26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

<>the priest … thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD, <>priest, <>Get thee … unto thine own fields, <>thou art worthy of death, <>worthy, <>death … death, <>the ark of the Lord GOD, <>thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted, <>afflicted … afflicted

27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

<>that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, <>the LORD … spake, <>house, <>Shiloh

28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

<>Absalom, <>the horns of the altar, <>horns, <>the altar

29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

<>son, <>fall upon him

30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

<>answered

31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

<>v. 31, <>Do as he hath said, <>fall upon him, <>bury him, <>that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, <>innocent blood

32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

<>the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, <>to wit, <>Abner … captain of the host of Israel … Amasa … captain of the host of Judah, <>captain … captain, <>Israel, <>Judah

33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

<>and upon the head of his seed for ever, <>upon David … shall there be peace for ever from the LORD, <>peace

34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

<>wilderness

35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

<>room … room

36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

<>the brook, <>thou shalt surely die, <>thy blood shall be upon thine own head

38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

<>thy servant

39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.

<>three years

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.

42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

<>to swear by the LORD, <>protested

43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

<>Why then hast thou not kept … the commandment that I have charged thee with?, <>Why then hast thou not kept … the commandment, <>kept, <>the commandment that I have charged thee with

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;

<>the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, <>wickedness … heart, <>privy

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.

1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

<>Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, <>daughter, <>the city, <>made an end, <>the house of the LORD

2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

<>high places

3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.

<>Solomon loved the LORD … only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places., <>incense

4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.

<>the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place, <>burnt offerings

5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

<>the LORD appeared, <>the LORD appeared … in a dream by night, <>God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

<>Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee, <>Thou hast shewed … great mercy, <>thy servant, <>walked … in truth, <>uprightness of heart, <>uprightness, <>kept, <>thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, <>thou hast given him a son

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: I know not how to go out or come in.

<>thou hast made thy servant king, <>I am but a little child

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.

<>thy people which thou hast chosen

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?

<>Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart, <>to judge thy people, <>that I may discern between good and bad

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

<>vv. 11-12, <>long life, <>nor hast asked the life of thine enemies

12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

<>vv. 11-12, <>I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, <>I have given, <>there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee

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.

<>I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, <>honour

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.

<>if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments … then I will lengthen thy days, <>my ways, <>keep … my commandments, <>lengthen

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 feast to all his servants.

<>the ark of the covenant of the LORD, <>peace offerings, <>peace, <>his servants

16 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.

<>women, <>harlots, <>stood before him

17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

<>dwell in one house, <>I was delivered of a child, <>child

18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.

<>there was no stranger with us in the house, <>stranger

19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

<>died in the night, <>died

20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.

<>bosom … bosom, <>dead

21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

<>rose in the morning, <>was dead, <>I did bear.

22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

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 son is the dead, and my son is the living.

<>This is my son that liveth

24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

<>vv. 24-25

25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

<>vv. 24-25

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.

<>her bowels yearned upon her son

27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

<>answered

28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

<>Israel

1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

<>Israel

2 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

<>son, <>priest

3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

<>scribes, <>scribes … recorder

4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:

5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:

<>officers … officer, <>principal, <>the king's friend

6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

<>over the household, <>the tribute, <>tribute

7 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.

<>twelve officers … provided victuals … each man his month, <>twelve … each man his month, <>provided victuals for the king and his household, <>victuals

8 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:

<>vv. 8-19, <>Ephraim

9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan:

<>vv. 8-19, <>Beth- … -beth-

10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

<>vv. 8-19

11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

<>vv. 8-19, <>to wife, <>wife

12 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:

<>vv. 8-19

13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

<>vv. 8-19, <>Manasseh, <>great cities with walls and brasen bars, <>cities

14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:

<>vv. 8-19

15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

<>vv. 8-19, <>Naphtali

16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:

<>vv. 8-19, <>Asher

17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

<>vv. 8-19, <>Issachar

18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

<>vv. 8-19, <>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.

<>vv. 8-19, <>the country … the country

20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

<>Judah, <>drinking

21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

<>And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river … unto the border of Egypt, <>border

22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

<>fine flour

23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.

<>fat oxen, and … oxen out of the pastures, <>an hundred sheep

24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.

<>he had dominion over … all the kings, <>he had peace on all sides round about him, <>peace

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.

<>dwelt safely, <>vine, <>tree, <>Dan, <>Beer-sheba

26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

<>Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses

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.

<>they lacked nothing

28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.

<>charge

29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

<>God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding, <>God gave, <>God gave Solomon wisdom … exceeding much, <>God gave Solomon … largeness of heart

30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

<>proverbs

33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

<>trees … cedar tree … hyssop that springeth out of the wall, <>hyssop, <>beasts … fowl … creeping things … fishes

34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.