1 King Solomon loved many women from other lands, like the daughter of Pharaoh, and from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and Hittite. ❤️ 2 God told Israel, Do not marry them, or they will turn your heart. But Solomon held them close. ⚠️❤️ 3 He had 700 wives and 300 more women. They turned his heart. 4 When Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart to other gods. He was not true to God like David was. 5 Solomon followed Ashtoreth and Milcom, bad gods. ❌ 6 Solomon did wrong and did not follow God like David did. 7 Solomon built a high place for Chemosh and for Molech on a hill east of Jerusalem. 8 He did this for his foreign wives. They burned nice smoke and gave gifts to their gods. ️ 9 God was angry with Solomon, because his heart turned away. God had come to him two times. 10 God told him, Do not go after other gods. But Solomon did not keep God’s rule. ❗ 11 God said to Solomon, I will take the rule of the land from you and give it to your helper. ️➡️ 12 But not in your days. For David, I will take it from your son. ⏳ 13 I will not take all of it. I will give one tribe to your son, for David and for Jerusalem, the city I chose. ️️ 14 God raised an enemy for Solomon: Hadad the Edomite. ⚔️ 15 Long ago, David fought in Edom. Joab, the army boss, buried the dead and struck the men in Edom. ️⚰️ 16 Joab stayed six months, until he cut off the men in Edom. ⏱️ 17 Hadad ran to Egypt with helpers. He was a young boy. ♂️ 18 They left Midian, went to Paran, took men, and came to Egypt to Pharaoh. Pharaoh gave Hadad a house and food. 19 Hadad pleased Pharaoh. Pharaoh gave him a wife, the sister of Queen Tahpenes. 20 She had a son, Genubath. The queen raised him in Pharaoh’s house with Pharaoh’s sons. ️ 21 Hadad heard in Egypt: David and Joab died. Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me go home. 22 Pharaoh said, What do you lack here? Why go? Hadad said, Please let me go. ➡️ 23 God raised another enemy: Rezon son of Eliada. He had run from Hadadezer of Zobah. ⚔️ 24 Rezon gathered men. They went to Damascus and lived there. Rezon was king in Damascus. ️ 25 Rezon was an enemy to Israel all the days of Solomon. He hurt Israel and ruled over Syria. 26 Jeroboam son of Nebat, from Ephraim, of Zereda, served Solomon. His mom was Zeruah, a widow. He stood against the king. ✋ 27 This is why: Solomon built up the city of David and fixed the wall. Jeroboam worked there. 28 Jeroboam was strong and good at work. Solomon made him boss over the work for the people of Joseph. ️ 29 One day Jeroboam left Jerusalem. Ahijah, a man of God from Shiloh, met him on the road. Ahijah wore a new coat. They were alone. ️ 30 Ahijah took his new coat and tore it into twelve pieces. ✂️ 31 Ahijah said, Take ten pieces. God says, I will take the rule from Solomon and give ten tribes to you. 1️⃣0️⃣ 32 Solomon will have one tribe, for David and for Jerusalem, the city God chose. 1️⃣️ 33 This will happen because they left God. They prayed to Ashtoreth, Chemosh, and Milcom. They did not walk in God’s way or keep God’s rules like David did. ♂️❌ 34 But I will not take it all now. I will let Solomon be king all his life, for David. ⏳ 35 I will take the rule from his son and give you ten tribes. ➡️ 36 I will give one tribe to his son, so David will have a light in Jerusalem, the city I chose. ️️ 37 I will take you, and you will be king over Israel. You will rule what you want. 38 If you obey Me, walk in My way, and keep My rules like David did, I will be with you. I will build your house strong. I will give Israel to you. 39 I will bring pain to David’s family, but not forever. ⏲️ 40 Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam. Jeroboam ran to Egypt, to King Shishak. He stayed there until Solomon died. ♂️️ 41 The other things Solomon did, and his wise words, are in a book. 42 Solomon was king in Jerusalem over all Israel for 40 years. 4️⃣0️⃣ 43 Then Solomon died. They buried him in the city of David. His son Rehoboam became king. ⚰️➡️