The Bible, King James version, Book 11: 1 Kings

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11:011:012 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy
father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

11:011:013 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give
one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for
Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

11:011:014 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the
Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

11:011:015 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the
captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he
had smitten every male in Edom;

11:011:016 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until
he had cut off every male in Edom:)

11:011:017 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's
servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little
child.

11:011:018 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took
men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto
Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed
him victuals, and gave him land.

11:011:019 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that
he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of
Tahpenes the queen.

11:011:020 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom
Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in
Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.

11:011:021 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his
fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad
said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own
country.

11:011:022 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me,
that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he
answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.

11:011:023 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of
Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

11:011:024 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band,
when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and
dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

11:011:025 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon,
beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel,
and reigned over Syria.

11:011:026 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda,
Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow
woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.

11:011:027 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the
king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the
city of David his father.

11:011:028 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon
seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him
ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

11:011:029 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of
Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in
the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they
two were alone in the field:

11:011:030 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it
in twelve pieces:

11:011:031 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith
the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom
out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

11:011:032 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and
for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all
the tribes of Israel:)

11:011:033 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped
Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the
Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and
have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine
eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David
his father.

11:011:034 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but
I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my
servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments
and my statutes:

11:011:035 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will
give it unto thee, even ten tribes.

11:011:036 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant
may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which
I have chosen me to put my name there.

11:011:037 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all
that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

11:011:038 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command
thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my
sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my
servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure
house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

11:011:039 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for
ever.

11:011:040 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose,
and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in
Egypt until the death of Solomon.

11:011:041 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and
his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of
Solomon?

11:011:042 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel
was forty years.

11:011:043 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city
of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his
stead.

11:012:001 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to
Shechem to make him king.

11:012:002 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was
yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence
of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

11:012:003 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the
congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

11:012:004 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the
grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he
put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

11:012:005 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come
again to me. And the people departed.

11:012:006 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood
before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do
ye advise that I may answer this people?

11:012:007 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant
unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer
them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy
servants for ever.

11:012:008 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had
given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up
with him, and which stood before him:

11:012:009 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer
this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke
which thy father did put upon us lighter?

11:012:010 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him,
saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto
thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it
lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little
finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

11:012:011 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I
will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with
whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

11:012:012 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day,
as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third
day.

11:012:013 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old
men's counsel that they gave him;

11:012:014 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying,
My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke:
my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise
you with scorpions.

11:012:015 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the
cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying,
which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the
son of Nebat.

11:012:016 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them,
the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in
David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to
your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So
Israel departed unto their tents.

11:012:017 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of
Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

11:012:018 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and
all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore
king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee
to Jerusalem.

11:012:019 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

11:012:020 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was
come again, that they sent and called him unto the
congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was
none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah
only.

11:012:021 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the
house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight
against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to
Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

11:012:022 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

11:012:023 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and
unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant
of the people, saying,

11:012:024 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against
your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his
house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to
the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the
word of the LORD.

11:012:025 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt
therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

11:012:026 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return
to the house of David:

11:012:027 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD
at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again
unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they
shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

11:012:028 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold,
and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to
Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up
out of the land of Egypt.

11:012:029 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

11:012:030 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship
before the one, even unto Dan.

11:012:031 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the
lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

11:012:032 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the
fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in
Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel,
sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in
Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

11:012:033 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the
fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he
had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the
children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt
incense.

11:013:001 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word
of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to
burn incense.

11:013:002 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and
said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child
shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and
upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that
burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon
thee.

11:013:003 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign
which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent,
and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.

11:013:004 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of
the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel,
that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on
him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up,
so that he could not pull it in again to him.

11:013:005 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the
altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by
the word of the LORD.

11:013:006 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat
now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my
hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the
LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became
as it was before.

11:013:007 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and
refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

11:013:008 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me
half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I
eat bread nor drink water in this place:

11:013:009 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat
no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that
thou camest.

11:013:010 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he
came to Bethel.

11:013:011 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came
and told him all the works that the man of God had done that
day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king,
them they told also to their father.

11:013:012 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his
sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from
Judah.

11:013:013 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled
him the ass: and he rode thereon,

11:013:014 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an
oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest
from Judah? And he said, I am.

11:013:015 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.

11:013:016 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee:
neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this
place:

11:013:017 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat
no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the
way that thou camest.

11:013:018 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an
angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him
back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and
drink water. But he lied unto him.

11:013:019 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and
drank water.

11:013:020 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word
of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:

11:013:021 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying,
Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the
mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the
LORD thy God commanded thee,

11:013:022 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the
place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread,
and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the
sepulchre of thy fathers.

11:013:023 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he
had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the
prophet whom he had brought back.

11:013:024 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him:
and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it,
the lion also stood by the carcase.

11:013:025 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the
way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and
told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

11:013:026 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard
thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient
unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered
him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him,
according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.

11:013:027 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they
saddled him.

11:013:028 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass
and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten
the carcase, nor torn the ass.

11:013:029 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and
laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet
came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.

11:013:030 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned
over him, saying, Alas, my brother!

11:013:031 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to
his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the
sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones
beside his bones:

11:013:032 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against
the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high
places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come
to pass.

11:013:033 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but
made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high
places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one
of the priests of the high places.

11:013:034 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to
cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

11:014:001 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

11:014:002 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and
disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of
Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the
prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.

11:014:003 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of
honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of
the child.

11:014:004 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and
came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his
eyes were set by reason of his age.

11:014:005 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam
cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick:
thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when
she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another
woman.

11:014:006 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she
came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of
Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am
sent to thee with heavy tidings.

11:014:007 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,
Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made
thee prince over my people Israel,

11:014:008 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it
thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept
my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do
that only which was right in mine eyes;

11:014:009 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou
hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to
provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

11:014:010 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of
Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth
against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a
man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

11:014:011 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and
him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat:
for the LORD hath spoken it.

11:014:012 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when
thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

11:014:013 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only
of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is
found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the
house of Jeroboam.

11:014:014 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who
shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even
now.

11:014:015 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the
water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land,
which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond
the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the
LORD to anger.

11:014:016 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam,
who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

11:014:017 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah:
and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child
died;

11:014:018 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according
to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his
servant Ahijah the prophet.

11:014:019 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how
he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel.

11:014:020 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years:
and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in
his stead.

11:014:021 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was
forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned
seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did
choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there.
And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

11:014:022 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked
him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed,
above all that their fathers had done.

11:014:023 For they also built them high places, and images, and groves,
on every high hill, and under every green tree.

11:014:024 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did
according to all the abominations of the nations which the
LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

11:014:025 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that
Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

11:014:026 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and
the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and
he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

11:014:027 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and
committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which
kept the door of the king's house.

11:014:028 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD,
that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard
chamber.

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