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The queen of Sheba's visit.

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Solomon's riches. brought gold from Ophir, brought algum Before trees and precious stones.

2 CHRONICLES. Before finished. So the house of the LORD was cir 992. perfected.

CHRIST

26.

11 Kings 9. 17 Then went Solomon to 1EzionOr, Elath, geber, and to || Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

Deut. 2. 8. 2 Kings 14.

22.

9.27. ch. 9. 10, 13.

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m And Huram sent him by the hands mKings of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

cir. 992. a 1 Kings 10. 1, &c. Matt. 12. 42.

CHAP. IX.

1 The queen of Sheba admireth the wisdom of Solomon. 13 Solomon's gold. 15 His targets. 17 The throne of ivory. 20 His vessels. 23 His presents. 25 His chariots and horse. 26 His tributes. 29 His reign and death.

AND "when the queen of Sheba

heard of the fame of Solomon, she

CHRIST cir. 992.

trees.

11 And the king made of the algum e 1 Kings 10. trees +terraces to the house of the alg LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps! Or, rays. and psalteries for singers: and there were ways none such seen before in the land of Judah.

12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.

13 ¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

15¶ And king Solomon made two hun

shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

Luke 11. 31. came to prove Solomon with hard ques-dred targets of beaten gold: six hundred tions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.

3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his Or,butlers. || cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

5 And she said to the king, It was a +Heb.word. true +report which I heard in mine own Or, sayings land of thine || acts, and of thy wisdom: 6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.

b ch. 8. 18.

7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.

10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which

16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

17¶ Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

+ Heb. high

Or, esp

† Heb.

18 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays and on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:

19 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: || none were of Heb. ht silver; it was not any thing accounted of Or, there in the days of Solomon.

21 For the king's ship went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, || ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

23 ¶ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.

24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

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Solomon's reign and death.

CHRIST

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Before 26¶ And he reigned over all the cir. 99. kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

e 1 Kings 4.

21.

f Gen. 15.18. Ps. 72. 8.

Euphratu.

27 And the king † made silver in JeThat is, rusalem as stones, and cedar trees made g1 Kings 10. he as the sycomore trees that are in the 27. ch.1.15 low plains in abundance.

+ Heb. gave.

41.

h1 Kings 10. 28 And they brought unto Solomon 28. ch. 1. 16. horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands. i1 Kings 11. 29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and k1 Kings 11. in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of 1Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

+ Hleb. words.

29.

I ch. 12. 25& 13. 22.

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50 "And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.

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

CHAP. X.

1 The Israelites, assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam, by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him. 6 Rehoboam, refusing the old men's counsel, by the advice of young men answereth them roughly. 16 Ten tribes revolting kill Hadoram, and make Rehoboam to flee.

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3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,

4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel

with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying,

The revolt of the ten tribes.

Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

11 For whereas my father + put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.

13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

14 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

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+ Heb. laded.

c 1 Sam. 2. 25. 1 Kings

15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which 12.15, 24. he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shi- d1 Kings 11. lonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.

17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

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Before he might bring the kingdom again to
Rehoboam.

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b ch. 12. 15.

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2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam,

5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

6 He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

7 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

12 And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

13 ¶ And the priests and the Levites Here that were in all Israel tresorted to him selves to him. Out of all their coasts.

sented them

e Numb. 35.

2.

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14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah deh. 13.9. and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

e 1 Kings 12. 31. & 13.33.

15 And he ordained him priests for 14.9. Hos. the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

13. 2.

f Lev. 17.7. 1 Cor. 10. 20. g1 Kings 12.

28.

16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek h See ch. 15. the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

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5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye fcb. 15, 2 have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and 8 Jam. 4. 13. they said, "The LORD is righteous.

h Exed. 9.7.

7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Kings LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I 18 ¶ And Rehoboam took him Maha-will not destroy them, but I will grant lath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of them || some deliverance; and my wrath 1 Or, a little David to wife, and Abihail the daughter shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem of Eliab the son of Jesse; by the hand of Shishak.

