Solomon’s Wives
1King Solomon loved many women besides Pharaoh’s daughter. They were from other lands. They were Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2The Lord had warned Israel about women from other nations. He had said, “You must not marry them. If you do, you can be sure they will turn your hearts toward their gods.” But Solomon continued to love them anyway. He wouldn’t give them up. 3He had 700 wives who came from royal families. And he had 300 concubines. His wives led him astray. 4As Solomon grew older, his wives turned his heart toward other gods. He didn’t follow the Lord his God with all his heart. So he wasn’t like his father David. 5Solomon worshiped Ashtoreth. Ashtoreth was the female god of the Sidonians. He also worshiped Molek. Molek was the god of the Ammonites. The Lord hated that god. 6Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He didn’t completely obey the Lord. He didn’t do what his father David had done.
7There is a hill east of Jerusalem. Solomon built a high place for worshiping Chemosh there. He built a high place for worshiping Molek there too. Chemosh was the god of Moab. Molek was the god of Ammon. The Lord hated both of those gods. 8Solomon also built high places so that all his wives from other nations could worship their gods. Those women burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
9The Lord became angry with Solomon. That’s because his heart had turned away from the Lord, the God of Israel. He had appeared to Solomon twice. 10He had commanded Solomon not to worship other gods. But Solomon didn’t obey the Lord. 11So the Lord said to Solomon, “You have chosen not to keep my covenant. You have decided not to obey my rules. I commanded you to do what I told you. But you did not do it. So you can be absolutely sure I will tear the kingdom away from you. I will give it to one of your officials. 12But I will not do that while you are still living. Because of your father David I will wait. I will tear the kingdom out of your son’s hand. 13But I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give him one of the tribes because of my servant David. I will also do it because of Jerusalem. That is the city I have chosen.”
Solomon’s Enemies
14Then the Lord brought an enemy against Solomon. The enemy’s name was Hadad. He was from Edom. In fact, he belonged to the royal family of Edom. 15David had fought against Edom. Joab had been the commander of the army. He had gone up to bury the dead bodies of the Israelites who had been killed in battle. At that time he had struck down all the men in Edom. 16In fact, Joab and all the men of Israel stayed there for six months. During that time they destroyed all the men in Edom. 17But when Hadad was only a boy, he ran away to Egypt. Some officials from Edom went with him. They had served Hadad’s father. 18They started out from Midian and went to Paran. They took some people from Paran with them. Then they went to Egypt. They went to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. He gave Hadad a house and some land. He also supplied him with food.
19Pharaoh was very pleased with Hadad. Pharaoh’s wife was Queen Tahpenes. He gave Hadad her sister to be his wife. 20The sister of Tahpenes had a son by Hadad. The baby was named Genubath. Tahpenes brought him up in the royal palace. Genubath lived there with Pharaoh’s own children.
21Hadad heard that David had joined the members of his family who had already died. He also heard that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead. Hadad heard those things while he was in Egypt. He said to Pharaoh, “Let me go. I want to return to my own country.”
22“Why do you want to go back to your own country?” Pharaoh asked. “Don’t you have everything you need right here?”
“Yes,” Hadad replied. “But I want you to let me go anyway!”
23God brought another enemy against Solomon. The enemy’s name was Rezon. He was the son of Eliada. Rezon had run away from his master Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. 24David had destroyed Zobah’s army. Then Rezon gathered together some men to follow him. He became their leader. They went to Damascus where they made their homes. They also took control of Damascus. 25Rezon was Israel’s enemy as long as Solomon was living. Rezon added to the trouble Hadad had caused. So Rezon ruled in Aram. He was Israel’s enemy.
Jeroboam Refuses to Follow Solomon
26Jeroboam refused to follow King Solomon. He was one of Solomon’s officials. He was from Zeredah in the territory of Ephraim. His father was Nebat. His mother was a widow named Zeruah.
27Here is the story of how Jeroboam refused to follow the king. Solomon had filled in the low places near the palace. He had also repaired the wall of the city of his father David. 28Jeroboam was a very important young man. Solomon saw how well he did his work. So he put him in charge of all the workers in northern Israel.
29About that time Jeroboam was going out of Jerusalem. Ahijah the prophet met him on the road. Ahijah was from Shiloh. He was wearing a new coat. The two of them were all alone out in the country. 30Ahijah grabbed the new coat he had on. He tore it up into 12 pieces. 31Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself. The Lord is the God of Israel. He says, ‘I am going to tear the kingdom out of Solomon’s hand. I will give you ten of its tribes. 32Solomon will have one of its tribes. I will let him keep it because of my servant David and because of Jerusalem. I have chosen that city out of all the cities in the tribes of Israel. 33I will do these things because the tribes have deserted me. They have worshiped Ashtoreth, the female god of the people of Sidon. They have worshiped Chemosh, the god of the people of Moab. And they have worshiped Molek, the god of the people of Ammon. They have not lived the way I wanted them to. They have not done what is right in my eyes. They have not obeyed my rules and laws as Solomon’s father David did.
