## Chapter 1

1

David in Old Age

Now King 4428 David 1732 was old 2204, advanced 935 in age 3117; and they covered 3680 him with clothes 899, but he could not keep 2552 warm 2552.
2 So his servants 5650 said 559 to him, "Let them seek 1245 a young 5291 virgin 1330 for my lord 113 the king 4428, and let her attend the king 4428 and become 1961 his nurse 5532; and let her lie 7901 in your bosom 2436, that my lord 113 the king 4428 may keep 2552 warm 2552."
3 So they searched 1245 for a beautiful 3303 girl 5291 throughout all 3605 the territory 1366 of Israel 3478, and found 4672 Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767, and brought 935 her to the king 4428.
4 The girl 5291 was very 3966 beautiful 3303; and she became 1961 the king's 4428 nurse 5532 and served 8334 him, but the king 4428 did not cohabit 3045 with her.
5 ¶ Now Adonijah 138 the son 1121 of Haggith 2294 exalted 5375 himself, saying 559, "I will be king 4427." So he prepared 6213 for himself chariots 7393 and horsemen 6571 with fifty 2572 men 376 to run 7323 before 6440 him.
6 His father 1 had never 3808 crossed 6087 him at any 4480 time 3117 by asking 559, "Why 4069 have you done 6213 so 3602?" And he was also 1571 a very 3966 handsome man 2896, and he was born 3205 after 310 Absalom 53.
7 He had conferred 1697 with Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 and with Abiathar 54 the priest 3548; and following 310 Adonijah 138 they helped 5826 him.
8 But Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Shimei 8096, Rei 7472, and the mighty 1368 men 1368 who 834 belonged to David 1732, were not with Adonijah 138.
9 ¶ Adonijah 138 sacrificed 2076 sheep 6629 and oxen 1241 and fatlings 4806 by the stone 68 of Zoheleth 2120, which 834 is beside 681 En-rogel 5883; and he invited 7121 all 3605 his brothers 251, the king's 4428 sons 1121, and all 3605 the men 376 of Judah 3063, the king's 4428 servants 5650.
10 But he did not invite 7121 Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Benaiah 1141, the mighty 1368 men 1368, and Solomon 8010 his brother 251.
11

Nathan and Bathsheba

¶ Then Nathan 5416 spoke 559 to Bathsheba 1339 the mother 517 of Solomon 8010, saying 559, "Have you not heard 8085 that Adonijah 138 the son 1121 of Haggith 2294 has become 4427 king 4427, and David 1732 our lord 113 does not know 3045 {it?}
12 "So now 6258 come 1980, please 4994 let me give 3289 you counsel 6098 and save 4422 your life 5315 and the life 5315 of your son 1121 Solomon 8010.
13 "Go 1980 at once 935 to King 4428 David 1732 and say 559 to him, 'Have you not, my lord 113, O king 4428, sworn 7650 to your maidservant 519, saying 559, "Surely 3588 Solomon 8010 your son 1121 shall be king 4427 after 310 me, and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678"? Why 4069 then has Adonijah 138 become 4427 king 4427?'
14 "Behold 2009, while you are still 5750 there 8033 speaking 1696 with the king 4428, I will come 935 in after 310 you and confirm 4390 your words 1697."
15 ¶ So Bathsheba 1339 went 935 in to the king 4428 in the bedroom 2315. Now the king 4428 was very 3966 old 2204, and Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 was ministering 8334 to the king 4428.
16 Then Bathsheba 1339 bowed 6915 and prostrated 7812 herself before the king 4428. And the king 4428 said 559, "What 4100 do you wish?"
17 She said 559 to him, "My lord 113, you swore 7650 to your maidservant 519 by the LORD 3068 your God 430, {saying,} 'Surely 3588 your son 1121 Solomon 8010 shall be king 4427 after 310 me and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678.'
18 "Now 6258, behold 2009, Adonijah 138 is king 4427; and now 6258, my lord 113 the king 4428, you do not know 3045 {it.}
19 "He has sacrificed 2076 oxen 7794 and fatlings 4806 and sheep 6629 in abundance 7230, and has invited 7121 all 3605 the sons 1121 of the king 4428 and Abiathar 54 the priest 3548 and Joab 3097 the commander 8269 of the army 6635, but he has not invited 7121 Solomon 8010 your servant 5650.
20 "As for you now, my lord 113 the king 4428, the eyes 5869 of all 3605 Israel 3478 are on you, to tell 5046 them who 4310 shall sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of my lord 113 the king 4428 after 310 him.
21 "Otherwise it will come 1961 about, as soon as my lord 113 the king 4428 sleeps 7901 with his fathers 1, that I and my son 1121 Solomon 8010 will be considered offenders 2400."
22 ¶ Behold 2009, while she was still 5750 speaking 1696 with the king 4428, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030 came 935 in.
23 They told 5046 the king 4428, saying 559, "Here 2009 is Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030." And when he came 935 in before 6440 the king 4428, he prostrated 7812 himself before the king 4428 with his face 639 to the ground 776.
24 Then Nathan 5416 said 559, "My lord 113 the king 4428, have you said 559, 'Adonijah 138 shall be king 4427 after 310 me, and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678'?
25 "For he has gone 3381 down 3381 today 3117 and has sacrificed 2076 oxen 7794 and fatlings 4806 and sheep 6629 in abundance 7230, and has invited 7121 all 3605 the king's 4428 sons 1121 and the commanders 8269 of the army 6635 and Abiathar 54 the priest 3548, and behold 2009, they are eating 398 and drinking 8354 before 6440 him; and they say 559, '{Long} live 2421 King 4428 Adonijah 138!'
26 "But me, {even} me your servant 5650, and Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 and your servant 5650 Solomon 8010, he has not invited 7121.
27 "Has this 2088 thing 1697 been 1961 done 1961 by my lord 113 the king 4428, and you have not shown 3045 to your servants 5650 who 4310 should sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of my lord 113 the king 4428 after 310 him?"
28 ¶ Then King 4428 David 1732 said 559, "Call 7121 Bathsheba 1339 to me." And she came 935 into the king's 4428 presence 6440 and stood 5975 before 6440 the king 4428.
29 The king 4428 vowed 7650 and said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, who 834 has redeemed 6299 my life 5315 from all 3605 distress 6869,
30 surely 3588 as I vowed 7650 to you by the LORD 3068 the God 430 of Israel 3478, saying 559, 'Your son 1121 Solomon 8010 shall be king 4427 after 310 me, and he shall sit 3427 on my throne 3678 in my place 8478'; I will indeed 3588 do 6213 so 3651 this 2088 day 3117."
31 Then Bathsheba 1339 bowed 6915 with her face 639 to the ground 776, and prostrated 7812 herself before the king 4428 and said 559, "May my lord 113 King 4428 David 1732 live 2421 forever 5769."
32 ¶ Then King 4428 David 1732 said 559, "Call 7121 to me Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077." And they came 935 into the king's 4428 presence 6440.
33 The king 4428 said 559 to them, "Take 3947 with you the servants 5650 of your lord 113, and have my son 1121 Solomon 8010 ride 7392 on my own mule 6506, and bring 3381 him down 3381 to Gihon 1521.
34 "Let Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 and Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030 anoint 4886 him there 8033 as king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478, and blow 8628 the trumpet 7782 and say 559, '{Long} live 2421 King 4428 Solomon 8010!'
35 "Then you shall come 5927 up after 310 him, and he shall come 935 and sit 3427 on my throne 3678 and be king 4427 in my place 8478; for I have appointed 6680 him to be ruler 5057 over 5921 Israel 3478 and Judah 3063."
36 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 answered 6030 the king 4428 and said 559, "Amen 543! Thus 3651 may the LORD 3068, the God 430 of my lord 113 the king 4428, say 559.
37 "As the LORD 3068 has been 1961 with my lord 113 the king 4428, so 3651 may He be with Solomon 8010, and make 1431 his throne 3678 greater 1431 than 4480 the throne 3678 of my lord 113 King 4428 David 1732!"
38

Solomon Anointed King

¶ So Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, the Cherethites 3774, and the Pelethites 6432 went 3381 down 3381 and had Solomon 8010 ride 7392 on King 4428 David's 1732 mule 6506, and brought 1980 him to Gihon 1521.
39 Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 then took 3947 the horn 7161 of oil 8081 from the tent 168 and anointed 4886 Solomon 8010. Then they blew 8628 the trumpet 7782, and all 3605 the people 5971 said 559, "{Long} live 2421 King 4428 Solomon 8010!"
40 All 3605 the people 5971 went 5927 up after 310 him, and the people 5971 were playing 2490 on flutes 2485 and rejoicing 8056 with great 1419 joy 8057, so that the earth 776 shook 1234 at their noise 6963.
41 ¶ Now Adonijah 138 and all 3605 the guests 7121 who 834 {were} with him heard 8085 {it} as they finished 3615 eating 398. When Joab 3097 heard 8085 the sound 6963 of the trumpet 7782, he said 559, "Why 4069 is the city 7151 making 1993 such an uproar 1993?"
42 While he was still 5750 speaking 1696, behold 2009, Jonathan 3083 the son 1121 of Abiathar 54 the priest 3548 came 935. Then Adonijah 138 said 559, "Come 935 in, for you are a valiant 2428 man 376 and bring 1319 good 2896 news 1319."
43 But Jonathan 3083 replied 6030 to Adonijah 138, "No 61! Our lord 113 King 4428 David 1732 has made 4427 Solomon 8010 king 4428.
44 "The king 4428 has also sent 7971 with him Zadok 6659 the priest 3548, Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030, Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, the Cherethites 3774, and the Pelethites 6432; and they have made him ride 7392 on the king's 4428 mule 6506.
45 "Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 and Nathan 5416 the prophet 5030 have anointed 4886 him king 4428 in Gihon 1521, and they have come 5927 up from there 8033 rejoicing 8056, so that the city 7151 is in an uproar 1949. This 1931 is the noise 6963 which 834 you have heard 8085.
46 "Besides 1571, Solomon 8010 has even 1571 taken 3427 his seat 3427 on the throne 3678 of the kingdom 4410.
47 "Moreover 1571, the king's 4428 servants 5650 came 935 to bless 1288 our lord 113 King 4428 David 1732, saying 559, 'May your God 430 make 3190 the name 8034 of Solomon 8010 better 3190 than 4480 your name 8034 and his throne 3678 greater 1431 than 4480 your throne 3678!' And the king 4428 bowed 7812 himself on the bed 4904.
48 "The king 4428 has also 1571 said 559 thus 3602, 'Blessed 1288 be the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, who 834 has granted 5414 one to sit 3427 on my throne 3678 today 3117 while my own eyes 5869 see 7200 {it.}'"
49 ¶ Then all 3605 the guests 7121 of Adonijah 138 were terrified 2729; and they arose 6965 and each 376 went 1980 on his way 1870.
50 And Adonijah 138 was afraid 3372 of Solomon 8010, and he arose 6965, went 1980 and took 2388 hold 2388 of the horns 7161 of the altar 4196.
51 Now it was told 5046 Solomon 8010, saying 559, "Behold 2009, Adonijah 138 is afraid 3372 of King 4428 Solomon 8010, for behold 2009, he has taken 270 hold 270 of the horns 7161 of the altar 4196, saying 559, 'Let King 4428 Solomon 8010 swear 7650 to me today 3117 that he will not put 4191 his servant 5650 to death 4191 with the sword 2719.'"
52 Solomon 8010 said 559, "If 518 he is a worthy 2428 man 1121, not one of his hairs 8185 will fall 5307 to the ground 776; but if 518 wickedness 7463 is found 4672 in him, he will die 4191."
53 So King 4428 Solomon 8010 sent 7971, and they brought 3381 him down 3381 from the altar 4196. And he came 935 and prostrated 7812 himself before King 4428 Solomon 8010, and Solomon 8010 said 559 to him, "Go 1980 to your house 1004."

## Chapter 2

1

David's Charge to Solomon

As David's 1732 time 3117 to die 4191 drew 7126 near 7126, he charged 6680 Solomon 8010 his son 1121, saying 559,
2 "I am going 1980 the way 1870 of all 3605 the earth 776. Be strong 2388, therefore, and show 1961 yourself a man 376.
3 "Keep 8104 the charge 4931 of the LORD 3068 your God 430, to walk 1980 in His ways 1870, to keep 8104 His statutes 2708, His commandments 4687, His ordinances 4941, and His testimonies 5715, according to what is written 3789 in the Law 8451 of Moses 4872, that you may succeed 7919 in all 3605 that you do 6213 and wherever you turn 6437,
4 so 4616 that the LORD 3068 may carry 6965 out His promise 1697 which 834 He spoke 1696 concerning 5921 me, saying 559, 'If 518 your sons 1121 are careful 8104 of their way 1870, to walk 1980 before 6440 Me in truth 571 with all 3605 their heart 3824 and with all 3605 their soul 5315, you shall not lack 3772 a man 376 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478.'
5 ¶ "Now you also 1571 know 3045 what 834 Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 did 6213 to me, what 834 he did 6213 to the two 8147 commanders 8269 of the armies 6635 of Israel 3478, to Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369, and to Amasa 6021 the son 1121 of Jether 3500, whom he killed 2026; he also shed 7760 the blood 1818 of war 4421 in peace 7965. And he put 5414 the blood 1818 of war 4421 on his belt 2290 about his waist 4975, and on his sandals 5275 on his feet 7272.
6 "So act 6213 according to your wisdom 2451, and do not let his gray 7872 hair 7872 go 3381 down 3381 to Sheol 7585 in peace 7965.
7 "But show 6213 kindness 2617 to the sons 1121 of Barzillai 1271 the Gileadite 1569, and let them be among those who eat 398 at your table 7979; for they assisted 7126 me when I fled 1272 from Absalom 53 your brother 251.
8 "Behold 2009, there is with you Shimei 8096 the son 1121 of Gera 1617 the Benjamite 1145, of Bahurim 980; now it was he who cursed 7043 me with a violent 4834 curse 7045 on the day 3117 I went 1980 to Mahanaim 4266. But when he came 3381 down to me at the Jordan 3383, I swore 7650 to him by the LORD 3068, saying 559, 'I will not put 4191 you to death 4191 with the sword 2719.'
9 "Now 6258 therefore, do not let him go 5352 unpunished 5352, for you are a wise 2450 man 376; and you will know 3045 what 834 you ought to do 6213 to him, and you will bring 3381 his gray 7872 hair 7872 down 3381 to Sheol 7585 with blood 1818."
10

Death of David

¶ Then David 1732 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in the city 5892 of David 1732.
11 The days 3117 that David 1732 reigned 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 {were} forty 705 years 8141: seven 7651 years 8141 he reigned 4427 in Hebron 2275 and thirty-three years 8141 he reigned 4427 in Jerusalem 3389.
12 And Solomon 8010 sat 3427 on the throne 3678 of David 1732 his father 1, and his kingdom 4438 was firmly 3966 established 3559.
13 ¶ Now Adonijah 138 the son 1121 of Haggith 2294 came 935 to Bathsheba 1339 the mother 517 of Solomon 8010. And she said 559, "Do you come 935 peacefully 7965?" And he said 559, "Peacefully 7965."
14 Then he said 559, "I have something 1697 {to say} to you." And she said 559, "Speak 1696."
15 So he said 559, "You know 3045 that the kingdom 4410 was mine and that all 3605 Israel 3478 expected me to be king 4427; however, the kingdom 4410 has turned 5437 about 5437 and become 1961 my brother's 251, for it was his from the LORD 3068.
16 "Now 6258 I am making 7592 one 259 request 7596 of you; do not refuse 7725 me." And she said 559 to him, "Speak 1696."
17 Then he said 559, "Please 4994 speak 559 to Solomon 8010 the king 4428, for he will not refuse 7725 you, that he may give 5414 me Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 as a wife 802."
18 Bathsheba 1339 said 559, "Very 2896 well 2896; I will speak 1696 to the king 4428 for you."
19

Adonijah Executed

¶ So Bathsheba 1339 went 935 to King 4428 Solomon 8010 to speak 1696 to him for Adonijah 138. And the king 4428 arose 6965 to meet 7122 her, bowed 7812 before her, and sat 3427 on his throne 3678; then he had a throne 3678 set 7760 for the king's 4428 mother 517, and she sat 3427 on his right 3225.
20 Then she said 559, "I am making 7592 one 259 small 6996 request 7596 of you; do not refuse 7725 me." And the king 4428 said 559 to her, "Ask 7592, my mother 517, for I will not refuse 7725 you."
21 So she said 559, "Let Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 be given 5414 to Adonijah 138 your brother 251 as a wife 802."
22 King 4428 Solomon 8010 answered 6030 and said 559 to his mother 517, "And why 4100 are you asking 7592 Abishag 49 the Shunammite 7767 for Adonijah 138? Ask 7592 for him also the kingdom 4410--for he is my older 1419 brother 251--even for him, for Abiathar 54 the priest 3548, and for Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870!"
23 Then King 4428 Solomon 8010 swore 7650 by the LORD 3068, saying 559, "May God 430 do 6213 so 3541 to me and more 3254 also 3541, if 3588 Adonijah 138 has not spoken 1696 this 2088 word 1697 against his own life 5315.
24 "Now 6258 therefore, as the LORD 3068 lives 2416, who 834 has established 3559 me and set 3427 me on the throne 3678 of David 1732 my father 1 and who 834 has made 6213 me a house 1004 as He promised 1696, surely 3588 Adonijah 138 shall be put 4191 to death 4191 today 3117."
25 So King 4428 Solomon 8010 sent 7971 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077; and he fell 6293 upon him so that he died 4191.
26 ¶ Then to Abiathar 54 the priest 3548 the king 4428 said 559, "Go 1980 to Anathoth 6068 to your own field 7704, for you deserve 376 to die 4194; but I will not put 4191 you to death 4191 at this 2088 time 3117, because 3588 you carried 5375 the ark 727 of the Lord 136 GOD 3068 before 6440 my father 1 David 1732, and because 3588 you were afflicted 6031 in everything 3605 with which 834 my father 1 was afflicted 6031."
27 So Solomon 8010 dismissed 1644 Abiathar 54 from being 1961 priest 3548 to the LORD 3068, in order to fulfill 4390 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He had spoken 1696 concerning 5921 the house 1004 of Eli 5941 in Shiloh 7887.
28

Joab Executed

¶ Now the news 8052 came 935 to Joab 3097, for Joab 3097 had followed Adonijah 138, although he had not followed Absalom 53. And Joab 3097 fled 5127 to the tent 168 of the LORD 3068 and took 2388 hold 2388 of the horns 7161 of the altar 4196.
29 It was told 5046 King 4428 Solomon 8010 that Joab 3097 had fled 5127 to the tent 168 of the LORD 3068, and behold 2009, he is beside 681 the altar 4196. Then Solomon 8010 sent 7971 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, saying 559, "Go 1980, fall 6293 upon him."
30 So Benaiah 1141 came 935 to the tent 168 of the LORD 3068 and said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 the king 4428 has said 559, 'Come 3318 out.'" But he said 559, "No 3808, for I will die 4191 here 6311." And Benaiah 1141 brought 7725 the king 4428 word 1697 again 7725, saying 559, "Thus 3541 spoke 1696 Joab 3097, and thus 3541 he answered 6030 me."
31 The king 4428 said 559 to him, "Do 6213 as he has spoken 1696 and fall 6293 upon him and bury 6912 him, that you may remove 5493 from me and from my father's 1 house 1004 the blood 1818 which 834 Joab 3097 shed 8210 without 2600 cause 2600.
32 "The LORD 3068 will return 7725 his blood 1818 on his own head 7218, because 834 he fell 6293 upon two 8147 men 376 more 4480 righteous 6662 and better 2896 than 4480 he and killed 2026 them with the sword 2719, while my father 1 David 1732 did not know 3045 {it:} Abner 74 the son 1121 of Ner 5369, commander 8269 of the army 6635 of Israel 3478, and Amasa 6021 the son 1121 of Jether 3500, commander 8269 of the army 6635 of Judah 3063.
33 "So shall their blood 1818 return 7725 on the head 7218 of Joab 3097 and on the head 7218 of his descendants 2233 forever 5769; but to David 1732 and his descendants 2233 and his house 1004 and his throne 3678, may there be peace 7965 from the LORD 3068 forever."
34 Then Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 went 5927 up and fell 6293 upon him and put 4191 him to death 4191, and he was buried 6912 at his own house 1004 in the wilderness 4057.
35 The king 4428 appointed 5414 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 over 5921 the army 6635 in his place 8478, and the king 4428 appointed 5414 Zadok 6659 the priest 3548 in the place 8478 of Abiathar 54.
36

Shimei Executed

¶ Now the king 4428 sent 7971 and called 7121 for Shimei 8096 and said 559 to him, "Build 1129 for yourself a house 1004 in Jerusalem 3389 and live 3427 there 8033, and do not go 3318 out from there 8033 to any 575 place 575.
37 "For on the day 3117 you go 3318 out and cross 5674 over 5674 the brook 5158 Kidron 6939, you will know 3045 for certain 3045 that you shall surely 4191 die 4191; your blood 1818 shall be on your own head 7218."
38 Shimei 8096 then said 559 to the king 4428, "The word 1697 is good 2896. As my lord 113 the king 4428 has said 1696, so 3651 your servant 5650 will do 6213." So Shimei 8096 lived 3427 in Jerusalem 3389 many 7227 days 3117.
39 ¶ But it came 1961 about at the end 7093 of three 7969 years 8141, that two 8147 of the servants 5650 of Shimei 8096 ran 1272 away 1272 to Achish 397 son 1121 of Maacah 4601, king 4428 of Gath 1661. And they told 5046 Shimei 8096, saying 559, "Behold 2009, your servants 5650 are in Gath 1661."
40 Then Shimei 8096 arose 6965 and saddled 2280 his donkey 2543, and went 1980 to Gath 1661 to Achish 397 to look 1245 for his servants 5650. And Shimei 8096 went 1980 and brought 935 his servants 5650 from Gath 1661.
41 It was told 5046 Solomon 8010 that Shimei 8096 had gone 1980 from Jerusalem 3389 to Gath 1661, and had returned 7725.
42 So the king 4428 sent 7971 and called 7121 for Shimei 8096 and said 559 to him, "Did I not make you swear 7650 by the LORD 3068 and solemnly 5749 warn 5749 you, saying 559, 'You will know 3045 for certain 3045 that on the day 3117 you depart 3318 and go 1980 anywhere 575, you shall surely 4191 die 4191'? And you said 559 to me, 'The word 1697 which I have heard 8085 is good 2896.'
43 "Why 4069 then have you not kept 8104 the oath 7621 of the LORD 3068, and the command 4687 which 834 I have laid 6680 on you?"
44 The king 4428 also said 559 to Shimei 8096, "You know 3045 all 3605 the evil 7463 which 834 you acknowledge 3045 in your heart 3824, which 834 you did 6213 to my father 1 David 1732; therefore the LORD 3068 shall return 7725 your evil 7463 on your own head 7218.
45 "But King 4428 Solomon 8010 shall be blessed 1288, and the throne 3678 of David 1732 shall be established 3559 before 6440 the LORD 3068 forever."
46 So the king 4428 commanded 6680 Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077, and he went 3318 out and fell 6293 upon him so that he died 4191.

