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Adonijah is put to death. Chap. ii. Fork is pain. 11 And the dayes that David reigned over 28 Then tidings came to Joab, (for Ifrael, were fourty years: seven years Joab had turned after Adonijah, though reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three he turned not after Abfalom) and Joab years reigned he in Jerufalem,

ffed unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and

12Then fate Solomon upon the throne caught hold on the horns of the altar.
of David his father, and his kingdom was
established greatly.

29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and behold, be is by the altar: then da, saying, Go fall upon him.

13-1 And Adonijah the fon of Haggith came to Beth-fheba the mother of Solo- Solomon fent Benaiah the fon of Jehoia

mon, and she said, Comest thou peacea bly? And he said, Peaceably?

30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle 14. He faid moreover, I have fomewhat of the LORD, and faid unto him, Thus faith to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay, 15 And he faid, Thou knoweit that the but I will die here. - And Benaiah brought kingdom was mine, and that all Ifrael fet the king word again, saying, Thus faith their faces on me, that I should reign: Joab, and thus he answered me. howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and 31 And the king faid unto him, Do as he is become my brothers: for it was his hath said, and fall upon him, and bury from the LORD. him; that thou mayelt take away the in16 And now I ask one petition of thee, nocent blood which Joab shed, from me, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say and from the house of my father.

on.

32 And the LORD shall return his blood 17 And he faid, Speak, I pray thee, unto upon his own head, who fell upon two men Solomon the king (for he will not fay thee more righteous and better then he, and nay) that he give me Abishag the Shuna- flew them with the fword, my father Damite to wife. vid not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner 18 And Bathsaeba faid, Well, I will the son of Ner, captain of the holt of Ifspeak for thee unto the king. rael, and Amafa the fon of Jether, captain

19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king of the hoft of Judah. Solomon, to speak unto him for Adoni 33 Their blood shall therefore return jah: and the king rose up to meet her, and upon the head of Joab, and upon the head bowed himself unto her, and fate down on of his feed for ever; but upon David, and his throne, and caused a feat to be fet for upon his feed, and upon his house, and upthe kings mother; and she fate on his right on his throne shall there be peace for ever hand.

from the LORD.

20 Then she said, I defire one smallpe- 34 SoBenaiah the fon of Jehoiada went tition of thee, I pray thee, say me not nay. up; and fell upon him, and flew him; and And the king faid unto her, Ask on, my he was buried in his own house in the mother, for I will not say thee nay. wildernefs.

21. And the faid, Let Abishag the Shu- 35 And the king put Benaiah the fon namite be given to Adonijah thy brother of Jehoiada in his room over the holt, and to wife. Zadok the priest did the king put in the

22 And king Solomon anfwered and faid room of Abiathar. unto his mother, And why doeft thou ask 36 And the king sent, and called for Abishag the Shunamite for Adonijah? ask Shimei, and faid unto him, Build thee an for him the kingdom alfo (for he is mine house in Jerufalem, and dwell there, and elder brother)even for him,& forAbiathar go not forth thence any whither. the prieft, & for Joab the fon of Zeruiah. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou 23 Then king Solomon fware by the goeft out, and passeit over the brook KiLORD, faying, God do fo to me, and more dron, thou shalt know for certain, that alfo, if Adonijah have not spoken this thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be word against his own life.

upon thine own head.

24 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, 38 And Shimei faid unto the king, The which hath established me, and fet me on faying is good: as my lord the king hath the throne of David my father, and who faid, fo will thy fervant do. And Shimei hath made me an house, as he promifed, dwelt in Jerufalem many dayes. Adonijah shall be put to death this day. 39 And it came to pass at the end of three 25 And king Solomon fent by the hand years, that two of the fervants of Shimei of Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada, and he ran away unto Achish fon of Maachah fell upon him that he died. king of Gath: and they told Shimei, fay

26 Andunto Abiathar the priest faiding, behold, thy fervants be in Gath. the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine 40 And Shimei arose and fadled his afs, own fields, for thou art worthy of death: and went to Gath to Achish to seek his but I will not at this time put thee to servants: and Shimei went and brought death, because thou barelt the ark of the his fervants from Gath.

