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as well as all of Solomon's storage cities, the cities for his chariots, the cities for his cavalry, and whatever Solomon desired to build, in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

their descendants who were still left in the land, whom the Israelites were unable to destroy completely—these Solomon conscripted for slave labor, and so they are to this day.

But Pharaoh's daughter went up from the city of David to her own house that Solomon had built for her; then he built the Millo.

Three times a year Solomon used to offer up burnt offerings and sacrifices of well-being on the altar that he built for the Lord , offering incense before the Lord . So he completed the house.

From the almug wood the king made supports for the house of the Lord , and for the king's house, lyres also and harps for the singers; no such almug wood has come or been seen to this day.

For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tarshish used to come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty; so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the Israelites, "You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you; for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods"; Solomon clung to these in love.

For when Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.

For Solomon followed Astarte the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem.

He did the same for all his foreign wives, who offered incense and sacrificed to their gods.

Yet for the sake of your father David I will not do it in your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son.

I will not, however, tear away the entire kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen."

For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the dead, he killed every male in Edom

(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had eliminated every male in Edom);

Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him his sister-in-law for a wife, the sister of Queen Tahpenes.

He then said to Jeroboam: Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, "See, I am about to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon, and will give you ten tribes.

One tribe will remain his, for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom away from him but will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of my servant David whom I chose and who did keep my commandments and my statutes;