34“ ‘But I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand. I have made him ruler all the days of his life. I have done it because of my servant David. I chose him, and he obeyed my commands and rules. 35I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hands. And I will give you ten of the tribes. 36I will give one of the tribes to David’s son. Then my servant David will always have a son on his throne in Jerusalem. The lamp of David’s kingdom will always burn brightly in my sight. Jerusalem is the city I chose for my Name. 37But I will make you king over Israel. You will rule over everything your heart desires. So you will be the king of Israel. 38Do everything I command you to do. Live the way I want you to. Do what is right in my eyes. Obey my rules and commands. That is what my servant David did. If you do those things, I will be with you. I will build you a kingdom. It will last as long as the one I built for David. I will give Israel to you. 39I will punish David’s family because of what Solomon has done. But I will not punish them forever.’ ”
40Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam ran away to Egypt. He went to Shishak, the king of Egypt. He stayed there until Solomon died.
Solomon Dies
41The other events of Solomon’s rule are written down. Everything he did and the wisdom he showed are written down. They are written in the official records of Solomon. 42Solomon ruled in Jerusalem over the whole nation of Israel for 40 years. 43Then he joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in the city of his father David. Solomon’s son Rehoboam became the next king after him.
Àwọn ìyàwó Solomoni
1Solomoni ọba fẹ́ ọ̀pọ̀ àjèjì obìnrin yàtọ̀ sí ọmọbìnrin Farao, àwọn ọmọbìnrin Moabu, àti ti Ammoni, ti Edomu, ti Sidoni àti ti àwọn ọmọ Hiti. 2Wọ́n wá láti orílẹ̀-èdè tí Olúwa ti wí fún àwọn ọmọ Israẹli pé, “Ẹ̀yin kò gbọdọ̀ fẹ́ wọn níyàwó tàbí ní ọkọ, nítorí wọn yóò yí ọkàn yín padà sí òrìṣà wọn.” Síbẹ̀síbẹ̀ Solomoni fàmọ́ wọn ní ìfẹ́. 3Ó sì ní ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbẹ̀rin (700) obìnrin, àwọn ọmọ ọba àti ọ̀ọ́dúnrún (300) àlè, àwọn ìyàwó rẹ̀ sì yí i ní ọkàn padà. 4Bí Solomoni sì ti di arúgbó, àwọn ìyàwó rẹ̀ sì yí i ní ọkàn padà sí ọlọ́run mìíràn, ọkàn rẹ̀ kò sì ṣe déédé pẹ̀lú Olúwa Ọlọ́run rẹ̀, gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọkàn Dafidi baba rẹ̀ ti ṣe. 5Solomoni tọ Aṣtoreti òrìṣà àwọn ará Sidoni lẹ́yìn, àti Moleki òrìṣà ìríra àwọn ọmọ Ammoni. 6Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Solomoni ṣe búburú níwájú Olúwa; kò sì tọ Olúwa lẹ́yìn ní pípé, bí Dafidi baba rẹ̀ ti ṣe.
7Lórí òkè tí ń bẹ níwájú Jerusalẹmu, Solomoni kọ́ ibi gíga kan fún Kemoṣi, òrìṣà ìríra Moabu, àti fún Moleki, òrìṣà ìríra àwọn ọmọ Ammoni. 8Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ó sì ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀ fún gbogbo àwọn àjèjì obìnrin rẹ̀, ẹni tí ń sun tùràrí, tí wọ́n sì ń rú ẹbọ fún òrìṣà wọn.
9Olúwa bínú sí Solomoni nítorí ọkàn rẹ̀ ti yípadà kúrò lọ́dọ̀ Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli, tí ó ti fi ara hàn án lẹ́ẹ̀méjì. 10Bí o tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ó ti kìlọ̀ fún Solomoni kí ó má ṣe tọ àwọn ọlọ́run mìíràn lẹ́yìn, ṣùgbọ́n Solomoni kò pa àṣẹ Olúwa mọ́. 11Nítorí náà Olúwa wí fún Solomoni pé, “Nítorí bí ìwọ ti ṣe nǹkan yìí, tí ìwọ kò sì pa májẹ̀mú mi àti àṣẹ mi mọ́, tí mo ti pàṣẹ fún ọ, dájúdájú èmi yóò fa ìjọba ya kúrò lọ́wọ́ rẹ, èmi yóò sì fi fún ẹlòmíràn. 12Ṣùgbọ́n, nítorí Dafidi baba rẹ, Èmi kì yóò ṣe é ní ọjọ́ rẹ. Èmi yóò fà á ya kúrò lọ́wọ́ ọmọ rẹ. 13Síbẹ̀ èmi kì yóò fa gbogbo ìjọba náà ya, ṣùgbọ́n èmi yóò fi ẹ̀yà kan fún ọmọ rẹ nítorí Dafidi ìránṣẹ́ mi, àti nítorí Jerusalẹmu tí èmi ti yàn.”
