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But King Solomon loued many strange women, ( together with þe daughter of Pharaoh) women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians & Hittites:
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Of the nations concerning which the Lord said vnto the children of Israel, Yee shall not goe in to them, neither shall they come in vnto you, for surely they will turne away your heart after their gods: Solomon claue vnto these in loue.
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And he had seuen hundred wiues, Princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wiues turned away his heart.
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For it came to passe when Solomon was old, that his wiues turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of Dauid his father.
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For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddesse of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Amorites.
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And Solomon did euill in the sight of the Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did Dauid his father.
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Then did Solomon build an hie place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Ierusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
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And likewise did hee for all his strange wiues, which burnt incense and sacrificed vnto their gods.
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¶ And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel which had appeared vnto him twise,
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And had commaunded him concerning this thing, that hee should not goe after other gods: but hee kept not that which the Lord commanded.
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Wherefore the Lord said vnto Solomon; Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my Couenant, and my Statutes which I haue commanded thee, I wil surely rend the kingdome from thee, and will giue it to thy seruant.
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Notwithstanding in thy dayes I wil not doe it, for Dauid thy fathers sake: but I wil rend it out of the hand of thy sonne.
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Howbeit, I wil not rend away all the kingdome: but wil giue one tribe to thy sonne, for Dauid my seruants sake, and for Ierusalems sake, which I haue chosen.
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¶ And the Lord stirred vp an aduersary vnto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: hee was of the kings seed in Edom.
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For it came to passe when Dauid was in Edom, and Ioab the captaine of the host was gone vp to bury the slaine, after he had smitten euery male in Edom:
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(For sixe moneths did Ioab remaine there with all Israel, vntil hee had cut off euery male in Edom.)
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That Hadad fled, he and certaine Edomites of his fathers seruants with him, to goe into Egypt: Hadad being yet a litle childe.
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And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran, and they tooke men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, vnto Pharaoh king of Egypt, which gaue him an house, and appointed him vitailes, and gaue him land.
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And Hadad found great fauour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gaue him to wife the sister of his owne wife, the sister of Tahpenes the Queene.
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And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his sonne, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaohs house: and Genubath was in Pharaohs houshold among the sonnes of Pharaoh.
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And when Hadad heard in Egypt that Dauid slept with his fathers, and that Ioab the captaine of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine owne countrey.
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Then Pharaoh said vnto him, But what hast thou lacked with mee, that, behold, thou seekest to goe to thine owne countrey? And hee answered, Nothing: Howbeit, let mee goe in any wise.
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¶ And God stirred him vp another aduersary: Rezon, the sonne of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
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And he gathered men vnto him, and became captaine ouer a band, when Dauid slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
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And he was an aduersarie to Israel all the dayes of Solomon, beside the mischiefe that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned ouer Syria.
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¶ And Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomons seruant, (whose mothers name was Zeruah a widow woman) euen he lift vp his hand against the king.
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And this was the cause that hee lift vp his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the citie of Dauid his father.
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And the man Ieroboam was a mightie man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, hee made him ruler ouer all the charge of the house of Ioseph.
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And it came to passe at that time when Ieroboam went out of Ierusalem, that the Prophet Ahiiah the Shilonite found him in the way: and hee had clad himselfe with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.
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And Ahiiah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelue pieces.
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And he said to Ieroboam, Take thee tenne pieces: for thus sayth the Lord the God of Israel, Behold, I will rent the kingdome out of the hand of Solomon, and will giue ten tribes to thee:
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(But hee shall haue one tribe, for my seruant Dauids sake, and for Ierusalems sake, the citie which I haue chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
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Because that they haue forsaken mee, and haue worshipped Ashtaroth the goddesse of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Anunon, and haue not walked in my wayes, to doe that which is right in mine eyes, and to keepe my Statutes, and my Iudgements, as did Dauid his father.
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Howbeit, I will not take the whole kingdome out of his hand: but I will make him Prince all the dayes of his life, for Dauid my seruants sake, whom I chose, because hee kept my Commandements and my Statutes:
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But I will take the kingdome out of his sonnes hand, and will giue it vnto thee, euen ten tribes.
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And vnto his sonne will I giue one tribe, that Dauid my seruant may haue a light alway before me in Ierusalem, the citie which I haue chosen me to put my Name there.
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And I will take thee, and thou shalt reigne according to all that thy soule desireth, and shalt be King ouer Israel.
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And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken vnto all that I command thee, and wilt walke in my wayes, and doe that is right in my sight, to keepe my Statutes and my Commandements, as Dauid my seruant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for Dauid, and will giue Israel vnto thee.
