. + +11:015:004 Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a + lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to + establish Jerusalem: + +11:015:005 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the + LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded + him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah + the Hittite. + +11:015:006 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days + of his life. + +11:015:007 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are + they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of + Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. + +11:015:008 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the + city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. + +11:015:009 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned + Asa over Judah. + +11:015:010 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his + mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. + +11:015:011 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as + did David his father. + +11:015:012 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed + all the idols that his fathers had made. + +11:015:013 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being + queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa + destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. + +11:015:014 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart + was perfect with the LORD all his days. + +11:015:015 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, + and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of + the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. + +11:015:016 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all + their days. + +11:015:017 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built + Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to + Asa king of Judah. + +11:015:018 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in + the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of + the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his + servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of + Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at + Damascus, saying, + +11:015:019 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father + and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of + silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of + Israel, that he may depart from me. + +11:015:020 So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of + the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote + Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with + all the land of Naphtali. + +11:015:021 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left + off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. + +11:015:022 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none + was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the + timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa + built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. + +11:015:023 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all + that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not + written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? + Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his + feet. + +11:015:024 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his + fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his + son reigned in his stead. + +11:015:025 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in + the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel + two years. + +11:015:026 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the + way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to + sin. + +11:015:027 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, + conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, + which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel + laid siege to Gibbethon. + +11:015:028 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay + him, and reigned in his stead. + +11:015:029 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the + house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, + until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the + LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: + +11:015:030 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he + made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the + LORD God of Israel to anger. + +11:015:031 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are + they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of + Israel? + +11:015:032 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all + their days. + +11:015:033 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of + Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four + years. + +11:015:034 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the + way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to + sin. + +11:016:001 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani + against Baasha, saying, + +11:016:002 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee + prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way + of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke + me to anger with their sins; + +11:016:003 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the + posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house + of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. + +11:016:004 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and + him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air + eat. + +11:016:005 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his + might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of + the kings of Israel? + +11:016:006 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: + and Elah his son reigned in his stead. + +11:016:007 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani + came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his + house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the + LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in + being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him. + +11:016:008 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah + the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. + +11:016:009 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired + against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in + the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. + +11:016:010 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty + and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his + stead. + +11:016:011 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat + on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left + him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his + kinsfolks, nor of his friends. + +11:016:012 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to + the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu + the prophet. + +11:016:013 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by + which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in + provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. + +11:016:014 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are + they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of + Israel? + +11:016:015 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri + reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped + against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. + +11:016:016 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath + conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel + made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day + in the camp. + +11:016:017 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and + they besieged Tirzah. + +11:016:018 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, + that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt + the king's house over him with fire, and died. + +11:016:019 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the + LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which + he did, to make Israel to sin. + +11:016:020 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he + wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of + the kings of Israel? + +11:016:021 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of + the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; + and half followed Omri. + +11:016:022 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people + that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri + reigned. + +11:016:023 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri + to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in + Tirzah. + +11:016:024 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of + silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city + which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, + Samaria. + +11:016:025 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse + than all that were before him. + +11:016:026 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and + in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the + LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. + +11:016:027 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might + that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the + chronicles of the kings of Israel? + +11:016:028 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and + Ahab his son reigned in his stead. + +11:016:029 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began + Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of + Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. + +11:016:030 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD + above all that were before him. + +11:016:031 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him + to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took + to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, + and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. + +11:016:032 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which + he had built in Samaria. + +11:016:033 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD + God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were + before him. + +11:016:034 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the + foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the + gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word + of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. + +11:017:001 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, + said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom + I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but + according to my word. + +11:017:002 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, + +11:017:003 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by + the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. + +11:017:004 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I + have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. + +11:017:005 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he + went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. + +11:017:006 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and + bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. + +11:017:007 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, + because there had been no rain in the land. + +11:017:008 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, + +11:017:009 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and + dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to + sustain thee. + +11:017:010 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the + gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering + of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray + thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. + +11:017:011 