LORD God, before David my father, and 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei because thou hast been afflicted in all had gone from Jerufalem to Gath, and wherein my father was afflicted.

was come again.

27 So Solomon thruft out Abiathar from 42 And the king fent and called for Shi being priest unto the LORD, that he might mei, and faid unto him, Did I not make fulfill the word of the LORD, & he spakethee to swear by the LORD, and protefted concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Shimei flain. 1. Kings. Solomons petition. unto thee, saying, Know for a certain that for thy self long life: neither haft asked on the day thou goeft out, and walket a- riches for thy felf, nor hait asked the life broad any whither, that thou shalt furely of thine enemies, but haft asked for thy die? and thou saidft unto me, The word self understanding to difcern judgement; sbat I have heard, is good.

12 Behold, I have done according to thy 43 Why then haft thou not kept the oath word; lo, I have given thee a wife and an of the LORD, and the commandment that underitanding heart, so that there was I have charged thee with? none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arife like unto thee.

44 The king faid moreover to Shimei, Thou knowelt all the wickedness which 13 And I have alfogiven thee that which thine heart is privy to, that thou didit to thou haft not asked, both riches, and hoDavid my father: therefore the LORD nour, so that there shall not be any among shall return thy wickedness upon thine the kings like unto thee, all thy days. own-head:

45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be establish ed before the LORD for ever.

46 So the king commanded Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada, which went out and fell upon him, that he died: and the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

15 And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a drean, and he came to Jerufalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

CHAP. 111. I Solomon marrieth Pharaobs daughter. 5. His choise 16 His judgement between 16 Then came there two woman that the two barlots. were harlots, unto the king, and stood be

A Nd Solomon made affinity with Pha- fore him.

rrah king of Egypt, Pharaohs 17 And the one woman faid, O my lord, daughter, and brought her into the city of I and this woman dwell in one house, and David, untill he had made an end of build- I was delivered of a child, with her in the ing his own house, & the house of y LORD, house.

and the wall of Jerufalem round about. 18 And it came to pass the third day af2 Onely the people facrificed in high ter that I was delivered, that this womari places, because there was no house built was delivered alfo: and we were together: unto the name of the LORD, untill those

dayes.

3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the ftatutes of David his father; onely he facrificed and burnt incenfe in high places.

4 And the king went to Gibeon to facrifice there for that was the great high place; a thousand burnt-offerings did Solemon

offer upon that altar.

there was no stranger with us in the house, fave we two in the houfe.

19 And this womans child died in the night: because she overlaid it.

20 Andshe arose at midnight, and took my fon from befide me, while thine handmaid lept, and laid it in her bosome, and laid her dead child in my bosome.

21 And when I arose in the morning to give my childe fuck, behold, it was dead:

5. In Gibeon the LORD appeared to but when I had contidered it in the morSolomon in a dream by night: and God ning, behold, it was not my fon, which I did faid, Ask what I shall give thee. bear.

6 And Solomon faid, Thou halt shewed 22 And the other woman said, Nay; but unto thy fervant David my father great the living is my fon, and the dead is thy mercy, according as he walked before fon and this faid, No; but the dead is thy thee in truth and inrighteousness, and in fon, and the living is my fon. Thus they uprightnesse of heart with thee, and thou spake before the king. haft kept for him this great kindness, that 23. Then faid the king, the one faith,

thou haft given him a fon to fit on his throne, as it is this day.

7 Andn W. O LORD my God, thou hast made thy fervant king in stead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out, or come in.

8 And thy fervant is in the midst of thy people, which thou hast chofen, a great people, that cannot be numbred nor counted for multitude.

9 Give therefore thy fervant an underftanding heart, to judge thy people, that I may difcern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy fo great People?

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το And the speech pleased the LORD that Solomon had asked this thing.

And God faid unto him, Because thou aft asked this thing, and haft not asked

this is my forn that liveth, and thy fon is the dead: and the other faith, Nay; but thy son is the deads and my fon is the living.