Àwọn ọ̀tá Solomoni
14Nígbà náà ni Olúwa gbé ọ̀tá kan dìde sí Solomoni, Hadadi ará Edomu ìdílé ọba ni ó ti wá ní Edomu. 15Ó sì ṣe, nígbà tí Dafidi wà ní Edomu, Joabu olórí ogun sì gòkè lọ láti sin àwọn ọmọ-ogun Israẹli ti a pa lójú ogun, ó sì pa gbogbo ọkùnrin Edomu. 16Nítorí Joabu àti gbogbo Israẹli sì dúró níbẹ̀ fún oṣù mẹ́fà, títí wọ́n fi pa gbogbo ọkùnrin Edomu run. 17Ṣùgbọ́n Hadadi sálọ sí Ejibiti pẹ̀lú àwọn ará Edomu tí wọ́n jẹ́ ìránṣẹ́ baba rẹ̀. Hadadi sì wà ní ọmọdé nígbà náà. 18Wọ́n sì dìde kúrò ní Midiani, wọ́n sì lọ sí Parani. Nígbà náà ni wọ́n mú ènìyàn pẹ̀lú wọn láti Parani wá, wọ́n sì lọ sí Ejibiti, sọ́dọ̀ Farao ọba Ejibiti ẹni tí ó fún Hadadi ní ilé àti ilẹ̀, ó sì fún un ní oúnjẹ.
19Inú Farao sì dùn sí Hadadi púpọ̀ tí ó fi fún un ní arábìnrin aya rẹ̀ ní aya, arábìnrin Tapenesi, ayaba. 20Arábìnrin Tapenesi bí ọmọkùnrin kan fún un tí à ń pe orúkọ rẹ̀ ní Genubati, ẹni tí Tapenesi tọ́ dàgbà ní ààfin ọba. Níbẹ̀ ni Genubati ń gbé pẹ̀lú àwọn ọmọ Farao fúnrarẹ̀.
21Nígbà tí ó sì wà ní Ejibiti, Hadadi sì gbọ́ pé Dafidi ti sùn pẹ̀lú àwọn baba rẹ̀, àti pé Joabu olórí ogun sì ti kú pẹ̀lú. Nígbà náà ni Hadadi wí fún Farao pé, “Jẹ́ kí n lọ, kí èmi kí ó le padà sí ìlú mi.”
22Farao sì wí fún un pé, “Kí ni ìwọ ṣe aláìní níbí, tí ìwọ fi fẹ́ padà lọ sí ìlú rẹ?”
Hadadi sì wí pé, “Kò sí nǹkan, ṣùgbọ́n sá à jẹ́ kí èmi kí ó lọ!”
23Ọlọ́run sì gbé ọ̀tá mìíràn dìde sí Solomoni, Resoni ọmọ Eliada, ẹni tí ó ti sá kúrò lọ́dọ̀ Hadadeseri olúwa rẹ̀, ọba Ṣoba. 24Ó sì kó ènìyàn jọ sọ́dọ̀ ara rẹ̀, ó sì di olórí ogun ẹgbẹ́ kan, nígbà tí Dafidi fi pa ogun Ṣoba run; wọ́n sì lọ sí Damasku, wọ́n ń gbé ibẹ̀, wọ́n sì jẹ ọba ní Damasku. 25Resoni sì jẹ́ ọ̀tá Israẹli ní gbogbo ọjọ́ Solomoni, ó ń pa kún ibi ti Hadadi ṣe. Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Resoni jẹ ọba ní Siria, ó sì ṣòdì sí Israẹli.
Jeroboamu ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí Solomoni
26Bákan náà Jeroboamu ọmọ Nebati sì ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí ọba. Ó sì jẹ́ ọ̀kan lára àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Solomoni, ará Efraimu ti Sereda, ìyá rẹ̀ sì jẹ́ opó, orúkọ rẹ̀ ni Serua.
27Èyí sì ni ìdí tí ó fi ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí ọba: Solomoni kọ́ Millo, ó sì di ẹ̀yà ìlú Dafidi baba rẹ̀. 28Jeroboamu jẹ́ ọkùnrin alágbára, nígbà tí Solomoni sì rí bí ọ̀dọ́mọkùnrin náà ti ṣe iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ dáradára, ó fi í ṣe olórí iṣẹ́ ìrú ilé Josẹfu.
