NASB — 1 Kings 9 — KJV

God’s Promise and Warning

1 aNow it came° about when Solomon° had finished° building° the house° of the LORD°, and bthe king’s° house°, and call° Ithat Solomon° desired°° to do°, 2 that athe LORD° appeared° to Solomon° a second° time°, as He had appeared° to him at Gibeon°. 3 The LORD° said° to him, “aI have heard° your prayer° and your supplication°, which° you have made° before° Me; I have consecrated° this° house° which° you have built° bby putting° My name° there° forever°°, and cMy eyes° and My heart° will be there° perpetually°°. 4 As for you, aif° you will walk° before° Me as your father° David° walked°, in integrity° of heart° and uprightness°, doing° according to all° that I have commanded° you [and] will keep° My statutes° and My ordinances°, 5 then aI will establish° the throne° of your kingdom° over° Israel° forever°, just° as I Ipromised° to your father° David°, saying°, ‘IIYou shall not lack° a man° on the throne° of Israel°.’

[1] ILit Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do a2Ch 7:11 b1K 7:1, 2 c2Ch 8:6
[2] a1K 3:5; 11:9; 2Ch 1:7
[3] a2K 20:5; Ps 10:17; 34:17 b1K 8:29 cDt 11:12; 2Ch 6:40
[4] a1K 3:6, 14; 11:4, 6, 8; 2K 20:3; Ps 128:1
[5] ILit spoke IILit There shall not be cut off to you a man a2S 7:12, 16; 1K 2:4; 6:12; 1Ch 22:10

6 ¶ “aBut if° you or your sons° indeed° turn° away° from following° Me, and do not keep° My commandments° and My statutes° which° I have set° before° you, and go° and serve° other° gods° and worship° them, 7 athen I will cut° off° Israel° from the land° which° I have given° them, and bthe house° which° I have consecrated° for My name°, I will Icast° out of My sight°. So cIsrael° will become° a proverb° and a byword° among all° peoples°. 8 And this° house° will become° Iaa heap° of ruins°; everyone° who passes° by will be astonished° and hiss° and say°, ‘bWhy°° has the LORD° done° thus° to this° land° and to this° house°?’ 9 And they will say°, ‘aBecause°° they forsook° the LORD° their God°, who° brought° their fathers° out of the land° of Egypt°, and adopted° other° gods° and worshiped° them and served° them, therefore°° the LORD° has brought° all° this° adversity° on them.’”

[6] a2S 7:14-16; 1Ch 28:9; Ps 89:30ff
[7] ILit send aLv 18:24-29; Dt 4:26; 2K 17:23 bJr 7:4-14 cDt 28:37; Ps 44:14; Jr 24:9
[8] IHeb high a2K 25:9; 2Ch 36:19 bDt 29:24-26; 2Ch 7:21; Jr 22:8, 9, 28
[9] aDt 29:25-28; Jr 2:10-13

Cities Given to Hiram

10aIt came° about bat the end° of twenty° years° in which° Solomon° had built° the two° houses°, the house° of the LORD° and the king’s° house° 11 (Hiram° king° of Tyre° had supplied° Solomon° with cedar° and cypress° timber° and gold° according to all° his desire°), then° King° Solomon° gave° Hiram° twenty° cities° in the land° of Galilee°. 12 So Hiram° came° out from Tyre° to see° the cities° which° Solomon° had given° him, and they Idid not please°° him. 13 He said°, “What° are these° cities° which° you have given° me, my brother°?” So Ithey were called° the land° of IIaCabul° to this° day°. 14 aAnd Hiram° sent° to the king° 120°° talents° of gold°.

[10] a2Ch 8:1 b1K 6:37, 38; 7:1; 9:1
[12] ILit were not right in his sight
[13] ILit he called them III.e. as good as nothing aJsh 19:27
[14] a1K 9:11