## Chapter 3

1 ¶

Solomon's Rule Consolidated

Then Solomon 8010 formed 2859 a marriage 2859 alliance 2859 with Pharaoh 6547 king 4428 of Egypt 4714, and took 3947 Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323 and brought 935 her to the city 5892 of David 1732 until 5704 he had finished 3615 building 1129 his own house 1004 and the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and the wall 2346 around 5439 Jerusalem 3389.
2 The people 5971 were still 7534 sacrificing 2076 on the high 1116 places 1116, because 3588 there was no 3808 house 1004 built 1129 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 until 5704 those 1992 days 3117.
3 ¶ Now Solomon 8010 loved 157 the LORD 3068, walking 1980 in the statutes 2708 of his father 1 David 1732, except 7534 he sacrificed 2076 and burned 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116.
4 The king 4428 went 1980 to Gibeon 1391 to sacrifice 2076 there 8033, for that was the great 1419 high 1116 place 1116; Solomon 8010 offered 5927 a thousand 505 burnt 5930 offerings 5930 on that altar 4196.
5 In Gibeon 1391 the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 to Solomon 8010 in a dream 2472 at night 3915; and God 430 said 559, "Ask 7592 what 4100 {you wish} Me to give 5414 you."
6

Solomon's Prayer

Then Solomon 8010 said 559, "You have shown 6213 great 1419 lovingkindness 2617 to Your servant 5650 David 1732 my father 1, according 3512 as he walked 1980 before 6440 You in truth 571 and righteousness 6666 and uprightness 3483 of heart 3824 toward 5973 You; and You have reserved 8104 for him this 2088 great 1419 lovingkindness 2617, that You have given 5414 him a son 1121 to sit 3427 on his throne 3678, as {it is} this 2088 day 3117.
7 "Now 6258, O LORD 3068 my God 430, You have made 4427 Your servant 5650 king 4427 in place 8478 of my father 1 David 1732, yet I am but a little 6996 child 5288; I do not know 3045 how to go 3318 out or come 935 in.
8 "Your servant 5650 is in the midst 8432 of Your people 5971 which 834 You have chosen 977, a great 7227 people 5971 who 834 are too 4480 many 7230 to be numbered 4487 or counted 5608.
9 "So give 5414 Your servant 5650 an understanding 8085 heart 3820 to judge 8199 Your people 5971 to discern 995 between 996 good 2896 and evil 7451. For who 4310 is able 3201 to judge 8199 this 2088 great 3515 people 5971 of Yours?"
10

God's Answer

¶ It was pleasing 3190 in the sight 5869 of the Lord 136 that Solomon 8010 had asked 7592 this 2088 thing 1697.
11 God 430 said 559 to him, "Because you have asked 7592 this 2088 thing 1697 and have not asked 7592 for yourself long 7227 life 3117, nor 3808 have asked 7592 riches 6239 for yourself, nor 3808 have you asked 7592 for the life 5315 of your enemies 340, but have asked 7592 for yourself discernment 995 to understand 8085 justice 4941,
12 behold 2009, I have done 6213 according to your words 1697. Behold 2009, I have given 5414 you a wise 2450 and discerning 995 heart 3820, so 834 that there has been 1961 no 3808 one like 3644 you before 6440 you, nor 3808 shall one like 3644 you arise 6965 after 310 you.
13 "I have also 1571 given 5414 you what 834 you have not asked 7592, both 1571 riches 6239 and honor 3519, so 834 that there will not be any 376 among the kings 4428 like 3644 you all 3605 your days 3117.
14 "If 518 you walk 1980 in My ways 1870, keeping 8104 My statutes 2706 and commandments 4687, as your father 1 David 1732 walked 1980, then I will prolong 748 your days 3117."
15 ¶ Then Solomon 8010 awoke 3364, and behold 2009, it was a dream 2472. And he came 935 to Jerusalem 3389 and stood 5975 before 6440 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the Lord 136, and offered 5927 burnt 5930 offerings 5930 and made 6213 peace 8002 offerings 8002, and made 6213 a feast 4960 for all 3605 his servants 5650.
16

Solomon Wisely Judges

¶ Then 227 two 8147 women 802 who were harlots 2181 came 935 to the king 4428 and stood 5975 before 6440 him.
17 The one 259 woman 802 said 559, "Oh 994, my lord 113, this 2088 woman 802 and I live 3427 in the same 259 house 1004; and I gave 3205 birth 3205 to a child 3205 while 5973 she {was} in the house 1004.
18 "It happened 1961 on the third 7992 day 3117 after I gave 3205 birth 3205, that this 2088 woman 802 also 1571 gave 3205 birth 3205 to a child 3205, and we were together 3164. There 369 was no 369 stranger 2114 with us in the house 1004, only 2108 the two 8147 of us in the house 1004.
19 "This 2088 woman's 802 son 1121 died 4191 in the night 3915, because 834 she lay 7901 on it.
20 "So she arose 6965 in the middle 8432 of the night 3915 and took 3947 my son 1121 from beside 681 me while your maidservant 519 slept 3463, and laid 7901 him in her bosom 2436, and laid 7901 her dead 4191 son 1121 in my bosom 2436.
21 "When I rose 6965 in the morning 1242 to nurse 3243 my son 1121, behold 2009, he was dead 4191; but when I looked 995 at him carefully 995 in the morning 1242, behold 2009, he was not my son 1121, whom 834 I had borne 3205."
22 Then the other 312 woman 802 said 559, "No 3808! For the living 2416 one 2416 is my son 1121, and the dead 4191 one is your son 1121." But the first 2088 woman 2088 said 559, "No 3808! For the dead 4191 one is your son 1121, and the living 2416 one 2416 is my son 1121." Thus they spoke 1696 before 6440 the king 4428.
23 ¶ Then the king 4428 said 559, "The one 2088 says 559, 'This 2088 is my son 1121 who is living 2416, and your son 1121 is the dead 4191 one'; and the other 2088 says 559, 'No 3808! For your son 1121 is the dead 4191 one, and my son 1121 is the living 2416 one 2416.'"
24 The king 4428 said 559, "Get 3947 me a sword 2719." So they brought 935 a sword 2719 before 6440 the king 4428.
25 The king 4428 said 559, "Divide 1504 the living 2416 child 3206 in two 8147, and give 5414 half 2677 to the one 259 and half 2677 to the other 259."
26 Then the woman 802 whose 834 child 1121 {was} the living 2416 one 2416 spoke 559 to the king 4428, for she was deeply stirred 3648 over 5921 her son 1121 and said 559, "Oh 994, my lord 113, give 5414 her the living 2416 child 3205, and by no 408 means 4191 kill 4191 him." But the other 2088 said 559, "He shall be neither mine nor 3808 yours; divide 1504 {him!}"
27 Then the king 4428 said 559, "Give 5414 the first woman the living 2416 child 3205, and by no 3808 means 4191 kill 4191 him. She is his mother 517."
28 When all 3605 Israel 3478 heard 8085 of the judgment 4941 which 834 the king 4428 had handed 8199 down 8199, they feared 3372 the king 4428, for they saw 7200 that the wisdom 2451 of God 430 was in him to administer 6213 justice 4941.

## Chapter 4

1

Solomon's Officials

Now King 4428 Solomon 8010 was king 4428 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478.
2 These 428 were his officials 8269: Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Zadok 6659 {was} the priest 3548;
3 Elihoreph 456 and Ahijah 281, the sons 1121 of Shisha 7894 {were} secretaries 5613; Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286 {was} the recorder 2142;
4 and Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 {was} over 5921 the army 6635; and Zadok 6659 and Abiathar 54 {were} priests 3548;
5 and Azariah 5838 the son 1121 of Nathan 5416 {was} over 5921 the deputies 5324; and Zabud 2071 the son 1121 of Nathan 5416, a priest 3548, {was} the king's 4428 friend 7463;
6 and Ahishar 301 was over 5921 the household 1004; and Adoniram 141 the son 1121 of Abda 5653 {was} over 5921 the men 4522 subject to forced 4522 labor 4522.
7 ¶ Solomon 8010 had twelve deputies 5324 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478, who provided 3557 for the king 4428 and his household 1004; each 259 man had 3557 to provide 3557 for a month 2320 in the year 8141.
8 These 428 are their names 8034: Ben-hur 1133, in the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669;
9 Ben-deker 1128 in Makaz 4739 and Shaalbim 8169 and Beth-shemesh 1053 and Elonbeth-hanan 358;
10 Ben-hesed 1136, in Arubboth 700 (Socoh 7755 {was} his and all 3605 the land 776 of Hepher 2660);
11 Ben-abinadab 1125, {in} all 3605 the height 5299 of Dor 1756 (Taphath 2955 the daughter 1323 of Solomon 8010 was his wife 802);
12 Baana 1195 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286, {in} Taanach 8590 and Megiddo 4023, and all 3605 Beth-shean 1052 which 834 is beside 681 Zarethan 6891 below Jezreel 3157, from Beth-shean 1052 to Abel-meholah 65 as far 5704 as the other 5676 side 5676 of Jokmeam 3361;
13 Ben-geber 1127, in Ramoth-gilead 7433 (the towns 2333 of Jair 2971, the son 1121 of Manasseh 4519, which 834 are in Gilead 1568 were his: the region 2256 of Argob 709, which 834 is in Bashan 1316, sixty 8346 great 1419 cities 5892 with walls 2346 and bronze 5178 bars 1280 {were} his);
14 Ahinadab 292 the son 1121 of Iddo 5714, {in} Mahanaim 4266;
15 Ahimaaz 290, in Naphtali 5321 (he also 1571 married 3947 Basemath 1315 the daughter 1323 of Solomon 8010);
16 Baana 1195 the son 1121 of Hushai 2365, in Asher 836 and Bealoth 1175;
17 Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Paruah 6515, in Issachar 3485;
18 Shimei 8096 the son 1121 of Ela 414, in Benjamin 1144;
19 Geber 1398 the son 1121 of Uri 221, in the land 776 of Gilead 1568, the country 776 of Sihon 5511 king 4428 of the Amorites 567 and of Og 5747 king 4428 of Bashan 1316; and {he was} the only 259 deputy 5333 who 834 {was} in the land 776.
20

Solomon's Power, Wealth and Wisdom

¶ Judah 3063 and Israel 3478 {were} as numerous 7227 as the sand 2344 that is on the seashore 3220 in abundance 7230; {they} were eating 398 and drinking 8354 and rejoicing 8056.
21 ¶ Now Solomon 8010 ruled 4910 over all 3605 the kingdoms 4467 from the River 5104 {to} the land 776 of the Philistines 6430 and to the border 1366 of Egypt 4714; {they} brought 5066 tribute 4503 and served 5647 Solomon 8010 all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425.
22 ¶ Solomon's 8010 provision 3899 for one 259 day 3117 was thirty 7970 kors 3734 of fine 5560 flour 5560 and sixty 8346 kors 3734 of meal 7058,
23 ten 6235 fat 1277 oxen 1241, twenty 6242 pasture-fed 7471 oxen 1241, a hundred 3967 sheep 6629 besides deer 354, gazelles 6643, roebucks 3180, and fattened 75 fowl 1257.
24 For he had 7287 dominion 7287 over everything 3605 west 5676 of the River 5104, from Tiphsah 8607 even to Gaza 5804, over all 3605 the kings 4428 west 5676 of the River 5104; and he had 1961 peace 7965 on all 3605 sides 5676 around 5439 about 5439 him.
25 So Judah 3063 and Israel 3478 lived 3427 in safety 983, every 376 man 376 under 8478 his vine 1612 and his fig 8384 tree 8384, from Dan 1835 even to Beersheba 884, all 3605 the days 3117 of Solomon 8010.
26 Solomon 8010 had 40,000 stalls 723 of horses 5483 for his chariots 4817, and 12,000 horsemen 6571.
27 Those 428 deputies 5324 provided 3557 for King 4428 Solomon 8010 and all 3605 who came 7131 to King 4428 Solomon's 8010 table 7979, each 376 in his month 2320; they left 5737 nothing lacking 5737.
28 They also brought 935 barley 8184 and straw 8401 for the horses 5483 and swift 7409 steeds 7409 to the place 4725 where it should be, each 376 according to his charge 4941.
29 ¶ Now God 430 gave 5414 Solomon 8010 wisdom 2451 and very 3966 great 7235 discernment 8394 and breadth 7341 of mind 3820, like the sand 2344 that is on the seashore.
30 Solomon's 8010 wisdom 2451 surpassed 7235 the wisdom 2451 of all 3605 the sons 1121 of the east 6924 and all 3605 the wisdom 2451 of Egypt 4714.
31 For he was wiser 2449 than 4480 all 3605 men 120, than 4480 Ethan 387 the Ezrahite 250, Heman 1968, Calcol 3633 and Darda 1862, the sons 1121 of Mahol 4235; and his fame 8034 was {known} in all 3605 the surrounding 5439 nations 1471.
32 He also spoke 1696 3,000 proverbs 4912, and his songs 7892 were 1,005.
33 He spoke 1696 of trees 6086, from the cedar 730 that is in Lebanon 3844 even to the hyssop 231 that grows 3318 on the wall 7023; he spoke 1696 also of animals 929 and birds 5775 and creeping 7431 things 7431 and fish 1709.
34 Men came 935 from all 3605 peoples 5971 to hear 8085 the wisdom 2451 of Solomon 8010, from all 3605 the kings 4428 of the earth 776 who 834 had heard 8085 of his wisdom 2451.

## Chapter 5

1

Alliance with King Hiram

Now Hiram 2438 king 4428 of Tyre 6865 sent 7971 his servants 5650 to Solomon 8010, when 3588 he heard 8085 that they had anointed 4886 him king 4428 in place 8478 of his father 1, for Hiram 2438 had 1961 always been 1961 a friend 157 of David 1732.
2 Then Solomon 8010 sent 7971 {word} to Hiram 2438, saying 559,
3 "You know 3045 that David 1732 my father 1 was unable to build 1129 a house 1004 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 his God 430 because of the wars 4421 which 834 surrounded 5437 him, until 5704 the LORD 3068 put 5414 them under 8478 the soles 3709 of his feet 7272.
4 "But now 6258 the LORD 3068 my God 430 has given 5117 me rest 5117 on every 5439 side 5439; there 369 is neither 369 adversary 7854 nor 369 misfortune.
5 "Behold 2009, I intend 559 to build 1129 a house 1004 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 my God 430, as the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 to David 1732 my father 1, saying 559, 'Your son 1121, whom 834 I will set 5414 on your throne 3678 in your place 8478, he will build 1129 the house 1004 for My name 8034.'
6 "Now 6258 therefore, command 6680 that they cut 3772 for me cedars 730 from Lebanon 3844, and my servants 5650 will be with your servants 5650; and I will give 5414 you wages 7939 for your servants 5650 according to all 3605 that you say 559, for you know 3045 that there 369 is no 369 one 376 among us who knows 3045 how to cut 3772 timber 6086 like the Sidonians 6722."
7 ¶ When Hiram 2438 heard 8085 the words 1697 of Solomon 8010, he rejoiced 8055 greatly 3966 and said 559, "Blessed 1288 be the LORD 3068 today 3117, who 834 has given 5414 to David 1732 a wise 2450 son 1121 over 5921 this 2088 great 7227 people 5971."
8 So Hiram 2438 sent 7971 {word} to Solomon 8010, saying 559, "I have heard 8085 {the message} which 834 you have sent 7971 me; I will do 6213 what 2656 you desire 2656 concerning the cedar 730 and cypress 1265 timber 6086.
9 "My servants 5650 will bring 3381 {them} down 3381 from Lebanon 3844 to the sea 3220; and I will make 7760 them into rafts 1702 {to go} by sea 3220 to the place 4725 where 834 you direct 7971 me, and I will have them broken 5310 up there 8033, and you shall carry 5375 {them} away. Then you shall accomplish 6213 my desire 2656 by giving 5414 food 3899 to my household 1004."
10 So Hiram 2438 gave 5414 Solomon 8010 as much 3605 as he desired 2656 of the cedar 730 and cypress 1265 timber 6086.
11 Solomon 8010 then gave 5414 Hiram 2438 20,000 kors 3734 of wheat 2406 as food 4361 for his household 1004, and twenty 6242 kors 3734 of beaten 3795 oil 8081; thus 3541 Solomon 8010 would give 5414 Hiram 2438 year 8141 by year 8141.
12 The LORD 3068 gave 5414 wisdom 2451 to Solomon 8010, just 3512 as He promised 1696 him; and there was peace 7965 between 996 Hiram 2438 and Solomon 8010, and the two 8147 of them made 3772 a covenant 1285.
13

Conscription of Laborers

¶ Now King 4428 Solomon 8010 levied 5927 forced 4522 laborers 4522 from all 3605 Israel 3478; and the forced 4522 laborers 4522 numbered 1961 30,000 men 376.
14 He sent 7971 them to Lebanon 3844, 10,000 a month 2320 in relays 2487; they were in Lebanon 3844 a month 2320 {and} two 8147 months 2320 at home 1004. And Adoniram 141 {was} over 5921 the forced 4522 laborers 4522.
15 Now Solomon 8010 had 1961 70,000 transporters, and 80,000 hewers 2672 {of stone} in the mountains 2022,
16 besides Solomon's 8010 3,300 chief 8269 deputies 5324 who 834 {were} over 5921 the project 4399 {and} who ruled 7287 over the people 5971 who were doing 6213 the work 4399.
17 Then the king 4428 commanded 6680, and they quarried 5265 great 1419 stones 68, costly 3368 stones 68, to lay 3245 the foundation 3245 of the house 1004 with cut 1496 stones 68.
18 So Solomon's 8010 builders 1129 and Hiram's 2438 builders 1129 and the Gebalites 1382 cut 6458 them, and prepared 3559 the timbers 6086 and the stones 68 to build 1129 the house 1004.

## Chapter 6

1

The Building of the Temple

Now it came 1961 about in the four 702 hundred 3967 and eightieth 8084 year 8141 after the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 came 3318 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714, in the fourth 7243 year 8141 of Solomon's 8010 reign 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478, in the month 2320 of Ziv 2099 which 1931 is the second 8145 month 2320, that he began to build 1129 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
2 As for the house 1004 which 834 King 4428 Solomon 8010 built 1129 for the LORD 3068, its length 753 {was} sixty 8346 cubits 520 and its width 7341 twenty 6242 {cubits} and its height 6967 thirty 7970 cubits 520.
3 The porch 197 in front 6440 of the nave 1964 of the house 1004 {was} twenty 6242 cubits 520 in length 753, corresponding to the width 7341 of the house 1004, {and} its depth 7341 along 5921 the front 6440 of the house 1004 {was} ten 6235 cubits 520.
4 Also for the house 1004 he made 6213 windows 2474 with {artistic} frames 8261.
5 Against 5921 the wall 7023 of the house 1004 he built 1129 stories 3330 encompassing 5439 the walls 7023 of the house 1004 around 5439 both the nave 1964 and the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687; thus he made 6213 side 6763 chambers 6763 all 5439 around 5439.
6 The lowest 8481 story 3330 {was} five 2568 cubits 520 wide 7341, and the middle 8484 {was} six 8337 cubits 520 wide 7341, and the third 7992 {was} seven 7651 cubits 520 wide 7341; for on the outside 2351 he made 5414 offsets 4052 {in the wall} of the house 1004 all 5439 around 5439 in order that {the beams} would not be inserted 270 in the walls 7023 of the house 1004.
7 ¶ The house 1004, while it was being built 1129, was built 1129 of stone 68 prepared 8003 at the quarry 4551, and there was neither 3808 hammer 4717 nor 3808 axe 1631 nor 3808 any 3605 iron 1270 tool 3627 heard 8085 in the house 1004 while it was being built 1129.
8 ¶ The doorway 6607 for the lowest 8484 side 6763 chamber 6763 {was} on the right 3233 side 3802 of the house 1004; and they would go 5927 up by winding 3883 stairs 3883 to the middle 8484 {story,} and from the middle 8484 to the third 7992.
9 So he built 1129 the house 1004 and finished 3615 it; and he covered 5603 the house 1004 with beams 1356 and planks 7713 of cedar 730.
10 He also built 1129 the stories 3330 against 5921 the whole 3605 house 1004, each five 2568 cubits 520 high 6967; and they were fastened 270 to the house 1004 with timbers 6086 of cedar 730.
11 ¶ Now the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Solomon 8010 saying 559,
12 "{Concerning} this 2088 house 1004 which 834 you are building 1129, if 518 you will walk 1980 in My statutes 2708 and execute 6213 My ordinances 4941 and keep 8104 all 3605 My commandments 4687 by walking 1980 in them, then I will carry 6965 out My word 1697 with you which 834 I spoke 1696 to David 1732 your father 1.
13 "I will dwell 7931 among 8432 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, and will not forsake 5800 My people 5971 Israel 3478."
14 ¶ So Solomon 8010 built 1129 the house 1004 and finished 3615 it.
15 Then he built 1129 the walls 7023 of the house 1004 on the inside with boards 6763 of cedar 730; from the floor 7172 of the house 1004 to the ceiling he overlaid 6823 {the walls} on the inside with wood 6086, and he overlaid 6823 the floor 7172 of the house 1004 with boards 6763 of cypress 1265.
16 He built 1129 twenty 6242 cubits 520 on the rear 3411 part 3411 of the house 1004 with boards 6763 of cedar 730 from the floor 7172 to the ceiling 7023; he built 1129 {them} for it on the inside as an inner 1687 sanctuary 1687, {even} as the most 6944 holy 6944 place 6944.
17 The house 1004, that is, the nave 1964 in front 6440 of {the inner sanctuary,} was forty 705 cubits 520 {long.}
18 There was cedar 730 on the house 1004 within 6441, carved 4734 {in the shape} of gourds 6497 and open 6362 flowers 6731; all 3605 was cedar 730, there 369 was no 369 stone 68 seen 7200.
19 Then he prepared 3559 an inner 1687 sanctuary 1687 within 8432 the house 1004 in order to place 5414 there 8033 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068.
20 The inner 1687 sanctuary 1687 {was} twenty 6242 cubits 520 in length 753, twenty 6242 cubits 520 in width 7341, and twenty 6242 cubits 520 in height 6967, and he overlaid 6823 it with pure 5462 gold 2091. He also overlaid 6823 the altar 4196 with cedar 730.
21 So Solomon 8010 overlaid 6823 the inside of the house 1004 with pure 5462 gold 2091. And he drew 5674 chains 7569 of gold 2091 across 5674 the front 6440 of the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687, and he overlaid 6823 it with gold 2091.
22 He overlaid 6823 the whole 3605 house 1004 with gold 2091, until 5704 all 3605 the house 1004 was finished 8552. Also the whole 3605 altar 4196 which 834 was by the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687 he overlaid 6823 with gold 2091.
23 ¶ Also in the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687 he made 6213 two 8147 cherubim 3742 of olive 8081 wood 6086, each ten 6235 cubits 520 high 6967.
24 Five 2568 cubits 520 {was} the one 259 wing 3671 of the cherub 3742 and five 2568 cubits 520 the other 8145 wing 3671 of the cherub 3742; from the end 7098 of one wing 3671 to the end 7098 of the other wing 3671 {were} ten 6235 cubits 520.
25 The other 8145 cherub 3742 {was} ten 6235 cubits 520; both 8147 the cherubim 3742 were of the same 259 measure 4060 and the same 259 form 7095.
26 The height 6967 of the one 259 cherub 3742 {was} ten 6235 cubits 520, and so 3651 {was} the other 8145 cherub 3742.
27 He placed 5414 the cherubim 3742 in the midst 8432 of the inner 6442 house 1004, and the wings 3671 of the cherubim 3742 were spread 6566 out, so that the wing 3671 of the one 259 was touching 5060 the {one} wall 7023, and the wing 3671 of the other 8145 cherub 3742 was touching 5060 the other 8145 wall 7023. So their wings 3671 were touching 5060 each 3671 other 3671 in the center 8432 of the house 1004.
28 He also overlaid 6823 the cherubim 3742 with gold 2091.
29 ¶ Then he carved 7049 all 3605 the walls 7023 of the house 1004 round 4524 about 4524 with carved 6603 engravings 6603 of cherubim 3742, palm 8561 trees 8561, and open 6362 flowers 6731, inner 6441 and outer 2435 {sanctuaries.}
30 He overlaid 6823 the floor 7172 of the house 1004 with gold 2091, inner 6441 and outer 2435 {sanctuaries.}
31 ¶ For the entrance 6607 of the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687 he made 6213 doors 1817 of olive 8081 wood 6086, the lintel 352 {and} five-sided 2549 doorposts 4201.
32 So {he made} two 8147 doors 1817 of olive 8081 wood 6086, and he carved 7049 on them carvings 4734 of cherubim 3742, palm 8561 trees 8561, and open 6362 flowers 6731, and overlaid 6823 them with gold 2091; and he spread 7286 the gold 2091 on the cherubim 3742 and on the palm 8561 trees 8561.
33 ¶ So 3651 also he made 6213 for the entrance 6607 of the nave 1964 four-sided 7243 doorposts 4201 of olive 8081 wood 6086
34 and two 8147 doors 1817 of cypress 1265 wood 6086; the two 8147 leaves 6763 of the one 259 door 1817 turned 1550 on pivots 1550, and the two 8147 leaves 7050 of the other 8145 door 1817 turned 1550 on pivots 1550.
35 He carved 7049 {on it} cherubim 3742, palm 8561 trees 8561, and open 6362 flowers 6731; and he overlaid 6823 {them} with gold 2091 evenly 3474 applied 3474 on the engraved 2707 work.
36 He built 1129 the inner 6442 court 2691 with three 7969 rows 2905 of cut 1496 stone 1496 and a row 2905 of cedar 730 beams 3772.
37 ¶ In the fourth 7243 year 8141 the foundation 3245 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 was laid 3245, in the month 3391 of Ziv 2099.
38 In the eleventh year 8141, in the month 3391 of Bul 945, which 1931 is the eighth 8066 month 2320, the house 1004 was finished 3615 throughout all 3605 its parts 1697 and according to all 3605 its plans 4941. So he was seven 7651 years 8141 in building 1129 it.