29Ó sì ṣe, ní àkókò náà Jeroboamu ń jáde kúrò ní Jerusalẹmu. Wòlíì Ahijah ti Ṣilo sì pàdé rẹ̀ lójú ọ̀nà, ó sì wọ agbádá tuntun. Àwọn méjèèjì nìkan ni ó sì ń bẹ ní oko, 30Ahijah sì gbá agbádá tuntun tí ó wọ̀ mú, ó sì fà á ya sí ọ̀nà méjìlá 31Nígbà náà ni ó sọ fún Jeroboamu pé, “Mú ọ̀nà mẹ́wàá fún ara rẹ, nítorí báyìí ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run Israẹli wí pé: ‘Wò ó, èmi yóò fa ìjọba náà ya kúrò ní ọwọ́ Solomoni, èmi yóò sì fi ẹ̀yà mẹ́wàá fún ọ. 32Ṣùgbọ́n nítorí ti Dafidi ìránṣẹ́ mi àti nítorí Jerusalẹmu, ìlú tí mo ti yàn nínú gbogbo ẹ̀yà Israẹli, òun yóò ní ẹ̀yà kan. 33Èmi yóò ṣe èyí nítorí tí wọ́n ti kọ̀ mí sílẹ̀, wọ́n sì ti sin Aṣtoreti òrìṣà àwọn ará Sidoni, Kemoṣi òrìṣà àwọn ará Moabu, àti Moleki òrìṣà àwọn ọmọ Ammoni, wọn kò sì rìn ní ọ̀nà mi, tàbí ṣe èyí tí ó dára lójú mi, tàbí pa àṣẹ àti òfin mi mọ́ bí Dafidi baba Solomoni ti ṣe.
34“ ‘Ṣùgbọ́n èmi kì yóò gba gbogbo ìjọba náà lọ́wọ́ Solomoni; èmi ti mú un jẹ́ olórí ní gbogbo ọjọ́ ayé rẹ̀ nítorí ti Dafidi ìránṣẹ́ mi, ẹni tí mo yàn, tí ó sì ti pa òfin mi àti àṣẹ mi mọ́. 35Èmi yóò gba ìjọba náà ní ọwọ́ ọmọ rẹ̀, èmi yóò sì fi ẹ̀yà mẹ́wàá fún ọ. 36Èmi yóò fi ẹ̀yà kan fún ọmọ rẹ kí Dafidi ìránṣẹ́ mi lè máa ní ìmọ́lẹ̀ níwájú mi nígbà gbogbo ní Jerusalẹmu, ìlú tí mo ti yàn láti fi orúkọ mi síbẹ̀. 37Ṣùgbọ́n ní ti ìwọ, Èmi yóò mú ọ, ìwọ yóò sì jẹ ọba lórí ohun gbogbo tí ọkàn rẹ ń fẹ́; ìwọ yóò jẹ ọba lórí Israẹli. 38Bí ìwọ bá ṣe gbogbo èyí tí mo pàṣẹ fún ọ, tí o sì rìn ní ọ̀nà mi, tí o sì ṣe èyí tí ó tọ́ lójú mi nípa pípa òfin àti àṣẹ mi mọ́, bí i Dafidi ìránṣẹ́ mi ti ṣe, Èmi yóò wà pẹ̀lú rẹ. Èmi yóò kọ́ ilé òtítọ́ fún ọ bí èyí tí mo kọ́ fún Dafidi, èmi yóò sì fi Israẹli fún ọ. 39Èmi yóò sì rẹ irú-ọmọ Dafidi sílẹ̀ nítorí èyí, ṣùgbọ́n kì í ṣe títí láé.’ ”
40Solomoni wá ọ̀nà láti pa Jeroboamu, ṣùgbọ́n Jeroboamu sálọ sí Ejibiti, sọ́dọ̀ Ṣiṣaki ọba Ejibiti, ó sì wà níbẹ̀ títí Solomoni fi kú.
Ikú Solomoni
41Ìyókù iṣẹ́ Solomoni àti gbogbo èyí tí ó ṣe, àti ọgbọ́n rẹ̀, a kò ha kọ wọ́n sínú ìwé ìṣe Solomoni bí? 4211.42-43: 2Ki 9.30,31.Solomoni sì jẹ ọba ní Jerusalẹmu lórí gbogbo Israẹli ní ogójì ọdún. 43Nígbà náà ni Solomoni sì sùn pẹ̀lú àwọn baba rẹ̀, a sì sin ín ní ìlú Dafidi baba rẹ̀. Rehoboamu ọmọ rẹ̀ sì jẹ ọba ní ipò rẹ̀.
