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Text -- 1 Kings 11:34-43 (NET)
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11:34 I will not take the whole kingdom from his hand . I will allow him to be ruler for the rest of his life for the sake of my chosen servant David who kept my commandments and rules .
11:35 I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give ten tribes to you.
11:36 I will leave his son one tribe so my servant David’s dynasty may continue to serve me in Jerusalem , the city I have chosen as my home .
11:37 I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel .
11:38 You must obey all I command you to do, follow my instructions , do what I approve , and keep my rules and commandments , like my servant David did . Then I will be with you and establish for you a lasting dynasty , as I did for David ; I will give you Israel .
11:39 I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this , but not forever .”
11:40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam , but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt . He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died .
Solomon’s Reign Ends
11:41 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, including all his accomplishments and his wise decisions , are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of Solomon .
11:42 Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years .
11:43 Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David . His son Rehoboam replaced him as king .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jeroboam |
Ahijah |
SOLOMON |
God |
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AHIAH, OR AHIJAH |
Rehoboam |
Israel |
ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF |
Canaan |
Paul |
Promotion |
Light |
Shishak |
LAMP |
KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF |
Intercession |
Obedience |
King |
PRINCE |
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NET Notes: 1Ki 11:36 Heb “so there might be a lamp for David my servant all the days before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name t...
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NET Notes: 1Ki 11:41 Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, and all which he did, and his wisdom, are they not written on the scroll of the events of Solomon...
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NET Notes: 1Ki 11:42 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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