chah king of Gath: and they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. 40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants and Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. The choice of Solomon. 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 10 And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing. 42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make 11 And God said unto him, Because thou thee to swear by the LORD, and protested hast asked this thing, and hast not asked unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on for thyself long life; neither hast asked the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and of thine enemies: but hast asked for thyself thou saidst unto me, The word that I have understanding to discern judgment; heard is good. 12 Behold, I have done according to thy 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an of the LORD, and the commandment that I understanding heart; so that there was have charged thee with? none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; 45 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever. 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. CHAP. III. 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. 15 And Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offerings, and made a raoh king of Egypt, and took Pha-feast to all his servants. raoh's daughter, and brought her into the 16 Then came there two women, city of David, until he had made an end of that were harlots, unto the king, and stood building his own house, and the house of before him. about. the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I 2 Only the people sacrificed in high was delivered of a child with her in the places, because there was no house built house. unto the name of the LORD, until those days. 18 And it came to pass the third day after 3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking that I was delivered, that this woman was in the statutes of David his father: only he delivered also: and we were together; sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. there was no stranger with us in the house, 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacri- save we two in the house. fice there; for that was the great high place: 19 And this woman's child died in the a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon night; because she overlaid it. offer upon that altar. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took 5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to my son from beside me, while thine handSolomon in a dream by night: and God maid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and said, Ask what I shall give thee. laid her dead child in my bosom. 6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed) 21 And when I arose in the morning to unto thy servant David my father great give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but mercy, according as he walked before thee when I had considered it in the morning, in truth, and in righteousness, and in up-behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. rightness of heart with thee; and thou hast 22 And the other woman said, Nay; but kept for him this great kindness, that thou the living is my son, and the dead is thy hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as son. And this said, No; but the dead is it is this day. thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: know not how to go out or come in. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith, Nay; but thy Solomon's princes and officers. CHAP. IV. wife: His riches and peace. son is the dead, and my son is the living. 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also 24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it she is the mother thereof. 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin. 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. 20 ¶ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment eating and drinking, and making merry. which the king had judged; and they feared 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingthe king for they saw that the wisdom of doms from the river unto the land of the God was in him, to do judgment. Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. CHAP. IV. CO king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had: Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 22 ¶ And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: besides harts, and roe-bucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was even to Azzah, over all the kings on this over the officers: and Zabud the son of side the river: and he had peace on all Nathan was principal officer, and the sides round about him. king's friend: 6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. 7 T And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. 8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim. 9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elonbeth-banan: 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 28 Barley also and straw for the horses, and dromedaries brought they unto the 10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to place where the officers were, every man him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of according to his charge. Hepher: 11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife : 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore. 12 Baana the son of Abilud; to him per- 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the tained Taanach and Megiddo, and all wisdom of all the children of the east Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, 31. For he was wiser than all inen; than even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and 13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and to him pertained the towns of Jair the son his fame was in all nations round about. of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him 32 And he spake three thousand proalso pertained the region of Argob, which verbs: and his songs were a thousand and is in Bashan, threescore great cities with five. walls and brazen bars: 33 And he spake of trees, from the ce14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Maha-dar-tree that is in Lebanon,even unto the naim: hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he Hiram congratulates him. I. KINGS.. The building of the temple. spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty creeping things, and of fishes. thousand men. 34 And there came of all people to hear 14 And he sent them to Lebanon ten