## Chapter 7

1

Solomon's Palace

Now Solomon 8010 was building 1129 his own house 1004 thirteen years 8141, and he finished 3615 all 3605 his house 1004.
2 He built 1129 the house 1004 of the forest 3293 of Lebanon 3844; its length 753 was 100 3967 cubits 520 and its width 7341 50 2572 cubits 520 and its height 6967 30 7970 cubits 520, on four 702 rows 2905 of cedar 730 pillars 5982 with cedar 730 beams 3772 on the pillars 5982.
3 It was paneled 5603 with cedar 730 above the side 6763 chambers 6763 which 834 were on the 45 pillars 5982, 15 in each row 2905.
4 {There were artistic window} frames 8261 in three 7969 rows 2905, and window 4237 was opposite 413 window 4237 in three 7969 ranks 6471.
5 All 3605 the doorways 6607 and doorposts 4201 {had} squared 7251 {artistic} frames 8260, and window 4237 was opposite window 4237 in three 7969 ranks 6471.
6 ¶ Then he made 6213 the hall 197 of pillars 5982; its length 753 was 50 2572 cubits 520 and its width 7341 30 7970 cubits 520, and a porch 197 {was} in front 6440 of them and pillars 5982 and a threshold 5646 in front 6440 of them.
7 ¶ He made 6213 the hall 197 of the throne 3678 where he was to judge 8199, the hall 197 of judgment 4941, and it was paneled 5603 with cedar 730 from floor 7172 to floor 7172.
8 ¶ His house 1004 where he was to live 3427, the other 312 court 2691 inward from the hall 197, was of the same 2088 workmanship 4639. He also made 6213 a house 1004 like this 2088 hall 197 for Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323, whom 834 Solomon 8010 had married 3947.
9 ¶ All 3605 these 428 were of costly 3368 stones 68, of stone 1496 cut 1496 according to measure 4060, sawed 1641 with saws 4050, inside and outside; even from the foundation 4527 to the coping 2947, and so on the outside 2351 to the great 1419 court 2691.
10 ¶ The foundation 3245 was of costly 3368 stones 68, {even} large 1419 stones 68, stones 68 of ten 6235 cubits 520 and stones 68 of eight 8083 cubits 520.
11 And above were costly 3368 stones 68, stone 1496 cut 1496 according to measure 4060, and cedar 730.
12 So the great 1419 court 2691 all 5439 around 5439 {had} three 7969 rows 2905 of cut 1496 stone 1496 and a row 2905 of cedar 730 beams 3772 even as the inner 6442 court 2691 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and the porch 197 of the house 1004.
13

Hiram's Work in the Temple

¶ Now King 4428 Solomon 8010 sent 7971 and brought 3947 Hiram 2438 from Tyre 6865.
14 He was a widow's 490 son 1121 from the tribe 4294 of Naphtali 5321, and his father 1 was a man 376 of Tyre 6876, a worker 2790 in bronze 5178; and he was filled 4390 with wisdom 2451 and understanding 8394 and skill 1847 for doing 6213 any 3605 work 4399 in bronze 5178. So he came 935 to King 4428 Solomon 8010 and performed 6213 all 3605 his work 4399.
15 ¶ He fashioned 6696 the two 8147 pillars 5982 of bronze 5178; eighteen cubits 520 was the height 6967 of one 259 pillar 5982, and a line 2339 of twelve cubits 520 measured 5437 the circumference 5437 of both 8147.
16 He also made 6213 two 8147 capitals 3805 of molten 3332 bronze 5178 to set 5414 on the tops 7218 of the pillars 5982; the height 6967 of the one 259 capital 3805 was five 2568 cubits 520 and the height 6967 of the other 8145 capital 3805 was five 2568 cubits 520.
17 {There were} nets 7639 of network 7639 and twisted 1434 threads 1434 of chainwork for the capitals 3805 which 834 were on the top 7218 of the pillars 5982; seven 7651 for the one 259 capital 3805 and seven 7651 for the other 8145 capital 3805.
18 So he made 6213 the pillars 5982, and two 8147 rows 2905 around 5439 on the one 259 network 7639 to cover 3680 the capitals 3805 which 834 were on the top 7218 of the pomegranates 7416; and so 3651 he did 6213 for the other 8145 capital 3805.
19 The capitals 3805 which 834 {were} on the top 7218 of the pillars 5982 in the porch 197 were of lily 7799 design 4639, four 702 cubits 520.
20 {There were} capitals 3805 on the two 8147 pillars 5982, even 1571 above {and} close to the rounded 990 projection 990 which 834 was beside 5676 the network 7639; and the pomegranates 7416 {numbered} two hundred 3967 in rows 2905 around 5439 both 8145 capitals 3805.
21 Thus he set 6965 up the pillars 5982 at the porch 197 of the nave 1964; and he set 6965 up the right 3233 pillar 5982 and named it Jachin 3199, and he set 6965 up the left 8042 pillar 5982 and named it Boaz 1162.
22 On the top 7218 of the pillars 5982 was lily 7799 design 4639. So the work 4399 of the pillars 5982 was finished 8552.
23 ¶ Now he made 6213 the sea 3220 of cast 3332 {metal} ten 6235 cubits 520 from brim 8193 to brim 8193, circular 5696 in form 5439, and its height 6967 was five 2568 cubits 520, and thirty 7970 cubits 520 in circumference.
24 Under 8478 its brim 8193 gourds 6497 went around 5439 encircling 5437 it ten 6235 to a cubit 520, completely 5439 surrounding 5362 the sea 3220; the gourds 6497 were in two 8147 rows 2905, cast 3332 with the rest 3333.
25 It stood 5975 on twelve oxen 1241, three 7969 facing 6437 north 6828, three 7969 facing 6437 west 3220, three 7969 facing 6437 south 5045, and three 7969 facing 6437 east 4217; and the sea 3220 {was set} on top 4605 of them, and all 3605 their rear 268 parts 268 {turned} inward 1004.
26 It was a handbreadth 2947 thick 5672, and its brim 8193 was made 4639 like the brim 8193 of a cup 3563, {as} a lily 7799 blossom 6525; it could hold 3557 two thousand 505 baths 1324.
27 ¶ Then he made 6213 the ten 6235 stands 4350 of bronze 5178; the length 753 of each 259 stand 4350 was four 702 cubits 520 and its width 7341 four 702 cubits 520 and its height 6967 three 7969 cubits 520.
28 This 2088 was the design 4639 of the stands 4350: they had borders 4526, even borders 4526 between 996 the frames 7948,
29 and on the borders 4526 which 834 were between 996 the frames 7948 {were} lions 738, oxen 1241 and cherubim 3742; and on the frames 7948 there {was} a pedestal 3653 above, and beneath the lions 738 and oxen 1241 {were} wreaths 3914 of hanging 4174 work 4639.
30 Now each 259 stand 4350 had four 702 bronze 5178 wheels 212 with bronze 5178 axles 5633, and its four 702 feet 6471 had supports 3802; beneath the basin 3595 {were} cast 3332 supports 3802 with wreaths 3914 at each 376 side 5676.
31 Its opening 6310 inside the crown 3805 at the top 4605 {was} a cubit 520, and its opening 6310 {was} round 5696 like the design 4639 of a pedestal 3653, a cubit 520 and a half 2677; and also 1571 on its opening 6310 {there were} engravings 4734, and their borders 4526 were square 7251, not round 5696.
32 The four 702 wheels 212 {were} underneath 8478 the borders 4526, and the axles 3027 of the wheels 212 {were} on the stand 4350. And the height 6967 of a wheel 212 {was} a cubit 520 and a half 2677.
33 The workmanship 4639 of the wheels 212 {was} like the workmanship 4639 of a chariot 4818 wheel 212. Their axles 3027, their rims 1354, their spokes 2839, and their hubs 2840 {were} all 3605 cast 3332.
34 Now {there were} four 702 supports 3802 at the four 702 corners 6438 of each 259 stand 4350; its supports 3802 {were} part of the stand 4350 itself.
35 On the top 7218 of the stand 4350 {there was} a circular 5696 form 5439 half 2677 a cubit 520 high 6967, and on the top 7218 of the stand 4350 its stays 3027 and its borders 4526 {were} part 4480 of it.
36 He engraved 6605 on the plates 3871 of its stays 3027 and on its borders 4526, cherubim 3742, lions 738 and palm 8561 trees 8561, according to the clear 4626 space 4626 on each 376, with wreaths 3914 {all} around 5439.
37 He made 6213 the ten 6235 stands 4350 like this 2088: all 3605 of them had one 259 casting 4165, one 259 measure 4060 and one 259 form 7095.
38 ¶ He made 6213 ten 6235 basins 3595 of bronze 5178, one 259 basin 3595 held 3557 forty 705 baths 1324; each 259 basin 3595 {was} four 702 cubits 520, {and} on each 259 of the ten 6235 stands 4350 {was} one 259 basin 3595.
39 Then he set 5414 the stands 4350, five 2568 on the right 3225 side 3802 of the house 1004 and five 2568 on the left 8040 side 3802 of the house 1004; and he set 5414 the sea 3220 {of cast metal} on the right 3233 side 3802 of the house 1004 eastward 6924 toward the south 5045.
40 ¶ Now Hiram 2438 made 6213 the basins 3595 and the shovels 3257 and the bowls 4219. So Hiram 2438 finished 3615 doing 6213 all 3605 the work 4399 which 834 he performed 6213 for King 4428 Solomon 8010 {in} the house 1004 of the LORD 3068:
41 the two 8147 pillars 5982 and the {two} bowls 1543 of the capitals 3805 which 834 {were} on the top 7218 of the two 8147 pillars 5982, and the two 8147 networks 7639 to cover 3680 the two 8147 bowls 1543 of the capitals 3805 which 834 {were} on the top 7218 of the pillars 5982;
42 and the four 702 hundred 3967 pomegranates 7416 for the two 8147 networks 7639, two 8147 rows 2905 of pomegranates 7416 for each 259 network 7639 to cover 3680 the two 8147 bowls 1543 of the capitals 3805 which 834 {were} on the tops 6440 of the pillars 5982;
43 and the ten 6235 stands 4350 with the ten 6235 basins 3595 on the stands 4350;
44 and the one 259 sea 3220 and the twelve oxen 1241 under 8478 the sea 3220;
45 and the pails 5518 and the shovels 3257 and the bowls 4219; even all 3605 these 428 utensils 3627 which 834 Hiram 2438 made 6213 for King 4428 Solomon 8010 {in} the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 {were} of polished 4803 bronze 5178.
46 In the plain 3603 of the Jordan 3383 the king 4428 cast 3332 them, in the clay 4568 ground 127 between 996 Succoth 5523 and Zarethan 6891.
47 Solomon 8010 left 5117 all 3605 the utensils 3627 {unweighed,} because 4480 {they were} too 3966 many 7230; the weight 4948 of the bronze 5178 could not be ascertained 2713.
48 ¶ Solomon 8010 made 6213 all 3605 the furniture 3627 which 834 {was in} the house 1004 of the LORD 3068: the golden 2091 altar 4196 and the golden 2091 table 7979 on which 834 {was} the bread 3899 of the Presence 6440;
49 and the lampstands 4501, five 2568 on the right 3225 side 3225 and five 2568 on the left 8040, in front 6440 of the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687, of pure 5462 gold 2091; and the flowers 6525 and the lamps 5216 and the tongs 4457, of gold 2091;
50 and the cups 5592 and the snuffers 4212 and the bowls 4219 and the spoons 3709 and the firepans 4289, of pure 5462 gold 2091; and the hinges 6596 both for the doors 1817 of the inner 6442 house 1004, the most 6944 holy 6944 place 6944, {and} for the doors 1817 of the house 1004, {that is,} of the nave 1964, of gold 2091.
51 ¶ Thus all 3605 the work 4399 that King 4428 Solomon 8010 performed 6213 {in} the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 was finished 7999. And Solomon 8010 brought 935 in the things 6944 dedicated 6944 by his father 1 David 1732, the silver 3701 and the gold 2091 and the utensils 3627, {and} he put 5414 them in the treasuries 214 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

## Chapter 8

1

The Ark Brought into the Temple

Then 227 Solomon 8010 assembled 6950 the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 and all 3605 the heads 7218 of the tribes 4294, the leaders 5387 of the fathers' 1 {households} of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, to King 4428 Solomon 8010 in Jerusalem 3389, to bring 5927 up the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 from the city 5892 of David 1732, which 1931 is Zion 6726.
2 All 3605 the men 376 of Israel 3478 assembled 6950 themselves to King 4428 Solomon 8010 at the feast 2282, in the month 3391 Ethanim 388, which 1931 is the seventh 7637 month 2320.
3 Then all 3605 the elders 2205 of Israel 3478 came 935, and the priests 3548 took 5375 up the ark 727.
4 They brought 5927 up the ark 727 of the LORD 3068 and the tent 168 of meeting 4150 and all 3605 the holy 6944 utensils 3627, which 834 were in the tent 168, and the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 brought 5927 them up.
5 And King 4428 Solomon 8010 and all 3605 the congregation 5712 of Israel 3478, who were assembled 3259 to him, were with him before 6440 the ark 727, sacrificing 2076 so 7230 many 7230 sheep 6629 and oxen 1241 they could not be counted 5608 or numbered 4487.
6 Then the priests 3548 brought 935 the ark 727 of the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068 to its place 4725, into the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687 of the house 1004, to the most 6944 holy 6944 place 6944, under 8478 the wings 3671 of the cherubim 3742.
7 For the cherubim 3742 spread 6566 {their} wings 3671 over 413 the place 4725 of the ark 727, and the cherubim 3742 made 5526 a covering 5526 over 5921 the ark 727 and its poles 905 from above.
8 But the poles 905 were so long 748 that the ends 7218 of the poles 905 could be seen 7200 from the holy 6944 place before the inner 1687 sanctuary 1687, but they could not be seen 7200 outside 2351; they are there 8033 to this 2088 day 3117.
9 There 369 was nothing 369 in the ark 727 except 7534 the two 8147 tablets 3871 of stone 68 which 834 Moses 4872 put 5117 there 8033 at Horeb 2722, where 834 the LORD 3068 made 3772 a covenant with the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, when they came 3318 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714.
10 It happened 1961 that when the priests 3548 came 3318 from the holy 6944 place, the cloud 6051 filled 4390 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068,
11 so that the priests 3548 could 3201 not stand 5975 to minister 8334 because of the cloud 6051, for the glory 3519 of the LORD 3068 filled 4390 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
12

Solomon Addresses the People

¶ Then 227 Solomon 8010 said 559, "The LORD 3068 has said 559 that He would dwell 7931 in the thick 6205 cloud 6205.
13 "I have surely 1129 built 1129 You a lofty 2073 house 1004, A place 4349 for Your dwelling 3427 forever 5769."
14 ¶ Then the king 4428 faced about 5437 and blessed 1288 all 3605 the assembly 6951 of Israel 3478, while all 3605 the assembly 6951 of Israel 3478 was standing 5975.
15 He said 559, "Blessed 1288 be the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, who 834 spoke 1696 with His mouth 6310 to my father 1 David 1732 and has fulfilled 4390 {it} with His hand 3027, saying 559,
16 'Since 4480 the day 3117 that I brought 3318 My people 5971 Israel 3478 from Egypt 4714, I did not choose 977 a city 5892 out of all 3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 {in which} to build 1129 a house 1004 that My name 8034 might be there 8033, but I chose 977 David 1732 to be over 5921 My people 5971 Israel 3478.'
17 "Now it was in the heart 3824 of my father 1 David 1732 to build 1129 a house 1004 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478.
18 "But the LORD 3068 said 559 to my father 1 David 1732, 'Because it was in your heart 3824 to build 1129 a house 1004 for My name 8034, you did 2895 well 2895 that it was in your heart 3824.
19 'Nevertheless 7534 you shall not build 1129 the house 1004, but your son 1121 who will be born to you, he will build 1129 the house 1004 for My name 8034.'
20 "Now the LORD 3068 has fulfilled 6965 His word 1697 which 834 He spoke 1696; for I have risen 6965 in place 8478 of my father 1 David 1732 and sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478, as the LORD 3068 promised 1696, and have built 1129 the house 1004 for the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478.
21 "There 8033 I have set 7760 a place 4725 for the ark 727, in which 834 is the covenant 1285 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He made 3772 with our fathers 1 when He brought 3318 them from the land 776 of Egypt 4714."
22

The Prayer of Dedication

¶ Then Solomon 8010 stood 5975 before 6440 the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 in the presence 5048 of all 3605 the assembly 6951 of Israel 3478 and spread 6566 out his hands 3709 toward heaven 8064.
23 He said 559, "O LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, there 369 is no 369 God 430 like 3644 You in heaven 8064 above or on earth 776 beneath, keeping 8104 covenant 1285 and {showing} lovingkindness 2617 to Your servants 5650 who walk 1980 before 6440 You with all 3605 their heart 3820,
24 who 834 have kept 8104 with Your servant 5650, my father 1 David 1732, that which 834 You have promised 1696 him; indeed, You have spoken 1696 with Your mouth 6310 and have fulfilled 4390 it with Your hand 3027 as it is this 2088 day 3117.
25 "Now 6258 therefore, O LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, keep 8104 with Your servant 5650 David 1732 my father 1 that which 834 You have promised 1696 him, saying 559, 'You shall not lack 3772 a man 376 to sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478, if 518 only 7534 your sons 1121 take 8104 heed 8104 to their way 1870 to walk 1980 before 6440 Me as you have walked 1980.'
26 "Now 6258 therefore, O God 430 of Israel 3478, let Your word 1697, I pray 4994, be confirmed 539 which 834 You have spoken 1696 to Your servant 5650, my father 1 David 1732.
27 ¶ "But will God 430 indeed 552 dwell 3427 on the earth 776? Behold 2009, heaven 8064 and the highest 8064 heaven 8064 cannot 3808 contain 3557 You, how 637 much less 637 this 2088 house 1004 which 834 I have built 1129!
28 "Yet have 6437 regard 6437 to the prayer 8605 of Your servant 5650 and to his supplication 8467, O LORD 3068 my God 430, to listen 8085 to the cry 7440 and to the prayer 8605 which 834 Your servant 5650 prays 6419 before 6440 You today 3117;
29 that Your eyes 5869 may be open 6605 toward 413 this 2088 house 1004 night 3915 and day 3117, toward 413 the place 4725 of which 834 You have said 559, 'My name 8034 shall be there 8033,' to listen 8085 to the prayer 8605 which 834 Your servant 5650 shall pray 6419 toward 413 this 2088 place 4725.
30 "Listen 8085 to the supplication 8467 of Your servant 5650 and of Your people 5971 Israel 3478, when 834 they pray 6419 toward 413 this 2088 place 4725; hear 8085 in heaven 8064 Your dwelling 3427 place 4725; hear 8085 and forgive 5545.
31 ¶ "If 834 a man 376 sins 2398 against his neighbor 7453 and is made 5377 to take 422 an oath 423, and he comes 935 {and} takes 422 an oath 422 before 6440 Your altar 4196 in this 2088 house 1004,
32 then hear 8085 in heaven 8064 and act 6213 and judge 8199 Your servants 5650, condemning 7561 the wicked 7563 by bringing 5414 his way 1870 on his own head 7218 and justifying 6663 the righteous 6662 by giving 5414 him according to his righteousness 6666.
33 ¶ "When Your people 5971 Israel 3478 are defeated 5062 before 6440 an enemy 340, because 834 they have sinned 2398 against You, if they turn 7725 to You again 7725 and confess 3034 Your name 8034 and pray 6419 and make 2603 supplication 2603 to You in this 2088 house 1004,
34 then hear 8085 in heaven 8064, and forgive 5545 the sin 2403 of Your people 5971 Israel 3478, and bring 7725 them back 7725 to the land 127 which 834 You gave 5414 to their fathers 1.
35 ¶ "When the heavens 8064 are shut 6113 up and there is no 3808 rain 4306, because 3588 they have sinned 2398 against You, and they pray 6419 toward 413 this 2088 place 4725 and confess 3034 Your name 8034 and turn 7725 from their sin 2403 when 3588 You afflict 6031 them,
36 then hear 8085 in heaven 8064 and forgive 5545 the sin 2403 of Your servants 5650 and of Your people 5971 Israel 3478, indeed 3588, teach 3384 them the good 2896 way 1870 in which 834 they should walk 1980. And send 5414 rain 4306 on Your land 776, which 834 You have given 5414 Your people 5971 for an inheritance 5159.
37 ¶ "If 3588 there is famine 7458 in the land 776, if 3588 there is pestilence 1698, if 3588 there is blight 7711 {or} mildew 3420, locust 697 {or} grasshopper 2625, if 3588 their enemy 340 besieges 6887 them in the land 776 of their cities 8179, whatever 3605 plague 5061, whatever 3605 sickness 4245 {there is,}
38 whatever prayer 8605 or supplication 8467 is made 1961 by any 3605 man 120 {or} by all 3605 Your people 5971 Israel 3478, each 376 knowing 3045 the affliction 5061 of his own heart 3824, and spreading 6566 his hands 3709 toward 413 this 2088 house 1004;
39 then hear 8085 in heaven 8064 Your dwelling 3427 place 4349, and forgive 5545 and act 6213 and render 5414 to each 376 according to all 3605 his ways 1870, whose 834 heart 3824 You know 3045, for You alone 905 know 3045 the hearts 3824 of all 3605 the sons 1121 of men 120,
40 that they may fear 3372 You all 3605 the days 3117 that they live 2416 in the land 127 which 834 You have given 5414 to our fathers 1.
41 ¶ "Also 1571 concerning 413 the foreigner 5237 who 834 is not of Your people 5971 Israel 3478, when he comes 935 from a far 7350 country 776 for Your name's 8034 sake 4616
42 (for they will hear 8085 of Your great 1419 name 8034 and Your mighty 2389 hand 3027, and of Your outstretched 5186 arm 2220); when he comes 935 and prays 6419 toward 413 this 2088 house 1004,
43 hear 8085 in heaven 8064 Your dwelling 3427 place 4349, and do 6213 according to all 3605 for which 834 the foreigner 5237 calls 7121 to You, in order 4616 that all 3605 the peoples 5971 of the earth 776 may know 3045 Your name 8034, to fear 3372 You, as {do} Your people 5971 Israel 3478, and that they may know 3045 that this 2088 house 1004 which 834 I have built 1129 is called 7121 by Your name 8034.
44 ¶ "When 3588 Your people 5971 go 3318 out to battle 4421 against 5921 their enemy 340, by whatever 834 way 1870 You shall send 7971 them, and they pray 6419 to the LORD 3068 toward 1870 the city 5892 which 834 You have chosen 977 and the house 1004 which 834 I have built 1129 for Your name 8034,
45 then hear 8085 in heaven 8064 their prayer 8605 and their supplication 8467, and maintain 6213 their cause 4941.
46 ¶ "When 3588 they sin 2398 against You (for there 369 is no 369 man 120 who 834 does not sin 2398) and You are angry 599 with them and deliver 5414 them to an enemy 340, so that they take 7617 them away captive 7628 to the land 776 of the enemy 340, far 7350 off or 176 near 7138;
47 if they take 7725 thought 3820 in the land 776 where they have been taken 7617 captive 7628, and repent 7725 and make 2603 supplication 2603 to You in the land 776 of those who have taken 7617 them captive 7628, saying 559, 'We have sinned 2398 and have committed 5753 iniquity 5753, we have acted 7561 wickedly 7561';
48 if they return 7725 to You with all 3605 their heart 3824 and with all 3605 their soul 5315 in the land 776 of their enemies 340 who 834 have taken 7617 them captive 7628, and pray 6419 to You toward 1870 their land 776 which 834 You have given 5414 to their fathers 1, the city 5892 which 834 You have chosen 977, and the house 1004 which 834 I have built 1129 for Your name 8034;
49 then hear 8085 their prayer 8605 and their supplication 8467 in heaven 8064 Your dwelling 3427 place 4349, and maintain 6213 their cause 4941,
50 and forgive 5545 Your people 5971 who 834 have sinned 2398 against You and all 3605 their transgressions 6588 which 834 they have transgressed 6586 against You, and make 5414 them {objects of} compassion 7356 before 6440 those who have taken 7617 them captive 7628, that they may have 7355 compassion 7355 on them
51 (for they are Your people 5971 and Your inheritance 5159 which 834 You have brought 3318 forth 3318 from Egypt 4714, from the midst 8432 of the iron 1270 furnace 3564),
52 that Your eyes 5869 may be open 6605 to the supplication 8467 of Your servant 5650 and to the supplication 8467 of Your people 5971 Israel 3478, to listen 8085 to them whenever 3605 they call 7121 to You.
53 "For You have separated 914 them from all 3605 the peoples 5971 of the earth 776 as Your inheritance 5159, as You spoke 1696 through 3027 Moses 4872 Your servant 5650, when You brought 3318 our fathers 1 forth 3318 from Egypt 4714, O Lord 136 GOD 3068."
54

