lomon gave her of his royal Bounty: fo fhe turned and went to her own Countrey.

CHA P. XI.

Solomon's Wives and Concubines: 4 In his old Age they draw him to Idolatry: 9 GOD threatneth him. 14 Solomon's Adverfaries were Hadad, who was entertained in Egypt; 23 Rezon, who reigned in Damafeus; 26 and Jeroboam, to whom Ahijah prophesied. 41 Solomon's A&ts, Reign, and Death: 43 Rehoboam fucceedeth him.

UT King Solomon loved many strange Women, (together with the Daughter of Pharaoh) Women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:

10 And behold, there met him a Woman with the Attire of an HARLOT, and fubtil of Heart.

24 HEARKEN unto me now therefore, O ye CHILDREN, and ATTEND to the WORDS of my MOUTH.

to her WAYS, go not ASTRAY in her 25 Let not thine HEART DECLINE

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*Solomon's penitential Confeffion,

7 Then did Solomon build an high Place for Chemofh the Abomination of Moab, in

26 For fhe hath CAST DOWN many WOUNDED: yea, many strong Men have been SLAIN by her.

the Hill that is before Jerufalem; and for Molech the Abomination of the Children of Ammon.

8 And likewife did he for all his ftrange Wives, which burnt Incense and facrificed unto their Gods.

9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his Heart was turned from the LORD GOD of Ifrael, which had appeared unto him twice.

10 And had commanded him concerning this Thing, that he fhould not go after other Gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.

11 Wherefore the LORD faid unto Solomon, Forafmuch as this is done of thee, and thou haft not kept my Covenant and my Statutes which I have commanded thee, I will furely rend the Kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy Servant.

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 one Tribe to thy Son, for David my Servant's Sake, and for Jerufalem's Sake which I have chofen.

14 And the LORD ftirred up an Adverfary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the King's Seed in Edom.

15 For it came to pafs when David was in Edom, and Joab the Captain of the Hoft was gone up to bury the Slain, after he had fmitten every Male in Edom :

16 (For fix Months did Joab remain there with all Ifrael 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 arofe 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 Houfe, and appointed him Victuals, and gave him Land.

19 And Hadad found great Favour in the fight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to Wife the Sifter of his own Wife, the Sifter of Tahpenes the Queen,

20 And the Sifter of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his Son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's Houfe: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's Houfhold among the Sons of Pharaoh.

21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David flept with his Fathers, and that Joab the Captain of the Hoft was dead, Hadad faid to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own Countrey.

22 Then Pharaoh faid unto him, But what haft thou lacked with me, that behold, thou feekeft to go to thine own Countrey? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wife.

23 And GOD stirred him up another Adverfary, Rezon the Son of Eliadah, which filed from his Lord Hadadezer, King of Zobah.

24 And he gathered Men unto him, and became Captain over a Band, when David flew them of Zobah: and they went to Damafcus and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

25 And he was an Adverfary unto Ifrael all the Days of Solomon, befides the Mifchief that Hadad did and he abhorred Ifrael, and reigned over Syria.

26 And Jeroboam the Son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's Servant, (whofe Mother's Name was Zeruah, a Widow-woman) even he lift up his Hand against the King.

27 And this was the Caufe that he lift up his Hand against the King: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the Breaches of the City of David his Father.

28 And the Man Jeroboam was a mighty Man of Valour and Solomon feeing the young Man that he was induftrious, he made him Ruler over all the Charge of the Houfe of Jofeph.

29 And it came to pass at the time when Jeroboam went out of Jerufalem, that the Prophet Ahijah 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 Ahijah 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 faith the LORD, the GOD of Ifrael, Behold, I will rend the Kingdom out of the Hand of Solomon, and will give ten Tribes to thee:

32 (But

32 (But he shall have one Tribe for my Servant David's Sake, and for Jerufalem's Sake, the City which I have chofen out of all the Tribes of Ifrael)

33 Because that they have forfaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the Goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the God of the Moabites, and Milcom 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, as 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 chofe, 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 one Tribe, that David Servant may have a Light alway before me in Jerufalem, the City which I have chofen me to put my Name there.

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37 And I will take thee, and thou fhalt reign according to all that thy Soul defireth, and fhalt be King over Ifrael.

38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my Ways, and do that is right in my fight, to keep my Statutes and my Commandments, as David my Servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a fure Houfe, as I built for David, and will give Ifrael unto thee.

39 And I will for this afflict the Seed of David, but not for ever.

40 Solomon fought therefore to kill Jeroboam: and Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak King of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the Death of Solomon.

41 And the reft of the Acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his Wifdom, are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?

42 And the Time that Solomon reigned in Jerufalem over all Ifrael, was forty Years.

43 And Solomon flept with his Fathers, and was buried in the City of David his Father: and Rehoboam his Son reigned in his Stead.

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CHAP. XII.

The Ifraelites affembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, by Jeroboam make a Suit of Relaxation unto him. 6 Rehoboam refufing the old Mens Counsel, by the Advice of young Men, anfwereth them roughly. 16 Ten Tribes revolting, kill Adoram, and make Rehoboam to flee. 21 Rehoboam raifing an Army, is forbidden by Shemaiah. 25 Jeroboam Strengthneth himself by Cities, 26 and by the Idolatry of the two Calves.

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ND Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Ifrael were come to Shechem to make him King.

2 And it came to pafs when Jeroboam the Son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the prefence of King Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt.)

3 That they fent and called him and Jeroboam, and all the Congregation of Ifrael came, and fpake unto Rehoboam, faying,

4 Thy Father made our Yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous Service of thy Father, and his heavy Yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will ferve thee.

5 And he faid unto them, Depart yet for three Days, then come again to me. And the People departed.

6 And King Rehoboam confulted with the old Men that ftood before Solomon his Father, while he yet lived, and faid, How do you advife, that I may answer this People?

7 And they fpake unto him, faying, If thou wilt be a Servant unto this People this Day, and wilt ferve them, and anfwer them, and speak good Words to them, then they will be thy Servants for ever.

8 But he forfook the Counfel of the old Men, which they had given him, and confulted with the young Men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

9 And he faid unto them, What Counfel give ye, that we may answer this People, who have spoken to me, fay ing, Make the Yoke which thy Father did put upon us, lighter?

10 And the young Men that were grown up with him, fpake unto him, faying, Thus fhalt thou speak unto this

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