the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of thousand a month by courses; a month they the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. were in Lebanon, and two months at home. CHAP. V. And Adoniram was over the levy. AND Hiram king of Tyre sent his ser 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten vants unto Solomon; for he had thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 16 Besides the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thou2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, sand and three hundred, which ruled over 3 Thou knowest how that David my the people that wrought in the work. father could not build a house unto the 17 And the king commanded, and they name of the LORD his God, for the wars brought great stones, costly stones, and which were about him on every side, until hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the the LORD put them under the soles of his house. feet. 4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent 18 And Solomon's builders, and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. CHAP. VI. ND it came to pass in the four hun 5 And behold, I purpose to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, dred and eightieth year after the saying, Thy son whom I will set upon thy children of Israel were come out of the throne in thy room, he shall build a house land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solounto my name. mon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, 6 Now therefore command thou, that which is the second month, that he began they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; to build the house of the LORD. and my servants shall be with thy servants: 2 And the house which king Solomon and unto thee will I give hire for thy ser- built for the LORD, the length thereof was vants according to all that thou shalt ap-threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof point: for thou knowest that there is not twenty cubits, and the height thereof among us any that can skill to hew timber thirty cubits. like unto the Sidonians. 3 And the porch before the temple of 7 And it came to pass, when Hiram the house, twenty cubits was the length heard the words of Solomon, that he re- thereof, according to the breadth of the joiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the house; and ten cubits was the breadth LORD this day, which hath given unto Da- thereof, before the house. vid a wise son over this great people. 4 And for the house he made windows 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, of narrow lights. I have considered the things which thou 5 And against the wall of the house sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire he built chambers round about, against the concerning timber of cedar, and concern-walls of the house round about, both of the ing timber of fir. temple and of the oracle: and he made 9 My servants shall bring them down chambers round about. from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will 6 The nethermost chamber was five cuconvey them by sea in floats unto the place bits broad, and the middle was six cubits that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause broad, and the third was seven cubits them to be discharged there, and thou broad: for without in the wall of the house shalt receive them: and thou shalt accom- he made narrowed rests round about, that plish my desire, in giving food for my the beams should not be fastened in the household. walls of the house. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees 7 And the house, when it was in buildand fir-trees according to all his desire. ing, was built of stone made ready before 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty it was brought thither: so that there was thousand measures of wheat for food to neither hammer nor axe, nor any tool of his household, and twenty measures of iron heard in the house, while it was in pure oil thus gave Solomon to Hiram building. year by year. 8 The door for the middle chamber was 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wis- in the right side of the house: and they dom, as he promised him and there was went up with winding stairs into the midpeace between Hiram and Solomon; and dle chamber, and out of the middle into they two made a league together. the third. 13 ¶ And king Solomon raised a levy 9 So he built the house, and finished it; God's promise unto it. CHAP. VII. The adorning of it. and covered the house with beams and of the one touched the one wall, and the 28 And he overlaid the cherubims with 11 And the word of the LORD came gold. to Solomon, saying, 29 And he carved all the walls of the 12 Concerning this house which thou art house round about with carved figures of in building, if thou wilt walk in my sta- cherubims, and palm-trees, and open tutes, and execute my judgments, and flowers, within and without. 30 And the floor of the house he overkeep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with laid with gold, within and without. 31 And for the entering of the oracle thee, which I spake unto David thy father: 13 And I will dwell among the children he made doors of olive-tree: the lintel and of Israel, and will not forsake my people side-posts were a fifth part of the wall. 32 The two doors also were of olive-tree; Israel. 14 So Solomon built the house, and and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims, and palm-trees, and open flowers, finished it. 15 And he built the walls of the house and overlaid them with gold, and spread within with boards of cedar, both the floor gold upon the cherubims, and upon the of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: palm-trees. 33 So also made he for the door of the and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house temple, posts of olive-tree, a fourth part of the wall. with planks of fir. 16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 17 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 34 And the two doors were of fir-tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 35 And he carved thereon cherubims, and palm-trees, and open flowers; and covered them with gold, fitted upon the 18 And the cedar of the house within carved work. was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. 19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. 