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1 Kings 11:1
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Now king Shlomo loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Par`oh, women of the Mo`avim, `Ammonim, Edom, Tzidonim, and Chitti;
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1 Kings 11:2
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of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Yisra'el, You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Shlomo joined to these in love.
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1 Kings 11:3
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He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
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1 Kings 11:4
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For it happened, when Shlomo was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
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1 Kings 11:5
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For Shlomo went after `Ashoret the goddess of the Tzidonim, and after Milkom the abomination of the `Ammonim.
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1 Kings 11:6
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Shlomo did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and didn't go fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
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1 Kings 11:7
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Then did Shlomo build a high place for Kemosh the abomination of Mo'av, on the mountain that is before Yerushalayim, and for Molekh the abomination of the children of `Ammon.
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1 Kings 11:8
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So did he for all his foreign wives, who burnt incense and sacrificed to their gods.
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1 Kings 11:9
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The LORD was angry with Shlomo, because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, who had appeared to him twice,
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1 Kings 11:10
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and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he didn't keep that which the LORD commanded.
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1 Kings 11:11
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Therefore the LORD said to Shlomo, Because this is done of you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.
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1 Kings 11:12
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Notwithstanding in your days I will not do it, for David your father's sake: but I will tear it out of the hand of your son.
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1 Kings 11:13
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However I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant's sake, and for Yerushalayim's sake which I have chosen.
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1 Kings 11:14
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The LORD raised up an adversary to Shlomo, Chadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
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1 Kings 11:15
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For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Yo'av the captain of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom
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1 Kings 11:16
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(for Yo'av and all Yisra'el remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
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1 Kings 11:17
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that Chadad fled, he and certain Edom of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt, Chadad being yet a little child.
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1 Kings 11:18
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They arose out of Midyan, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Par`oh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.
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1 Kings 11:19
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Chadad found great favor in the sight of Par`oh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tachpenes the queen.
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1 Kings 11:20
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The sister of Tachpenes bore him Genuvat his son, whom Tachpenes weaned in Par`oh's house; and Genuvat was in Par`oh's house among the sons of Par`oh.
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1 Kings 11:21
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When Chadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Yo'av the captain of the army was dead, Chadad said to Par`oh, Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.
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1 Kings 11:22
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Then Par`oh said to him, But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country? He answered, Nothing: however only let me depart.
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1 Kings 11:23
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God raised up [another] adversary to him, Rezon the son of Elyada, who had fled from his lord Hadad`ezer king of Tzovah.
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1 Kings 11:24
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He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them [of Tzovah]: and they went to Dammesek, and lived therein, and reigned in Dammesek.
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1 Kings 11:25
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He was an adversary to Yisra'el all the days of Shlomo, besides the mischief that Chadad [did]: and he abhorred Yisra'el, and reigned over Syria.
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1 Kings 11:26
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Yarov`am the son of Nevat, an Efratite of Tzeredata, a servant of Shlomo, whose mother's name was Tzeru`ah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.
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1 Kings 11:27
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This was the reason why he lifted up his hand against the king: Shlomo built Millo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father.
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1 Kings 11:28
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The man Yarov`am was a mighty man of valor; and Shlomo saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Yosef.
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1 Kings 11:29
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It happened at that time, when Yarov`am went out of Yerushalayim, that the prophet Achiyah the Shiloni found him in the way; now [Achiyah] had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.
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1 Kings 11:30
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Achiyah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces.
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1 Kings 11:31
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He said to Yarov`am, Take ten pieces; for thus says the LORD, the God of Yisra'el, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Shlomo, and will give ten tribes to you
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1 Kings 11:32
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(but he shall have one tribe, for my servant David's sake and for Yerushalayim's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Yisra'el);
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1 Kings 11:33
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because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped `Ashoret the goddess of the Tzidonim, Kemosh the god of Mo'av, and Milkom the god of the children of `Ammon; and they have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my ordinances, as did David his father.
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1 Kings 11:34
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However 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, who kept my mitzvot and my statutes;
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1 Kings 11:35
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but I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes.
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1 Kings 11:36
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To his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Yerushalayim, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
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1 Kings 11:37
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I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Yisra'el.
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1 Kings 11:38
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It shall be, if you will listen to all that I command you, and will walk in my ways, and do that which is right in my eyes, to keep my statutes and my mitzvot, as David my servant did; that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Yisra'el to you.
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1 Kings 11:39
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I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not forever.
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1 Kings 11:40
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Shlomo sought therefore to kill Yarov`am; but Yarov`am arose, and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Shlomo.
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1 Kings 11:41
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Now the rest of the acts of Shlomo, and all that he did, and his wisdom, aren't they written in the book of the acts of Shlomo?
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1 Kings 11:42
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The time that Shlomo reigned in Yerushalayim over all Yisra'el was forty years.
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1 Kings 11:43
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Shlomo slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rechav`am his son reigned in his place.
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