His advisers said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind. Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and surrender to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.”

So they looked through all Israel for a beautiful young woman and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.

Now, my master, O king, all Israel is watching anxiously to see who is named to succeed my master the king on the throne.

There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet will anoint him king over Israel; then blow the trumpet and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

Then follow him up as he comes and sits on my throne. He will be king in my place; I have decreed that he will be ruler over Israel and Judah.”

and said this: ‘The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.’”

David reigned over Israel forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years, and in Jerusalem thirty-three years.

All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival in the month Ethanim (the seventh month).

He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled what he promised my father David.

“The time will come when your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they sinned against you. If they come back to you, renew their allegiance to you, and pray for your help in this temple,

then listen from heaven, forgive the sin of your people Israel, and bring them back to the land you gave to their ancestors.

“Foreigners, who do not belong to your people Israel, will come from a distant land because of your reputation.

“May you be attentive to your servant’s and your people Israel’s requests for help and may you respond to all their prayers to you.

Now several non-Israelite peoples were left in the land after the conquest of Joshua, including the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

Their descendants remained in the land (the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.

Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.

The Lord was angry with Solomon because he had shifted his allegiance away from the Lord, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him on two occasions

For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom.

He will retain one tribe, for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

The Lord will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. It is ready to happen!