II. CHronicueEs VIII. 10.

B.C. 992.
PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER, 11. 1 KIN. 9. 11.1 1:7
in. 3. 7 (85
8; 9.
nt. they. J. Jehovah.
SoLoMon's STATED OFFERINGS. 12,13. 1 KIN. 9.25. See
Num, XXViii, Xxix. Deut. 16. 16.
wu. offered- up.
a, ascend- ing-offer- ings.
u. offering up.
COURSES OF THE PRIESTS,
14, 1 Chr. XXiV, XXV, xxvi.
g. gate- keepers.
i. ish,
THE WORK Com- PLETED. 16. 1 Kin. 6.
th
SOLOMON'S Navy. 17,18. 1 KIN.
9.2
o. Ophir, Abund- ance.
VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA.
Luke 11. 31. s. Sheba, Man.
aw. words, 07" matters,
HER TESTIMONY. 3-8. 1 KIN.
10. 4-9.
a. ascent, Heb. hali- yahtho, comp.
1 Kin. 10.5, holatho.
5. Jehovah.
t. The word
| was truth.
10 And these were the_chief_of «kin, Solomon’s officers, even two_hundre and fifty, x+that bare_rule over the
eople.
11 And Solomon brought_up +the_
daughter_of Pharaoh out_of the_city_of |
David unto the house that he had_built for her: for he said, “ My wife shall not dwell in the-house_of David king_of Israél, because a! the places are holy, whereunto the_ark_of /the Lorp shath_ come.”
122 Then Solomon offered « «burnt_ offerings unto the Lorp on the_altar_ of ! the Lor», which he had_built before the porch,
13 Even after a certain rate every day, offering « according_to the.command- ment_of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new_moons, and on the solemn_ feasts, three times in the year, even in the_feast_of x=unleavened bread, and in the_feast_of xweeks, and in the_feast_of xtabernacles,
14 And he appointed, according_to the_order_of David his father, -the_ courses. of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the_duty_of every day required : the 7 porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had Dayid the‘ man_of x=God commanded.
15 And they departed not from the_ commandment_of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any mat- ter, or concerning the treasures.
16 Now all the_work_of Solomon was_ prepared unto the day_of the_founda- tion_of the_house_of /the Lorp, and until it was_finished. So the-house_ of the Lorp was_perfected.
17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the_ land_of Edom.
18 And Huram sent him by the_-hands_ of his servants ships, and servants +that_ had_knowledge_of the sea; and they went with the_servants_of Solomon to o Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents_of gold, and brought
them to xking Solomon. 9 AND when the_queen_of sSheba heard of -the_fame_of Solomon, she came to prove -Solomon with hard_ questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels +that_bare spices, and gold in abundance, and pre- cious stones: and when she was_come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
2 And Solomon told her all her w questions : and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
3 And when the_queen_of Sheba had_ seen -the_wisdom_of Solomon, and the house that he had_built,
4 And the_meat_of his table, and the_ sitting_of his servants, and the_attend- ance_of his ministers, and theirapparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel ; and his « ascent by which he twent_up into the_house_of/ the Lorp ; there was no more spirit in her.
5 And she said to the king, “‘ Jt was a true xreport which I heard in mine_
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own land of thine wacts, and of thy| B.C. 992 wisdom :
6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had _seen it: and, behold, the-one_half_of the_ greatness_of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
7 =Happy are thy «men, and =happy are these thy servants, «which stand continually before thee, and shear thy wisdom. :
8 Blessed 'be Jihe Lorp thy =God,|J.¢ which delighted in thee to set thee on His throne, to be king for Jthe Lorp thy =God: because thy =God loved Israél, to establish them for ever, there- fore made He thee king over them, to do judgment and r justice.”
® And she gave the king a hundred
and twenty talents_of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any xsuch spice as the_queen_of Sheba gave xking Solomon. 10 And the_servants also of Huram, and the _servants _ of Solomon, which brought gold from o Ophir, brought al- “A gum trees and precious stones.
ll And the king made of «the algum trees }terraces to the_house_of ‘the Lorp, and to the king’s palace, and harps and psalteries for «singers : and there were none such seen before in the_ land_of Judah.
12 And xking Solomon gave to the_ queen _ of Sheba all her desire, what- soever she asked, beside that which she had _ brought unto the king. So she} 73, turned, and went ~away to her_own land, slve and her servants. ,:
18 Now the_weight_of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hun-| Rt dred and threescore and six talents_of|'s)";:
‘old ; 14 Beside that which x xchapmen and xmerchants brought. And all the_
kings _ of Arabia and governors - of the country brought gold and silver to So- lomon.
15 And xking Solomon made two_hun- dred » targets_of beaten gold: six hun- dred shekels of beaten gold went to|!%.1 xone p xtarget,
16 And three hundred s shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shek- els of gold went to xone sxshield. And the king put them in the_house-_of the_ forest_of xLebanon.