24 And the king faid, Bring me a sword. And they brought a fword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was, unto the king (for her bo. wels yerned upon her fon) and the faid, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wife flay it: but the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

27 Then the king answered, and said, Give her the living childe, and in no wife flay it: she is the mother thereof.

28 And all Ifrael heard of the judgment which the king had judged, & they feared

the

Solomons officers. Chap. iv. His wisdom. the king: for they faw that the wisdom of they brought presents, andierved SoloGod was in him, to do judgement.. CHAP. IV.

1 Solomons princes. 7 His officers. 20, 24 The peace and largeness of bis kingdom. 29 His wifedom.

king Solomon was king over all Ifrach.

2 And there were the princes, which he had, Azariah the fon of Zadok, the priest: 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the fons of Shitha, scribe: Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder:

4 And Benaiah the fon of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar wore the priests.

5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the fon of Nathan was principal officer, and the kings friend.

6 And Anishar was over the houfold: and Adoniram the fon of Abda was over the tribute.

7- And Solomon had twelve officers

mon all the days of his life.

22 And Solomons provifion for one day, was thirty measures of fine flour, and threefcore measures of meal,

23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred theep, belide harts, and roe-bucks, and fallow-deer, and fatted fowl.

24 For he had dominion over all the re gion on this fide the river, from Tiphiah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this fide the river and he had peace on all fides round about him.

25 And Judah and Ifrael dwelt safely, every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 And Solomon had fourty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horfemen.

27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomonstable, every man in

over all Ifrael, which prov ded victuals his moneth; they lacked nothing.
for the king and his houshold: each man
his moneth in a year made provifion.

8 And these are their names: the fon of Hur, in mount Ephraim.

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9 The fon of Dekar, in Makaz, and Shaalbim, and Beth-fhemesh, and Elonbeth-hanan.

TO The son of Hefed, in Aruboth, to him Pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher.

II The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor, which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife.

neam.

28 Barley alfo and straw for the horfes; and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding, exceeding much, and largeness of heart even as the fand that is on the fea-shore.

30 And Solomons wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the eaftcountrey, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 For he was wifer then all men; then Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chal

12 Baana the son of Ahilud, to whom col, and Darda the sons of Mahol: andhis Pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all fame was in all nations round about. Bethihean which is by Zartanah beneath 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abel-meno- and his fongs were a thousand and five. lah, even unto the place that is beyond Jok- 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedare tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hy13. The fon of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead, sope that springeth out of the wall: he to him pertained the towns of Jair the fon spake also of beafts, and of fowl, and of of Manalleh, which are in Gilead: to him creeping things, and of fishes. also pertained the region of Argob, which 34 And there came of all people to hear in Bashan, threescore great cities with the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of

walls, and brafen bars..

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo bad Mahanaim.

15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali, he also took Bafinath the daughter of Solomon to wife.

16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth.

17 Jehoshaphat the fon of Paruah, in Ifachar.

the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
CHAP. V.
Hiram fending to congratulate Solomon,
profferetb bim timber to build the temple,
ANd Hiram king of Tyre fent his fer-
vants unto Solomon, he had heard
that they had anointed him king in the
room of his father) for Hiram was ever a
lover of David.

2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
3 Thou knoweft how that David my fa-

18 Shimei the fon of Elahin Benjamin. 19 Geber the fon of Uri was in the coun- ther could not build an house unto the trey of Gilead, in the countrey of Sihon name of the LORD his God, for the wars king of the Amorites, and of Og king of which were about him on every fide, unBathan; and he was the onely officer which till the LORD put them under the foles of was in the land.

20 Judah and Israel were many, as the fand which is by the sea in multitude, eat ing and drinking, and making merry.

his feet.

4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every fide, so that there is neither adverfary, nor evil occurrent.

21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms, from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt the LORD spake unto David my father.

