11 Today Queen Solomon cherished of many international people. dos God had clearly trained the people away from Israel, “You ought not wed him or her, because they commonly turn the minds on the gods.” Yet Solomon insisted for the enjoying her or him anyway. 3 He’d 700 wives off regal delivery and you may three hundred concubines. Along with truth, it did turn his cardiovascular system out of the Lord .
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cuatro In Solomon’s retirement, it turned their heart so you can praise other gods rather than being entirely dedicated into the Lord his Jesus, given that their dad, David, was actually. 5 Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth, the deity of one’s Sidonians, and Molech, [a] the newest detestable goodness of your Ammonites. six Similar to this, Solomon performed that which was evil about Lord is the reason vision; the guy refused to stick to the Lord entirely, since the his dad, David, had complete.
7 For the Install off Olives, east away from Jerusalem, [b] he actually depending a beneficial pagan shrine to own Chemosh, brand new detestable god of Moab, and something to possess Molech, the brand new detestable god of Ammonites. 8 Solomon mainly based such as for instance shrines for everyone his overseas spouses to help you fool around with for burning incense and you may losing to their gods.
nine the father is actually very annoyed which have Solomon, to own his center got turned away from the Lord , the fresh new Goodness from Israel, who’d seemed to your twice. ten He had warned Solomon especially in the worshiping almost every other gods, but Solomon failed to pay attention to the father is the reason command. 11 So now the father believed to your, “As you have not remaining my personal covenant as well as have disobeyed my personal decrees, I’m able to seriously split the brand new kingdom from you and give they to just one of your own servants. twelve But for new sake of dad, David, I won’t accomplish that whenever you are nevertheless alive. I can make the empire from your kid. 13 And also very, I will not eliminate the entire empire; I will let your become king of just one tribe, in the interest of my personal slave David and for the sake from Jerusalem, my picked urban area.”
Solomon’s Enemies
14 Then the Lord increased upwards Hadad the newest Edomite, a member of Edom’s royal family members, become Solomon’s challenger. 15 years ahead of, David had beaten Edom. Joab, their military commander, had existed so you’re able to bury a number of the Israelite soldiers who had died inside competition. Whenever you are there, it murdered all male from inside the Edom. sixteen Joab additionally the army off Israel had lived here to own half a year, eliminating them.
17 However, Hadad and some regarding his father’s royal authorities escaped and you may lead to have Egypt. (Hadad was just a child at that time.) 18 It establish of Midian and you can went along to Paran, where anyone else registered them. They traveled so you’re able to Egypt and you will visited Pharaoh, whom gave him or her a house, restaurants, and many jamaican dating sites in jamaica belongings. 19 Pharaoh increased extremely keen on Hadad, and then he gave your their wife’s cousin in-marriage-the latest brother out-of Queen Tahpenes. 20 She bore him a child called Genubath. Tahpenes increased him [c] into the Pharaoh’s castle certainly Pharaoh’s own sons.
21 In the event that development attained Hadad within the Egypt you to definitely David and you will their commander Joab had been both lifeless, the guy said to Pharaoh, “I’d like to come back to my personal country.”
23 God along with increased right up Rezon son regarding Eliada as the Solomon’s enemy. Rezon had fled regarding their grasp, King Hadadezer regarding Zobah, 24 and had get to be the chief away from a group off rebels. After David defeated Hadadezer, Rezon along with his people fled so you’re able to Damascus, in which he turned into king. 25 Rezon is Israel’s bitter opponent for the rest of Solomon’s rule, and then he made trouble, exactly as Hadad did. Rezon hated Israel greatly and you can continued so you can rule inside Aram.
