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So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:
And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.
Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