Solomon's Benediction

¶ When Solomon 8010 had finished 3615 praying 6419 this 2088 entire 3605 prayer 8605 and supplication 8467 to the LORD 3068, he arose 6965 from before 6440 the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068, from kneeling 3766 on his knees 1290 with his hands 3709 spread 6566 toward heaven 8064.
55 And he stood 5975 and blessed 1288 all 3605 the assembly 6951 of Israel 3478 with a loud 1419 voice 6963, saying 559:
56 ¶ "Blessed 1288 be the LORD 3068, who 834 has given 5414 rest 4496 to His people 5971 Israel 3478, according to all 3605 that He promised 1696; not one 259 word 1697 has failed 5307 of all 3605 His good 2896 promise 1697, which 834 He promised 1696 through 3027 Moses 4872 His servant 5650.
57 "May the LORD 3068 our God 430 be with us, as He was with our fathers 1; may He not leave 5800 us or forsake 5203 us,
58 that He may incline 5186 our hearts 3824 to Himself, to walk 1980 in all 3605 His ways 1870 and to keep 8104 His commandments 4687 and His statutes 2706 and His ordinances 4941, which 834 He commanded 6680 our fathers 1.
59 "And may these 428 words 1697 of mine, with which 834 I have made 2603 supplication 2603 before 6440 the LORD 3068, be near 7138 to the LORD 3068 our God 430 day 3119 and night 3915, that He may maintain 6213 the cause 4941 of His servant 5650 and the cause 4941 of His people 5971 Israel 3478, as each 3117 day 3117 requires 1697,
60 so 4616 that all 3605 the peoples 5971 of the earth 776 may know 3045 that the LORD 3068 is God 430; there 369 is no 369 one 369 else 5750.
61 "Let your heart 3824 therefore be wholly 8003 devoted 8003 to the LORD 3068 our God 430, to walk 1980 in His statutes 2706 and to keep 8104 His commandments 4687, as at this 2088 day 3117."
62

Dedicatory Sacrifices

¶ Now the king 4428 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him offered 2076 sacrifice 2077 before 6440 the LORD 3068.
63 Solomon 8010 offered 2076 for the sacrifice 2077 of peace 8002 offerings 8002, which 834 he offered 2076 to the LORD 3068, 22,000 oxen 1241 and 120,000 sheep 6629. So the king 4428 and all 3605 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 dedicated 2596 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.
64 On the same 1931 day 3117 the king 4428 consecrated 6942 the middle 8432 of the court 2691 that {was} before 6440 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, because 3588 there 8033 he offered 6213 the burnt 5930 offering 5930 and the grain offering 4503 and the fat 2459 of the peace 8002 offerings 8002; for the bronze 5178 altar 4196 that {was} before 6440 the LORD 3068 {was} too 4480 small 6996 to hold 3557 the burnt 5930 offering 5930 and the grain offering 4503 and the fat 2459 of the peace 8002 offerings 8002.
65 ¶ So Solomon 8010 observed 6213 the feast 2282 at that time 6256, and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him, a great 1419 assembly 6951 from the entrance 935 of Hamath 2574 to the brook 5158 of Egypt 4714, before 6440 the LORD 3068 our God 430, for seven 7651 days 3117 and seven 7651 {more} days 3117, {even} fourteen days 3117.
66 On the eighth 8066 day 3117 he sent 7971 the people 5971 away 7971 and they blessed 1288 the king 4428. Then they went 1980 to their tents 168 joyful 8056 and glad 2896 of heart 3820 for all 3605 the goodness 2899 that the LORD 3068 had shown 6213 to David 1732 His servant 5650 and to Israel 3478 His people 5971.

## Chapter 9

1

God's Promise and Warning

Now it came 1961 about when Solomon 8010 had finished 3615 building 1129 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and the king's 4428 house 1004, and all 3605 that Solomon 8010 desired to do 6213,
2 that the LORD 3068 appeared 7200 to Solomon 8010 a second 8145 time 8145, as He had appeared 7200 to him at Gibeon 1391.
3 The LORD 3068 said 559 to him, "I have heard 8085 your prayer 8605 and your supplication 8467, which 834 you have made 2603 before 6440 Me; I have consecrated 6942 this 2088 house 1004 which 834 you have built 1129 by putting 7760 My name 8034 there 8033 forever, and My eyes 5869 and My heart 3820 will be there 8033 perpetually.
4 "As for you, if 518 you will walk 1980 before 6440 Me as your father 1 David 1732 walked 1980, in integrity 8537 of heart 3824 and uprightness 3476, doing 6213 according to all 3605 that I have commanded 6680 you {and} will keep 8104 My statutes 2706 and My ordinances 4941,
5 then I will establish 6965 the throne 3678 of your kingdom 4467 over 5921 Israel 3478 forever 5769, just 3512 as I promised 1696 to your father 1 David 1732, saying 559, 'You shall not lack 3772 a man 376 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478.'
6 ¶ "But if 518 you or your sons 1121 indeed 7725 turn 7725 away 7725 from following 310 Me, and do not keep 8104 My commandments 4687 and My statutes 2708 which 834 I have set 5414 before 6440 you, and go 1980 and serve 5647 other 312 gods 430 and worship 7812 them,
7 then I will cut 3772 off 3772 Israel 3478 from the land 127 which 834 I have given 5414 them, and the house 1004 which 834 I have consecrated 6942 for My name 8034, I will cast 7971 out of My sight 6440. So Israel 3478 will become 1961 a proverb 4912 and a byword 8148 among all 3605 peoples 5971.
8 "And this 2088 house 1004 will become 1961 a heap 5945 of ruins 5945; everyone 3605 who passes 5674 by will be astonished 8074 and hiss 8319 and say 559, 'Why has the LORD 3068 done 6213 thus 3602 to this 2088 land 776 and to this 2088 house 1004?'
9 "And they will say 559, 'Because they forsook 5800 the LORD 3068 their God 430, who 834 brought 3318 their fathers 1 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714, and adopted 2388 other 312 gods 430 and worshiped 7812 them and served 5647 them, therefore the LORD 3068 has brought 935 all 3605 this 2088 adversity 7463 on them.'"
10

Cities Given to Hiram

¶ It came 1961 about at the end 7097 of twenty 6242 years 8141 in which 834 Solomon 8010 had built 1129 the two 8147 houses 1004, the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and the king's 4428 house 1004
11 (Hiram 2438 king 4428 of Tyre 6865 had supplied 5375 Solomon 8010 with cedar 730 and cypress 1265 timber 6086 and gold 2091 according to all 3605 his desire 2656), then 227 King 4428 Solomon 8010 gave 5414 Hiram 2438 twenty 6242 cities 5892 in the land 776 of Galilee 1551.
12 So Hiram 2438 came 3318 out from Tyre 6865 to see 7200 the cities 5892 which 834 Solomon 8010 had given 5414 him, and they did not please him.
13 He said 559, "What 4100 are these 428 cities 5892 which 834 you have given 5414 me, my brother 251?" So they were called 7121 the land 776 of Cabul 3521 to this 2088 day 3117.
14 And Hiram 2438 sent 7971 to the king 4428 120 talents 3603 of gold 2091.
15 ¶ Now this 2088 is the account 1697 of the forced 4522 labor 4522 which 834 King 4428 Solomon 8010 levied 5927 to build 1129 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, his own house 1004, the Millo 4407, the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389, Hazor 2674, Megiddo 4023, and Gezer 1507.
16 {For} Pharaoh 6547 king 4428 of Egypt 4714 had gone 5927 up and captured 3920 Gezer 1507 and burned 8313 it with fire 784, and killed 2026 the Canaanites 3669 who lived 3427 in the city 5892, and had given 5414 it {as} a dowry 7964 to his daughter 1323, Solomon's 8010 wife 802.
17 So Solomon 8010 rebuilt 1129 Gezer 1507 and the lower 8481 Beth-horon 1032
18 and Baalath 1191 and Tamar 8559 in the wilderness 4057, in the land 776 {of Judah,}
19 and all 3605 the storage 4543 cities 5892 which 834 Solomon 8010 had 1961, even the cities 5892 for his chariots 7393 and the cities 5892 for his horsemen 6571, and all 2837 that it pleased Solomon 8010 to build 1129 in Jerusalem 3389, in Lebanon 3844, and in all 3605 the land 776 under his rule 4475.
20 {As for} all 3605 the people 5971 who were left 3498 of the Amorites 567, the Hittites 2850, the Perizzites 6522, the Hivites 2340 and the Jebusites 2983, who 834 were not of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478,
21 their descendants 1121 who 834 were left 3498 after 310 them in the land 776 whom 834 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 were unable to destroy 2763 utterly 2763, from them Solomon 8010 levied 5927 forced 4522 laborers, even 5704 to this 2088 day 3117.
22 But Solomon 8010 did not make 5414 slaves 5650 of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; for they were men 376 of war 4421, his servants 5650, his princes 8269, his captains 7991, his chariot 7393 commanders 8269, and his horsemen 6571.
23 ¶ These 428 {were} the chief 8269 officers 5324 who 834 {were} over 5921 Solomon's 8010 work 4399, five 2568 hundred 3967 and fifty 2572, who ruled 7287 over the people 5971 doing 6213 the work 4399.
24 ¶ As soon 389 as Pharaoh's 6547 daughter 1323 came 5927 up from the city 5892 of David 1732 to her house 1004 which 834 {Solomon} had built 1129 for her, then 227 he built 1129 the Millo 4407.
25 ¶ Now three 7969 times 6471 in a year 8141 Solomon 8010 offered 5927 burnt 5930 offerings 5930 and peace 8002 offerings 8002 on the altar 4196 which 834 he built 1129 to the LORD 3068, burning 6999 incense 6999 with them {on the altar} which 834 {was} before 6440 the LORD 3068. So he finished 7999 the house 1004.
26 ¶ King 4428 Solomon 8010 also built 6213 a fleet 590 of ships 590 in Ezion-geber 6100, which 834 is near 854 Eloth 359 on the shore 8193 of the Red Sea 3220, in the land 776 of Edom 112.
27 And Hiram 2438 sent 7971 his servants 5650 with the fleet 590, sailors who knew 3045 the sea 3220, along 5973 with the servants 5650 of Solomon 8010.
28 They went 935 to Ophir 211 and took 3947 four 702 hundred 3967 and twenty 6242 talents 3603 of gold 2091 from there 8033, and brought 935 {it} to King 4428 Solomon 8010.

## Chapter 10

1

The Queen of Sheba

Now when the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 heard 8085 about the fame 8088 of Solomon 8010 concerning the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, she came 935 to test 5254 him with difficult 2420 questions 2420.
2 So she came 935 to Jerusalem 3389 with a very 3966 large 3515 retinue 2428, with camels 1581 carrying 5375 spices 1314 and very 3966 much 7227 gold 2091 and precious 3368 stones 68. When she came 935 to Solomon 8010, she spoke 1696 with him about all 3605 that was in her heart 3824.
3 Solomon 8010 answered 5046 all 3605 her questions 1697; nothing was hidden 5956 from the king 4428 which 834 he did not explain 5046 to her.
4 When the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 perceived 7200 all 3605 the wisdom 2451 of Solomon 8010, the house 1004 that he had built 1129,
5 the food 3978 of his table 7979, the seating 4186 of his servants 5650, the attendance 4612 of his waiters 8334 and their attire 4403, his cupbearers 4945, and his stairway 5930 by which 834 he went 5927 up to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, there was no 3808 more 5750 spirit 7307 in her.
6 Then she said 559 to the king 4428, "It was a true 571 report 1697 which 834 I heard 8085 in my own land 776 about 5921 your words 1697 and your wisdom 2451.
7 "Nevertheless I did not believe 539 the reports 1697, until I came 935 and my eyes 5869 had seen 7200 it. And behold 2009, the half 2677 was not told 5046 me. You exceed 3254 {in} wisdom 2451 and prosperity 2896 the report 8052 which 834 I heard 8085.
8 "How blessed 835 are your men 376, how blessed 835 are these 428 your servants 5650 who stand 5975 before 6440 you continually 8548 {and} hear 8085 your wisdom 2451.
9 "Blessed 1288 be the LORD 3068 your God 430 who 834 delighted 2654 in you to set 5414 you on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478; because the LORD 3068 loved 157 Israel 3478 forever 5769, therefore He made 7760 you king 4428, to do 6213 justice 4941 and righteousness 6666."
10 She gave 5414 the king 4428 a hundred 3967 and twenty 6242 talents 3603 of gold 2091, and a very 3966 great 7235 {amount} of spices 1314 and precious 3368 stones 68. Never 3808 again 5750 did such 1931 abundance 7230 of spices 1314 come 935 in as that which 834 the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 gave 5414 King 4428 Solomon 8010.
11 ¶ Also 1571 the ships 590 of Hiram 2438, which 834 brought 5375 gold 2091 from Ophir 211, brought 935 in from Ophir 211 a very 3966 great 7235 {number of} almug 484 trees 6086 and precious 3368 stones 68.
12 The king 4428 made 6213 of the almug 484 trees 6086 supports 4552 for the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and for the king's 4428 house 1004, also lyres 3658 and harps 5035 for the singers 7891; such 3651 almug 484 trees 6086 have not come 935 in {again} nor 3808 have they been seen 7200 to this 2088 day 3117.
13 ¶ King 4428 Solomon 8010 gave 5414 to the queen 4436 of Sheba 7614 all 3605 her desire 2656 which 834 she requested 7592, besides what 834 he gave 5414 her according to his royal 4428 bounty 3027. Then she turned 6437 and went 1980 to her own land 776 together with her servants 5650.
14

Wealth, Splendor and Wisdom

¶ Now the weight 4948 of gold 2091 which 834 came 935 in to Solomon 8010 in one 259 year 8141 was 666 talents 3603 of gold 2091,
15 besides {that} from the traders and the wares 4536 of the merchants 7402 and all 3605 the kings 4428 of the Arabs 6152 and the governors 6346 of the country 776.
16 King 4428 Solomon 8010 made 6213 200 3967 large 6793 shields 6793 of beaten 7819 gold 2091, using 5927 600 {shekels of} gold 2091 on each 259 large 6793 shield 6793.
17 {He made} 300 shields 4043 of beaten 7819 gold 2091, using 5927 three 7969 minas 4488 of gold 2091 on each 259 shield 4043, and the king 4428 put 5414 them in the house 1004 of the forest 3293 of Lebanon 3844.
18 Moreover, the king 4428 made 6213 a great 1419 throne 3678 of ivory 8127 and overlaid 6823 it with refined 6338 gold 2091.
19 {There were} six 8337 steps 4609 to the throne 3678 and a round 5696 top 7218 to the throne 3678 at its rear 310, and arms 3027 on each 3117 side 2088 of the seat, and two 8147 lions 738 standing 5975 beside 681 the arms 3027.
20 Twelve lions 738 were standing 5975 there 8033 on the six 8337 steps 4609 on the one 2088 side 2088 and on the other 2088; nothing 3808 like 3651 {it} was made 6213 for any 3605 other kingdom 4467.
21 All 3605 King 4428 Solomon's 8010 drinking 4945 vessels 3627 {were} of gold 2091, and all 3605 the vessels 3627 of the house 1004 of the forest 3293 of Lebanon 3844 {were} of pure 5462 gold 2091. None 369 was of silver 3701; it was not considered 2803 valuable 3972 in the days 3117 of Solomon 8010.
22 For the king 4428 had at sea 3220 the ships 590 of Tarshish 8659 with the ships 590 of Hiram 2438; once 259 every three 7969 years 8141 the ships 590 of Tarshish 8659 came 935 bringing 5375 gold 2091 and silver 3701, ivory 8143 and apes 6971 and peacocks 8500.
23 ¶ So King 4428 Solomon 8010 became 1431 greater 1431 than 4480 all 3605 the kings 4428 of the earth 776 in riches 6239 and in wisdom 2451.
24 All 3605 the earth 776 was seeking 1245 the presence 6440 of Solomon 8010, to hear 8085 his wisdom 2451 which 834 God 430 had put 5414 in his heart 3820.
25 They brought 935 every 376 man 376 his gift 4503, articles 3627 of silver 3701 and gold 2091, garments 8008, weapons 5402, spices 1314, horses 5483, and mules 6505, so 1697 much 1697 year 8141 by year 8141.
26 ¶ Now Solomon 8010 gathered 622 chariots 7393 and horsemen 6571; and he had 1961 1,400 chariots 7393 and 12,000 horsemen 6571, and he stationed 5148 them in the chariot 7393 cities 5892 and with the king 4428 in Jerusalem 3389.
27 The king 4428 made 5414 silver 3701 {as common} as stones 68 in Jerusalem 3389, and he made 5414 cedars 730 as plentiful 7230 as sycamore 8256 trees 8256 that are in the lowland 8219.
28 Also Solomon's 8010 import 4161 of horses 5483 was from Egypt 4714 and Kue 6961, {and} the king's 4428 merchants 5503 procured 3947 {them} from Kue 6961 for a price 4242.
29 A chariot 4818 was imported from Egypt 4714 for 600 {shekels} of silver 3701, and a horse 5483 for 150; and by the same 3651 means they exported 3318 them to all 3605 the kings 4428 of the Hittites 2850 and to the kings 4428 of the Arameans 758.

