Of the nationsconcerningwhich the LORDsaidunto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neithershalltheycome in unto you: for surelytheywillturnawayyourheartaftertheirgods: Solomonclaveuntothese in love.
For it came to pass, whenSolomon was old, that his wivesturnedaway his heartafterothergods: and his heart was not perfectwith the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
Then did Solomonbuild an highplace for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hillthat is beforeJerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
Wherefore the LORDsaiduntoSolomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thouhast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I havecommandedthee, I willsurelyrend the kingdomfromthee, and willgive it to thy servant.
And theyarose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and theytook men withthem out of Paran, and theycame to Egypt, untoPharaohking of Egypt; whichgave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
And the sister of Tahpenesbare him Genubath his son, whomTahpenesweaned in Pharaoh’shouse: and Genubath was in Pharaoh’shouseholdamong the sons of Pharaoh.
And whenHadadheard in EgyptthatDavidsleptwith his fathers, and thatJoab the captain of the host was dead, Hadadsaid to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
ThenPharaohsaidunto him, But whathastthoulackedwith me, that, behold, thouseekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
And he gathered men unto him, and becamecaptainover a band, whenDavidslewthem of Zobah: and theywent to Damascus, and dwelttherein, and reigned in Damascus.
And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’sservant, whosemother’sname was Zeruah, a widowwoman, even he lifted up his handagainst the king.
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomonseeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him rulerover all the charge of the house of Joseph.
And it came to pass at thattimewhenJeroboamwent out of Jerusalem, that the prophetAhijah the Shilonitefound him in the way; and he had cladhimselfwith a new garment; and they two werealone in the field:
And he said to Jeroboam, Takethee ten pieces: for thussaith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I willrend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and willgive ten tribes to thee:
Becausethattheyhaveforsaken me, and haveworshippedAshtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do thatwhich is right in mineeyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
Howbeit I will not take the wholekingdom out of his hand: but I willmake him prince all the days of his life for David my servant’ssake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
And unto his son will I give one tribe, thatDavid my servant may have a lightalwaybefore me in Jerusalem, the citywhich I havechosen me to put my namethere.
And it shall be, if thouwilthearkenunto all that I commandthee, and wiltwalk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be withthee, and buildthee a surehouse, as I built for David, and willgiveIsraeluntothee.