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The officials of Succoth said, "You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?"

He approached the men of Succoth and said, "Look what I have! Zebah and Zalmunna! You insulted me, saying, 'You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your exhausted men?'"

Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomons mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king and our lord David does not know it?

Come now, please let me advise you and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.

In addition to all of this, the king's servants have come along to congratulate our lord King David. They've been telling David "May your God make Solomon's reputation even more famous than yours, and may he make his throne greater than yours!' The king has himself bowed in worship on his own bed

Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.

So King Solomon sent for him, and he was brought down from the altar. When he had arrived, he fell on his face in front of King Solomon, so Solomon told him, "Go home!"

Now Adonijah son of Haggith came to Bathsheba, Solomons mother. She asked, “Do you come peacefully?”

“Peacefully,” he replied,

Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. So the kingdom was established in Solomons hand.

And the king went to Gibeon to make an offering there, because that was the chief high place: it was Solomon's way to make a thousand burned offerings on that altar.

Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.

Ben-abinadab, in all the hills of Dor (Taphath, Solomons daughter, was his wife);

Ahimaaz, in [the tribe of] Naphtali (he also married Basemath, Solomons daughter);

Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms paid tribute as Solomon's subjects throughout his lifetime.

And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

Judah and Israel lived in security, every man under his vine and fig tree [in peace and prosperity], from Dan [in the north] to Beersheba [in the south], during all the days of Solomon.

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.

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

People came from everywhere, sent by every king on earth who had heard of his wisdom, to listen to Solomons wisdom.

When Hiram heard Solomons words, he greatly rejoiced and said, “May the Lord be praised today! He has given David a wise son to be over this great people!”

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.

And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

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.

The foundation of the Lords temple was laid in Solomons fourth year in the month of Ziv.

and the Temple was completely finished according to its plans and specifications in the eighth month of the eleventh year of Solomon's reign, that is, during the month of Bul. It took about seven years to build.

Solomons own palace where he would live, in the other courtyard behind the hall, was of similar construction. And he made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, his wife.

And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to pray unto Jehovah all this prayer and supplication, he hath risen from before the altar of Jehovah, from bending on his knees, and his hands spread out to the heavens,

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,

Now, this was the way of Solomon's system of forced work for the building of the Lord's house and of the king's house, and the Millo and the wall of Jerusalem and Megiddo and Gezer. ...

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.

and [he also built] all of the storage cities which were Solomon's, the cities [for] the chariots, the cities [for] the cavalry, and all of Solomon's desire that he wanted to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion.

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.

Three times in the year it was Solomon's way to give burned offerings and peace-offerings on the altar he had made to the Lord, causing his fire-offering to go up on the altar before the Lord.

With the fleet, Hiram sent his servants, experienced seamen, along with Solomons servants.

The queen of Sheba heard about Solomons fame connected with the name of Yahweh and came to test him with difficult questions.

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

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.

All the earth continued to seek audiences with Solomon so they could hear the wise things that God had put in his heart.

Solomons horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue, and the king’s merchants acquired them from Kue, for a price.

It happened at the time of Solomon's old age that his wives guided his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully with Yahweh his God as the heart of David his father [had been].

Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomons reign, adding to the trouble Hadad had caused. He ruled over Aram, but he loathed Israel.

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.

and said to Jeroboam, “Take 10 pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I am about to tear the kingdom out of Solomons hand. I will give you 10 tribes,

"Pay attention! I'm going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon's control and give you ten tribes. I'll leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and one tribe for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I chose from all of the tribes of Israel.

I am taking the kingdom from him because they have abandoned me and worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte, the Moabite god Chemosh, and the Ammonite god Milcom. They have not followed my instructions by doing what I approve and obeying my rules and regulations, like Solomon's father David did.

Therefore, Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until Solomons death.

The rest of the events of Solomons reign, along with all his accomplishments and his wisdom, are written in the Book of Solomons Events.

The length of Solomons reign in Jerusalem over all Israel totaled 40 years.

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it, for he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomons presence, Jeroboam stayed in Egypt.

As soon as Rehoboam returned to Jerusalem, he assembled 180,000 elite soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, intending to attack the dynasty of Israel and restore the kingdom to Solomon's son Rehoboam.

"Tell Solomon's son Rehoboam, king of Judah, all the dynasty of Judah, Benjamin, and the rest of the people,

Now Rehoboam, Solomons son, reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king; he reigned 17 years in Jerusalem, the city where Yahweh had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name. Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

All of the officials, all of the valiant soldiers, and all of King David's sons submitted to King Solomon's control,

Solomons horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them [in large numbers] from Kue at a price.

Now it was Solomon's purpose to put up a house for the name of the Lord and a house for himself as king.

And this was Solomon's foundation for the construction of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

And at Solomon's finishing to pray, then the fire hath come down from the heavens, and consumeth the burnt-offering and the sacrifices, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the house,

Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.

And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

All of Solomons work was carried out from the day the foundation was laid for the Lords temple until it was finished. So the Lords temple was completed.

So Hiram sent ships to him by his servants along with crews of experienced seamen. They went with Solomons servants to Ophir, took from there 17 tons of gold, and delivered it to King Solomon.

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomons fame, so she came to test Solomon with difficult questions at Jerusalem with a very large entourage, with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. She came to Solomon and spoke with him about everything that was on her mind.

So when the queen of Sheba saw the [depth of] Solomons wisdom, and the house which he had built,

In addition, Hiram’s servants and Solomons servants who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

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: silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

All the kings of the earth continued to seek audiences with Solomon so they could hear the wise things that God had put in his heart.

The remaining events of Solomons reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Events of Nathan the Prophet, the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat.

When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about it—for he was in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomons presence—Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

"Tell Solomon's son Rehoboam, king of Judah and all of Israel in Judah and Benjamin:

and they continued to strengthen the kingdom of Judah, supporting Solomon's son Rehoboam for three years, by living the way David and Solomon did for three years.

The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house (temple), wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy,

The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.

Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.

For thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the [bronze] pillars, the [bronze] Sea, the [bronze] bases [of the ten basins in Solomons temple used for washing sacrificial animals], and the rest of the articles that are left in this city (Jerusalem),

The queen of the South [Note: This queen was from Sheba, I Kings 10:1, which was probably in Arabia] will stand up on the judgment day along with the people of this generation and will condemn them because she came from a great distance to hear [and see] Solomon's wisdom [I Kings 10:1ff] and [now] Someone greater than Solomon is here [i.e., Jesus].

The queen of the South [Note: This queen was from Sheba, which was probably in Arabia. See I Kings 10:1] will stand up on the judgment day, along with the people of this generation, and will condemn them because she came from a great distance to hear [and see] Solomon's wisdom [I Kings 10:1ff] and [now] Someone greater than Solomon is here [i.e., Jesus].