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
1Vajntxwv Xalaumoo nyiam lwm haiv neeg tej ntxhais ntau leej. Dhau Falau tus ntxhais lawm tseem muaj cov Mau‑a, cov Asmoo, cov Edoo, cov Xaidoo thiab cov Hithai tej ntxhais, 2yog tej haiv neeg uas Yawmsaub tau hais rau cov Yixayee tias, “Nej tsis txhob mus yuav lawv tej ntxhais thiab tsis txhob cia lawv yuav nej tej ntxhais, rau qhov lawv yuav haub ntxias nej lub siab mus ua koom tu lawv tej dab.” Xalaumoo nyiam lawv thiaj tsis tso lawv tseg. 3Nws yuav xya pua tus niam yau uas yog cov thawj li ntxhais thiab coj peb puas tus hluas nkauj los kav. Nws cov pojniam ntawd thiaj haub tau nws lub siab lawm. 4Thaum Xalaumoo laus lawd nws cov pojniam ntawd haub nws mus ua koom tu luag tej dab, thiab nws lub siab tsis xib rau Yawmsaub uas yog nws tus Vajtswv tsis thooj li nws txiv Davi lub siab lawm. 5Rau qhov Xalaumoo ua koom tu tus poj dab Athaule uas yog cov Xaidoo tus dab, thiab ua koom tu Mikhoo uas yog cov Asmoo tus dab qias vuab tsuab. 6Xalaumoo thiaj ua tej uas Yawmsaub pom tias phem kawg li tsis ua koom tu Yawmsaub kawg siab kawg ntsws yam li nws txiv Davi lawm. 7Xalaumoo ua tej chaw siab teev dab Khemauj uas yog cov Mau‑a tus dab qias vuab tsuab, thiab teev dab Maulej uas yog cov Asmoo tus dab qias vuab tsuab, rau saum lub roob uas nyob ntawm Yeluxalees sab hnub tuaj. 8Nws ua tej chaw teev dab rau nws cov pojniam uas yog lwm haiv neeg txhua tus, mas lawv hlawv xyab thiab tua tsiaj xyeem rau lawv tej dab. 9Ces Yawmsaub chim rau Xalaumoo vim nws lub siab fav hlo ntawm Yawmsaub uas yog cov Yixayee tus Vajtswv uas twb tshwm rau nws ob zaug lawm, 10thiab nkaw lus rau nws txog zaj no kom nws tsis txhob mus raws kua luag tej dab. Tiamsis Xalaumoo tsis ua raws li tej uas Yawmsaub qhia. 11Vim li no Yawmsaub thiaj hais rau Xalaumoo tias, “Vim koj lub siab xav li kod thiab koj tsis tuav rawv kuv tej lus cog tseg thiab kuv tej kab ke uas kuv hais cia rau koj, mas kuv yeej yuav muab lub tebchaws dua rhe ntawm koj thiab muab cob rau koj li ib tug tub teg tub taws kav. 12Txawm li ntawd los vim yog saib rau koj txiv Davi, kuv yuav tsis ua li ntawd rau thaum koj tseem ciaj sia nyob, kuv yuav dua rhe lub tebchaws ntawm koj tus tub txhais tes. 13Tiamsis kuv yuav tsis dua tag nrho lub tebchaws, kuv yuav tseg ib lub xeem pub rau koj tus tub vim yog saib rau kuv tus qhev Davi thiab saib rau lub nroog Yeluxalees uas kuv xaiv cia lawd.”