17 Moreover the king made a great throne_of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool_of xgold, which were fastened to the throne, and ha stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the «stays: '
19 And twelve lions «stood there on the_one_side and on the_other upon |*“ the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom. _=
2% And all the_ drinking vessels _ of| HisRic# xking Solomon were of gold, and all a the_vessels_of the_house_of the_forest_| 10: 2h: of xLebanon were of pure gold: none a
were of silver; it was not any_thing accounted_of in the.days_of Solomon,
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rusalem as «stones, and cedar _ trees made he as the sycomore_trees that are : in the low_plains in abundance.
hs 3 And they -brought unto Solomon rr horses out _of Egypt, and out _of all lands.
2 Now the_rest_of the_acts_of Solo- mon, xfirst and xlast, are they not written in the_ book_of Nathan the 3 | prophet, and in the_prophecy_of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the _ visions _ of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the_ son_of Nebat?
®#® And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israél forty years.
31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was_buried in the_city_of David his father: and Rehoboam his son
reigned in his stead. 1 AND Rehoboam wenttoShechem: for to Shechem were all Israél come to make him king. 2 And it came_to_pass, when Jero-
ish. 2t And thep +brought ‘every_man his present, vessels_of silver, and vessels_
or of gold, and raiment, a harness, and
rmour. | spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
His > And Solomon had four thousand 'HARIOTS. stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve = thousand horsemen ; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king
at Jerusalem. jotomon’s | % And he reigned over all the kings -R&IGN. (from the friver even unto the_land_of Genes | the De and to the_border _ of eect. a a the king made
Egypt, whither he had_fied from the_ presence_of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out_of Egypt.
3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israél came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
4“Thy father made our -yoke griev- ous : now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and
and we will_serve thee.”
5 And he said unto them, “-Come_ again unto me after three days.” And the people departed.
6 And xking Rehoboam took counsel with the old_men that had «stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel give pe me to return answer to xthis xpeople?”
7 And they spake unto him, saying,
g YouNG please them, and -speak good words to =, they -will_be thy servants ¢ for
bee But he forsook the counsel which
boam the_son_of Nebat, ths was in| tents.
his xheayy yoke that he put upon us,| salem.
“Tf thou Phe kind to xthis xpeople, and | boam.
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the old_men gave him, and took_coun-| B.C. 975. sel with the young_men that were_ brought_up with him, «that stood before him.
* And he said unto them, “ What cadvice give pe that we -may_return answer to ~this xpeople, which -have_ spoken to me, saying, ‘Ease somewhat the yoke that thy fail father did_put upon us?
10 And the young_men that were_ brought_up with him spake unto him, saying, “Thus shalt_thou_answer the people that spake unto thee, saying,
“Thy father made our ~yoke heavy, but make thon it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt_thou_say unto them, “My little finger shall_be_thicker than my} father’s loins.
i For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, > will will_put more to your yoke: my father chastised pou with xwhips, but, E will chastise you with xscorpions.’”
c. counsel,
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2 So Jeroboam and all the people} Rexo- came to Rehoboam on the third xday,) BOA™'’s acas the king bade, saying, “«Come_| ao a again to me on the third xday.” 12. eal
and xking Rehoboam forsook) img as. -the. ieee the old_men,
14 And answered them after the «ad- vice of the young_men, saying, “My father made your -yoke heavy, but = will_add thereto: my father chastised pou with xwhips, but E will chastise you with xscorpions.”
15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of =God,| 2. that the Lorp_might_ perform His | s. Jehovah. -word, which He spake by the_hand_of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the_ son_of Nebat. |
16 And when all Israél saw that the king would not hearken unto them,
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THE TEN TRIBES
the people answered “What portion have we in David? and set we have none inheritance in the_son_ of Jesse: fevery_man to your tents, O_! ;. ish. Israél: and now, David, -see to thine_ own house.” So all Israél went to their
Y But as for the_schildren_of Israél| s. sons.
xathat dwelt in the_cities_of Judah, Re- hoboam reigned over them.
18 Then xking Rehoboam sent -Ha-| Hanoi doram that was over the tribute; and the_schildren_of Israél stoned him with stones, that he died. But «king Rehoboam « ee to get_him_ up to his xchariot, to flee to Jeru-
19 And Israél rebelled against the_ house_of David unto «this day. ——-_ 1 AND when Rehoboam was_come} Gat
to Jerusalem, he gathered of “the_house_of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and fourscore thousand |!,,1 Kis. 12
chosen men, +which_were warriors, to = fight against Israél, that he Tce
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"JEHOVAH bring -the kingdom again to Reho-| FoB8!s FIGHT. 2 But the_word_of Jthe LorD came/24 1 Kr. |to Shemaiah the_‘ man_of =God, say- Se 7 . = a4 3 “-sSpeak unto Rehoboam the_son_of i ish.
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