The Scriptures 1998

1 Kings 11:6-17 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

6. Thus Shelomoh did evil in the eyes of יהוה, and did not follow יהוה completely, like his father Dawiḏ.

7. Then Shelomoh built a high place for Kemosh the abomination of Mo’aḇ, on the hill that is east of Yerushalayim, and for Moleḵ the abomination of the children of Ammon.

8. And so he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and slaughtered to their mighty ones.

9. Therefore יהוה was enraged with Shelomoh, because his heart had turned away from יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, who had appeared to him twice,

10. and had commanded him concerning this word, not to go after other mighty ones. But he did not guard what יהוה had commanded.

11. And יהוה said to Shelomoh, “Because you have done this, and have not guarded My covenant and My laws, which I have commanded you, I shall certainly tear the reign away from you and give it to your servant.

12. “Only, I do not do it in your days, for the sake of your father Dawiḏ. Out of the hand of your son I shall tear it.

13. “Only, I shall not tear away all the reign but give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant Dawiḏ, and for the sake of Yerushalayim which I have chosen.”

14. And יהוה raised up an adversary against Shelomoh, Haḏaḏ the Eḏomite. He was of the seed of the sovereign in Eḏom.

15. And it came to be, when Dawiḏ was in Eḏom, and Yo’aḇ the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Eḏom –

16. Yo’aḇ remained there with all Yisra’ĕl for six months, until every male in Eḏom was cut off –

17. that Haḏaḏ fled to go to Mitsrayim, he and certain Eḏomites of his father’s servants with him, while Haḏaḏ was still a little child.