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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 11
Solomon marries outside Israel, and his wives turn his heart to the
worship of false gods—The Lord stirs up adversaries against him,
including Jeroboam the son of Nebat—Ahijah promises Jeroboam that he
shall be king of ten tribes—Solomon dies and Rehoboam reigns in his
stead.
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1 BUT king
aSolomon loved many bstrange
cwomen, together with the ddaughter
of ePharaoha,
women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
2 Of the nations concerning which the LORD
said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall
they come in unto you: for surely they will aturn
away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and
three hundred concubines: and his awives turned away his
heart.
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1a together with the daughter of
Pharaoh Solomon is not 'told off' for having 'strange women' as
wives until now. Of particular interest is that when Solomon had married the
daughter of Pharaoh, Solomon was still in the course of building the temple
and in good stead with God, who appeared unto him two times and made covenant
with him. And nothing then was mentioned about Solomon's wife, the daughter of
Pharaoh being a 'strange women', one that was not to be considered of Israel.
As previously noted, there is come evidence that one of the grandsons of
Joseph married into the house of Pharaoh and the the daughter of the king
who withdrew Moses out of the river was to be considered as being of the house
of Joseph. Now beyond Israel's close relationships and confederation with
Egypt, could it be also that Solomon's wife, the daughter of Pharaoh, still
had a linage back to Joseph even in Solomon's day?
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4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old,
that his awives turned away his heart after other
gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God,
bas was the heart of David his father.
5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
6 And aSolomon did evil in the
sight of the LORD, aand went not fully after the LORD, as
did David his father.
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7 Then did Solomon build an high place for
aChemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the
bhill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the
abomination of the children of Ammon.
8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
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9 ¶ And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because
his heart was aturned from the LORD God of Israel, which
had bappeared unto him twice,
10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that
he should not go after aother gods: but he kept not that
which the LORD commanded.
11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch
as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my
acovenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee,
I will surely rend the bkingdom from
theea, and will give it to thy
servant.
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11a I will surely rend the kingdom from
thee Of course this was speaking of the Lord's kingdom of Israel.
And though for 'David's sake', one tribe, Judah, would remain as would
Jerusalem, the covenant blessings of Ephraim and Israel followed the kingdom
of Israel in Ephraim's seed. Yet David, who had chosen Judah his blood line
over Israel his covenant linage. And David's ancestry of the Messiah would
still be intact, as David was legally and rightfully of the seed of Ephraim
as well, in that Boaz had acted as surrogate redeemer by raising seed upon
unto the dead, that is the otherwise dead house of Mahlon and Elimelech; Obed
being rightful heir of those Ephrathites/Ephraimites wherein that covenant
blessing resided. (See: Messiah ben David
~ Messiah ben Joseph)
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12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom;
but will give aone tribe to thy son for David my
servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.
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14 ¶ And the LORD stirred up an
aadversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was
of the king's seed in Edom.
15 For it came to pass, when David was in
aEdom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury
the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
16 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.
21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
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23 ¶ And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
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26 ¶ 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.
27 And this was the cause that he lifted up
his hand against the king: Solomon built aMillo,
and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam
went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet aAhijah the
Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment;
and they two were alone in the field:
30 And aAhijah caught the new
garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces:
for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom
out of the hand of Solomon, and will give aten tribes to
thee:
32 (But he shall have aone 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:)
33 Because that they have
aforsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of
the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and bMilcom
the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do
that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and
my judgments, cas did David his father.
34 Howbeit 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, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
36 And unto his son will I give
aone btribe, that David my servant may
have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have
cchosen me to put my name there.
37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign
according to all that thy soul adesireth, and shalt be king
over Israel.
38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all
that I command thee, and wilt awalk in my ways, and do
that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as
David my servant bdid; that I will be with thee, and build
thee a sure chouse, as I built for David, and will give
Israel unto thee.
39 aAnd I will for this afflict
the seed of bDavid, but not for ever.
40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And
Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto aShishak king of
Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
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41 ¶ And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and
all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the
abook of the acts of Solomon?
42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was
buried in the city of David his father: and aRehoboam his
son reigned in his stead.
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