15 ¶ Now this° is the account° of the forced° labor° which° King° Solomon° alevied° to build° the house° of the LORD°, his own house°, the IbMillo°, the wall° of Jerusalem°, cHazor°, dMegiddo°, and eGezer°. 16 [For] Pharaoh° king° of Egypt° had gone° up and captured° Gezer° and burned° it with fire°, and killed° the aCanaanites° who lived° in the city°, and had bgiven° it [as] a dowry° to his daughter°, Solomon’s° wife°. 17 So Solomon° rebuilt° Gezer° and the lower° aBeth-horon° 18 and aBaalath° and Tamar° in the wilderness°, in the land° [of Judah], 19 and all° the storage° cities° which° Solomon° had°, even athe cities° for Ihis chariots° and the cities° for Ibhis horsemen°, and IIcall° that it pleased°° Solomon° to build° in Jerusalem°, in Lebanon°, and in all° the land° IIIunder his rule°. 20 [As for] all° the people° who were left° of the Amorites°, the Hittites°, the Perizzites°, the Hivites° and the Jebusites°, who° were not of the sons° of Israel°, 21 atheir descendants° who° were left° after° them in the land° bwhom° the sons° of Israel° were unable°° to destroy° utterly°, cfrom them Solomon° levied° dforced° laborers°°, even° to this° day°. 22 But Solomon° adid not make° slaves° of the sons° of Israel°; for they were men° of war°, his servants°, his princes°, his captains°, his chariot° commanders°, and his horsemen°.

[15] II.e. citadel a1K 5:13 b2S 5:9; 1K 9:24 cJsh 11:1; 19:36 dJsh 17:11 eJg 1:29
[16] aJsh 16:10 b1K 3:1; 7:8
[17] aJsh 10:10; 16:3; 21:22; 2Ch 8:5
[18] aJsh 19:44
[19] ILit the IILit the desire of Solomon which he desired to build in Jerusalem IIILit of a1K 10:26; 2Ch 1:14 b1K 4:26 c1K 9:1
[21] aJg 1:21-29; 3:1 bJsh 15:63; 17:12, 13 cJg 1:28, 35 dGn 9:25, 26; Ezr 2:55, 58
[22] aLv 25:39

23 ¶ These° [were] the Iachief° officers° who° [were] over° Solomon’s° work°, five° hundred° and fifty°, bwho ruled° over the people° doing° the work°.

[23] IOr officers of the deputies a2Ch 8:10 b1K 5:16

24 ¶ As soon° as aPharaoh’s° daughter° came° up from the city° of David° to her house° which° [Solomon] had built° for her, bthen° he built° the Millo°.

[24] a1K 3:1; 7:8 b2S 5:9; 1K 9:15; 11:27; 2Ch 32:5

25 ¶ Now athree° times° in a year° Solomon° offered° burnt° offerings° and peace° offerings° on the altar° which° he built° to the LORD°, burning° incense° with them [on the altar] which° [was] before° the LORD°. So he finished° the house°.

[25] aEx 23:14-17; Dt 16:16

26 ¶ King° Solomon° also built° a afleet° of ships° in bEzion-geber°, which° is near° Eloth° on the shore° of the IRed°° Sea°, in the land° of Edom°. 27 aAnd Hiram° sent° his servants° with the fleet°, sailors°° who knew° the sea°, along° with the servants° of Solomon°. 28 They went° to aOphir° and took° four° hundred° and twenty° talents° of gold° from there°, and brought° [it] to King° Solomon°.

[26] ILit Sea of Reeds a1K 22:48 bNu 33:35; Dt 2:8; 1K 22:48
[27] a1K 5:6, 9; 10:11
[28] a1Ch 29:4; 2Ch 8:18


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God's Covenant in a vision with Solomon.

1 ¶ And it came to pass,² when Solomonº had finishedºª the buildingºª of² the houseº of the LORD,º and the king'sº house,º and all² Solomon'sº desireº which² he was pleasedºª to do,ºª 2 That the LORDº appearedºª to² Solomonº the second time,º as² he had appearedºª unto² him at Gibeon.º 3 And the LORDº saidºª unto² him, I have heardºª² thy prayerº and thy supplication,º that² thou hast made¹ª² beforeº me: I have hallowedºª² this² house,º which² thou hast built,ºª to putºª my nameº there² for¹ ever;º² and mine eyesº and mine heartº shall be² there² perpetually.º² 4 And if² thou² wilt walk¹ª² beforeº me, as² Davidº thy fatherº walked,ºª in integrityº of heart,º and in uprightness,º to doºª according to all² that² I have commandedºª thee, [and] wilt keepºª my statutesº and my judgments:º 5 Then I will establishºª² the throneº of thy kingdomº upon² Israelº for ever,º as² I promisedºª to² Davidº thy father,º saying,ºª There shall not² failºª thee a manº upon²² the throneº of Israel.º 6 [But] if² ye shall at all¹ª turnºª from followingº² me, ye² or your children,º and will not² keepºª my commandmentsº [and] my statutesº which² I have setºª beforeº you, but goºª and serveºª otherº gods,º and worshipºª them: 7 Then will I cut offºª² Israelº out¹ of²²² the landº which² I have givenºª them; and this house,º which² I have hallowedºª for my name,º will I cast² out¹ª of²² my sight;º and Israelº shall be² a proverbº and a bywordº among all² people:º 8 And at this² house,º [which] is² high,º every one² that passethºª by² it shall be astonished,ºª and shall hiss;ºª and they shall say,ºª Why² hath the LORDº doneºª thus² unto this² land,º and to this² house?º 9 And they shall answer,ºª Because²² they forsookºª² the LORDº their God,º who² brought forthºª² their fathersº out of the landº² of Egypt,º and have taken holdºª upon otherº gods,º and have worshippedºª them, and servedºª them: therefore²² hath the LORDº broughtºª upon² them² all² this² evil.º

