1 Kings 11

1Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,Cross-references: Gen 6:2 · Lev 18:18 · Deut 17:17 · 1Ki 3:1 · 1Ki 11:8 · Neh 13:23 · +6 more

2of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you, for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.Cross-references: Gen 2:24 · Gen 34:3 · Ex 23:32 · Ex 34:16 · Num 25:1 · Deut 7:3 · +15 more

3He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.Cross-references: Judg 8:30 · Judg 9:5 · 2Sam 3:2 · 2Sam 5:13 · 2Chr 11:21 · Eccl 7:28

4When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father was.Cross-references: Deut 7:4 · Deut 17:17 · 1Ki 6:1 · 1Ki 6:12 · 1Ki 8:61 · 1Ki 9:4 · +16 more

5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.Cross-references: Lev 18:21 · Lev 20:2 · Judg 2:13 · Judg 10:6 · 1Sam 7:3 · 1Sam 12:10 · +5 more

6Solomon did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and didn’t go fully after Yahweh, as David his father did.Cross-references: Num 14:24 · Josh 14:8 · Josh 14:14

7Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the mountain that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.Cross-references: Gen 33:2 · Lev 20:2 · Lev 26:30 · Num 21:29 · Num 33:52 · Deut 13:14 · +20 more

8So he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.Cross-references: 1Ki 11:1 · Ezek 16:22 · Hos 4:11 · 1Cor 10:11 · 1Cor 10:20

9Yahweh was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned away from Yahweh, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice,Cross-references: Ex 4:14 · Num 12:9 · Deut 3:26 · Deut 7:4 · Deut 9:8 · Deut 9:20 · +12 more

10and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he didn’t keep that which Yahweh commanded.Cross-references: 1Ki 6:12 · 1Ki 9:4 · 2Chr 7:17

11Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.Cross-references: Num 14:23 · Num 14:35 · 1Sam 2:30 · 1Sam 13:13 · 1Sam 15:26 · 2Sam 12:9 · +5 more

12Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.Cross-references: Gen 12:2 · Gen 19:29 · Ex 20:5 · 1Sam 9:4 · 1Ki 21:29 · 2Ki 20:17 · +2 more

13However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”Cross-references: Deut 9:5 · Deut 12:5 · Deut 12:11 · 2Sam 7:15 · 1Ki 11:11 · 1Ki 11:32 · +19 more

14Yahweh raised up an adversary to Solomon: Hadad the Edomite. He was one of the king’s offspring in Edom.Cross-references: 1Sam 26:19 · 2Sam 7:14 · 2Sam 24:1 · 1Ki 12:15 · 1Chr 5:26 · Ps 89:30 · +3 more

15For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in EdomCross-references: Gen 25:23 · Gen 27:40 · Num 24:18 · Num 31:17 · Deut 20:13 · 2Sam 8:14 · +4 more

16(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom),

17Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, when Hadad was still a little child.Cross-references: Ex 2:1 · 2Sam 4:4 · 2Ki 11:2 · Matt 2:13

18They arose out of Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.Cross-references: Gen 14:6 · Gen 21:21 · Gen 25:2 · Gen 25:4 · Num 10:12 · Num 22:4 · +6 more

19Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.Cross-references: Gen 39:4 · Gen 39:21 · Gen 41:45 · Jer 43:7 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:21

20The sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.Cross-references: Gen 21:7 · 1Sam 1:24

21When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”Cross-references: Gen 45:24 · Ex 4:19 · Josh 2:21 · 1Sam 9:26 · 2Sam 3:21 · 1Ki 2:10 · +2 more

22Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country?” He answered, “Nothing, however only let me depart.”Cross-references: 2Sam 18:22 · Ps 37:8 · Jer 2:31 · Mark 14:31 · Luke 22:35

23God raised up an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord, Hadadezer king of Zobah.Cross-references: 2Sam 8:3 · 2Sam 10:8 · 2Sam 10:15 · 2Sam 16:11 · 1Ki 11:14 · 1Chr 18:3 · +8 more

24He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus and lived there, and reigned in Damascus.Cross-references: Gen 14:15 · 2Sam 10:8 · 2Sam 10:18 · 1Ki 19:15 · 1Ki 20:34 · Acts 9:2

25He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, in addition to the mischief of Hadad. He abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.Cross-references: Gen 34:30 · Deut 23:7 · 2Sam 16:21 · 1Ki 5:4 · 2Chr 15:2 · Ps 106:40 · +1 more

26Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.Cross-references: Gen 35:16 · Ruth 1:2 · 1Sam 1:1 · 1Sam 17:12 · 2Sam 20:21 · 1Ki 9:22 · +11 more

27This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breach of his father David’s city.Cross-references: 2Sam 5:7 · 2Sam 20:21 · 1Ki 9:15 · 1Ki 9:24 · Neh 4:7 · Ps 60:2 · +5 more

28The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.Cross-references: Deut 1:12 · Josh 18:5 · Judg 1:22 · 2Sam 19:20 · 1Ki 5:16 · Prov 22:29 · +4 more

29At that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way. Now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and the two of them were alone in the field.Cross-references: Gen 4:8 · Josh 18:1 · 2Sam 14:6 · 1Ki 12:15 · 1Ki 14:2 · 2Chr 9:29

30Ahijah took the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.Cross-references: 1Sam 15:27 · 1Sam 24:4

31He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to youCross-references: 1Ki 11:11

32(but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for Jerusalem’s sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel),Cross-references: 1Ki 11:13 · 1Ki 12:20 · 1Ki 14:21

33because they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon. They have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my ordinances, as David his father did.Cross-references: 1Ki 3:14 · 1Ki 6:12 · 1Ki 9:5 · 1Ki 11:5 · 1Ki 11:9 · 1Chr 28:9 · +3 more

34“‘However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’s sake whom I chose, who kept my commandments and my statutes,Cross-references: 1Ki 11:12 · 1Ki 11:31 · Job 11:6 · Ps 103:10 · Isa 55:3 · Hab 3:2

35but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and will give it to you, even ten tribes.Cross-references: Ex 20:5 · 1Ki 11:12 · 1Ki 12:15 · 1Ki 12:20 · 2Chr 10:15

36I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.Cross-references: 2Sam 7:16 · 2Sam 7:29 · 2Sam 21:17 · 1Ki 9:3 · 1Ki 11:13 · 1Ki 11:32 · +12 more

37I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.Cross-references: Deut 14:26 · 2Sam 3:21 · 1Ki 11:26

38It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did, that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.Cross-references: Ex 19:5 · Deut 15:5 · Deut 31:8 · Josh 1:5 · 2Sam 7:11 · 2Sam 7:16 · +8 more

39I will afflict the offspring of David for this, but not forever.’”Cross-references: 1Ki 11:36 · 1Ki 12:16 · 1Ki 14:8 · 1Ki 14:25 · Ps 89:30 · Ps 89:38 · +9 more

40Therefore Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.Cross-references: 1Ki 14:25 · 2Chr 12:2 · 2Chr 16:10 · Prov 21:30 · Isa 14:24 · Isa 46:10 · +1 more

41Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, aren’t they written in the book of the acts of Solomon?Cross-references: 2Chr 9:29

42The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.Cross-references: 1Ki 2:11

43Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.Cross-references: Deut 31:16 · 1Ki 1:21 · 1Ki 2:10 · 1Ki 14:20 · 1Ki 14:31 · 1Ki 15:8 · +15 more