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And I will for this afflict the seed of Dauid, but not for euer.
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Solomon sought therefore to kill Ieroboam, and Ieroboam arose, and fledde into Egypt, vnto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt vntill the death of Solomon.
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¶ And the rest of the actes of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisedome, are they not written in the booke of the actes of Solomon?
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And the time that Solomon reigned in Ierusalem, ouer all Israel, was fourtie yeeres.
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And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid his father: and Rehoboam his sonne reigned in his stead.
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Sparkle's 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment on 3/11/2013, 6:35am...
It is a sad thing when you read comments and see people blaming women for man's downfall. The downfall of Solomon had to do with disobedience. When men of God go after women, God was not as angry as when they went after the women that God specifically told them not to do. Man has a lust for things, including women that they are forbidden to go after. It happens even today. A man is married and should be to the one he made the oath with but he continues to disobey God and go after other women, prostitutes etc. Wife being a woman is not his downfall but the other women that he goes after. Once more it is man and lust for what he should not have.
Rosemary's 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment on 2/25/2013, 7:08pm...
The natural consequence that comes to those who depart from the way of the Lord is that they are left to their own strength. While in the heat of our success we might assume that our own strength is sufficient; those who rely upon the arm of the flesh soon discover how weak and unreliable it truly is. For example, Solomon at first, obeyed the Lord and honored His law. Because of this, he prospered and was blessed not only with wisdom but with wealth and honor. If he continued in righteousness, the Lord promised to “establish the throne of [his] kingdom upon Israel forever”. But even after heavenly visitations, even after receiving blessings above all men, Solomon turned away from the Lord. So was his brain and after all the wisdom he had, went from right to wrong.
Andy's 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment about verse 5 on 8/24/2012, 9:59pm...
the word Ashtoreth translated from Hebrew to Greek & again into English is our word & hoiday ''easter''. Do a history study on this foreign goddess & you'll find out why the Passover & the Resurection of our Lord got mixed up w/ bunnies & baskets.
Brenda murray's 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment on 8/24/2012, 2:34pm...
Regardless to how close you walk with God, you still have the potential to fall from grace. We see this clearly in David's life and his son Solomon. The solution is to repent when you mess up.
Sanobia holmes's 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment on 7/17/2012, 10:06am...
@ Ralph M: I can see what your saying but i think it was Solomon's love of "strange" women. Women who were outside the of Judah and women who were not even from Israel.
Declareit's 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment about verse 39 on 6/02/2012, 2:00pm...
The seed of David (JESUS the Christ) aflicted for our sins (Isaih 53). The Christ suffered unto death but not forever, because He rose up from the dead on the 3rd day. I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever. The New American Standard Version cannot be correct because it translate seed to descendants. It is not seeds but it is seed.
RALPH M. WATERS's 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment on 3/29/2012, 7:50am...
FOR STARTERS: NOT TO BE HARSH BUT TRUTHFUL, ONCE AGAIN, WOMEN IS THE DOWNFALL OF MANKIND. IT WAS ONCE AGAIN THE WOMEN WHO ALLURES MAN INTO TEMPTATION; AND THE WEAKNESS OF MAN TO FOLLOW. SEVERAL TIMES GOD SHOWS COMPASSION OVER DAVID; DAVID COMMITTED MURDER AND ADULTERY; YET GOD STATES DAVID FOLLOWED HIS COMMANDMENTS. DAVID WAS CHOSEN, NOT SAYING HE COULD DO NO WRONGE, BUT "CHOSEN", GOD, BEING ALL KNOWING, KNOWS, OUR SHORTCOMINGS, "HE", KNOWS OUR WEAKNESS. THEREFORE, WE MUST NOT GIVE UP HAVING FAITH IN A MERCIFUL GOD, OVER OUR SHORTCOMINGS AND CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR THE MARK IN CHRIST JESUS. THERE IS ONLY ONE JUDGE, AND ITS NOT OURSELVES. WE MUST NOT GIVE IN TO SATAN AND SAY" I DO THIS, AND I DO THAT" GOD KNOWS ALL YOU DO. HE FORGAVE DAVID, AND HE WILL FORGIVE YOU.
J.R.'s 1 Kings Chapter 11 comment about verse 7 on 12/05/2011, 3:23pm...
Couldn't have been me!!!!! To see the glor of the Lord manifest, and keep you through many battles...just to turn your back on him?!?! it's crazy!!! They certainly were a stiff necked people, to go whoring after other false Gods, when you have the actual commandments right in the Lord's house....which you built, it is ridiculous!
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