1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2They were from nations about which the Lord had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.” Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. 3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. 4As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been. 5He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. 6So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not follow the Lord completely, as David his father had done. 7On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites. 8He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods. 9The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. 10Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the Lord’s command. 11So the Lord said to Solomon, “Since this is your attitude and you have not kept my covenant and my decrees, which I commanded you, I will most certainly tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates. 12Nevertheless, for the sake of David your father, I will not do it during your lifetime. I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
Solomon’s Adversaries
14Then the Lord raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. 15Earlier when David was fighting with Edom, Joab the commander of the army, who had gone up to bury the dead, had struck down all the men in Edom. 16Joab and all the Israelites stayed there for six months, until they had destroyed all the men in Edom. 17But Hadad, still only a boy, fled to Egypt with some Edomite officials who had served his father. 18They set out from Midian and went to Paran. Then taking people from Paran with them, they went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food. 19Pharaoh was so pleased with Hadad that he gave him a sister of his own wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage. 20The sister of Tahpenes bore him a son named Genubath, whom Tahpenes brought up in the royal palace. There Genubath lived with Pharaoh’s own children. 21While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David rested with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was also dead. Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.” 22“What have you lacked here that you want to go back to your own country?” Pharaoh asked. “Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but do let me go!” 23And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24When David destroyed Zobah’s army, Rezon gathered a band of men around him and became their leader; they went to Damascus, where they settled and took control. 25Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled in Aram and was hostile toward Israel.
Jeroboam Rebels Against Solomon
26Also, Jeroboam son of Nebat rebelled against the king. He was one of Solomon’s officials, an Ephraimite from Zeredah, and his mother was a widow named Zeruah. 27Here is the account of how he rebelled against the king: Solomon had built the terraces⚓ and had filled in the gap in the wall of the city of David his father. 28Now Jeroboam was a man of standing, and when Solomon saw how well the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph. 29About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh met him on the way, wearing a new cloak. The two of them were alone out in the country, 30and Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces. 31Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘See, I am going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand and give you ten tribes. 32But for the sake of my servant David and the city of Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, he will have one tribe. 33I will do this because they have⚓ forsaken me and worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Molek the god of the Ammonites, and have not walked in obedience to me, nor done what is right in my eyes, nor kept my decrees and laws as David, Solomon’s father, did. 34“ ‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand; I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David my servant, whom I chose and who obeyed my commands and decrees. 35I will take the kingdom from his son’s hands and give you ten tribes. 36I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name. 37However, as for you, I will take you, and you will rule over all that your heart desires; you will be king over Israel. 38If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you. 39I will humble David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.’ ” 40Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled to Egypt, to Shishak the king, and stayed there until Solomon’s death.
Solomon’s Death
41As for the other events of Solomon’s reign—all he did and the wisdom he displayed—are they not written in the book of the annals of Solomon? 42Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 43Then he rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam his son succeeded him as king.
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Xalaumoo tso Yawmsaub tseg
1Vaajntxwv Xalaumoo nyam lwm haiv tuabneeg tej ntxhais ntau leej. Dhau Falau tug ntxhais lawm tseed muaj cov Mau‑a, cov Aamoo, cov Entoo, cov Xaintoo hab cov Hithai tej ntxhais, 2yog tej haiv tuabneeg kws Yawmsaub tau has rua cov Yixayee tas, “Mej tsw xob moog yuav puab tej ntxhais hab tsw xob ca puab yuav mej tej ntxhais, tsua qhov puab yuav haub mej lub sab moog ua koom rua puab tej daab.” Xalaumoo nyam puab txhad tsw tso puab tseg. 3Nwg yuav xyaa pua tug nam yau kws yog cov thawj le ntxhais hab coj peb puas tug hluas nkauj lug kaav. Nwg cov quaspuj hov txhad haub tau nwg lub sab lawm. 4Thaus Xalaumoo laug lawd nwg cov quaspuj hov haub nwg moog ua koom rua luas tej daab, hab nwg lub sab tsw xwb rua Yawmsaub kws yog nwg tug Vaajtswv tsw thooj le nwg txwv Tavi lub sab lawm. 5Tsua qhov Xalaumoo ua koom rua tug puj daab Athaule kws yog cov Xaintoo tug daab, hab ua koom rua Mikhoo kws yog cov Aamoo tug daab qas vuab tsuab. 6Xalaumoo txhad ua tej kws Yawmsaub pum tas phem kawg le tsw ua koom rua Yawmsaub kawg sab kawg ntsws yaam le nwg txwv Tavi lawm. 7Xalaumoo ua tej chaw sab teev daab Khemauj kws yog cov Mau‑a tug daab qas vuab tsuab, hab teev daab Maulej kws yog cov Aamoo tug daab qas vuab tsuab, rua sau lub roob kws nyob ntawm Yeluxalee saab nub tuaj. 8Nwg ua tej chaw teev daab rua nwg cov quaspuj kws yog lwm haiv tuabneeg txhua tug, mas puab hlawv xyaab hab tua tsaj xyeem rua puab tej daab. 9Tes Yawmsaub chim rua Xalaumoo vem nwg lub sab faav hlo ntawm Yawmsaub kws yog cov Yixayee tug Vaajtswv kws tub tshwm rua nwg ob zag lawm, 10hab nkaw lug rua nwg txug zaaj nuav kuas nwg tsw xob moog lawv kua luas tej daab. Tassws Xalaumoo tsw ua lawv le tej kws Yawmsaub qha. 11Vem le nuav Yawmsaub txhad has rua Xalaumoo tas, “Vem koj lub sab xaav le kod hab koj tsw tuav rawv kuv tej lug cog tseg hab kuv tej kaab ke kws kuv has ca rua koj, mas kuv yeej yuav muab lub tebchaws dua rhe ntawm koj hab muab cob rua koj le ib tug tub teg tub taw kaav. 12Txawm le ntawd los vem yog saib rua koj txwv Tavi, kuv yuav tsw ua le ntawd rua thaus koj tseed caj sa nyob, kuv yuav dua rhe lub tebchaws ntawm koj tug tub txhais teg. 13Tassws kuv yuav tsw dua taag nrho lub tebchaws, kuv yuav tseg ib lub xeem pub rua koj tug tub vem yog saib rua kuv tug qhev Tavi hab saib rua lub nroog Yeluxalee kws kuv xaiv ca lawd.”