## Chapter 11

1

Solomon Turns from God

Now King 4428 Solomon 8010 loved 157 many 7227 foreign 5237 women 802 along with the daughter 1323 of Pharaoh 6547: Moabite 4125, Ammonite 5984, Edomite 130, Sidonian 6722, and Hittite 2850 women 802,
2 from the nations 1471 concerning which 834 the LORD 3068 had said 559 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, "You shall not associate 935 with them, nor 3808 shall they associate 935 with you, {for} they will surely 403 turn 5186 your heart 3824 away 5186 after 310 their gods 430." Solomon 8010 held 1692 fast 1692 to these 1992 in love 157.
3 He had 1961 seven 7651 hundred 3967 wives 802, princesses 8282, and three 7969 hundred 3967 concubines 6370, and his wives 802 turned 5186 his heart 3820 away 5186.
4 For when 6256 Solomon 8010 was old 2209, his wives 802 turned 5186 his heart 3824 away 5186 after 310 other 312 gods 430; and his heart 3824 was not wholly 8003 devoted 8003 to the LORD 3068 his God 430, as the heart 3824 of David 1732 his father 1 {had been.}
5 For Solomon 8010 went 1980 after 310 Ashtoreth 6252 the goddess 430 of the Sidonians 6722 and after 310 Milcom 4445 the detestable 8251 idol 8251 of the Ammonites 5984.
6 Solomon 8010 did 6213 what 7451 was evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and did not follow 310 the LORD 3068 fully 4390, as David 1732 his father 1 {had done.}
7 Then 227 Solomon 8010 built 1129 a high 1116 place 1116 for Chemosh 3645 the detestable 8251 idol 8251 of Moab 4124, on the mountain 2022 which 834 is east of Jerusalem 3389, and for Molech 4432 the detestable 8251 idol 8251 of the sons 1121 of Ammon 5983.
8 Thus 3651 also he did 6213 for all 3605 his foreign 5237 wives 802, who burned 6999 incense 6999 and sacrificed 2076 to their gods 430.
9 ¶ Now the LORD 3068 was angry 599 with Solomon 8010 because 3588 his heart 3824 was turned 5186 away 5186 from the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, who had appeared 7200 to him twice 6471,
10 and had commanded 6680 him concerning 5921 this 2088 thing 1697, that he should not go 1980 after 310 other 312 gods 430; but he did not observe 8104 what 834 the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680.
11 So the LORD 3068 said 559 to Solomon 8010, "Because you have done this 2088, and you have not kept 8104 My covenant 1285 and My statutes 2708, which 834 I have commanded 6680 you, I will surely 7167 tear 7167 the kingdom 4467 from you, and will give 5414 it to your servant 5650.
12 "Nevertheless 389 I will not do 6213 it in your days 3117 for the sake 4616 of your father 1 David 1732, {but} I will tear 7167 it out of the hand 3027 of your son 1121.
13 "However 7534, I will not tear 7167 away 7167 all 3605 the kingdom 4467, {but} I will give 5414 one 259 tribe 7626 to your son 1121 for the sake 4616 of My servant 5650 David 1732 and for the sake 4616 of Jerusalem 3389 which 834 I have chosen 977."
14

God Raises Adversaries

¶ Then the LORD 3068 raised 6965 up an adversary 7854 to Solomon 8010, Hadad 1908 the Edomite 130; he was of the royal 4428 line 2233 in Edom 112.
15 For it came 1961 about, when David 1732 was in Edom 112, and Joab 3097 the commander 8269 of the army 6635 had gone 5927 up to bury 6912 the slain 2491, and had struck 5221 down 5221 every 3605 male 2145 in Edom 112
16 (for Joab 3097 and all 3605 Israel 3478 stayed 3427 there 8033 six 8337 months 2320, until 5704 he had cut 3772 off 3772 every 3605 male 2145 in Edom 112),
17 that Hadad 1908 fled 1272 to Egypt 4714, he and certain 376 Edomites 130 of his father's 1 servants 5650 with him, while Hadad 1908 {was} a young 6996 boy 5288.
18 They arose 6965 from Midian 4080 and came 935 to Paran 6290; and they took 3947 men 376 with them from Paran 6290 and came 935 to Egypt 4714, to Pharaoh 6547 king 4428 of Egypt 4714, who gave 5414 him a house 1004 and assigned 559 him food 3899 and gave 5414 him land 776.
19 Now Hadad 1908 found 4672 great 3966 favor 2580 before 5869 Pharaoh 6547, so that he gave 5414 him in marriage 802 the sister 269 of his own wife 802, the sister 269 of Tahpenes 8472 the queen 1377.
20 The sister 269 of Tahpenes 8472 bore 3205 his son 1121 Genubath 1592, whom Tahpenes 8472 weaned 1580 in Pharaoh's 6547 house 1004; and Genubath 1592 was in Pharaoh's 6547 house 1004 among 8432 the sons 1121 of Pharaoh 6547.
21 But when Hadad 1908 heard 8085 in Egypt 4714 that David 1732 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and that Joab 3097 the commander 8269 of the army 6635 was dead 4191, Hadad 1908 said 559 to Pharaoh 6547, "Send 7971 me away 7971, that I may go 1980 to my own country 776."
22 Then Pharaoh 6547 said 559 to him, "But what 4100 have you lacked 2638 with me, that behold 2009, you are seeking 1245 to go 1980 to your own country 776?" And he answered 559, "Nothing 3808; nevertheless 3588 you must surely 7971 let 7971 me go 7971."
23 ¶ God 430 also raised 6965 up {another} adversary 7854 to him, Rezon 7331 the son 1121 of Eliada 450, who 834 had fled 1272 from his lord 113 Hadadezer 1909 king 4428 of Zobah 6678.
24 He gathered 6908 men 376 to himself and became 1961 leader 8269 of a marauding 1416 band 1416, after David 1732 slew 2026 them of {Zobah;} and they went 1980 to Damascus 1834 and stayed 3427 there, and reigned 4427 in Damascus 1834.
25 So he was an adversary 7854 to Israel 3478 all 3605 the days 3117 of Solomon 8010, along with the evil 7463 that Hadad 1908 {did;} and he abhorred 6973 Israel 3478 and reigned 4427 over 5921 Aram 758.
26 ¶ Then Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, an Ephraimite 673 of Zeredah 6868, Solomon's 8010 servant 5650, whose mother's 517 name 8034 was Zeruah 6871, a widow 490, also rebelled against the king 4428.
27 Now this 2088 was the reason 1697 why 834 he rebelled against the king 4428: Solomon 8010 built 1129 the Millo 4407, {and} closed 5462 up the breach 6556 of the city 5892 of his father 1 David 1732.
28 Now the man 376 Jeroboam 3379 was a valiant 2428 warrior 1368, and when Solomon 8010 saw 7200 that the young 5288 man 5288 was industrious, he appointed 6485 him over all 3605 the forced 5447 labor 5447 of the house 1004 of Joseph 3130.
29 It came 1961 about at that time 6256, when Jeroboam 3379 went 3318 out of Jerusalem 3389, that the prophet 5030 Ahijah 281 the Shilonite 7888 found 4672 him on the road 1870. Now Ahijah had clothed 3680 himself with a new 2319 cloak 8008; and both 8147 of them were alone 905 in the field 7704.
30 Then Ahijah 281 took 8610 hold 8610 of the new 2319 cloak 8008 which 834 was on him and tore 7167 it into twelve pieces 7168.
31 He said 559 to Jeroboam 3379, "Take 3947 for yourself ten 6235 pieces 7168; for thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478, 'Behold 2009, I will tear 7167 the kingdom 4467 out of the hand 3027 of Solomon 8010 and give 5414 you ten 6235 tribes 7626
32 (but he will have 1961 one 259 tribe 7626, for the sake 4616 of My servant 5650 David 1732 and for the sake 4616 of Jerusalem 3389, the city 5892 which 834 I have chosen 977 from all 3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478),
33 because they have forsaken 5800 Me, and have worshiped 7812 Ashtoreth 6252 the goddess 430 of the Sidonians 6722, Chemosh 3645 the god 430 of Moab 4124, and Milcom 4445 the god 430 of the sons 1121 of Ammon 5983; and they have not walked 1980 in My ways 1870, doing 6213 what 3477 is right 3477 in My sight 5869 and {observing} My statutes 2708 and My ordinances 4941, as his father 1 David 1732 {did.}
34 'Nevertheless I will not take 3947 the whole 3605 kingdom 4467 out of his hand 3027, but I will make 7896 him ruler 5387 all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425, for the sake 4616 of My servant 5650 David 1732 whom 834 I chose 977, who 834 observed 8104 My commandments 4687 and My statutes 2708;
35 but I will take 3947 the kingdom 4410 from his son's 1121 hand 3027 and give 5414 it to you, {even} ten 6235 tribes 7626.
36 'But to his son 1121 I will give 5414 one 259 tribe 7626, that My servant 5650 David 1732 may have 1961 a lamp 5215 always before 6440 Me in Jerusalem 3389, the city 5892 where I have chosen 977 for Myself to put 7760 My name 8034.
37 'I will take 3947 you, and you shall reign 4427 over whatever you desire 183, and you shall be king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478.
38 'Then it will be, that if 518 you listen 8085 to all 3605 that I command 6680 you and walk 1980 in My ways 1870, and do 6213 what 3477 is right 3477 in My sight 5869 by observing 8104 My statutes 2708 and My commandments 4687, as My servant 5650 David 1732 did 6213, then I will be with you and build 1129 you an enduring 539 house 1004 as I built 1129 for David 1732, and I will give 5414 Israel 3478 to you.
39 'Thus I will afflict 6031 the descendants 2233 of David 1732 for this 2088, but not always.'"
40 Solomon 8010 sought 1245 therefore to put 4191 Jeroboam 3379 to death 4191; but Jeroboam 3379 arose 6965 and fled 1272 to Egypt 4714 to Shishak 7895 king 4428 of Egypt 4714, and he was in Egypt 4714 until 5704 the death 4194 of Solomon 8010.
41

The Death of Solomon

¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Solomon 8010 and whatever he did 6213, and his wisdom 2451, are they not written 3789 in the book 5612 of the acts 1697 of Solomon 8010?
42 Thus the time 3117 that Solomon 8010 reigned 4427 in Jerusalem 3389 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478 was forty 705 years 8141.
43 And Solomon 8010 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in the city 5892 of his father 1 David 1732, and his son 1121 Rehoboam 7346 reigned 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 12

1

King Rehoboam Acts Foolishly

Then Rehoboam 7346 went 1980 to Shechem 7927, for all 3605 Israel 3478 had come 935 to Shechem 7927 to make 4427 him king 4427.
2 Now when Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028 heard 8085 {of it,} he was living 3427 in Egypt 4714 (for he was yet 5750 in Egypt 4714, where 834 he had fled 1272 from the presence 6440 of King 4428 Solomon 8010).
3 Then they sent 7971 and called 7121 him, and Jeroboam 3379 and all 3605 the assembly 6951 of Israel 3478 came 935 and spoke 1696 to Rehoboam 7346, saying 559,
4 "Your father 1 made 7185 our yoke 5923 hard 7185; now 6258 therefore lighten 7043 the hard 7186 service 5656 of your father 1 and his heavy 3515 yoke 5923 which 834 he put 5414 on us, and we will serve 5647 you."
5 Then he said 559 to them, "Depart 1980 for three 7969 days 3117, then return 7725 to me." So the people 5971 departed 1980.
6 ¶ King 4428 Rehoboam 7346 consulted 3289 with the elders 2205 who 834 had 1961 served his father 1 Solomon 8010 while he was still alive 2416, saying 559, "How 349 do you counsel 3289 {me} to answer this 2088 people 5971?"
7 Then they spoke 1696 to him, saying 559, "If 518 you will be a servant 5650 to this 2088 people 5971 today 3117, and will serve 5647 them and grant 6030 them their petition 6030, and speak 1696 good 2896 words 1697 to them, then they will be your servants 5650 forever."
8 But he forsook 5800 the counsel 6098 of the elders 2205 which 834 they had given 3289 him, and consulted 3289 with the young 3206 men 3206 who 834 grew 1431 up with him and served him.
9 So he said 559 to them, "What 4100 counsel 3289 do you give 3289 that we may answer this 2088 people 5971 who 834 have spoken 1696 to me, saying 559, 'Lighten 7043 the yoke 5923 which 834 your father 1 put 5414 on us'?"
10 The young 3206 men 3206 who 834 grew 1431 up with him spoke 1696 to him, saying 559, "Thus 3541 you shall say 559 to this 2088 people 5971 who 834 spoke 1696 to you, saying 559, 'Your father 1 made 3513 our yoke 5923 heavy 3513, now you make 7043 it lighter 7043 for us!' But you shall speak 1696 to them, 'My little 6995 finger 6995 is thicker 5666 than 4480 my father's 1 loins 4975!
11 'Whereas 6258 my father 1 loaded 6006 you with a heavy 3515 yoke 5923, I will add 3254 to your yoke 5923; my father 1 disciplined 3256 you with whips 7752, but I will discipline 3256 you with scorpions 6137.'"
12 ¶ Then Jeroboam 3379 and all 3605 the people 5971 came 935 to Rehoboam 7346 on the third 7992 day 3117 as the king 4428 had directed 1696, saying 559, "Return 7725 to me on the third 7992 day 3117."
13 The king 4428 answered 6030 the people 5971 harshly 7186, for he forsook 5800 the advice 6098 of the elders 2205 which 834 they had given 3289 him,
14 and he spoke 1696 to them according to the advice 6098 of the young 3206 men 3206, saying 559, "My father 1 made 3513 your yoke 5923 heavy 3513, but I will add 3254 to your yoke 5923; my father 1 disciplined 3256 you with whips 7752, but I will discipline 3256 you with scorpions 6137."
15 So the king 4428 did not listen 8085 to the people 5971; for it was a turn 5438 {of events} from the LORD 3068, that He might establish 6965 His word 1697, which 834 the LORD 3068 spoke 1696 through 3027 Ahijah 281 the Shilonite 7888 to Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028.
16

The Kingdom Divided; Jeroboam Rules Israel

¶ When all 3605 Israel 3478 {saw} that the king 4428 did not listen 8085 to them, the people 5971 answered 7725 the king 4428, saying 559, "What 4100 portion 2506 do we have in David 1732? {We have} no 3808 inheritance 5159 in the son 1121 of Jesse 3448; To your tents 168, O Israel 3478! Now 6258 look 7200 after your own house 1004, David 1732!" So Israel 3478 departed 1980 to their tents 168.
17 But as for the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 who lived 3427 in the cities 5892 of Judah 3063, Rehoboam 7346 reigned 4427 over 5921 them.
18 Then King 4428 Rehoboam 7346 sent 7971 Adoram 151, who 834 was over 5921 the forced 4522 labor 4522, and all 3605 Israel 3478 stoned 7275 him to death 4191. And King 4428 Rehoboam 7346 made 553 haste 553 to mount 5927 his chariot 4818 to flee 5127 to Jerusalem 3389.
19 So Israel 3478 has been in rebellion 6586 against the house 1004 of David 1732 to this 2088 day 3117.
20 ¶ It came 1961 about when all 3605 Israel 3478 heard 8085 that Jeroboam 3379 had returned 7725, that they sent 7971 and called 7121 him to the assembly 5712 and made 4427 him king 4427 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478. None 3808 but the tribe 7626 of Judah 3063 followed 310 the house 1004 of David 1732.
21 ¶ Now when Rehoboam 7346 had come 935 to Jerusalem 3389, he assembled 6950 all 3605 the house 1004 of Judah 3063 and the tribe 7626 of Benjamin 1144, 180,000 chosen 977 men who were warriors 4421, to fight 3898 against 5973 the house 1004 of Israel 3478 to restore 7725 the kingdom 4410 to Rehoboam 7346 the son 1121 of Solomon 8010.
22 But the word 1697 of God 430 came 1961 to Shemaiah 8098 the man 376 of God 430, saying 559,
23 "Speak 559 to Rehoboam 7346 the son 1121 of Solomon 8010, king 4428 of Judah 3063, and to all 3605 the house 1004 of Judah 3063 and Benjamin 1144 and to the rest 3499 of the people 5971, saying 559,
24 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "You must not go 5927 up and fight 3898 against 5973 your relatives 251 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; return 7725 every 376 man 376 to his house 1004, for this 2088 thing 1697 has come 1961 from Me."'" So they listened 8085 to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, and returned 7725 and went 1980 {their way} according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.
25

Jeroboam's Idolatry

¶ Then Jeroboam 3379 built 1129 Shechem 7927 in the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669, and lived 3427 there. And he went 3318 out from there 8033 and built 1129 Penuel 6439.
26 Jeroboam 3379 said 559 in his heart 3820, "Now 6258 the kingdom 4467 will return 7725 to the house 1004 of David 1732.
27 "If 518 this 2088 people 5971 go 5927 up to offer 6213 sacrifices 2077 in the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 at Jerusalem 3389, then the heart 3820 of this 2088 people 5971 will return 7725 to their lord 113, {even} to Rehoboam 7346 king 4428 of Judah 3063; and they will kill 2026 me and return 7725 to Rehoboam 7346 king 4428 of Judah 3063."
28 So the king 4428 consulted 3289, and made 6213 two 8147 golden 2091 calves 5695, and he said 559 to them, "It is too 4480 much 7227 for you to go 5927 up to Jerusalem 3389; behold 2009 your gods 430, O Israel 3478, that brought 5927 you up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714."
29 He set 7760 one 259 in Bethel 1008, and the other 259 he put 5414 in Dan 1835.
30 Now this 2088 thing 1697 became 1961 a sin 2403, for the people 5971 went 1980 {to worship} before 6440 the one 259 as far 5704 as Dan 1835.
31 And he made 6213 houses 1004 on high 1116 places 1116, and made 6213 priests 3548 from among all 7098 the people 5971 who 834 were not of the sons 1121 of Levi 3878.
32 Jeroboam 3379 instituted 6213 a feast 2282 in the eighth 8066 month 2320 on the fifteenth day 3117 of the month 2320, like the feast 2282 which 834 is in Judah 3063, and he went 5927 up to the altar 4196; thus 3651 he did 6213 in Bethel 1008, sacrificing 2076 to the calves 5695 which 834 he had made 6213. And he stationed 5975 in Bethel 1008 the priests 3548 of the high 1116 places 1116 which 834 he had made 6213.
33 Then he went 5927 up to the altar 4196 which 834 he had made 6213 in Bethel 1008 on the fifteenth day 3117 in the eighth 8066 month 2320, even in the month 2320 which 834 he had devised 908 in his own heart 3820; and he instituted 6213 a feast 2282 for the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 and went 5927 up to the altar 4196 to burn 6999 incense 6999.

## Chapter 13

1

Jeroboam Warned, Stricken

Now behold 2009, there came 935 a man 376 of God 430 from Judah 3063 to Bethel 1008 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, while Jeroboam 3379 was standing 5975 by the altar 4196 to burn 6999 incense 6999.
2 He cried 7121 against 5921 the altar 4196 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, and said 559, "O altar 4196, altar 4196, thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Behold 2009, a son 1121 shall be born 3205 to the house 1004 of David 1732, Josiah 2977 by name 8034; and on you he shall sacrifice 2076 the priests 3548 of the high 1116 places 1116 who burn 6999 incense 6999 on you, and human 120 bones 6106 shall be burned 8313 on you.'"
3 Then he gave 5414 a sign 4159 the same 1931 day 3117, saying 559, "This 2088 is the sign 4159 which 834 the LORD 3068 has spoken 1696, 'Behold 2009, the altar 4196 shall be split 7167 apart 7167 and the ashes 1880 which 834 are on it shall be poured 8210 out.'"
4 Now when the king 4428 heard 8085 the saying 1697 of the man 376 of God 430, which 834 he cried 7121 against 5921 the altar 4196 in Bethel 1008, Jeroboam 3379 stretched 7971 out his hand 3027 from the altar 4196, saying 559, "Seize 8610 him." But his hand 3027 which 834 he stretched 7971 out against 5921 him dried 3001 up, so that he could 3201 not draw 7725 it back 7725 to himself.
5 The altar 4196 also was split 7167 apart 7167 and the ashes 1880 were poured 8210 out from the altar 4196, according to the sign 4159 which 834 the man 376 of God 430 had given 5414 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.
6 The king 4428 said 559 to the man 376 of God 430, "Please 4994 entreat 2470 the LORD 3068 your God 430, and pray 6419 for me, that my hand 3027 may be restored 7725 to me." So the man 376 of God 430 entreated 2470 the LORD 3068, and the king's 4428 hand 3027 was restored 7725 to him, and it became 1961 as it was before 7223.
7 Then the king 4428 said 1696 to the man 376 of God 430, "Come 935 home 1004 with me and refresh 5582 yourself, and I will give 5414 you a reward 4991."
8 But the man 376 of God 430 said 559 to the king 4428, "If 518 you were to give 5414 me half 2677 your house 1004 I would not go 935 with you, nor 3808 would I eat 398 bread 3899 or drink 8354 water 4325 in this 2088 place 4725.
9 "For so 3651 it was commanded 6680 me by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, 'You shall eat 398 no 3808 bread 3899, nor 3808 drink 8354 water 4325, nor 3808 return 7725 by the way 1870 which 834 you came 1980.'"
10 So he went 1980 another 312 way 1870 and did not return 7725 by the way 1870 which 834 he came 935 to Bethel 1008.
11

The Disobedient Prophet

¶ Now an old 2205 prophet 5030 was living 3427 in Bethel 1008; and his sons 1121 came 935 and told 5608 him all 3605 the deeds 4639 which 834 the man 376 of God 430 had done 6213 that day 3117 in Bethel 1008; the words 1697 which 834 he had spoken 1696 to the king 4428, these also they related 5608 to their father 1.
12 Their father 1 said 1696 to them, "Which way 1870 did he go 1980?" Now his sons 1121 had seen 7200 the way 1870 which 834 the man 376 of God 430 who 834 came 935 from Judah 3063 had gone 1980.
13 Then he said 559 to his sons 1121, "Saddle 2280 the donkey 2543 for me." So they saddled 2280 the donkey 2543 for him and he rode 7392 away on it.
14 So he went 1980 after 310 the man 376 of God 430 and found 4672 him sitting 3427 under 8478 an oak 424; and he said 559 to him, "Are you the man 376 of God 430 who 834 came 935 from Judah 3063?" And he said 559, "I am."
15 Then he said 559 to him, "Come 1980 home 1004 with me and eat 398 bread 3899."
16 He said 559, "I cannot return 7725 with you, nor 3808 go 935 with you, nor 3808 will I eat 398 bread 3899 or drink 8354 water 4325 with you in this 2088 place 4725.
17 "For a command 1697 {came} to me by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, 'You shall eat 398 no 3808 bread 3899, nor 3808 drink 8354 water 4325 there 8033; do not return 7725 by going 1980 the way 1870 which 834 you came 1980.'"
18 He said 559 to him, "I also 1571 am a prophet 5030 like 3644 you, and an angel 4397 spoke 1696 to me by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, saying 559, 'Bring 7725 him back 7725 with you to your house 1004, that he may eat 398 bread 3899 and drink 8354 water 4325.'" {But} he lied 3584 to him.
19 So he went 7725 back 7725 with him, and ate 398 bread 3899 in his house 1004 and drank 8354 water 4325.
20 ¶ Now it came 1961 about, as they were sitting 3427 down 3427 at the table 7979, that the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to the prophet 5030 who 834 had brought 7725 him back 7725;
21 and he cried 7121 to the man 376 of God 430 who 834 came 935 from Judah 3063, saying 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Because you have disobeyed 4784 the command 6310 of the LORD 3068, and have not observed 8104 the commandment 4687 which 834 the LORD 3068 your God 430 commanded 6680 you,
22 but have returned 7725 and eaten 398 bread 3899 and drunk 8354 water 4325 in the place 4725 of which 834 He said 1696 to you, "Eat 398 no 408 bread 3899 and drink 8354 no 408 water 4325"; your body 5038 shall not come 935 to the grave 6913 of your fathers 1.'"
23 It came 1961 about after 310 he had eaten 398 bread 3899 and after 310 he had drunk 8354, that he saddled 2280 the donkey 2543 for him, for the prophet 5030 whom 834 he had brought 7725 back 7725.
24 Now when he had gone 1980, a lion 743 met 4672 him on the way 1870 and killed 4191 him, and his body 5038 was thrown 7993 on the road 1870, with the donkey 2543 standing 5975 beside 681 it; the lion 743 also was standing 5975 beside 681 the body 5038.
25 And behold 2009, men 376 passed 5674 by and saw 7200 the body 5038 thrown 7993 on the road 1870, and the lion 743 standing 5975 beside 681 the body 5038; so they came 935 and told 1696 {it} in the city 5892 where 834 the old 2205 prophet 5030 lived 3427.
26 ¶ Now when the prophet 5030 who 834 brought 7725 him back 7725 from the way 1870 heard 8085 {it,} he said 559, "It is the man 376 of God 430, who 834 disobeyed 4784 the command 6310 of the LORD 3068; therefore the LORD 3068 has given 5414 him to the lion 743, which has torn 7665 him and killed 4191 him, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He spoke 1696 to him."
27 Then he spoke 1696 to his sons 1121, saying 559, "Saddle 2280 the donkey 2543 for me." And they saddled 2280 {it.}
28 He went 1980 and found 4672 his body 5038 thrown 7993 on the road 1870 with the donkey 2543 and the lion 743 standing 5975 beside 681 the body 5038; the lion 743 had not eaten 398 the body 5038 nor 3808 torn 7665 the donkey 2543.
29 So the prophet 5030 took 5375 up the body 5038 of the man 376 of God 430 and laid 5117 it on the donkey 2543 and brought 7725 it back 7725, and he came 935 to the city 5892 of the old 2205 prophet 5030 to mourn 5594 and to bury 6912 him.
30 He laid 5117 his body 5038 in his own grave 6913, and they mourned 5594 over 5921 him, {saying,} "Alas 1945, my brother 251!"
31 After 310 he had buried 6912 him, he spoke 559 to his sons 1121, saying 559, "When I die 4191, bury 6912 me in the grave 6913 in which 834 the man 376 of God 430 is buried 6912; lay 5117 my bones 6106 beside 681 his bones 6106.
32 "For the thing 1697 shall surely 1961 come 1961 to pass 1961 which 834 he cried 7121 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 against 5921 the altar 4196 in Bethel 1008 and against 5921 all 3605 the houses 1004 of the high 1116 places 1116 which 834 are in the cities 5892 of Samaria 8111."
33 ¶ After 310 this 2088 event 1697 Jeroboam 3379 did not return 7725 from his evil 7451 way 1870, but again 7725 he made 6213 priests 3548 of the high 1116 places 1116 from among all 7098 the people 5971; any who would 2655, he ordained, to be priests 3548 of the high 1116 places 1116.
34 This 2088 event 1697 became 1961 sin 2403 to the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379, even to blot 3582 {it} out and destroy 8045 {it} from off 5921 the face 6440 of the earth 127.