[1] 1K 6:37; 7:1, 51; 9:11, 19; 2Ch 7:11; 8:1; Ec 2:4, 10; 6:9.
[2] 1K 3:5; 11:9; 2Ch 1:7; 7:12.
[3] Ex 20:11; Nu 16:38; Dt 11:12; 12:5, 11, 21; 16:11; 1K 8:10, 29; 2K 20:5; 2Ch 6:40; 7:15; Ps 10:17; 66:19; 116:1; 132:13; So 4:9; Jr 15:1; Dn 9:23; Mt 6:9; Jn 11:42; Ac 10:31; 1Jn 5:14.
[4] Gn 17:1; Dt 28:1; 1K 3:14; 8:25; 11:4, 6, 38; 14:8; 15:5; 2Ch 7:17; Jb 23:11; Ps 15:2; 26:1, 11; Pv 10:9; 20:7; 28:18; Zc 3:7; Lk 1:6; 1Th 4:1.
[5] 2S 7:12, 16; 1K 2:4; 6:12; 8:15, 20; 1Ch 22:9; Ps 89:28; 132:11.
[6] Jsh 23:15; 1S 2:30; 2S 7:14; 1K 11:4; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 7:19; 15:2.
[7] Lv 18:24; Dt 4:26; 28:37; 29:26; 1K 9:3; 2K 17:20; 25:9, 21; 2Ch 7:20; 36:19; Ne 4:1; Ps 44:14; Is 65:15; Jr 7:4, 15; 24:9; 26:6, 18; 52:13; Lm 2:6, 15; Ezk 24:21; 33:27; Jol 2:17; Mi 3:12; Mt 24:2; Lk 21:24.
[8] Dt 29:24; 2Ch 7:21; Is 64:11; Jr 19:8; 22:8, 28; 49:17; 50:13; Dn 9:12.
[9] Dt 29:25; 2Ch 7:22; Jr 2:10, 19; 5:19; 12:7; 16:10; 50:7; Lm 2:16; 4:13; Ezk 36:17; Zp 1:4.

The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram.

10 ¶ And it came to pass² at the endº² of twentyº years,º when² Solomonº had builtºª² the twoº houses,º² the houseº of the LORD,º and the king'sº house,º 11 ([Now] Hiramº the kingº of Tyreº had furnishedºª² Solomonº with cedarº treesº and firº trees,º and with gold,º according to all² his desire,)º that thenº kingº Solomonº gaveºª Hiramº twentyº citiesº in the landº of Galilee.º 12 And Hiramº came outºª from Tyreº² to seeºª² the citiesº which² Solomonº had givenºª him; and they pleasedººª him not.² 13 And he said,ºª What² citiesº [are] these² which² thou hast givenºª me, my brother?º And he calledºª them the landº of Cabulº unto² this² day.º 14 And Hiramº sentºª to the kingº sixscoreºº talentsº of gold.º

[10] 1K 6:37; 7:1; 9:1; 2Ch 8:1.
[11] Jsh 20:7; 1K 5:6; 2Ch 2:8, 16; 8:2.
[12] Nu 22:34; Jg 14:3.
[13] Jsh 19:27; 1K 5:1; Am 1:9.
[14] 1K 9:11, 28; 10:10, 14, 21.

In Solomon's works the Gentiles were his bondmen, the Israelites honourable servants.

