1Ki 11 | EngLXX | STEP | And king Solomon was a lover of women. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and threehundred concubines. And he took strange women, as well as the daughter of Pharao, Moabitish, Ammanitishwomen, Syrians and Idumeans, Chettites, and Amorites;

‏ 1 Kings 11

1 And king Solomon was a lover of women. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and threehundred concubines. And he took strange women, as well as the daughter of Pharao, Moabitish, Ammanitishwomen, Syrians and Idumeans, Chettites, and Amorites; 2 of the nations concerning whom the Lord forbade the children of Israel,saying, You⌃ shall not go in to them, and they shall not come in to you, lest they turn awayyour hearts after their idols: Solomon clave to these in love. 4 And it came to pass in the time of the old age of Solomon, that his heart was not perfectwith the Lord his God, aswas the heart of David his father. 5 and to Astarte the abomination of the Sidonians. 6 And Solomon did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he went not after the Lord,as David his father. And the strange women turned away his heart after their gods. 7 Then Solomon built a high place to Chamos the idol of Moab, and to their king the idolof the children of Ammon, 8 And thus he acted towards all his strange wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to theiridols. 9 And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because he turned away his heart from the Lord Godof Israel, who had appeared twice to him, 10 and charged him concerning this matter, by no means to go after other gods, but to takeheed to do what the Lord God commanded him; neither was his heart perfect with the Lord, according tothe heart of David his father. 11 And the Lord said to Solomon, Because it has been thus with you, and you have not keptmy commandments and my ordinances which I commanded you, I will surely rend your kingdom out of your hand,and give it to your servant. 12 Only in your days I will not do it for David your father's sake:but I will take it out of the hand of your son. 13 Only I will not take away the whole kingdom: I will give one tribe to your son for Davidmy servant's sake, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen. 14 And the Lord raised up an enemy to Solomon, Ader the Idumaean, and Esrom son of Eliadaewholived in Raama,and Adadezer king of Suba his master; (and men gathered to him, and he was head of the conspiracy,and he seized on Damasec,)and they were adversaries to Israel all the days of Solomon: and Ader the Idumaeanwas of the seed royal in Idumaea. 15 And it happened, that while David was utterly destroying Edom, while Joab captain ofthe host was going to bury the dead, when they killed every male in Idumaea; 16 (for Joab and all Israel abode there six months in Idumaea, until he utterly destroyedevery male in Idumaea;) 17 that Ader ran away, he and all the Idumaeans of the servants of his father with him;and they went into Egypt; and Aderwas then a little child. 18 And there rise up men out of the city of Madiam, and they come to Pharan, and take menwith them, and come to Pharao king of Egypt: and Ader went in to Pharao, and he gave him a house, andappointed him provision. 19 And Ader found great favor in the sight of Pharao, and he gave him his wife's sisterin marriage, the elder sister of Thekemina. 20 And the sister of Thekemina bore to him,even to Ader, Ganebath her son; and Thekemina brought him up in the midst of the sons of Pharao,and Ganebath was in the midst of the sons of Pharao. 21 And Ader heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captainof the host was dead; and Ader said to Pharao, Let me go, and I will return to my country. 22 And Pharao said to Ader, What lack you with me? that behold! you seek to depart to yourcountry? and Ader said to him, By all means let me go. 23 So Ader returned to his country; thisis the mischief which Ader did, and he was a bitter enemy of Israel, and he reigned in theland of Edom. 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nabat, the Ephrathite of Sarira, the son of a widow,was servant of Solomon. 27 And thiswas the occasion of his lifting uphis hands against king Solomon: now king Solomon built the citadel, he completed the fortificationof the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam was very strong; and Solomon saw the young man that he was active,and he set him over the levies of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that time, that Jeroboam went forth from Jerusalem, and Achiathe Selonite the prophet found him in the way, and caused him to turn aside out of the way: and Achiawas clad with a new garment, and they twowere alone in the field. 30 And Achia laid hold of his new garment that was upon him, and tore itinto twelve pieces: 31 and he said to Jeroboam, Take to yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord God of Israel,Behold, I rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give you ten tribes. 32 Yet he shall have two tribes, for my servant David's sake, and for the sake of Jerusalem,the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. 33 Because he forsook me, and sacrificed to Astarte the abomination of the Sidonians, andto Chamos, and to the idols of Moab, and to their king the abomination of the children of Ammon, and hewalked not in my ways, to do that which was right before me, as David his fatherdid. 34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, (for I will certainly resisthim all the days of his life,) for David my servant's sake, whom I have chosen. 35 But I will take the kingdom out of the hand of his son, and give you ten tribes. 36 But to his son I will give the tworemaining tribes, that my servant David may have an establishment continually before me inJerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there. 37 And I will take you, and you shall reign as your soul desires, and you shall be kingover Israel. 38 And it shall come to pass, if you will keep all the commandments that I shall give you,and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right before me, to keep my ordinances and my commandments,as David my servant did, that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built to David. 40 And Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam: but he arose and fled into Egypt, to Susakim kingof Egypt, and he was in Egypt until Solomon died. 41 And the rest of the history of Solomon, and all that he did, and all his wisdom, beholdare not these things written in the book of the life of Solomon? 42 And the daysduring which Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israelwere forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father.And it came to pass when Jeroboam son of Nabat heardof it, even while he was yet in Egypt as he fled from the face of Solomon and lived in Egypt,he straightway comes into his own city, into the land of Sarira in the mount of Ephraim. And king Solomonslept with his fathers, and Roboam his son reigned in his stead.