## Chapter 14

1

Ahijah Prophesies against the King

At that time 6256 Abijah 29 the son 1121 of Jeroboam 3379 became 2470 sick 2470.
2 Jeroboam 3379 said 559 to his wife 802, "Arise 6965 now 4994, and disguise 8132 yourself so that they will not know 3045 that you are the wife 802 of Jeroboam 3379, and go 1980 to Shiloh 7887; behold 2009, Ahijah 281 the prophet 5030 is there 8033, who 1931 spoke 1696 concerning 5921 me {that I would be} king 4428 over 5921 this 2088 people 5971.
3 "Take 3947 ten 6235 loaves 3899 with you, {some} cakes 5350 and a jar 1228 of honey 1706, and go 935 to him. He will tell 5046 you what 4100 will happen 1961 to the boy 5288."
4 ¶ Jeroboam's 3379 wife 802 did 6213 so 3651, and arose 6965 and went 1980 to Shiloh 7887, and came 935 to the house 1004 of Ahijah 281. Now Ahijah 281 could 3201 not see 7200, for his eyes 5869 were dim 6965 because 4480 of his age 7869.
5 Now the LORD 3068 had said 559 to Ahijah 281, "Behold 2009, the wife 802 of Jeroboam 3379 is coming 935 to inquire 1875 of you concerning 413 her son 1121, for he is sick 2470. You shall say 1696 thus 2090 and thus 2088 to her, for it will be when she arrives 935 that she will pretend 5235 to be another 5235 woman 5235."
6 ¶ When Ahijah 281 heard 8085 the sound 6963 of her feet 7272 coming 935 in the doorway 6607, he said 559, "Come 935 in, wife 802 of Jeroboam 3379, why 4100 do you pretend 5235 to be another 5235 woman 5235? For I am sent 7971 to you {with} a harsh 7186 {message.}
7 "Go 1980, say 559 to Jeroboam 3379, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, "Because I exalted 7311 you from among 8432 the people 5971 and made 5414 you leader 5057 over 5921 My people 5971 Israel 3478,
8 and tore 7167 the kingdom 4467 away 7167 from the house 1004 of David 1732 and gave 5414 it to you--yet you have not been 1961 like My servant 5650 David 1732, who 834 kept 8104 My commandments 4687 and who 834 followed Me with all 3605 his heart 3824, to do 6213 only 7534 that which 3477 was right 3477 in My sight 5869;
9 you also have done 6213 more 4480 evil 7489 than 4480 all 3605 who 834 were before 6440 you, and have gone 1980 and made 6213 for yourself other 312 gods 430 and molten 4541 images 4541 to provoke 3707 Me to anger 3707, and have cast 7993 Me behind 310 your back 1458--
10 therefore 3651 behold 2009, I am bringing 935 calamity 7463 on the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379, and will cut 3772 off 3772 from Jeroboam 3379 every 8366 male person, both bond 6113 and free 5800 in Israel 3478, and I will make 1197 a clean 1197 sweep 1197 of the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379, as one sweeps 1197 away 1197 dung 1557 until 5704 it is all 8552 gone 8552.
11 "Anyone belonging to Jeroboam 3379 who dies 4191 in the city 5892 the dogs 3611 will eat 398. And he who dies 4191 in the field 7704 the birds 5775 of the heavens 8064 will eat 398; for the LORD 3068 has spoken 1696 {it.}"'
12 "Now you, arise 6965, go 1980 to your house 1004. When your feet 7272 enter 935 the city 5892 the child 3206 will die 4191.
13 "All 3605 Israel 3478 shall mourn 5594 for him and bury 6912 him, for he alone 905 of Jeroboam's 3379 {family} will come 935 to the grave 6913, because 3282 in him something 1697 good 2896 was found 4672 toward 413 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 in the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379.
14 "Moreover, the LORD 3068 will raise 6965 up for Himself a king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478 who 834 will cut 3772 off 3772 the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379 this 2088 day 3117 and from now 6258 on.
15 ¶ "For the LORD 3068 will strike 5221 Israel 3478, as a reed 7070 is shaken 5110 in the water 4325; and He will uproot 5428 Israel 3478 from this 2088 good 2896 land 127 which 834 He gave 5414 to their fathers 1, and will scatter 2219 them beyond the {Euphrates} River 5104, because they have made 6213 their Asherim 842, provoking 3707 the LORD 3068 to anger 3707.
16 "He will give 5414 up Israel 3478 on account 1558 of the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379, which 834 he committed 2398 and with which 834 he made Israel 3478 to sin 2398."
17 ¶ Then Jeroboam's 3379 wife 802 arose 6965 and departed 1980 and came 935 to Tirzah 8656. As she was entering 935 the threshold 5592 of the house 1004, the child 5288 died 4191.
18 All 3605 Israel 3478 buried 6912 him and mourned 5594 for him, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He spoke 1696 through 3027 His servant 5650 Ahijah 281 the prophet 5030.
19 ¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jeroboam 3379, how 834 he made 3898 war 3898 and how 834 he reigned 4427, behold 2009, they are written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478.
20 The time 3117 that Jeroboam 3379 reigned 4427 {was} twenty-two years 8141; and he slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and Nadab 5070 his son 1121 reigned 4427 in his place 8478.
21

Rehoboam Misleads Judah

¶ Now Rehoboam 7346 the son 1121 of Solomon 8010 reigned 4427 in Judah 3063. Rehoboam 7346 was forty-one years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 seventeen years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389, the city 5892 which 834 the LORD 3068 had chosen 977 from all 3605 the tribes 7626 of Israel 3478 to put 7760 His name 8034 there 8033. And his mother's 517 name 8034 was Naamah 5279 the Ammonitess 5985.
22 Judah 3063 did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and they provoked 7065 Him to jealousy 7065 more 4480 than 4480 all 3605 that their fathers 1 had done 6213, with the sins 2403 which 834 they committed 2398.
23 For they also 1571 built 1129 for themselves high 1116 places 1116 and {sacred} pillars 4676 and Asherim 842 on every 3605 high 1364 hill 1389 and beneath 8478 every 3605 luxuriant 7488 tree 6086.
24 There were also 1571 male 6945 cult 6945 prostitutes 6945 in the land 776. They did 6213 according to all 3605 the abominations 8441 of the nations 1471 which 834 the LORD 3068 dispossessed 3423 before the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
25 ¶ Now it happened 1961 in the fifth 2549 year 8141 of King 4428 Rehoboam 7346, that Shishak 7895 the king 4428 of Egypt 4714 came 5927 up against 5921 Jerusalem 3389.
26 He took 3947 away the treasures 214 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and the treasures 214 of the king's 4428 house 1004, and he took 3947 everything 3605, even taking 3947 all 3605 the shields 4043 of gold 2091 which 834 Solomon 8010 had made 6213.
27 So King 4428 Rehoboam 7346 made 6213 shields 4043 of bronze 5178 in their place 8478, and committed 6485 them to the care 3027 of the commanders 8269 of the guard 7323 who guarded 8104 the doorway 6607 of the king's 4428 house 1004.
28 Then it happened 1961 as often 1767 as the king 4428 entered 935 the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, that the guards 7323 would carry 5375 them and would bring 7725 them back 7725 into the guards' 7323 room 8372.
29 ¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Rehoboam 7346 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
30 There was war 4421 between 996 Rehoboam 7346 and Jeroboam 3379 continually.
31 And Rehoboam 7346 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Naamah 5279 the Ammonitess 5985. And Abijam 38 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.

## Chapter 15

1

Abijam Reigns over Judah

Now in the eighteenth year 8141 of King 4428 Jeroboam 3379, the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, Abijam 38 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Judah 3063.
2 He reigned 4427 three 7969 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Maacah 4601 the daughter 1323 of Abishalom 53.
3 He walked 1980 in all 3605 the sins 2403 of his father 1 which 834 he had committed 6213 before 6440 him; and his heart 3824 was not wholly 8003 devoted 8003 to the LORD 3068 his God 430, like the heart 3824 of his father 1 David 1732.
4 But for David's 1732 sake 4616 the LORD 3068 his God 430 gave 5414 him a lamp 5215 in Jerusalem 3389, to raise 6965 up his son 1121 after 310 him and to establish 5975 Jerusalem 3389;
5 because 834 David 1732 did 6213 what 3477 was right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and had not turned 5493 aside 5493 from anything 3605 that He commanded 6680 him all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425, except 7534 in the case 1697 of Uriah 223 the Hittite 2850.
6 There was war 4421 between 996 Rehoboam 7346 and Jeroboam 3379 all 3605 the days 3117 of his life 2425.
7 ¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Abijam 38 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063? And there was war 4421 between 996 Abijam 38 and Jeroboam 3379.
8

Asa Succeeds Abijam

And Abijam 38 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and they buried 6912 him in the city 5892 of David 1732; and Asa 609 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
9 ¶ So in the twentieth 6242 year 8141 of Jeroboam 3379 the king 4428 of Israel 3478, Asa 609 began to reign 4427 as king 4428 of Judah 3063.
10 He reigned 4427 forty-one years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389; and his mother's 517 name 8034 was Maacah 4601 the daughter 1323 of Abishalom 53.
11 Asa 609 did 6213 what 3477 was right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, like David 1732 his father 1.
12 He also put 5674 away 5674 the male 6945 cult 6945 prostitutes 6945 from the land 776 and removed 5493 all 3605 the idols 1544 which 834 his fathers 1 had made 6213.
13 He also 1571 removed 5493 Maacah 4601 his mother 517 from {being} queen 1377 mother 1377, because 834 she had made 6213 a horrid 4656 image 4656 as an Asherah 842; and Asa 609 cut 3772 down 3772 her horrid 4656 image 4656 and burned 8313 {it} at the brook 5158 Kidron 6939.
14 But the high 1116 places 1116 were not taken 5493 away 5493; nevertheless 7534 the heart 3824 of Asa 609 was wholly 8003 devoted 8003 to the LORD 3068 all 3605 his days 3117.
15 He brought 935 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 the dedicated 6944 things 6944 of his father 1 and his own dedicated 6944 things 6944: silver 3701 and gold 2091 and utensils 3627.
16 ¶ Now there was war 4421 between 996 Asa 609 and Baasha 1201 king 4428 of Israel 3478 all 3605 their days 3117.
17 Baasha 1201 king 4428 of Israel 3478 went 5927 up against 5921 Judah 3063 and fortified 1129 Ramah 7414 in order to prevent {anyone} from going 3318 out or coming 935 in to Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063.
18 Then Asa 609 took 3947 all 3605 the silver 3701 and the gold 2091 which were left 3498 in the treasuries 214 of the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 and the treasuries 214 of the king's 4428 house 1004, and delivered 5414 them into the hand 3027 of his servants 5650. And King 4428 Asa 609 sent 7971 them to Ben-hadad 1130 the son 1121 of Tabrimmon 2886, the son 1121 of Hezion 2383, king 4428 of Aram 758, who lived 3427 in Damascus 1834, saying 559,
19 "{Let there be} a treaty 1285 between 996 you and me, {as} between 996 my father 1 and your father 1. Behold 2009, I have sent 7971 you a present 7810 of silver 3701 and gold 2091; go 1980, break 6565 your treaty 1285 with Baasha 1201 king 4428 of Israel 3478 so that he will withdraw 5927 from me."
20 So Ben-hadad 1130 listened 8085 to King 4428 Asa 609 and sent 7971 the commanders 8269 of his armies 2428 against 5921 the cities 5892 of Israel 3478, and conquered 5221 Ijon 5859, Dan 1835, Abel-beth-maacah 62 and all 3605 Chinneroth 3672, besides 5921 all 3605 the land 776 of Naphtali 5321.
21 When Baasha 1201 heard 8085 {of it,} he ceased 2308 fortifying 1129 Ramah 7414 and remained 3427 in Tirzah 8656.
22 Then King 4428 Asa 609 made 8085 a proclamation 8085 to all 3605 Judah 3063--none 369 was exempt 5355--and they carried 5375 away the stones 68 of Ramah 7414 and its timber 6086 with which 834 Baasha 1201 had built 1129. And King 4428 Asa 609 built 1129 with them Geba 1387 of Benjamin 1144 and Mizpah 4709.
23

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

¶ Now the rest 3499 of all 3605 the acts 1697 of Asa 609 and all 3605 his might 1369 and all 3605 that he did 6213 and the cities 5892 which 834 he built 1129, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063? But in the time 6256 of his old 2209 age 2209 he was diseased 2470 in his feet 7272.
24 And Asa 609 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732 his father 1; and Jehoshaphat 3092 his son 1121 reigned 4427 in his place 8478.
25

Nadab, then Baasha, Rules over Israel

¶ Now Nadab 5070 the son 1121 of Jeroboam 3379 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in the second 8147 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and he reigned 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 two 8147 years 8141.
26 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and walked 1980 in the way 1870 of his father 1 and in his sin 2403 which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
27 Then Baasha 1201 the son 1121 of Ahijah 281 of the house 1004 of Issachar 3485 conspired 7194 against 5921 him, and Baasha 1201 struck 5221 him down 5221 at Gibbethon 1405, which 834 belonged to the Philistines 6430, while Nadab 5070 and all 3605 Israel 3478 were laying 6696 siege 6696 to Gibbethon 1405.
28 ¶ So Baasha 1201 killed 4191 him in the third 7969 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063 and reigned 4427 in his place 8478.
29 It came 1961 about as soon as he was king 4427, he struck 5221 down 5221 all 3605 the household 1004 of Jeroboam 3379. He did not leave 7604 to Jeroboam 3379 any 3605 persons 5397 alive 5397, until 5704 he had destroyed 8045 them, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He spoke 1696 by His servant 5650 Ahijah 281 the Shilonite 7888,
30 {and} because 5921 of the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 which 834 he sinned 2398, and which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398, because of his provocation 3708 with which 834 he provoked 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 to anger 3708.
31 ¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Nadab 5070 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
32

War with Judah

There was war 4421 between 996 Asa 609 and Baasha 1201 king 4428 of Israel 3478 all 3605 their days 3117.
33 ¶ In the third 7969 year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Baasha 1201 the son 1121 of Ahijah 281 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 all 3605 Israel 3478 at Tirzah 8656, {and reigned} twenty-four years 8141.
34 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and walked 1980 in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379 and in his sin 2403 which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398.

## Chapter 16

1

Prophecy against Baasha

Now the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Hanani 2607 against 5921 Baasha 1201, saying 559,
2 "Inasmuch as I exalted 7311 you from the dust 6083 and made 5414 you leader 5057 over 5921 My people 5971 Israel 3478, and you have walked 1980 in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379 and have made My people 5971 Israel 3478 sin 2398, provoking 3707 Me to anger 3707 with their sins 2403,
3 behold 2009, I will consume 1197 Baasha 1201 and his house 1004, and I will make 5414 your house 1004 like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028.
4 "Anyone of Baasha 1201 who dies 4191 in the city 5892 the dogs 3611 will eat 398, and anyone of his who dies 4191 in the field 7704 the birds 5775 of the heavens 8064 will eat 398."
5 ¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Baasha 1201 and what 834 he did 6213 and his might 1369, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
6

The Israelite Kings

And Baasha 1201 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in Tirzah 8656, and Elah 425 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
7 Moreover 1571, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 through 3027 the prophet 5030 Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Hanani 2607 also 1571 came 1961 against 413 Baasha 1201 and his household 1004, both because 5921 of all 3605 the evil 7463 which 834 he did 6213 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, provoking 3707 Him to anger 3707 with the work 4639 of his hands 3027, in being 1961 like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379, and because he struck 5221 it.
8 ¶ In the twenty-sixth year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Elah 425 the son 1121 of Baasha 1201 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 at Tirzah 8656, {and reigned} two years 8141.
9 His servant 5650 Zimri 2174, commander 8269 of half 4276 his chariots 7393, conspired 7194 against 5921 him. Now he {was} at Tirzah 8656 drinking 8354 himself drunk 7910 in the house 1004 of Arza 777, who 834 {was} over 5921 the household 1004 at Tirzah 8656.
10 Then Zimri 2174 went 935 in and struck 5221 him and put 4191 him to death 4191 in the twenty-seventh year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
11 It came 1961 about when he became 4427 king 4427, as soon as he sat 3427 on his throne 3678, that he killed 5221 all 3605 the household 1004 of Baasha 1201; he did not leave 7604 a single male, neither of his relatives 1350 nor of his friends 7453.
12 ¶ Thus Zimri 2174 destroyed 8045 all 3605 the household 1004 of Baasha 1201, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He spoke 1696 against 413 Baasha 1201 through 3027 Jehu 3058 the prophet 5030,
13 for all 3605 the sins 2403 of Baasha 1201 and the sins 2403 of Elah 425 his son 1121, which 834 they sinned 2398 and which 834 they made Israel 3478 sin 2398, provoking 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 to anger 3707 with their idols 1892.
14 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Elah 425 and all 3605 that he did 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
15 ¶ In the twenty-seventh year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Zimri 2174 reigned 4427 seven 7651 days 3117 at Tirzah 8656. Now the people 5971 were camped 2583 against 5921 Gibbethon 1405, which 834 belonged to the Philistines 6430.
16 The people 5971 who were camped 2583 heard 8085 it said 559, "Zimri 2174 has conspired 7194 and has also 1571 struck 5221 down 5221 the king 4428." Therefore all 3605 Israel 3478 made 4427 Omri 6018, the commander 8269 of the army 6635, king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 that day 3117 in the camp 4264.
17 Then Omri 6018 and all 3605 Israel 3478 with him went 5927 up from Gibbethon 1405 and besieged Tirzah 8656.
18 When Zimri 2174 saw 7200 that the city 5892 was taken 3920, he went 935 into the citadel 759 of the king's 4428 house 1004 and burned 8313 the king's 4428 house 1004 over 5921 him with fire 784, and died 4191,
19 because 5921 of his sins 2403 which 834 he sinned 2398, doing 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, walking 1980 in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379, and in his sin 2403 which 834 he did 6213, making Israel 3478 sin 2398.
20 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Zimri 2174 and his conspiracy 7195 which 834 he carried 7194 out, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
21 ¶ Then 227 the people 5971 of Israel 3478 were divided 2505 into two 2677 parts 2677: half 2677 of the people 5971 followed Tibni 8402 the son 1121 of Ginath 1527, to make 4427 him king 4427; the {other} half 2677 followed 310 Omri 6018.
22 But the people 5971 who 834 followed 310 Omri 6018 prevailed 2388 over 2388 the people 5971 who 834 followed 310 Tibni 8402 the son 1121 of Ginath 1527. And Tibni 8402 died 4191 and Omri 6018 became 4427 king 4427.
23 In the thirty-first year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, Omri 6018 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 {and reigned} twelve years 8141; he reigned 4427 six 8337 years 8141 at Tirzah 8656.
24 He bought 7069 the hill 2022 Samaria 8111 from Shemer 8106 for two talents 3603 of silver 3701; and he built 1129 on the hill 2022, and named the city 5892 which 834 he built 1129 Samaria 8111, after 5921 the name 8034 of Shemer 8106, the owner 113 of the hill 2022.
25 ¶ Omri 6018 did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and acted 7489 more 4480 wickedly 7489 than 4480 all 3605 who 834 {were} before 6440 him.
26 For he walked 1980 in all 3605 the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028 and in his sins 2403 which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398, provoking 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 with their idols 1892.
27 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Omri 6018 which 834 he did 6213 and his might 1369 which 834 he showed 6213, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
28 So Omri 6018 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 in Samaria 8111; and Ahab 256 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
29 ¶ Now Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in the thirty-eighth year 8141 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 reigned 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 twenty-two years 8141.
30 Ahab 256 the son 1121 of Omri 6018 did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 more 4480 than 4480 all 3605 who 834 were before 6440 him.
31 ¶ It came 1961 about, as though it had been a trivial 7043 thing 7043 for him to walk 1980 in the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, that he married Jezebel 348 the daughter 1323 of Ethbaal 856 king 4428 of the Sidonians 6722, and went 1980 to serve 5647 Baal 1168 and worshiped 7812 him.
32 So he erected 6965 an altar 4196 for Baal 1168 in the house 1004 of Baal 1168 which 834 he built 1129 in Samaria 8111.
33 Ahab 256 also made 6213 the Asherah 842. Thus Ahab 256 did 6213 more 3254 to provoke 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 than 4480 all 3605 the kings 4428 of Israel 3478 who 834 were before 6440 him.
34 In his days 3117 Hiel 2419 the Bethelite 1017 built 1129 Jericho 3405; he laid 3245 its foundations 3245 with the {loss of} Abiram 48 his firstborn 1060, and set 5324 up its gates 1817 with the {loss of} his youngest 6810 son Segub 7687, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which 834 He spoke 1696 by Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Nun 5126.

## Chapter 17

1

Elijah Predicts Drought

Now Elijah 452 the Tishbite 8664, who was of the settlers 8453 of Gilead 1568, said 559 to Ahab 256, "As the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478 lives 2416, before 6440 whom 834 I stand 5975, surely 518 there shall be neither 518 dew 2919 nor rain 4306 these 428 years 8141, except by my word 1697."
2 The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to him, saying 559,
3 "Go 1980 away from here 2088 and turn 6437 eastward 6924, and hide 5641 yourself by the brook 5158 Cherith 3747, which 834 is east of the Jordan 3383.
4 "It shall be that you will drink 8354 of the brook 5158, and I have commanded 6680 the ravens 6158 to provide 3557 for you there 8033."
5 So he went 1980 and did 6213 according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, for he went 1980 and lived 3427 by the brook 5158 Cherith 3747, which 834 is east of the Jordan 3383.
6 The ravens 6158 brought 935 him bread 3899 and meat 1320 in the morning 1242 and bread 3899 and meat 1320 in the evening 6153, and he would drink 8354 from the brook 5158.
7 It happened 1961 after a while 3117 that the brook 5158 dried 3001 up, because 3588 there was no 3808 rain 1653 in the land 776.
8 ¶ Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to him, saying 559,
9 "Arise 6965, go 1980 to Zarephath 6886, which 834 belongs to Sidon 6721, and stay 3427 there 8033; behold 2009, I have commanded 6680 a widow 490 there 8033 to provide 3557 for you."
10 So he arose 6965 and went 1980 to Zarephath 6886, and when he came 935 to the gate 6607 of the city 5892, behold 2009, a widow 490 was there 8033 gathering 7197 sticks 6086; and he called 7121 to her and said 559, "Please 4994 get 3947 me a little 4592 water 4325 in a jar 3627, that I may drink 8354."
11 As she was going 1980 to get 3947 {it,} he called 7121 to her and said 559, "Please 4994 bring 3947 me a piece 6595 of bread 3899 in your hand 3027."
12 But she said 559, "As the LORD 3068 your God 430 lives 2416, I have 3426 no 518 bread 4580, only a handful of flour 7058 in the bowl 3537 and a little 4592 oil 8081 in the jar 6835; and behold 2009, I am gathering 7197 a few 8147 sticks 6086 that I may go 935 in and prepare 6213 for me and my son 1121, that we may eat 398 it and die 4191."
13 Then Elijah 452 said 559 to her, "Do not fear 3372; go 935, do 6213 as you have said 1697, but make 6213 me a little 6996 bread 5692 cake 5692 from it first 7223 and bring 3318 {it} out to me, and afterward 314 you may make 6213 {one} for yourself and for your son 1121.
14 "For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, 'The bowl 3537 of flour 7058 shall not be exhausted 3615, nor 3808 shall the jar 6835 of oil 8081 be empty 2637, until 5704 the day 3117 that the LORD 3068 sends 5414 rain 1653 on the face 6440 of the earth 127.'"
15 So she went 1980 and did 6213 according to the word 1697 of Elijah 452, and she and he and her household 1004 ate 398 for {many} days 3117.
16 The bowl 3537 of flour 7058 was not exhausted 3615 nor 3808 did the jar 6835 of oil 8081 become 2637 empty 2637, according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He spoke 1696 through 3027 Elijah 452.
17

Elijah Raises the Widow's Son

¶ Now it came 1961 about after 310 these 428 things 1697 that the son 1121 of the woman 802, the mistress 1172 of the house 1004, became 2470 sick 2470; and his sickness 2483 was so 3966 severe 2389 that there was no 3808 breath 5397 left 3498 in him.
18 So she said 559 to Elijah 452, "What 4100 do I have to do with you, O man 376 of God 430? You have come 935 to me to bring 2142 my iniquity 5771 to remembrance 2142 and to put 4191 my son 1121 to death 4191!"
19 He said 559 to her, "Give 5414 me your son 1121." Then he took 3947 him from her bosom 2436 and carried 5927 him up to the upper 5944 room 5944 where he was living 3427, and laid 7901 him on his own bed 4296.
20 He called 7121 to the LORD 3068 and said 559, "O LORD 3068 my God 430, have You also 1571 brought 7489 calamity 7489 to the widow 490 with whom 834 I am staying 1481, by causing her son 1121 to die 4191?"
21 Then he stretched 4058 himself upon the child 3206 three 7969 times 6471, and called 7121 to the LORD 3068 and said 559, "O LORD 3068 my God 430, I pray 4994 You, let this 2088 child's 3206 life 5315 return 7725 to him."
22 The LORD 3068 heard 8085 the voice 6963 of Elijah 452, and the life 5315 of the child 3206 returned 7725 to him and he revived 2421.
23 Elijah 452 took 3947 the child 3206 and brought 3381 him down 3381 from the upper 5944 room 5944 into the house 1004 and gave 5414 him to his mother 517; and Elijah 452 said 559, "See 7200, your son 1121 is alive 2416."
24 Then the woman 802 said 559 to Elijah 452, "Now 6258 I know 3045 that you are a man 376 of God 430 and that the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 in your mouth 6310 is truth 571."