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, + Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. + +11:017:012 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, + but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a + cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go + in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and + die. + +11:017:013 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast + said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it + unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. + +11:017:014 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal + shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until + the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. + +11:017:015 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and + she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. + +11:017:016 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of + oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by + Elijah. + +11:017:017 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the + woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness + was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. + +11:017:018 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou + man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to + remembrance, and to slay my son? + +11:017:019 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of + her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and + laid him upon his own bed. + +11:017:020 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou + also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by + slaying her son? + +11:017:021 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried + unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this + child's soul come into him again. + +11:017:022 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the + child came into him again, and he revived. + +11:017:023 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the + chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and + Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. + +11:017:024 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art + a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is + truth. + +11:018:001 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD + came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself + unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. + +11:018:002 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a + sore famine in Samaria. + +11:018:003 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. + (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: + +11:018:004 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, + that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty + in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) + +11:018:005 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all + fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may + find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose + not all the beasts. + +11:018:006 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: + Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by + himself. + +11:018:007 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he + knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my + lord Elijah? + +11:018:008 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah + is here. + +11:018:009 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver + thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? + +11:018:010 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, + whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they + said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and + nation, that they found thee not. + +11:018:011 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is + here. + +11:018:012 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, + that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know + not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find + thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from + my youth. + +11:018:013 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the + prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's + prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and + water? + +11:018:014 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is + here: and he shall slay me. + +11:018:015 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I + stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day. + +11:018:016 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to + meet Elijah. + +11:018:017 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto + him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? + +11:018:018 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy + father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of + the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. + +11:018:019 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount + Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and + the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at + Jezebel's table. + +11:018:020 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the + prophets together unto mount Carmel. + +11:018:021 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt + ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but + if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a + word. + +11:018:022 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a + prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and + fifty men. + +11:018:023 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose + one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it + on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other + bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: + +11:018:024 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the + name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him + be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well + spoken. + +11:018:025 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one + bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; + and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. + +11:018:026 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they + dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even + until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, + nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which + was made. + +11:018:027 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and + said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he + is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he + sleepeth, and must be awaked. + +11:018:028 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner + with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. + +11:018:029 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied + until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that + there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that + regarded. + +11:018:030 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And + all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar + of the LORD that was broken down. + +11:018:031 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the + tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD + came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: + +11:018:032 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: + and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would + contain two measures of seed. + +11:018:033 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, + and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with + water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. + +11:018:034 And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second + time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the + third time. + +11:018:035 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the + trench also with water. + +11:018:036 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening + sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD + God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day + that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and + that I have done all these things at thy word. + +11:018:037 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou + art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back + again. + +11:018:038 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt + sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and + licked up the water that was in the trench. + +11:018:039 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and + they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD, he is the God. + +11:018:040 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not + one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought + them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. + +11:018:041 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for + there is a sound of abundance of rain. + +11:018:042 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the + top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and + put his face between his knees, + +11:018:043 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And + he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he + said, Go again seven times. + +11:018:044 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, + there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's + hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, + and get thee down that the rain stop thee not. + +11:018:045 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was + black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And + Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. + +11:018:046 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his + loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. + +11:019:001 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how + he had slain all the prophets with the sword. + +11:019:002 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the + gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the + life of one of them by to morrow about this time. + +11:019:003 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and + came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his + servant there. + +11:019:004 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and + came and sat down under a juniper tree: and 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. + +11:019:005 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an + angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. + +11:019:006 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the + coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and + drink, and laid him down again. + +11:019:007 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and + touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is + too great for thee. + +11:019:008 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength + of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount + of God. + +11:019:009 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, + behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto + him, What doest thou here, Elijah? + +11:019:010 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of + hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, + thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the + sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to + take it away. + +11:019:011 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the + LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong + wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before + the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind + an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: + +11:019:012 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the + fire: and after the