purposed.

And the king told her all that she asked, and there was nothing hid from Solomon that he told her not.

And when the queen of Arabia saw the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, 4. The meat for his table, the tabernacle for his servants, the offices of his servants, and their garments, his vessels with their apparel, and his hall, when they went up to the house of the LORD, they could not abstain,

And she said unto the king: It is true what I have heard in my land of thy nature and of thy wisdom.

But I would not believe their words, till I came, and saw with mine own eyes. And, behold, I have not been told the half of thy great wisdom. There is more in thee than the rumour that I have heard.

Blessed are thy men, and blessed are these thy servants, which stand before thee continually, and hear thy wisdom.

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which loveth thee, that he hath set thee on his throne to be king over the LORD thy God. Because thy God loveth Israel, to establish him for ever, he hath made thee king over them, to do justice and righteousness.

And she gave unto the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and very much spices, and precious stones. There were no spices but these which the queen of Arabia gave to king Solomon.

And the servants of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold out of Ophir, they brought also ebony and precious stones.

And Solomon made of ebony stairs in the house of the LORD, and in the king’s house, and harps, and psalteries for the singers. Such woods were never seen before in the land of Judah.

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all that she desired and asked, without that she had brought unto the king. And she turned, and went into her land with her servants.

And the gold that was brought unto Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents,

Without what the merchants and the traders brought. And all the kings of the Arabians, and the lords of the countries, brought gold and silver unto Solomon.

Therefore king Solomon made two hundred shields of the best gold, so that there were six hundred pieces of gold upon one shield,

And three hundred tartars of the best gold, that three hundred pieces of gold came to one tartar.

And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. And the king made a great ivory chair, and overlaid it with pure gold.

And the throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold by the throne, and two rests on either side about the buttocks; and two lions stood by the rests,

And twelve lions stood there upon the six steps on either side. Such a thing is not made in all kingdoms.

And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold: and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were pure gold. For the silver was not counted in the days of Solomon.

For the king’s ships sailed upon the sea with the servants of Huram, and came once in three years, bringing gold, and silver, and ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

So king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

And all the kings of the earth desired the face of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

And they brought him every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armour, and spices, and horses, and mouths yearly.

And Solomon had four thousand chariot horses, and twelve thousand horsemen; and they put them in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

And he was lord over all kings from the sea even unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt.

And the king made Jerusalem as much silver as stones, and as much cedar, and as many mulberry trees in the valley.

And they brought him horses out of Egypt, and out of all countries.

And the rest of the acts of Solomon, both the first and the last, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecies of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Jeddi the Shower against Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles)
Chapter 10
Separation of the kingdom and apostasy of the ten tribes, caused by Rehoboam.

And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

And when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it, which was in Egypt, whither he fled before king Solomon, he came again out of Egypt.

And they sent and called him. And Jeroboam came with all Israel, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying:

Thy father hath made our yoke too hard. Lighten therefore the hard service of thy father, and the heavy yoke which he hath laid upon us; and we will be servants unto thee.

And he said unto them: About three days come again unto me. And the people went.

And king Rehoboam consulted the elders that stood before Solomon his father, when he was alive, saying, How counsel ye that I should answer this people?

And they spake unto him, saying: If thou wilt be kind unto this people, and wilt deal kindly with them, and wilt speak good words unto them, they will be servants unto thee alway.

And he left the counsel of the elders, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were brought up with him, and that sat before him,

And said unto them: What counsel ye, that we should answer this people, which have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father hath put upon us?

And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke too heavy; make thou our yoke lighter; and say unto them: My least finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.

If therefore my father hath put too heavy a yoke upon you, I will make more of your yoke.
My father chastised you with whips, but I with scorpions.

And it came to pass, when Jeroboam and all the people were come to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had said, Come again to me the third day,

And the king answered them sternly. And king Rehoboam left the council of the elders 14. And he spake unto them after the counsel of the young men, saying, If my father hath made your yoke too heavy, I will make it more so. My father chastised you with whips, but I with scorpions.

So the king hearkened not unto the people. For it was so wrought of God, that the LORD
might confirm his word, which he spake by Ahijah of Shiloh unto Jeroboam the son of
Nebat.

And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, and said, What have we part in David, or inheritance in the son of Jesse? Every man of Israel to his tent. Now therefore see thou to thy house, O David. And all Israel went into their tents, 17. That Rehoboam reigned only over the children of Israel, which dwelt in the cities of Judah.

And king Rehoboam sent Hadoram the chamberlain, and the children of Israel stoned him to death. And king Rehoboam mounted up his chariot, and fled to Jerusalem.

So Israel fell away from the house of David unto this day.
(2 Chronicles)
Chapter 11
Rehoboam’s readiness for war, cities, confirmation, wives and children.

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered together the house of Judah and Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand young men that were valiant, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

And the word of the LORD came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying: 3. Tell Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and all Israel that is under Judah and Benjamin, saying:

Thus saith the LORD; Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this is done of me. And they hearkened unto the words of the LORD, and desisted from going up against Jeroboam.

And Rehoboam dwelt at Jerusalem, and strengthened the cities of Judah, 6. Namely: Bethlehem, Etam, Thekoa,

Beth-Zur, Socho, Adullam,

gath, maresa, siph,

Adoraim, Lachis, Aseka,

Zareah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which were the strongest cities in Judah and Benjamin.

And he made them strong, and set princes therein, and store of meat, and oil, and wine.

And in all the cities he made shields and spears, and made them very strong. And Judah and Benjamin were under him.

And the priests and the Levites came unto him out of all Israel, and out of all the coasts thereof.

And they left their suburbs and their substance, and came to Judah to Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not minister unto the LORD.

And he ordained him priests unto the high places, and to the devils of the field, and to the calves which he made.

And after them came out of all the tribes of Israel that gave their hearts to inquire of the LORD God of Israel unto Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

And they strengthened the kingdom