## Chapter 18

1

Obadiah Meets Elijah

Now it happened 1961 {after} many 7227 days 3117 that the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Elijah 452 in the third 7992 year 8141, saying 559, "Go 1980, show 7200 yourself to Ahab 256, and I will send 5414 rain 4306 on the face 6440 of the earth 127."
2 So Elijah 452 went 1980 to show 7200 himself to Ahab 256. Now the famine 7458 {was} severe 2389 in Samaria 8111.
3 Ahab 256 called 7121 Obadiah 5662 who 834 {was} over 5921 the household 1004. (Now Obadiah 5662 feared 3372 the LORD 3068 greatly 3966;
4 for when Jezebel 348 destroyed 3772 the prophets 5030 of the LORD 3068, Obadiah 5662 took 3947 a hundred 3967 prophets 5030 and hid 2244 them by fifties 2572 in a cave 4631, and provided 3557 them with bread 3899 and water 4325.)
5 Then Ahab 256 said 559 to Obadiah 5662, "Go 1980 through the land 776 to all 3605 the springs 4599 of water 4325 and to all 3605 the valleys 5158; perhaps 194 we will find 4672 grass 2682 and keep 2421 the horses 5483 and mules 6505 alive 2421, and not have to kill 3772 some 4480 of the cattle 929."
6 So they divided 2505 the land 776 between them to survey 5674 it; Ahab 256 went 1980 one 259 way 1870 by himself 905 and Obadiah 5662 went 1980 another 259 way 1870 by himself 905.
7 ¶ Now as Obadiah 5662 was on the way 1870, behold 2009, Elijah 452 met 7122 him, and he recognized 5234 him and fell 5307 on his face 6440 and said 559, "Is this 2088 you, Elijah 452 my master 113?"
8 He said 559 to him, "It is I. Go 1980, say 559 to your master 113, 'Behold 2009, Elijah 452 {is here.}'"
9 He said 559, "What 4100 sin 2398 have I committed 2398, that you are giving 5414 your servant 5650 into the hand 3027 of Ahab 256 to put 4191 me to death 4191?
10 "As the LORD 3068 your God 430 lives 2416, there 3426 is no 518 nation 1471 or kingdom 4467 where my master 113 has not sent 7971 to search 1245 for you; and when they said 559, 'He is not {here,}' he made the kingdom 4467 or nation 1471 swear 7650 that they could not find 4672 you.
11 "And now 6258 you are saying 559, 'Go 1980, say 559 to your master 113, "Behold 2009, Elijah 452 {is here.}"'
12 "It will come 1961 about when I leave you that the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 will carry 5375 you where I do not know 3045; so when I come 935 and tell 5046 Ahab 256 and he cannot 3808 find 4672 you, he will kill 2026 me, although {I} your servant 5650 have feared 3372 the LORD 3068 from my youth 5271.
13 "Has it not been told 5046 to my master 113 what 834 I did 6213 when Jezebel 348 killed 2026 the prophets 5030 of the LORD 3068, that I hid 2244 a hundred 3967 prophets 5030 of the LORD 3068 by fifties 2572 in a cave 4631, and provided 3557 them with bread 3899 and water 4325?
14 "And now 6258 you are saying 559, 'Go 1980, say 559 to your master 113, "Behold 2009, Elijah 452 {is here}"'; he will then kill 2026 me."
15 Elijah 452 said 559, "As the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 lives 2416, before 6440 whom 834 I stand 5975, I will surely 3588 show 7200 myself to him today 3117."
16 So Obadiah 5662 went 1980 to meet 7122 Ahab 256 and told 5046 him; and Ahab 256 went 1980 to meet 7122 Elijah 452.
17 ¶ When Ahab 256 saw 7200 Elijah 452, Ahab 256 said 559 to him, "Is this 2088 you, you troubler 5916 of Israel 3478?"
18 He said 559, "I have not troubled 5916 Israel 3478, but you and your father's 1 house 1004 {have,} because you have forsaken 5800 the commandments 4687 of the LORD 3068 and you have followed the Baals 1168.
19 "Now 6258 then send 7971 {and} gather 6908 to me all 3605 Israel 3478 at Mount 2022 Carmel 3760, {together} with 450 prophets 5030 of Baal 1168 and 400 prophets 5030 of the Asherah 842, who eat 398 at Jezebel's 348 table 7979."
20

God or Baal on Mount Carmel

¶ So Ahab 256 sent 7971 {a message} among all 3605 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 and brought 6908 the prophets 5030 together 6908 at Mount 2022 Carmel 3760.
21 Elijah 452 came 5066 near 5066 to all 3605 the people 5971 and said 559, "How 4970 long {will} you hesitate 6452 between 5921 two 8147 opinions 5589? If 518 the LORD 3068 is God 430, follow Him; but if 518 Baal 1168, follow him." But the people 5971 did not answer 6030 him a word 1697.
22 Then Elijah 452 said 559 to the people 5971, "I alone 905 am left 3498 a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068, but Baal's 1168 prophets 5030 are 450 men 376.
23 "Now let them give 5414 us two 8147 oxen 6499; and let them choose 977 one 259 ox 6499 for themselves and cut 5408 it up, and place 7760 it on the wood 6086, but put 7760 no 3808 fire 784 {under it;} and I will prepare 6213 the other 259 ox 6499 and lay 7760 it on the wood 6086, and I will not put 7760 a fire 784 {under it.}
24 "Then you call 7121 on the name 8034 of your god 430, and I will call 7121 on the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, and the God 430 who 834 answers 6030 by fire 784, He is God 430." And all 3605 the people 5971 said 559, "That is a good 2896 idea 1697."
25 ¶ So Elijah 452 said 559 to the prophets 5030 of Baal 1168, "Choose 977 one 259 ox 6499 for yourselves and prepare 6213 it first 7223 for you are many 7227, and call 7121 on the name 8034 of your god 430, but put 7760 no 3808 fire 784 {under it.}"
26 Then they took 3947 the ox 6499 which 834 was given 5414 them and they prepared 6213 it and called 7121 on the name 8034 of Baal 1168 from morning 1242 until 5704 noon 6672 saying 559, "O Baal 1168, answer 6030 us." But there 369 was no 369 voice 6963 and no 369 one 369 answered 6030. And they leaped 6452 about 5921 the altar 4196 which 834 they made 6213.
27 It came 1961 about at noon 6672, that Elijah 452 mocked 2048 them and said 559, "Call 7121 out with a loud 1419 voice 6963, for he is a god 430; either 3588 he is occupied 7879 or gone 5509 aside 5509, or is on a journey 1870, or perhaps 194 he is asleep 3463 and needs to be awakened 3364."
28 So they cried 7121 with a loud 1419 voice 6963 and cut 1413 themselves according to their custom 4941 with swords 2719 and lances 7420 until 5704 the blood 1818 gushed 8210 out on them.
29 When midday 6672 was past 5674, they raved 5012 until 5704 the time of the offering 5927 of the {evening} sacrifice 4503; but there 369 was no 369 voice 6963, no 369 one 369 answered 6030, and no 369 one 369 paid 7182 attention 7182.
30 ¶ Then Elijah 452 said 559 to all 3605 the people 5971, "Come 5066 near 5066 to me." So all 3605 the people 5971 came 5066 near 5066 to him. And he repaired 7495 the altar 4196 of the LORD 3068 which had been torn 2040 down 2040.
31 Elijah 452 took 3947 twelve stones 68 according to the number 4557 of the tribes 7626 of the sons 1121 of Jacob 3290, to whom 834 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 had come 1961, saying 559, "Israel 3478 shall be your name 8034."
32 So with the stones 68 he built 1129 an altar 4196 in the name 8034 of the LORD 3068, and he made 6213 a trench 8585 around 5439 the altar 4196, large 1004 enough to hold 1004 two measures 5429 of seed 2233.
33 Then he arranged 6186 the wood 6086 and cut 5408 the ox 6499 in pieces 5408 and laid 7760 {it} on the wood 6086.
34 And he said 559, "Fill 4390 four 702 pitchers 3537 with water 4325 and pour 3332 {it} on the burnt 5930 offering 5930 and on the wood 6086." And he said 559, "Do 8138 it a second 8138 time 8138," and they did 8138 it a second 8138 time 8138. And he said 559, "Do 8027 it a third 8027 time 8027," and they did 8027 it a third 8027 time 8027.
35 The water 4325 flowed 1980 around 5439 the altar 4196 and he also 1571 filled 4390 the trench 8585 with water 4325.
36

Elijah's Prayer

At the time 3117 of the offering 5927 of the {evening} sacrifice 4503, Elijah 452 the prophet 5030 came 5066 near 5066 and said 559, "O LORD 3068, the God 430 of Abraham 85, Isaac 3327 and Israel 3478, today 3117 let it be known 3045 that You are God 430 in Israel 3478 and that I am Your servant 5650 and I have done 6213 all 3605 these 428 things 1697 at Your word 1697.
37 "Answer 6030 me, O LORD 3068, answer 6030 me, that this 2088 people 5971 may know 3045 that You, O LORD 3068, are God 430, and {that} You have turned 5437 their heart 3820 back 322 again 322."
38 Then the fire 784 of the LORD 3068 fell 5307 and consumed 398 the burnt 5930 offering 5930 and the wood 6086 and the stones 68 and the dust 6083, and licked 3897 up the water 4325 that was in the trench 8585.
39 When all 3605 the people 5971 saw 7200 it, they fell 5307 on their faces 6440; and they said 559, "The LORD 3068, He is God 430; the LORD 3068, He is God 430."
40 Then Elijah 452 said 559 to them, "Seize 8610 the prophets 5030 of Baal 1168; do not let one 376 of them escape 4422." So they seized 8610 them; and Elijah 452 brought 3381 them down 3381 to the brook 5158 Kishon 7028, and slew 7819 them there 8033.
41 ¶ Now Elijah 452 said 559 to Ahab 256, "Go 5927 up, eat 398 and drink 8354; for there is the sound 6963 of the roar 1995 of a {heavy} shower 1653."
42 So Ahab 256 went 5927 up to eat 398 and drink 8354. But Elijah 452 went 5927 up to the top 7218 of Carmel 3760; and he crouched 1457 down 1457 on the earth 776 and put 7760 his face 6440 between 996 his knees 1290.
43 He said 559 to his servant 5288, "Go 5927 up now 4994, look 5027 toward 1870 the sea 3220." So he went 5927 up and looked 5027 and said 559, "There 369 is nothing." And he said 559, "Go 7725 back 7725" seven 7651 times 6471.
44 It came 1961 about at the seventh 7637 {time,} that he said 559, "Behold 2009, a cloud 5645 as small 6996 as a man's 376 hand 3709 is coming 5927 up from the sea 3220." And he said 559, "Go 5927 up, say 559 to Ahab 256, 'Prepare 631 {your chariot} and go 3381 down 3381, so that the {heavy} shower 1653 does not stop 6113 you.'"
45 In a little while the sky 8064 grew 6937 black 6937 with clouds 5645 and wind 7307, and there was a heavy 1419 shower 1653. And Ahab 256 rode 7392 and went 1980 to Jezreel 3157.
46 Then the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 was on Elijah 452, and he girded 8151 up his loins 4975 and outran Ahab 256 to Jezreel 3157.

## Chapter 19

1

Elijah Flees from Jezebel

Now Ahab 256 told 5046 Jezebel 348 all 3605 that Elijah 452 had done 6213, and how 834 he had killed 2026 all 3605 the prophets 5030 with the sword 2719.
2 Then Jezebel 348 sent 7971 a messenger 4397 to Elijah 452, saying 559, "So 3541 may the gods 430 do 6213 to me and even 3541 more 3254, if 3588 I do not make 7760 your life 5315 as the life 5315 of one 259 of them by tomorrow 4279 about this time 6256."
3 And he was afraid 3372 and arose 6965 and ran 1980 for his life 5315 and came 935 to Beersheba 884, which 834 belongs to Judah 3063, and left 5117 his servant 5288 there 8033.
4 But he himself 1931 went 1980 a day's 3117 journey 1870 into the wilderness 4057, and came 935 and sat 3427 down 3427 under 8478 a juniper 7574 tree 7574; and he requested 7592 for himself 5315 that he might die 4191, and said 559, "It is enough 7227; now 6258, O LORD 3068, take 3947 my life 5315, for I am not better 2896 than 4480 my fathers 1."
5 He lay 7901 down 7901 and slept 3462 under 8478 a juniper 7574 tree 7574; and behold 2009, there 2088 was an angel 4397 touching 5060 him, and he said 559 to him, "Arise 6965, eat 398."
6 Then he looked 5027 and behold 2009, there was at his head 4763 a bread 5692 cake 5692 {baked on} hot 7531 stones 7531, and a jar 6835 of water 4325. So he ate 398 and drank 8354 and lay 7901 down 7901 again 7725.
7 The angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 came 7725 again 7725 a second 8145 time 8145 and touched 5060 him and said 559, "Arise 6965, eat 398, because 3588 the journey 1870 is too 4480 great 7227 for you."
8 So he arose 6965 and ate 398 and drank 8354, and went 1980 in the strength 3581 of that food 396 forty 705 days 3117 and forty 705 nights 3915 to Horeb 2722, the mountain 2022 of God 430.
9

Elijah at Horeb

¶ Then he came 935 there 8033 to a cave 4631 and lodged 3885 there 8033; and behold 2009, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 {came} to him, and He said 559 to him, "What 4100 are you doing here 6311, Elijah 452?"
10 He said 559, "I have been 7065 very 7065 zealous 7065 for the LORD 3068, the God 430 of hosts 6635; for the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 have forsaken 5800 Your covenant 1285, torn 2040 down 2040 Your altars 4196 and killed 2026 Your prophets 5030 with the sword 2719. And I alone 905 am left 3498; and they seek 1245 my life 5315, to take 3947 it away."
11 ¶ So He said 559, "Go 3318 forth 3318 and stand 5975 on the mountain 2022 before 6440 the LORD 3068." And behold 2009, the LORD 3068 was passing 5674 by! And a great 1419 and strong 2389 wind 7307 was rending 6561 the mountains 2022 and breaking 7665 in pieces 7665 the rocks 5553 before 6440 the LORD 3068; {but} the LORD 3068 {was} not in the wind 7307. And after 310 the wind 7307 an earthquake 7494, {but} the LORD 3068 {was} not in the earthquake 7494.
12 After 310 the earthquake 7494 a fire 784, {but} the LORD 3068 {was} not in the fire 784; and after 310 the fire 784 a sound 6963 of a gentle 1851 blowing 1827.
13 When Elijah 452 heard 8085 {it,} he wrapped 3874 his face 6440 in his mantle 155 and went 3318 out and stood 5975 in the entrance 6607 of the cave 4631. And behold 2009, a voice 6963 {came} to him and said 559, "What 4100 are you doing here 6311, Elijah 452?"
14 Then he said 559, "I have been 7065 very 7065 zealous 7065 for the LORD 3068, the God 430 of hosts 6635; for the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 have forsaken 5800 Your covenant 1285, torn 2040 down 2040 Your altars 4196 and killed 2026 Your prophets 5030 with the sword 2719. And I alone 905 am left 3498; and they seek 1245 my life 5315, to take 3947 it away."
15 ¶ The LORD 3068 said 559 to him, "Go 1980, return 7725 on your way 1870 to the wilderness 4057 of Damascus 1834, and when you have arrived 935, you shall anoint 4886 Hazael 2371 king 4428 over 5921 Aram 758;
16 and Jehu 3058 the son 1121 of Nimshi 5250 you shall anoint 4886 king 4428 over 5921 Israel 3478; and Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202 of Abel-meholah 65 you shall anoint 4886 as prophet 5030 in your place 8478.
17 "It shall come 1961 about, the one who escapes 4422 from the sword 2719 of Hazael 2371, Jehu 3058 shall put 4191 to death 4191, and the one who escapes 4422 from the sword 2719 of Jehu 3058, Elisha 477 shall put 4191 to death 4191.
18 "Yet I will leave 7604 7,000 in Israel 3478, all 3605 the knees 1290 that have not bowed 3766 to Baal 1168 and every 3605 mouth 6310 that has not kissed 5401 him."
19 ¶ So he departed 1980 from there 8033 and found 4672 Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202, while he was plowing 2790 with twelve pairs 6776 {of oxen} before 6440 him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah 452 passed 5674 over 5674 to him and threw 7993 his mantle 155 on him.
20 He left 5800 the oxen 1241 and ran 7323 after 310 Elijah 452 and said 559, "Please 4994 let me kiss 5401 my father 1 and my mother 517, then I will follow you." And he said 559 to him, "Go 1980 back 7725 again 7725, for what 4100 have I done 6213 to you?"
21 So he returned 7725 from following 310 him, and took 3947 the pair 6776 of oxen 1241 and sacrificed 2076 them and boiled 1310 their flesh 1320 with the implements 3627 of the oxen 1241, and gave 5414 {it} to the people 5971 and they ate 398. Then he arose 6965 and followed Elijah 452 and ministered 8334 to him.

## Chapter 20

1

War with Aram

Now Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 gathered 6908 all 3605 his army 2428, and there {were} thirty-two kings 4428 with him, and horses 5483 and chariots 7393. And he went 5927 up and besieged Samaria 8111 and fought 3898 against it.
2 Then he sent 7971 messengers 4397 to the city 5892 to Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478 and said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 Ben-hadad 1130,
3 'Your silver 3701 and your gold 2091 are mine; your most beautiful 2896 wives 802 and children 1121 are also mine.'"
4 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 replied 6030, "It is according to your word 1697, my lord 113, O king 4428; I am yours, and all 3605 that I have."
5 Then the messengers 4397 returned 7725 and said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 Ben-hadad 1130, 'Surely 3588, I sent 7971 to you saying 559, "You shall give 5414 me your silver 3701 and your gold 2091 and your wives 802 and your children 1121,"
6 but about this time 6256 tomorrow 4279 I will send 7971 my servants 5650 to you, and they will search 2664 your house 1004 and the houses 1004 of your servants 5650; and whatever 3605 is desirable 4261 in your eyes 5869, they will take 7760 in their hand 3027 and carry 3947 away.'"
7 ¶ Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 called 7121 all 3605 the elders 2205 of the land 776 and said 559, "Please 4994 observe 3045 and see 7200 how 3588 this 2088 man is looking 1245 for trouble 7463; for he sent 7971 to me for my wives 802 and my children 1121 and my silver 3701 and my gold 2091, and I did not refuse 4513 him."
8 All 3605 the elders 2205 and all 3605 the people 5971 said 559 to him, "Do not listen 8085 or consent 14."
9 So he said 559 to the messengers 4397 of Ben-hadad 1130, "Tell 559 my lord 113 the king 4428, 'All 3605 that you sent 7971 for to your servant 5650 at the first 7223 I will do 6213, but this 2088 thing 1697 I cannot do 6213.'" And the messengers 4397 departed 1980 and brought 7725 him word 1697 again 7725.
10 Ben-hadad 1130 sent 7971 to him and said 559, "May the gods 430 do 6213 so 3541 to me and more 3254 also 3541, if 518 the dust 6083 of Samaria 8111 will suffice 8230 for handfuls 8168 for all 3605 the people 5971 who 834 follow 7272 me."
11 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 replied 6030, "Tell 1696 {him,} 'Let not him who girds 2296 on {his armor} boast 1984 like him who takes 6605 {it} off 6605.'"
12 When {Ben-hadad} heard 8085 this 2088 message 1697, as he was drinking 8354 with the kings 4428 in the temporary 5521 shelters 5521, he said 559 to his servants 5650, "Station 7760 {yourselves.}" So they stationed 7760 {themselves} against 5921 the city 5892.
13

Ahab Victorious

¶ Now behold 2009, a prophet 5030 approached 5066 Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478 and said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Have you seen 7200 all 3605 this 2088 great 1419 multitude 1995? Behold 2009, I will deliver 5414 them into your hand 3027 today 3117, and you shall know 3045 that I am the LORD 3068.'"
14 Ahab 256 said 559, "By whom 4310?" So he said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'By the young 5288 men 5288 of the rulers 8269 of the provinces 4082.'" Then he said 559, "Who 4310 shall begin 631 the battle 4421?" And he answered 559, "You."
15 Then he mustered 6485 the young 5288 men 5288 of the rulers 8269 of the provinces 4082, and there were 232; and after 310 them he mustered 6485 all 3605 the people 5971, {even} all 3605 the sons 1121 of Israel 3478, 7,000.
16 ¶ They went 3318 out at noon 6672, while Ben-hadad 1130 was drinking 8354 himself drunk 7910 in the temporary 5521 shelters 5521 with the thirty-two kings 4428 who helped 5826 him.
17 The young 5288 men 5288 of the rulers 8269 of the provinces 4082 went 3318 out first 7223; and Ben-hadad 1130 sent 7971 out and they told 5046 him, saying 559, "Men 376 have come 3318 out from Samaria 8111."
18 Then he said 559, "If 518 they have come 3318 out for peace 7965, take 8610 them alive 2416; or if 518 they have come 3318 out for war 4421, take 8610 them alive 2416."
19 ¶ So these 428 went 3318 out from the city 5892, the young 5288 men 5288 of the rulers 8269 of the provinces 4082, and the army 2428 which 834 followed 310 them.
20 They killed 5221 each 376 his man 376; and the Arameans 758 fled 5127 and Israel 3478 pursued 7291 them, and Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 escaped 4422 on a horse 5483 with horsemen 6571.
21 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 went 3318 out and struck 5221 the horses 5483 and chariots 7393, and killed 5221 the Arameans 758 with a great 1419 slaughter 4347.
22 ¶ Then the prophet 5030 came 5066 near 5066 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and said 559 to him, "Go 1980, strengthen 2388 yourself and observe 3045 and see 7200 what 834 you have to do 6213; for at the turn 8666 of the year 8141 the king 4428 of Aram 758 will come 5927 up against 5921 you."
23 ¶ Now the servants 5650 of the king 4428 of Aram 758 said 559 to him, "Their gods 430 are gods 430 of the mountains 2022, therefore they were stronger 2388 than 4480 we; but rather 199 let us fight 3898 against 854 them in the plain 4334, {and} surely we will be stronger 2388 than 4480 they.
24 "Do 6213 this 2088 thing 1697: remove 5493 the kings 4428, each 376 from his place 4725, and put 7760 captains 6346 in their place 8478,
25 and muster 4487 an army 2428 like the army 2428 that you have lost 5307, horse 5483 for horse 5483, and chariot 7393 for chariot 7393. Then we will fight 3898 against 854 them in the plain 4334, and surely we will be stronger 2388 than 4480 they." And he listened 8085 to their voice 6963 and did 6213 so 3651.
26

