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This is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Yashov`am, the son of a Hakhmoni, the chief of the thirty; he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.

Elkana, and Yishshiyah, and `Azar'el, and Yoezer, and Yashov`am, the Korchi,

Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said, Who am I, LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray, into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

The sons of Hevron: Yeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Yachazi'el the third, and Yekam`am the fourth.

The sons [of Hevron]: Yeriyahu [the chief], Amaryah the second, Yachazi'el the third, Yekam`am the fourth.

Over the first course for the first month was Yashov`am the son of Zavdi'el: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.

Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Shabbatot, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is [an ordinance] forever to Yisra'el.

But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?

even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

The LORD has performed his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Yisra'el, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Yisra'el.

Now the rest of the acts of Shlomo, first and last, aren't they written in the history of Natan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Achiyah the Shiloni, and in the visions of `Iddo the seer concerning Yarov`am the son of Nevat?

Shlomo slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rechav`am his son reigned in his place.

Rechav`am went to Shekhem; for all Yisra'el were come to Shekhem to make him king.

It happened, when Yarov`am the son of Nevat heard of it, (for he was in Mitzrayim, where he had fled from the presence of king Shlomo,) that Yarov`am returned out of Mitzrayim.

They sent and called him; and Yarov`am and all Yisra'el came, and they spoke to Rechav`am, saying,

King Rechav`am took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Shlomo his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give you me to return answer to this people?

So Yarov`am and all the people came to Rechav`am the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.

The king answered them roughly; and king Rechav`am forsook the counsel of the old men,