19 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.

k 1 Kings 15. 20 And after her he took *Maachah ed Michaiah the daughter of Absalom; which bare of Uriel, him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

thedaughter

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21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the

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Rehoboam's reign and death.

CHAP. XIII. Abijah trusting in God overcometh Jeroboam. Before the treasures of the king's house; he took | servant of Solomon the son of David, is all: he carried away also the shields of risen up, and hath 'rebelled against his n 1 Kings 10. gold which Solomon had "made.

CHRIST 971.

16, 17. ch. 9. 15, 16.

10 Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed 02 Sam. & them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.

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16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: Kings 14 and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

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CHAP. XIII.

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7 And there are gathered unto him 26. & 12. 20. vain men, the children of Belial, and 8 Judg. 9. 4. have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

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h1 Kings 12. 28. & 14.9.

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9 Have ye not cast out the priests of Hos. 8. 6. the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Le- ich u. 14 vites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to conse-k crate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.

10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:

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11 And they burn unto the LORD ch.2.4. every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shew-Lev. 24.6 bread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, " to burn every even- n Exod. 27 ing: for we keep the charge of the LORD 24.2, 3. our God; but ye have forsaken him.

20, 21. Lev.

o Numb. 10.

8.

12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with 1 Abijah succeeding maketh war against Je-sounding trumpets to cry alarm against roboam. 4 He declareth the right of his you. O children of Israel, Pfight ye not p Acts 5-39. cause. 13 Trusting in God he overcometh against the LORD God of your fathers; Jeroboam. 21 The wives and children of for ye shall not prosper. Abijah.

TOW in the eighteenth year of king

over Judah.

2 He reigned three years in JerusaSee eh. 11. lem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. 957- And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

+ Heb.bound gether.

3 And Abijah + set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.

4 And Abijah stood up upon mount Josh. 18. Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

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5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and b. 18. to his sons by a covenant of salt?

6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the

13¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so

were before Judah, and the ambush

ment was behind them.

14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jero- 9 ch. 14. 12. boam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah and God delivered them into their hand.

17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, 'because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

r1 Chron. 5 20. Ps. 22.5

Asa destroyeth idolatry.

Before CHRIST 957.

33.

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i 1 Sam. 17.

45. Prov. 18.

He overcometh Zerah. 19 And Abijah pursued after Jero-, thee to help, whether with many, or with boam, and took cities from him, Beth-el them that have no power: help us, O 'with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and Josh. 15.9. with the towns thereof, and 'Ephrain in thy name we go against this multiwith the towns thereof. tude. O LORD, thou art our God; let 10. not ||man prevail against thee. 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopi- k ch. 13.15 ans before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: Sam. 25. and the LORD struck him, and "he died. 21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

u 1 Kings 14.

20.

1 Or, commentary.

x ch. 12. 15.

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22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

CHAP. XIV.

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1 Asa succeeding destroyeth idolatry.
Having peace, he strengtheneth his king-
dom with forts and armies. 9 Calling on
God, he overthroweth Zerah, and spoileth
the Ethiopians.

So Abijah, slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of Daa 1 Kings 15. vid: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

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2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: 3 For he took away the altars of the b See Kings strange gods, and the high places, and 15.14 ch.15 c brake down the images, and cut down Exod. 34 the groves:

17.

13.

+ Heb. statues.

d 1 Kings 11.

+ Heb. sun images.

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e ch. 16. 8.

4 And commanded Judah to seek the

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the law and the commandment.

5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

6¶ And the built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest.

7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought he LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.

8¶ And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand; all these were mighty men of valour.

9¶And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred Josh. 15-44 chariots, and came unto Mareshah.

10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the 10. ch. 13. valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

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2 And he went out to +meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. 3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. 4 But when they in their trouble did Dent 4-2. turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

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