fire a still small voice. + +11:019:013 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face + in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of + the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, + What doest thou here, Elijah? + +11:019:014 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of + hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy + covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets + with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my + life, to take it away. + +11:019:015 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the + wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to + be king over Syria: + +11:019:016 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over + Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt + thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. + +11:019:017 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of + Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword + of Jehu shall Elisha slay. + +11:019:018 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees + which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not + kissed him. + +11:019:019 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, + who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he + with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his + mantle upon him. + +11:019:020 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, + I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will + follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what + have I done to thee? + +11:019:021 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and + slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the + oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he + arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. + +11:020:001 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: + and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and + chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred + against it. + +11:020:002 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, + and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad, + +11:020:003 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy + children, even the goodliest, are mine. + +11:020:004 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, + according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. + +11:020:005 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh + Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou + shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and + thy children; + +11:020:006 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this + time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy + servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in + thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. + +11:020:007 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and + said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: + for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for + my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. + +11:020:008 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken + not unto him, nor consent. + +11:020:009 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my + lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at + the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the + messengers departed, and brought him word again. + +11:020:010 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, + and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for + handfuls for all the people that follow me. + +11:020:011 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not + him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that + putteth it off. + +11:020:012 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he + was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said + unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set + themselves in array against the city. + +11:020:013 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, + saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great + multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; + and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. + +11:020:014 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even + by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he + said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. + +11:020:015 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the + provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after + them he numbered all the people, even all the children of + Israel, being seven thousand. + +11:020:016 And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself + drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two + kings that helped him. + +11:020:017 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out + first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There + are men come out of Samaria. + +11:020:018 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them + alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. + +11:020:019 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of + the city, and the army which followed them. + +11:020:020 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and + Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on + an horse with the horsemen. + +11:020:021 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and + chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. + +11:020:022 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, + Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for + at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up + against thee. + +11:020:023 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their + gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than + we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we + shall be stronger than they. + +11:020:024 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his + place, and put captains in their rooms: + +11:020:025 And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, + horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight + against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger + than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. + +11:020:026 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad + numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against + Israel. + +11:020:027 And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all + present, and went against them: and the children of Israel + pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the + Syrians filled the country. + +11:020:028 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of + Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians + have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of + the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude + into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. + +11:020:029 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so + it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the + children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand + footmen in one day. + +11:020:030 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall + fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. + And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner + chamber. + +11:020:031 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that + the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I + pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our + heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will + save thy life. + +11:020:032 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on + their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy + servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, + Is he yet alive? he is my brother. + +11:020:033 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would + come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy + brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then + Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into + the chariot. + +11:020:034 And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took + from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets + for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said + Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a + covenant with him, and sent him away. + +11:020:035 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his + neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And + the man refused to smite him. + +11:020:036 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice + of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a + lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, + a lion found him, and slew him. + +11:020:037 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. + And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. + +11:020:038 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, + and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. + +11:020:039 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he + said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, + behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and + said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall + thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of + silver. + +11:020:040 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And + the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; + thyself hast decided it. + +11:020:041 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the + king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. + +11:020:042 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast + let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter + destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy + people for his people. + +11:020:043 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, + and came to Samaria. + +11:021:001 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the + Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the + palace of Ahab king of Samaria. + +11:021:002 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that + I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto + my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than + it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of + it in money. + +11:021:003 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should + give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. + +11:021:004 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of + the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he + had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. + And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, + and would eat no bread. + +11:021:005 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is + thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? + +11:021:006 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the + Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; + or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard + for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. + +11:021:007 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the + kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart + be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the + Jezreelite. + +11:021:008 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his + seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles + that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. + +11:021:009 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set + Naboth on high among the people: + +11:021:010 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness + against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. + And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. + +11:021:011 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who + were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto + them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent + unto them. + +11:021:012 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the + people. + +11:021:013 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before + him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against + Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did + blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of + the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. + +11:021:014 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is + dead. + +11:021:015 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was + stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take + possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he + refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but + dead. + +11:021:016 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, + that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the + Jezreelite, to take possession of it. + +11:021:017 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, + +11:021:018 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in + Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he + is gone down to possess it. + +11:021:019 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, + Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt + speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place + where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy + blood, even thine. + +11:021:020 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And + he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself + to work evil in the sight of the LORD. + +11:021:021 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy + posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against + the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, + +11:021:022 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son + of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for + the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and + made Israel to sin. + +11:021:023 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat + Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. + +11:021:024 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him + that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. + +11:021:025 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to + work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his + wife stirred up. + +11:021:026 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to + all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before + the children of Israel. + +11:021:027 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent + his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and + lay in sackcloth, and went softly. + +11:021:028 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, + +11:021:029 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he + humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his + days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his + house. + +11:022:001 And they continued three years without war between Syria and + Israel. + +11:022:002 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the + king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. + +11:022:003 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that + Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out + of the hand of the king of Syria? + +11:022:004 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle + to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I + am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy + horses. + +11:022:005 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray + thee, at the word of the LORD to day. + +11:022:006 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about + four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against + Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go + up; for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king. + +11:022:007 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD + besides, that we might enquire of him? + +11:022:008 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one + man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the + LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning + me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. + +11:022:009 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten + hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. + +11:022:010 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat + each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place + in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets + prophesied before them. + +11:022:011 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and + he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the + Syrians, until thou have consumed them. + +11:022:012 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to + Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into + the king's hand. + +11:022:013 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto + him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare + good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, + be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. + +11:022:014 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto + me, that will I speak. + +11:022:015 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, + shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we + forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD + shall deliver it into the hand of the king. + +11:022:016 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee + that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name + of the LORD? + +11:022:017 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as + sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have + no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. + +11:022:018 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell + thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? + +11:022:019 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw + the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven + standing by him on his right hand and on his left. + +11:022:020 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up + and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and + another said on that manner. + +11:022:021 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and + said, I will persuade him. + +11:022:022 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go + forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his + prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persude him, and prevail + also: go forth, and do so. + +11:022:023 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the + mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil + concerning thee. + +11:022:024 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah + on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD + from me to speak unto thee? + +11:022:025 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when + thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. + +11:022:026 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back + unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's + son; + +11:022:027 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, + and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of + affliction, until I come in peace. + +11:022:028 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD + hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every + one of you. + +11:022:029 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went + up to Ramothgilead. + +11:022:030 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise + myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. + And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the + battle. + +11:022:031 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains + that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with + small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. + +11:022:032 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw + Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. + And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat + cried out. + +11:022:033 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots + perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned + back from pursuing him. + +11:022:034 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king + of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said + unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me + out of the host; for I am wounded. + +11:022:035 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up + in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the + blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. + +11:022:036 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the + going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and + every man to his own country. + +11:022:037 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried + the king in Samaria. + +11:022:038 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the + dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; + according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. + +11:022:039 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the + ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, + are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the + kings of Israel? + +11:022:040 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in + his stead. + +11:022:041 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in + the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. + +11:022:042 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to + reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And + his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. + +11:022:043 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not + aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the + LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for + the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. + +11:022:044 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. + +11:022:045 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he + shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of + the chronicles of the kings of Judah? + +11:022:046 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days + of his father Asa, he took out of the land. + +11:022:047 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. + +11:022:048 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: + but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. + +11:022:049 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my + servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat + would not. + +11:022:050 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with + his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his + son reigned in his stead. + +11:022:051 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria + the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned + two years over Israel. + +11:022:052 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, 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, who made Israel to sin: + +11:022:053 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger + the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had + done. + + + + + +*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, THE BIBLE, KING JAMES, BOOK 11 *** + +********** This file should be named 8011.txt or 8011.zip ********** + +This eBook was produced by David Widger +See above the credits to previous producers of this text. + +Project Gutenberg eBooks are often created from several printed +editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the US +unless a copyright notice is included. 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