1 Kings 11:37-43
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.