5 And behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD My God, as

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Selemens workmen I. Kings. and labourers. Paying, Thy fon, whom I will fet upon thy 2 And the house which king Solomon throne in thy room, he shall build an house built for the LORD, the length thereof was unto my name. threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof

6 Now therefore command thou, that twenty cubits, and the height thereof they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon, thirty cubits. and my fervants shall be with thy fer- 3 And the porch before the temple of vants: and unto thee will I give hire for the house, twenty cubits was the length thy fervants, according to all that thou thereot, according to the breadth of the shalt appoint: for thou knoweit that there house, and ten cubits was the breadth is not among us any that can skill to hew thereof, before the houfe.

timber, like unto the Sidonians.

4 And for the house he made windows of

7 And it came to paffe when Hiram narrow lights. heard the words of Solomon, that he re- And against the wall of the house he joyced greatly, and said, Blessed be the built chambers round about, against the LORD this day, which hath given unto walls of the house round about, both of the David a wife fon over this great people. temple, and of the oracle, and he made

8 And Hiram fent to Solomon, faying, chambers round about. I have confidered the things which thou 6 The nethermoft chamber was five cufentest to me for: and I will do all thy de- bits broad, and the middle was fix cubits fire concerning timber of cedar, and con- broad, and the third was seven cubits cerning timber of fir. broad: for without in the wall of the houfe

9 My servants shall bring them down hemade narrowed rests round about, that From Lebanon unto the fea: and I will the beams should not be fastened in the convey them by fea in fiots, unto the walls of the house.

place that thou shalt appoint me, and will 7 And the house when it was in build-
cause them to be difcharged there, and ing, was built of stone, made ready before
thou shalt receive them and thou shalt it was brought thither: so that there was
accomplish my defire, in giving food for neither hammer, nor ax, nor any tool of
my houfhold.
iron heard in the house, while it was in
8 The door for the middle-chamber was

To So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees, building.
and fir-trees, according to all his defire.

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And Solomon gave Hiramtwenty in the right fide of the house and they thousand measures of wheat for food to his went up with winding-ftairs into the midhoufhold, and twenty measures of pure die-chamber, and out of the middle into byl: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year the third. 9. So he built the house and finished it,

by year.

12 And the LORD gave Solomon wif- and covered the house with beams and dom, as he promised him and there was boards of cedar,

Peace between Hiram and Solomon, and
they two made a league together.

to And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high and they

13 And king Solomon railed a levy rested on the house with timber of cedar. out ut of all Ifrael; and the levy was thirty And the word of the LORD came thousand men,

14 Aud he fent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a moneth by courses: a moneth they were in Lebanon, and two moneths at home: And Adoniram was over the levy. 15 And Solomon had threefcore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thoufand hewers in the mountains:

16 Belides the chief of Solomons officers which were over the work, three thou sand and three hundred; which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.

17 And the king commanded, and they brought great ftones, coftly ftones, and hewed ftones, to lay the foundations of the houfe.

to Solomon, faying,

12 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgements, and keep all my commandments to walk in them: then I will perform my word with thee, which I fpake unto David thy father. 13 And I will dwell among the children of Ifrael, and will not for fake my people Ifrael.

nished it.

14 So Solomon built the house, and fi15. And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieting: and he covered them on the infide with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

18 And Solomons builders, and Hirams
builders did hew them, and the stone-
Squarers so they prepared timber and 16 And he built twenty cubits on the
ftones to build the house.

CHAP. VI.

The building of Solomons temple. 11 Gods

promise unto it.
Nd it came to

pafs in the four hundred

fides of the house, both the floor, and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle,even for the most holy place.

Aand fourfoure par after the children fore it, was fourty cubits long.

of Ifrael were come out of the land of E
gypt, in the fouth year of Solomons reign
Over Ifrael, in the moneth Zif, which is
he fecond moneth, that he began to build
house of the LORD..