37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: 20 And the oracle in the forepart was 38 And in the eleventh year, in the twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height month Bul (which is the eighth month) was thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; the house finished throughout all the parts and so covered the altar which was of cedar. thereof, and according to all the fashion of 21 So Solomon overlaid the house it. So was he seven years in building it. within with pure gold: and he made a CHAP. VII. UT Solomon was building his own partition by the chains of gold before the Buse thirteen years, and he finished oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. 2 T He built also the house of the forest 22 Ánd the whole house he overlaid all his house. with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by of Lebanon; the length thereof was a hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof the oracle he overlaid with gold. 23¶ And within the oracle he made two fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cherubims of olive-tree,each ten cubits high. cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, 24 And five cubits was the one wing of with cedar beams upon the pillars. 3 And it was covered with cedar above the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of upon the beams that lay on forty-five pilthe one wing unto the uttermost part of lars, fifteen in a row. the other were ten cubits. 4 And there were windows in three rows, 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: and light was against light in three ranks. both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. the 5 And all the doors and posts were square with the windows: and light was 26 The height of the one cherub was ten against light in three ranks. 6 T And he made a porch of pillars; cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27 And he set the cherubims within the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the inner house: and they stretched forth the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the wings of the cherubins, so that the wing porch was before them: and the other pil 285 Solomon's other buildings. 1. KINGS. Hiram's works of the temple. lars and the thick beam were before them. Jand he set up the left pillar, and called the 7 Then he made a porch for the throne name thereof Boaz. where he might judge, even the porch of 22 And upon the top of the pillars was judgment and it was covered with cedar lily-work: so was the work of the pillars from one side of the floor to the other. finished. 8 And his house where he dwelt had 23 And he made a molten sea, ten another court within the porch, which was cubits from the one brim to the other: it of the like work. Solomon made also a was round all about, and his height was house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did bad taken to wife, like unto this porch. compass it round about. 24 And under the brim of it round about 9 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, there were knops compassing it, ten in a sawed with saws, within and without, even cubit, compassing the sea round about: from the foundation unto the coping, and the knops were cast in two rows, when it so on the outside towards the great court. was cast. 10 And the foundation was of costly 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three stones, even great stones; stones of ten looking toward the north, and three lookcubits, and stones of eight cubits. ing toward the west, and three looking 11 And above were costly stones, after toward the south, and three looking tothe measures of hewed stones, and cedars. ward the east: and the sea was set above 12 And the great court round about was upon them, and all their hinder parts were with three rows of hewed stones, and a inward. row of cedar beams, both for the inner 26 And it was a hand-breadth thick, court of the house of the LORD, and for and the brim thereof was wrought like the the porch of the house. brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it 13 And king Solomon sent and fetch-contained two thousand baths. ed Hiram out of Tyre. 27 And he made ten bases of brass; 14 He was a widow's son of the tribe four cubits was the length of one base, of Naphtali, and his father was a man of and four cubits the breadth thereof, and Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled three cubits the height of it. with wisdom, and understanding, and cun- 28 And the work of the bases was on ning to work all works in brass. And he this manner: They had borders, and the came to king Solomon, and wrought all his borders were between the ledges: work. 29 And on the borders that were between 15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims. eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of and upon the ledges there was a base above: twelve cubits did compass either of them and beneath the lions and oxen were cerabout. tain additions made of thin work. 16 And he made two chapiters of molten 30 And every base had four brazen brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: wheels, and plates of brass and the four the height of the one chapiter was five cu-corners thereof had undersetters: under bits, and the height of the other chapiter the laver were undersetters molten, at the was five cubits: side of every addition. 17 And nets of checker-work, and 31 And the mouth of it within the chapiwreaths of chain-work, for the chapiters ter and above was a cubit: but the mouth which were upon the top of the pillars; thereof was round after the work of the seven for the one chapiter, and seven for base, a cubit and a half: and also upon the other chapiter. the mouth of it were gravings with their 18 And he made the pillars, and two borders, four-square, not round. rows round about upon the one net-work,| 32 And under the borders were four to cover the chapiters that were upon the wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels top, with pomegranates: and so did he were joined to the base and the height of for the other chapiter. a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit. 19 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily-work in the porch, four cubits. 33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, 20 And the chapiters upon the two pil- and their spokes, were all molten. lars had pomegranates also above, over 34 And there were four undersetters to against the belly which was by the net- the four corners of one base: and the unwork: and the pomegranates were two dersetters were of the very base itself. hundred in rows round about upon the] 35 And in the top of the base was there other chapiter. 21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: around compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. 36 For on the plates of the ledges |