34. Yet I will not take any of the kingdom from Solomon himself, but will keep him a prince as long as he lives, for the sake of David my servant, whom I have chosen, who kept my commandments and statutes.
35. But I will take the kingdom from his son’s hand and give it to you—that is, the ten tribes.
36. I will give his son one tribe, that David my servant may always have a holding before me in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen, to set my name there.
37. You I will take and you shall reign over all that you desire and shall become king of Israel.
38. If, then, you heed all that I command you, walking in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes by keeping my statutes and my commandments like David my servant, I will be with you. I will build a lasting house for you, just as I did for David; I will give Israel to you.
39. I will humble David’s line for this, but not forever.”
40. When Solomon tried to have Jeroboam killed, Jeroboam fled to Shishak, king of Egypt. He remained in Egypt until Solomon’s death.
41. The rest of the acts of Solomon, with all that he did and his wisdom, are recorded in the book of the acts of Solomon.
42. Solomon was king in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years.