17 And the house, that is, the temple be18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops, and open tłowers: all was cedar, there was no ftone seen. 19 And the oracle he prepared in the houfo

The building of Chap. vii. Solomons temple. house within, to fet there the ark of theßul (which is the eighth month) was the covenant of the LORD. houfe finished throughout all y parts there20 And the oracle in the fore-part was of, and according to all the fashion of it: twenty cubits in length, and twenty cu- So was as he seven years in building it. bits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with

CH AP. VII.
The building of Solomons boufes.
Ut was building own

puregold, and so covered the altar which B Du Solonen buddhisthed

21 So Solomon overlaid the house with all his house. in with puregold: and he made a partition 2 He built also the house of the forreft by he chains of gold before the oracle, of Lebanon; the length thereof was an and he overlaid it with gold. hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof 22 And the whole house he overlaid with fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty gold, untill he had finished all the houfe, cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, also the whole altar that was by the oracle with cedar beams upon the pillars.

he overlaid with gold.

3 And it was covered with cedar above 23 And within the oracle he made two upon the beams, that lay on fourty five cherubims of olive-tree, each ten cubits pillars, fifteen in a row,

high.

4. And there were windows in three rows,

24 And five cubits was the one wing of and light was againft light in three ranks. the cherub, and five cubits the other wing 5 And all the doors and posts were square of the cherub: from the uttermoft part of with the windows: and light was against the one wing unto the uttermost of the o- light in three ranks.

ther, were ten cubits.

6 And he made a porch of pillars ; the 25 And the other cherub was ten cu-length thereof was fifty cubits, and the bits, both the cherubims were of one mea- breadth thereof thirty cubits and the fure, and one fize. porch was before them and the other pil26. The height of the one cherub was ten lars and the thick beam were before them. cubits, and fo was it of the other cherub. 7 Then he made a porch for the throne 27 And he fet the cherubims within the where he might judge, even the porch of inner-houfe: and they stretched forth the judgement: and it was covered with cewings of the cherubims, fo that the wings dar from one fide of the Hoor to the other. of the one touched the one wall, and the 8 And his house where he dwelt, bad wings of the other cherub touched the o- another court within the porch, which was ther wall: and their wings touched one of the like work: Solomon inade also an another in the midst of the house.

houfe for Pharaohs daughter, (whom he

30 And the floor of the house he over- το And the foundation was of costly laid with gold, within and without.

28. And he overlaid the cherubims with had taken to wife) like unto this porch. gold. 9 All these were of costly stones, accord29. And he carved all the walls of the ing to the measures of hewed stones, fawed houfe round about with carved figures of with saws, within and without, even from cherubims, and palm-trees, and open the foundation unto the coping, and so on flowers, within and without. the out-fide toward the great court. stones, even great ftones: ftones of ten cu31 And for the entring of the oracle, bits, and stones of eight cubits. he made doors of olive-tree: the lintel 11 And above were costly stones (after and fide-posts were a fifth part of the wall. the measure of hewed stones) and cedars. The two doors alfo were of olive- 12 Andthe great court round about was tree; and he carved upon them carvings with three rows of hewed stones and a row of cherubims, and palm-trees, and open of cedar-beams, both for the inner-court flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and of the house of the LORD, and for the fpread gold upon the cherubims, and upon porch of the house.

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the palm-trees.

13 And king Solomon fent, and fet 14. He was a widows fon of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of

33 So alfo made he for the door of the Hiram out of Tyre. temple, posts of olive-tree a fourth part of zhe wall.

34 And the two doors were of fir-tree: Tyre, a worker in brass, and he was filled the two leaves of the one door were fold with wisdom and understanding, and cuning, and the two leaves of the other door ning to work all works in brafs, and he were folding. came to king Solomon, and wrought all

35 And he carved thereon cherubims, his work. and palm-trees, and open flowers: and co- 15 For he cast two pillars of brafs of vered them with gold', fitted upon the car- eighteen cubits high a piece; and a line of ved work. twelve cubits did compafs either of them

36 And he built the inner-court with about. three rows of hewen ftone, and a row of 16 And he made two chapiters of molten cedar-beams. brass, to fet upon the tops of the pillars:

37 In the fourth year was the founda-the height of the one chapiter was five cucion of the house of the LORD la'd in the month Zif.

28 And in the eleventh year in the month

bits, and the height of the other chapiter
was tive cubits.
17 And nets of the checker-work, and

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