Xalaumoo li yeeb ncuab
14Yawmsaub ua rau Hada uas yog neeg Edoo yog cov Edoo tej vajntxwv caj ces sawv tawm tsam Xalaumoo. 15Thaum Davi nyob hauv Edoo tebchaws mas Yau‑a uas ua thawj kav tub rog tau mus log cov uas raug tua tuag, nws txawm muab txhua tus txivneej hauv Edoo tua pov tseg. 16Yau‑a thiab cov Yixayee sawvdaws nyob hauv Edoo tau rau lub hli mus txog thaum muab cov txivneej hauv Edoo tua tag huvsi. 17Thaum ntawd Hada tseem yau mas nws nrog cov neeg Edoo qee leej uas yog nws txiv cov tub teg tub taws khiav mus rau hauv Iyi tebchaws. 18Lawv khiav tawm ntawm Midee los rau Palas mas coj ib txhia neeg hauv lub moos Palas nrog lawv khiav mus rau Iyi tebchaws, mus cuag cov Iyi tus vajntxwv Falau, mas vajntxwv pub ib lub tsev rau nws nyob thiab niaj hnub pub mov rau nws noj thiab pub teb rau nws. 19Hada ua tau hum Falau siab kawg li mas Falau thiaj muab nws tus pojniam Thapene tus niam hluas rau Hada yuav, yog Thapene uas ua poj vaj tus niam hluas ntag. 20Thapene tus niam hluas kuj yug tau ib tug tub hu ua Kenunpa rau Hada, mas poj vaj Thapene coj los tu hlob rau hauv Falau lub tsev mas Kenunpa thiaj nrog vajntxwv tej tub nyob hauv Falau lub tsev ua ke. 21Thaum Hada nyob hauv Iyi tebchaws hnov tias Davi tuag mus nrog nws tej poj koob yawm txwv nyob lawm thiab hnov tias Yau‑a uas ua thawj kav tub rog kuj tuag lawm mas Hada txawm hais rau Falau tias, “Thov koj cia kuv rov qab mus rau kuv teb kuv chaw.” 22Falau hais rau nws tias, “Koj nrog kuv nyob koj tu ncua ib yam dabtsi es nimno koj yuav nrhiav kev rov qab mus rau koj lub tebchaws?” Mas Hada teb rau nws tias, “Thov cia kuv mus xwb.” 23Vajtswv ua rau Eliyada tus tub Lexoo sawv twv Xalaumoo thiab. Lexoo yog vajntxwv Hadadexaw uas kav hauv lub moos Xaunpa ib tug tub qhe uas khiav lawm. 24Thaum Davi mus tua cov neeg hauv Xaunpa tag mas Lexoo cia li sau tau ib co neeg nrog nws thiab nws ua thawj coj lawv mus huab lws luag. Lawv mus txog lub nroog Damaxaka thiab nyob qhov ntawd mas lawv tsa nws ua vajntxwv kav lub nroog Damaxaka. 25Nws ua yeeb ncuab rau cov Yixayee tag Xalaumoo sim neej, nws ua phem rau cov Yixayee ib yam nkaus li Hada ua. Nws ntxub cov Yixayee, nws ua vajntxwv kav kiag Alas tebchaws.
Vajtswv cog lus rau Yelaunpau‑as
26Yelaunpau‑as uas yog Nenpa tus tub yog xeem Efa‑i uas nyob hauv lub moos Xeleda, kuj tsa tes tawm tsam vajntxwv thiab. Nws yog Xalaumoo ib tug tub teg tub taws, nws niam hu ua Xelu‑a yog ib tug poj ntsuam. 27Qhov uas nws tsa tes tawm tsam vajntxwv yog vim li uas hais no. Xalaumoo ua lub loog Milau thiab txhaws lub qhov ntsa loog ntawm nws txiv Davi lub nroog. 28Yelaunpau‑as yog ib tug khov sim kho. Thaum Xalaumoo pom tias tus hluas ntawd nquag heev nws thiaj muab tsa ua tus saib xyuas cov tub zog sawvdaws uas nws yuam hauv Yauxej caj ces los ua haujlwm. 