Xalaumoo le yeeb ncuab
14Yawmsaub ua rua Hanta kws yog tuabneeg Entoo yog cov Entoo tej vaajntxwv caaj ceg sawv tawm tsaam Xalaumoo. 15Thaus Tavi nyob huv Entoo tebchaws mas Yau‑a kws ua thawj kaav tub rog tau moog log cov kws raug tua tuag, nwg txawm muab txhua tug txwvneej huv Entoo tua pov tseg. 16Yau‑a hab cov Yixayee suavdawg nyob huv Entoo tau rau lub hli moog txug thaus muab cov txwvneej huv Entoo tua taag huvsw. 17Thaus hov Hanta tseed yau mas nwg nrug cov tuabneeg Entoo qee leej kws yog nwg txwv cov tub teg tub taw tswv moog rua huv Iyi tebchaws. 18Puab tswv tawm ntawm Mintee lug rua Palaa mas coj ib txha tuabneeg huv lub moos Palaa nrug puab tswv moog rua Iyi tebchaws, moog cuag cov Iyi tug vaajntxwv Falau, mas vaajntxwv pub ib lub tsev rua nwg nyob hab naj nub pub mov rua nwg noj hab pub teb rua nwg. 19Hanta ua tau hum Falau sab kawg le mas Falau txhad muab nwg tug quaspuj Thapene tug nam hluas rua Hanta yuav, yog Thapene kws ua puj vaaj tug nam hluas ntaag. 20Thapene tug nam hluas kuj yug tau ib tug tub hu ua Kenunpa rua Hanta, mas puj vaaj Thapene coj lug tu hlub rua huv Falau lub tsev mas Kenunpa txhad nrug vaajntxwv tej tub nyob huv Falau lub tsev ua ke. 21Thaus Hanta nyob huv Iyi tebchaws nov tas Tavi tuag moog nrug nwg tej laug nyob lawm hab nov tas Yau‑a kws ua thawj kaav tub rog kuj tuag lawm mas Hanta txawm has rua Falau tas, “Thov koj ca kuv rov qaab moog rua kuv teb kuv chaw.” 22Falau has rua nwg tas, “Koj nrug kuv nyob koj tu ncua ib yaam daabtsw es nwgnuav koj yuav nrhav kev rov qaab moog rua koj lub tebchaws?” Mas Hanta teb rua nwg tas, “Thov ca kuv moog xwb.” 23Vaajtswv ua rua Eliyanta tug tub Lexoo sawv twv Xalaumoo hab. Lexoo yog vaajntxwv Hantantexaw kws kaav huv lub moos Xaunpa ib tug tub qhe kws tswv lawm. 24Thaus Tavi moog tua cov tuabneeg huv Xaunpa taag mas Lexoo ca le sau tau ib co tuabneeg nrug nwg hab nwg ua thawj coj puab moog fuab lws luas. Puab moog txug lub nroog Ntamaxaka hab nyob hov ntawd mas puab tsaa nwg ua vaajntxwv kaav lub nroog Ntamaxaka. 25Nwg ua yeeb ncuab rua cov Yixayee taag Xalaumoo swm neej, nwg ua phem rua cov Yixayee ib yaam nkaus le Hanta ua. Nwg ntxub cov Yixayee, nwg ua vaajntxwv kaav hlo Alaa tebchaws.