15 ¶ And this² [is] the reasonº of the levyº which² kingº Solomonº raised;ºª for to buildºª² the houseº of the LORD,º and his own house,º and Millo,º and the wallº of Jerusalem,º and Hazor,º and Megiddo,º and Gezer.º 16 [For] Pharaohº kingº of Egyptº had gone up,ºª and takenºª² Gezer,º and burntºª it with fire,º and slainºª the Canaanitesº that dweltºª in the city,º and givenºª it [for] a presentº unto his daughter,º Solomon'sº wife.º 17 And Solomonº builtºª² Gezer,º and Bethhoronº the nether,º 18 And Baalath,º and Tadmorº in the wilderness,º in the land,º 19 And all² the citiesº of storeº that² Solomonº had,² and citiesº for his chariots,º and citiesº for his horsemen,º and that¹ which² Solomonº desiredºª to buildºª in Jerusalem,º and in Lebanon,º and in all² the landº of his dominion.º 20 [And] all² the peopleº [that were] leftºª of² the Amorites,º Hittites,º Perizzites,º Hivites,º and Jebusites,º which² [were] not² of the childrenº² of Israel,º 21 Their childrenº that² were leftºª afterº them in the land,º whom² the childrenº of Israelº also were not² ableºª utterly to destroy,ºª upon those did Solomonº levyºª a tribute¹ of bondserviceºª² unto² this² day.º 22 But of the childrenº² of Israelº did Solomonº makeºª no² bondmen:º but² they² [were] men¹² of war,º and his servants,º and his princes,º and his captains,º and rulersº of his chariots,º and his horsemen.º 23 These² [were] the chiefº of the officersºª that² [were] over² Solomon'sº work,º fiveº hundredº and fifty,º which bare ruleºª over the peopleº that wroughtºª in the work.º

[15] Jsh 10:33; 11:1; 16:10; 17:11; 19:36; 21:21; Jg 1:29; 4:2; 5:19; 9:6, 20; 2S 5:9; 1K 4:12; 5:13; 6:38; 7:1; 9:10, 16, 21, 24; 11:27; 2K 9:27; 12:20; 15:29; 23:29; 1Ch 6:67; 20:4; 2Ch 8:1; 35:22; Ps 51:18; Zc 12:11.
[16] 1K 3:1; 9:24.
[17] Jsh 16:3; 19:44; 21:22; 2Ch 8:4, 7.
[18] Jsh 19:44; 2Ch 8:4.
[19] Ex 1:11; 1K 4:26; 9:1; Ec 2:10; 6:9.
[20] Gn 15:19; Ex 23:23, 28; 34:11; Dt 7:1; 2Ch 8:7, 8.
[21] Gn 9:25; Jsh 15:63; 17:12, 16; Jg 1:21, 27, 28, 35; 2:20; 3:1; 1K 5:13; 9:15; Ezr 2:55; Ne 7:57; 11:3; Ps 106:34.
[22] Lv 25:39; 1S 8:11; 1K 4:1; 2Ch 8:9.
[23] 1K 5:16; 2Ch 2:18; 8:10.

Pharaoh's daughter removeth to her house.

24 ¶ But² Pharaoh'sº daughterº came upºª out of the cityº² of Davidº unto² her houseº which² [Solomon] had builtºª for her: then² did he buildºª² Millo.º

[24] 2S 5:9; 1K 3:1; 7:8; 9:15, 16; 11:27; 2Ch 8:11; 32:5.

Solomon's yearly solemn sacrifices.

25 ¶ And threeº timesº in a yearº did Solomonº offerºª burnt offeringsº and peace offeringsº upon² the altarº which² he builtºª unto the LORD,º and he burnt incenseºª upon² the altar¹ that² [was] beforeº the LORD.º So he finishedºª² the house.º

[25] Ex 23:14; 30:7; 34:23; Dt 16:16; 1K 6:38; 1Ch 23:13; 2Ch 8:12, 16; 26:16; 29:11; 34:25.

His navy fetcheth gold from Ophir.

26 ¶ And kingº Solomonº madeºª a navy of shipsº in Eziongeber,º which² [is] beside² Eloth,º on² the shoreº of the Redº sea,º in the landº of Edom.º 27 And Hiramº sentºª in the navyº² his servants,º shipmenº¹² that had knowledgeºª of the sea,º with² the servantsº of Solomon.º 28 And they cameºª to Ophir,º and fetchedºª from thence²² gold,º fourº hundredº and twentyº talents,º and broughtºª [it] to² kingº Solomon.º

[26] Nu 33:35; Dt 2:8; 1K 22:48; 2K 14:22; 2Ch 8:12, 17.
[27] 1K 5:6, 9; 22:49; 2Ch 20:36.
[28] Gn 10:29; 1K 10:11; 1Ch 29:4; 2Ch 8:18; 9:10; Jb 22:24; 28:16; Ps 45:9; Is 13:12.


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