29Lub sijhawm ntawd Yelaunpau‑as tawm hauv Yeluxalees mus mas Ahiya uas yog xibhwb cev Vajtswv lus yog neeg Silau ntsib nws ntawm tog kev. Ahiya hnav ib lub tsho tshiab. Ob tug ob leeg nyob tom teb xwb. 30Ces Ahiya txawm muab nws lub tsho tshiab uas nws hnav ntawd dua ua kaum ob daim. 31Mas nws hais rau Yelaunpau‑as tias, “Koj cia li coj kaum daim mus, rau qhov Yawmsaub uas yog cov Yixayee tus Vajtawv hais li no tias, ‘Saib nawj, kuv tabtom yuav dua lub tebchaws ntawm Xalaumoo txhais tes thiab muab kaum lub xeem rau koj. 32Tiamsis nws tseem yuav muaj ib lub xeem xwb vim yog saib rau kuv tus qhev Davi thiab saib rau lub nroog Yeluxalees uas kuv xaiv hauv txhua xeem Yixayee los lawd. 33Twb yog vim nws tso kuv tseg mus pe hawm poj dab Athaule uas yog cov Xaidoo tus dab thiab pe Khemauj uas yog cov Mau‑a tus dab thiab pe Mikhoo uas yog cov Asmoo tus dab, thiab nws tsis ua raws li kuv txojkev, thiab tsis ua tej uas kuv pom tias zoo thiab tsis tuav rawv kuv tej kab ke thiab kuv tej kevcai, ib yam li nws txiv Davi tau ua lawd. 34“ ‘Txawm li ntawd los kuv yuav tsis muab nws lub tebchaws huvsi rho kiag ntawm nws txhais tes, tiamsis kuv yuav cia nws kav mus tag nws sim neej vim yog saib rau kuv tus qhev Davi uas kuv xaiv cia lawd yog tus uas tuav rawv kuv tej lus nkaw thiab kuv tej kab ke. 35Tiamsis kuv yuav rho lub tebchaws hauv nws tus tub txhais tes, thiab muab kaum lub xeem cob rau koj. 36Kuv tseem yuav muab ib xeem rau nws tus tub, xwv kuv tus qhev Davi thiaj muaj lub teeb rau ntawm kuv xubntiag rau hauv Yeluxalees tsis tu li, yog lub nroog uas kuv xaiv cia rau kuv lub npe nyob. 37Kuv yuav koj thiab koj yuav kav txhua yam raws li koj lub siab xav, thiab koj yuav ua vajntxwv kav cov Yixayee. 38“ ‘Yog koj mloog kuv tej lus uas kuv hais rau koj txhua yam thiab ua koj lub neej raws nraim kuv txojkev thiab ua tej uas kuv pom tias zoo es tuav rawv kuv tej kab ke thiab kuv tej lus nkaw ib yam li kuv tus qhev Davi tau ua, mas kuv yuav nrog nraim koj thiab tsa koj caj ces nyob ruaj khov ib yam li kuv tsa Davi caj ces, thiab kuv yuav muab cov Yixayee rau koj. 39Tim li no kuv yuav ua rau Davi caj ces raug kev nyuaj siab tiamsis tsis yog raug mus ib txhis.’ ” 40Xalaumoo thiaj nrhiav kev yuav muab Yelaunpau‑as tua, tiamsis Yelaunpau‑as khiav mus rau hauv Iyi tebchaws mus cuag Sisab uas yog Iyi tus vajntxwv, thiab nws nyob hauv Iyi tebchaws mus txog thaum Xalaumoo tuag.
Xalaumoo tuag
(2VKk. 9:29-31)
41Lwm yam haujlwm uas Xalaumoo ua thiab txhua yam uas nws ua thiab nws lub tswvyim twb muab sau cia rau hauv phau ntawv uas sau Xalaumoo tej haujlwm. 42Xalaumoo nyob hauv Yeluxalees ua vajntxwv kav cov Yixayee huvsi tau plaub caug xyoo. 43Xalaumoo kuj tuag mus nrog nws tej poj koob yawm txwv nyob, thiab lawv muab nws log rau hauv nws txiv Davi lub nroog, ces nws tus tub Lehaunpau‑as ua vajntxwv kav nyob nws chaw.