Vaajtswv cog lug rua Yelaunpau‑aa
26Yelaunpau‑aa kws yog Nenpa tug tub yog xeem Efa‑i kws nyob huv lub moos Xelenta, kuj tsaa teg tawm tsaam vaajntxwv hab. Nwg yog Xalaumoo ib tug tub teg tub taw, nwg nam hu ua Xelu‑a yog ib tug puj ntsuag. 27Qhov kws nwg tsaa teg tawm tsaam vaajntxwv yog vem le kws has nuav. Xalaumoo ua lub loog Milau hab txhaws lub qhov ntsaa loog ntawm nwg txwv Tavi lub nroog. 28Yelaunpau‑aa yog ib tug khov swm. Thaus Xalaumoo pum tas tug hluas hov nquag heev nwg txhad muab tsaa ua tug saib cov tub zug suavdawg kws nwg yuam huv Yauxej caaj ceg lug ua num. 29Lub swjhawm ntawd Yelaunpau‑aa tawm huv Yeluxalee moog mas Ahiya kws yog xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug yog tuabneeg Silau ntswb nwg ntawm ntog kev. Ahiya naav ib lub tsho tshab. Ob tug ob leeg nyob tom teb xwb. 30Tes Ahiya txawm muab nwg lub tsho tshab kws nwg naav hov dua ua kaum ob daim. 31Mas nwg has rua Yelaunpau‑aa tas, “Koj ca le coj kaum daim moog, tsua qhov Yawmsaub kws yog cov Yixayee tug Vaajtawv has le nuav tas, ‘Saib nawj, kuv saamswm yuav dua lub tebchaws ntawm Xalaumoo txhais teg hab muab kaum lub xeem rua koj. 32Tassws nwg tseed yuav muaj ib lub xeem xwb vem yog saib rua kuv tug qhev Tavi hab saib rua lub nroog Yeluxalee kws kuv xaiv huv txhua xeem Yixayee lug lawd. 33Tub yog vem nwg tso kuv tseg moog pe hawm puj daab Athaule kws yog cov Xaintoo tug daab hab pe Khemauj kws yog cov Mau‑a tug daab hab pe Mikhoo kws yog cov Aamoo tug daab, hab nwg tsw ua lawv le kuv txujkev, hab tsw ua tej kws kuv pum tas zoo hab tsw tuav rawv kuv tej kaab ke hab kuv tej kevcai, ib yaam le nwg txwv Tavi tau ua lawd. 34Txawm le ntawd los kuv yuav tsw muab nwg lub tebchaws huvsw rhu hlo ntawm nwg txhais teg, tassws kuv yuav ca nwg kaav moog taag nwg swm neej vem yog saib rua kuv tug qhev Tavi kws kuv xaiv ca lawd yog tug kws tuav rawv kuv tej lug nkaw hab kuv tej kaab ke. 35Tassws kuv yuav rhu lub tebchaws huv nwg tug tub txhais teg, hab muab kaum lub xeem cob rua koj. 36Kuv tseed yuav muab ib xeem rua nwg tug tub, sub kuv tug qhev Tavi txhad muaj lub teeb rua ntawm kuv xubndag rua huv Yeluxalee tsw tu le, yog lub nroog kws kuv xaiv ca rua kuv lub npe nyob. 37Kuv yuav koj hab koj yuav kaav txhua yaam lawv le koj lub sab xaav, hab koj yuav ua vaajntxwv kaav cov Yixayee. 38Yog koj noog kuv tej lug kws kuv has rua koj txhua yaam hab ua koj lub neej lawv nraim kuv txujkev hab ua tej kws kuv pum tas zoo es tuav rawv kuv tej kaab ke hab kuv tej lug nkaw ib yaam le kuv tug qhev Tavi tau ua, mas kuv yuav nrug nraim koj hab tsaa koj caaj ceg nyob ruaj khov ib yaam le kuv tsaa Tavi caaj ceg, hab kuv yuav muab cov Yixayee rua koj. 39Tim le nuav kuv yuav ua rua Tavi caaj ceg raug kev nyuaj sab tassws tsw yog raug moog ib txhws.’ ” 40Xalaumoo txhad nrhav kev yuav muab Yelaunpau‑aa tua, tassws Yelaunpau‑aa tswv moog rua huv Iyi tebchaws moog cuag Sisab kws yog Iyi tug vaajntxwv, hab nwg nyob huv Iyi tebchaws moog txug thaus Xalaumoo tuag.
Xalaumoo tuag
(2VKk. 9:29-31)
41Lwm yaam num kws Xalaumoo ua hab txhua yaam kws nwg ua hab nwg tug tswvyim tub muab sau ca rua huv phoo ntawv kws sau Xalaumoo tej num. 42Xalaumoo nyob huv Yeluxalee ua vaajntxwv kaav cov Yixayee huvsw tau plaub caug xyoo. 43Xalaumoo kuj tuag moog nrug nwg tej laug nyob, hab puab muab nwg log rua huv nwg txwv Tavi lub nroog, tes nwg tug tub Lehaunpau‑aa ua vaajntxwv kaav nyob nwg chaw.