Another Aramean War

¶ At the turn 8666 of the year 8141, Ben-hadad 1130 mustered 6485 the Arameans 758 and went 5927 up to Aphek 663 to fight 4421 against 5973 Israel 3478.
27 The sons 1121 of Israel 3478 were mustered 6485 and were provisioned 3557 and went 1980 to meet 7122 them; and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 camped 2583 before 5048 them like two 8147 little 2835 flocks 2835 of goats 5795, but the Arameans 758 filled 4390 the country 776.
28 Then a man 376 of God 430 came 5066 near 5066 and spoke 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Because the Arameans 758 have said 559, "The LORD 3068 is a god 430 of {the} mountains 2022, but He is not a god 430 of {the} valleys 6010," therefore I will give 5414 all 3605 this 2088 great 1419 multitude 1995 into your hand 3027, and you shall know 3045 that I am the LORD 3068.'"
29 So they camped 2583 one 428 over 5227 against 5227 the other 428 seven 7651 days 3117. And on the seventh 7637 day 3117 the battle 4421 was joined 7126, and the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 killed 5221 {of} the Arameans 758 100,000 foot 7273 soldiers 7273 in one 259 day 3117.
30 But the rest 3498 fled 5127 to Aphek 663 into the city 5892, and the wall 2346 fell 5307 on 27,000 men 376 who were left 3498. And Ben-hadad 1130 fled 5127 and came 935 into the city 5892 into an inner 2315 chamber 2315.
31 ¶ His servants 5650 said 559 to him, "Behold 2009 now 4994, we have heard 8085 that the kings 4428 of the house 1004 of Israel 3478 are merciful 2617 kings 4428, please 4994 let us put 7760 sackcloth 8242 on our loins 4975 and ropes 2256 on our heads 7218, and go 3318 out to the king 4428 of Israel 3478; perhaps 194 he will save 2421 your life 5315."
32 So they girded 2296 sackcloth 8242 on their loins 4975 and {put} ropes 2256 on their heads 7218, and came 935 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and said 559, "Your servant 5650 Ben-hadad 1130 says 559, 'Please 4994 let me live 2421.'" And he said 559, "Is he still 5750 alive 2416? He is my brother 251."
33 Now the men 376 took 5172 this as an omen 5172, and quickly 4116 catching 2480 his word said 559, "Your brother 251 Ben-hadad 1130." Then he said 559, "Go 935, bring 3947 him." Then Ben-hadad 1130 came 3318 out to him, and he took 5927 him up into the chariot 4818.
34 {Ben-hadad} said 559 to him, "The cities 5892 which 834 my father 1 took 3947 from your father 1 I will restore 7725, and you shall make 7760 streets 2351 for yourself in Damascus 1834, as my father 1 made 7760 in Samaria 8111." {Ahab said,} "And I will let 7971 you go 7971 with this covenant 1285." So he made 3772 a covenant 1285 with him and let 7971 him go 7971.
35 ¶ Now a certain 259 man 376 of the sons 1121 of the prophets 5030 said 559 to another 7453 by the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, "Please 4994 strike 5221 me." But the man 376 refused 3985 to strike 5221 him.
36 Then he said 559 to him, "Because you have not listened 8085 to the voice 6963 of the LORD 3068, behold 2009, as soon as you have departed 1980 from me, a lion 743 will kill 5221 you." And as soon as he had departed 1980 from him a lion 743 found 4672 him and killed 5221 him.
37 Then he found 4672 another 312 man 376 and said 559, "Please 4994 strike 5221 me." And the man 376 struck 5221 him, wounding him.
38 So the prophet 5030 departed 1980 and waited 5975 for the king 4428 by the way 1870, and disguised 2664 himself with a bandage 666 over 5921 his eyes 5869.
39 As the king 4428 passed 5674 by, he cried 6817 to the king 4428 and said 559, "Your servant 5650 went 3318 out into the midst 7130 of the battle 4421; and behold 2009, a man 376 turned 5493 aside 5493 and brought 935 a man 376 to me and said 559, 'Guard 8104 this 2088 man 376; if 518 for any 6485 reason 6485 he is missing 6485, then your life 5315 shall be for his life 5315, or 176 else you shall pay 8254 a talent 3603 of silver 3701.'
40 "While your servant 5650 was busy 6213 here 2008 and there 2008, he was gone 369." And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to him, "So 3651 shall your judgment 4941 be; you yourself 859 have decided 2782 {it.}"
41 Then he hastily 4116 took 5493 the bandage 666 away 5493 from his eyes 5869, and the king 4428 of Israel 3478 recognized 5234 him that he was of the prophets 5030.
42 He said 559 to him, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'Because 3282 you have let 7971 go 7971 out of {your} hand 3027 the man 376 whom I had devoted 2764 to destruction 2764, therefore your life 5315 shall go 1961 for his life 5315, and your people 5971 for his people 5971.'"
43 So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went 1980 to his house 1004 sullen 5620 and vexed 2198, and came 935 to Samaria 8111.

## Chapter 21

1

Ahab Covets Naboth's Vineyard

Now it came 1961 about after 310 these 428 things 1697 that Naboth 5022 the Jezreelite 3158 had 1961 a vineyard 3754 which 834 {was} in Jezreel 3157 beside 681 the palace 1964 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Samaria 8111.
2 Ahab 256 spoke 1696 to Naboth 5022, saying 559, "Give 5414 me your vineyard 3754, that I may have 1961 it for a vegetable 3419 garden 1588 because 3588 it is close 7138 beside 681 my house 1004, and I will give 5414 you a better 2896 vineyard 3754 than 4480 it in its place 8478; if 518 you like, I will give 5414 you the price 4242 of it in money 3701."
3 But Naboth 5022 said 559 to Ahab 256, "The LORD 3068 forbid 2486 me that I should give 5414 you the inheritance 5159 of my fathers 1."
4 So Ahab 256 came 935 into his house 1004 sullen 5620 and vexed 2198 because 5921 of the word 1697 which 834 Naboth 5022 the Jezreelite 3158 had spoken 1696 to him; for he said 559, "I will not give 5414 you the inheritance 5159 of my fathers 1." And he lay 7901 down 7901 on his bed 4296 and turned 5437 away 5437 his face 6440 and ate 398 no 3808 food 3899.
5 ¶ But Jezebel 348 his wife 802 came 935 to him and said 1696 to him, "How 4100 is it that your spirit 7307 is so sullen 5620 that you are not eating 398 food 3899?"
6 So he said 1696 to her, "Because 3588 I spoke 1696 to Naboth 5022 the Jezreelite 3158 and said 559 to him, 'Give 5414 me your vineyard 3754 for money 3701; or 176 else, if 518 it pleases 2655 you, I will give 5414 you a vineyard 3754 in its place 8478.' But he said 559, 'I will not give 5414 you my vineyard 3754.'"
7 Jezebel 348 his wife 802 said 559 to him, "Do you now 6258 reign over 5921 Israel 3478? Arise 6965, eat 398 bread 3899, and let your heart 3820 be joyful 3190; I will give 5414 you the vineyard 3754 of Naboth 5022 the Jezreelite 3158."
8 ¶ So she wrote 3789 letters 5612 in Ahab's 256 name 8034 and sealed 2856 them with his seal 2368, and sent 7971 letters 5612 to the elders 2205 and to the nobles 2715 who 834 were living 3427 with Naboth 5022 in his city 5892.
9 Now she wrote 3789 in the letters 5612, saying 559, "Proclaim 7121 a fast 6685 and seat 3427 Naboth 5022 at the head 7218 of the people 5971;
10 and seat 3427 two 8147 worthless 1100 men 376 before 5048 him, and let them testify 5749 against him, saying 559, 'You cursed 1288 God 430 and the king 4428.' Then take 3318 him out and stone 5619 him to death 4191."
11

Jezebel's Plot

¶ So the men 376 of his city 5892, the elders 2205 and the nobles 2715 who 834 lived 3427 in his city 5892, did 6213 as Jezebel 348 had sent 7971 {word} to them, just 3512 as it was written 3789 in the letters 5612 which 834 she had sent 7971 them.
12 They proclaimed 7121 a fast 6685 and seated 3427 Naboth 5022 at the head 7218 of the people 5971.
13 Then the two 8147 worthless 1100 men 376 came 935 in and sat 3427 before 5048 him; and the worthless 1100 men 376 testified 5749 against him, even against Naboth 5022, before 5048 the people 5971, saying 559, "Naboth 5022 cursed 1288 God 430 and the king 4428." So they took 3318 him outside the city 5892 and stoned 5619 him to death 4191 with stones 68.
14 Then they sent 7971 {word} to Jezebel 348, saying 559, "Naboth 5022 has been stoned 5619 and is dead 4191."
15 ¶ When Jezebel 348 heard 8085 that Naboth 5022 had been stoned 5619 and was dead 4191, Jezebel 348 said 559 to Ahab 256, "Arise 6965, take 3423 possession 3423 of the vineyard 3754 of Naboth 5022, the Jezreelite 3158, which 834 he refused 3985 to give 5414 you for money 3701; for Naboth 5022 is not alive 2416, but dead 4191."
16 When Ahab 256 heard 8085 that Naboth 5022 was dead 4191, Ahab 256 arose 6965 to go 3381 down 3381 to the vineyard 3754 of Naboth 5022 the Jezreelite 3158, to take 3423 possession 3423 of it.
17 ¶ Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Elijah 452 the Tishbite 8664, saying 559,
18 "Arise 6965, go 3381 down 3381 to meet 7122 Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478, who 834 is in Samaria 8111; behold 2009, he is in the vineyard 3754 of Naboth 5022 where he has gone 3381 down 3381 to take 3423 possession 3423 of it.
19 "You shall speak 1696 to him, saying 559, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "Have you murdered 7523 and also 1571 taken 3423 possession 3423?"' And you shall speak 1696 to him, saying 559, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, "In the place 4725 where 834 the dogs 3611 licked 3952 up the blood 1818 of Naboth 5022 the dogs 3611 will lick 3952 up your blood 1818, even 1571 yours 859."'"
20 ¶ Ahab 256 said 559 to Elijah 452, "Have you found 4672 me, O my enemy 340?" And he answered 559, "I have found 4672 {you,} because 3282 you have sold 4376 yourself to do 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068.
21 "Behold 2009, I will bring 935 evil 7463 upon you, and will utterly 1197 sweep 1197 you away 1197, and will cut 3772 off 3772 from Ahab 256 every 8366 male, both bond 6113 and free 5800 in Israel 3478;
22 and I will make 5414 your house 1004 like the house 1004 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, and like the house 1004 of Baasha 1201 the son 1121 of Ahijah 281, because 413 of the provocation 3708 with which 834 you have provoked 3707 {Me} to anger 3707, and {because} you have made Israel 3478 sin 2398.
23 "Of Jezebel 348 also 1571 has the LORD 3068 spoken 1696, saying 559, 'The dogs 3611 will eat 398 Jezebel 348 in the district 2426 of Jezreel 3157.'
24 "The one belonging to Ahab 256, who dies 4191 in the city 5892, the dogs 3611 will eat 398, and the one who dies 4191 in the field 7704 the birds 5775 of heaven 8064 will eat 398."
25 ¶ Surely 7534 there was no 3808 one like Ahab 256 who 834 sold 4376 himself to do 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, because 834 Jezebel 348 his wife 802 incited 5496 him.
26 He acted 8581 very 3966 abominably 8581 in following idols 1544, according to all 3605 that the Amorites 567 had done 6213, whom 834 the LORD 3068 cast 3423 out before the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
27 ¶ It came 1961 about when Ahab 256 heard 8085 these 428 words 1697, that he tore 7167 his clothes 899 and put 7760 on sackcloth 8242 and fasted 6684, and he lay 7901 in sackcloth 8242 and went 1980 about despondently 328.
28 Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Elijah 452 the Tishbite 8664, saying 559,
29 "Do you see 7200 how 3588 Ahab 256 has humbled 3665 himself before Me? Because he has humbled 3665 himself before Me, I will not bring 935 the evil 7463 in his days 3117, {but} I will bring 935 the evil 7463 upon his house 1004 in his son's 1121 days 3117."

## Chapter 22

1

Ahab's Third Campaign against Aram

Three 7969 years 8141 passed 3427 without 369 war 4421 between 996 Aram 758 and Israel 3478.
2 In the third 7992 year 8141 Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 came 3381 down 3381 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478.
3 Now the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to his servants 5650, "Do you know 3045 that Ramoth-gilead 7433 belongs to us, and we are still 2814 doing 2814 nothing 2814 to take 3947 it out of the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Aram 758?"
4 And he said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, "Will you go 1980 with me to battle 4421 at Ramoth-gilead 7433?" And Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, "I am as you are, my people 5971 as your people 5971, my horses 5483 as your horses 5483."
5 ¶ Moreover, Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, "Please 4994 inquire 1875 first 3117 for the word 1697 of the LORD 3068."
6 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 gathered 6908 the prophets 5030 together, about four 702 hundred 3967 men 376, and said 559 to them, "Shall I go 1980 against 5921 Ramoth-gilead 7433 to battle 4421 or 518 shall I refrain 2308?" And they said 559, "Go 5927 up, for the Lord 136 will give 5414 {it} into the hand 3027 of the king 4428."
7 But Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, "Is there 369 not yet 5750 a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068 here 6311 that we may inquire 1875 of him?"
8 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, "There is yet 5750 one 259 man 376 by whom we may inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068, but I hate 8130 him, because 3588 he does not prophesy 5012 good 2896 concerning 5921 me, but evil 7451. {He is} Micaiah 4321 son 1121 of Imlah 3229." But Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, "Let not the king 4428 say 559 so 3651."
9 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 called 7121 an officer 5631 and said 559, "Bring 4116 quickly 4116 Micaiah 4321 son 1121 of Imlah 3229."
10 Now the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063 were sitting 3427 each 376 on his throne 3678, arrayed 3847 in {their} robes 899, at the threshing 1637 floor 1637 at the entrance 6607 of the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111; and all 3605 the prophets 5030 were prophesying 5012 before 6440 them.
11 Then Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Chenaanah 3668 made 6213 horns 7161 of iron 1270 for himself and said 559, "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, 'With these 428 you will gore 5055 the Arameans 758 until 5704 they are consumed 3615.'"
12 All 3605 the prophets 5030 were prophesying 5012 thus 3651, saying 559, "Go 5927 up to Ramoth-gilead 7433 and prosper 6743, for the LORD 3068 will give 5414 {it} into the hand 3027 of the king 4428."
13

Micaiah Predicts Defeat

¶ Then the messenger 4397 who 834 went 1980 to summon 7121 Micaiah 4321 spoke 1696 to him saying 559, "Behold 2009 now 4994, the words 1697 of the prophets 5030 are uniformly favorable 2896 to the king 4428. Please 4994 let your word 1697 be like the word 1697 of one 259 of them, and speak 1696 favorably 2896."
14 But Micaiah 4321 said 559, "As the LORD 3068 lives 2416, what the LORD 3068 says 559 to me, that I shall speak 1696."
15 ¶ When he came 935 to the king 4428, the king 4428 said 559 to him, "Micaiah 4321, shall we go 1980 to Ramoth-gilead 7433 to battle 4421, or 518 shall we refrain 2308?" And he answered 559 him, "Go 5927 up and succeed 6743, and the LORD 3068 will give 5414 {it} into the hand 3027 of the king 4428."
16 Then the king 4428 said 559 to him, "How many times 6471 must I adjure 7650 you to speak 1696 to me nothing 3808 but the truth 571 in the name 8034 of the LORD 3068?"
17 So he said 559, "I saw 7200 all 3605 Israel 3478 Scattered 6327 on the mountains 2022, Like sheep 6629 which 834 have 369 no 369 shepherd 7462. And the LORD 3068 said 559, 'These 428 have no 3808 master 113. Let each 376 of them return 7725 to his house 1004 in peace 7965.'"
18 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, "Did I not tell 559 you that he would not prophesy 5012 good 2896 concerning 5921 me, but evil 7451?"
19 ¶ Micaiah said 559, "Therefore 3651, hear 8085 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068. I saw 7200 the LORD 3068 sitting 3427 on His throne 3678, and all 3605 the host 6635 of heaven 8064 standing 5975 by Him on His right 3225 and on His left 8040.
20 "The LORD 3068 said 559, 'Who 4310 will entice 6601 Ahab 256 to go 5927 up and fall 5307 at Ramoth-gilead 7433?' And one 2088 said 559 this 3541 while another 2088 said 559 that.
21 "Then a spirit 7307 came 3318 forward 3318 and stood 5975 before 6440 the LORD 3068 and said 559, 'I will entice 6601 him.'
22 "The LORD 3068 said 559 to him, 'How 4100?' And he said 559, 'I will go 3318 out and be a deceiving 8267 spirit 7307 in the mouth 6310 of all 3605 his prophets 5030.' Then He said 559, 'You are to entice 6601 {him} and also 1571 prevail 3201. Go 3318 and do 6213 so 3651.'
23 "Now 6258 therefore, behold 2009, the LORD 3068 has put 5414 a deceiving 8267 spirit 7307 in the mouth 6310 of all 3605 these 428 your prophets 5030; and the LORD 3068 has proclaimed 1696 disaster 7463 against 5921 you."
24 ¶ Then Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Chenaanah 3668 came 5066 near 5066 and struck 5221 Micaiah 4321 on the cheek 3895 and said 559, "How did the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 pass 5674 from me to speak 1696 to you?"
25 Micaiah 4321 said 559, "Behold 2009, you shall see 7200 on that day 3117 when 834 you enter 935 an inner 2315 room 2315 to hide 2247 yourself."
26 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559, "Take 3947 Micaiah 4321 and return 7725 him to Amon 526 the governor 8269 of the city 5892 and to Joash 3060 the king's 4428 son 1121;
27 and say 559, 'Thus 3541 says 559 the king 4428, "Put 7760 this 2088 man in prison and feed 398 him sparingly 3906 with bread 3899 and water 4325 until 5704 I return 935 safely 7965."'"
28 Micaiah 4321 said 559, "If 518 you indeed 7725 return 7725 safely 7965 the LORD 3068 has not spoken 1696 by me." And he said 559, "Listen 8085, all 3605 you people 5971."
29

Defeat and Death of Ahab

¶ So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063 went 5927 up against Ramoth-gilead 7433.
30 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, "I will disguise 2664 myself and go 935 into the battle 4421, but you put 3847 on your robes 899." So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 disguised 2664 himself and went 935 into the battle 4421.
31 Now the king 4428 of Aram 758 had commanded 6680 the thirty-two captains 8269 of his chariots 7393, saying 559, "Do not fight 3898 with small 6996 or great 1419, but with the king 4428 of Israel 3478 alone 905."
32 So when the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393 saw 7200 Jehoshaphat 3092, they said 559, "Surely 389 it is the king 4428 of Israel 3478," and they turned 5493 aside 5493 to fight 3898 against 5921 him, and Jehoshaphat 3092 cried 2199 out.
33 When the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393 saw 7200 that it was not the king 4428 of Israel 3478, they turned 7725 back 7725 from pursuing 310 him.
34 ¶ Now a certain man 376 drew 4900 his bow 7198 at random 8537 and struck 5221 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 in a joint 1694 of the armor 8302. So he said 559 to the driver 7395 of his chariot 7395, "Turn 2015 around 3027 and take 3318 me out of the fight 4264; for I am 2470 severely 2470 wounded 2470."
35 The battle 4421 raged 5927 that day 3117, and the king 4428 was propped 5975 up in his chariot 4818 in front 5227 of the Arameans 758, and died 4191 at evening 6153, and the blood 1818 from the wound 4347 ran 3332 into the bottom 2436 of the chariot 7393.
36 Then a cry 7440 passed 5674 throughout 5674 the army 4264 close to sunset, saying 559, "Every 376 man 376 to his city 5892 and every 376 man 376 to his country 776."
37 ¶ So the king 4428 died 4191 and was brought 935 to Samaria 8111, and they buried 6912 the king 4428 in Samaria 8111.
38 They washed 7857 the chariot 7393 by the pool 1295 of Samaria 8111, and the dogs 3611 licked 3952 up his blood 1818 (now the harlots 2181 bathed 7364 themselves {there),} according to the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which 834 He spoke 1696.
39 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Ahab 256 and all 3605 that he did 6213 and the ivory 8127 house 1004 which 834 he built 1129 and all 3605 the cities 5892 which 834 he built 1129, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
40 So Ahab 256 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and Ahaziah 274 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
41

The New Rulers

¶ Now Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Asa 609 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Judah 3063 in the fourth 702 year 8141 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478.
42 Jehoshaphat 3092 was thirty-five years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427 king 4427, and he reigned 4427 twenty-five years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. And his mother's 517 name 8034 was Azubah 5806 the daughter 1323 of Shilhi 7977.
43 He walked 1980 in all 3605 the way 1870 of Asa 609 his father 1; he did not turn 5493 aside 5493 from it, doing 6213 right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068. However 389, the high 1116 places 1116 were not taken 5493 away 5493; the people 5971 still 5750 sacrificed 2076 and burnt 6999 incense 6999 on the high 1116 places 1116.
44 Jehoshaphat 3092 also made 7999 peace 7999 with the king 4428 of Israel 3478.
45 ¶ Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jehoshaphat 3092, and his might 1369 which 834 he showed 6213 and how 834 he warred 3898, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
46 The remnant 3499 of the sodomites 6945 who 834 remained 7604 in the days 3117 of his father 1 Asa 609, he expelled 1197 from the land 776.
47 ¶ Now there 369 was no 369 king 4428 in Edom 112; a deputy 5324 was king 4428.
48 Jehoshaphat 3092 made 6213 ships 591 of Tarshish 8659 to go 1980 to Ophir 211 for gold 2091, but they did not go 1980 for the ships 591 were broken 7665 at Ezion-geber 6100.
49 Then 227 Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, "Let my servants 5650 go 1980 with your servants 5650 in the ships 591." But Jehoshaphat 3092 was not willing 14.
50 And Jehoshaphat 3092 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of his father 1 David 1732, and Jehoram 3088 his son 1121 became 4427 king 4427 in his place 8478.
51 ¶ Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 became 4427 king 4427 over 5921 Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 in the seventeenth year 8141 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and he reigned 4427 two years 8141 over 5921 Israel 3478.
52 He did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068 and walked 1980 in the way 1870 of his father 1 and in the way 1870 of his mother 517 and in the way 1870 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, who 834 caused Israel 3478 to sin 2398.
53 So he served 5647 Baal 1168 and worshiped 7812 him and provoked 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 to anger 3707, according to all 3605 that his father 1 had done 6213.