1 Kings 11

1 Kings, chapter 11 1 Kings 11 1 Kings 10 chapter 10 1 Kings 12 chapter 12 First book of Kings Old Testament 11 Nevi'im 4 Former Prophets Leningrad-codex-09-kings.pdf 250px The pages containing the Books of Kings (1 & 2 Kings) Leningrad Codex (1008 CE). 1 Kings 11 is the eleventh chapter of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the First Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.Halley 1965 191Collins 2014 288 The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE.McKane 1993 324 This chapter belongs to the section focusing on the reign of Solomon over the unified kingdom of Judah and Israel (1 Kings 1 to 11).Dietrich 2007 234 The focus of this chapter is Solomon's decline and death.Dietrich 2007 240 Text This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language and since the 16th century is divided into 43 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).Würthwein 1995 35-37 There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century) and Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century).Würthwein 1995 73-74The whole book of 1 Kings is missing from the extant Codex Sinaiticus.Codex Sinaiticus Old Testament references 1 Kings 11:41–43 9: 2 Chronicles 9:29–31 91 Kings 11, Berean Study Bible Solomon's wives and their Idolatry (11:1–8) Solomon marrying many wives might not be considered unethical at that time, especially for diplomatic reasons, but it should be intolerable in light of the Torah (cf. Deuteronomy 17:17).Dietrich 2007 240 The passage focuses on religious rather than moral arguments for the foreign wives in a tone similar to post-exilic texts (Ezra 10; Nehemiah 10) viewing them as a temptation threatening loyalty to the God of Israel.Dietrich 2007 240 Solomon gave his wives something similar to minority rights and religious freedom in modern terms, but he went too far that he committed a grave sin against Yahweh, leading to dire consequences.Dietrich 2007 240 A Divine Manifestation (11:9–13) Because Solomon had "turned away from the Lord", thereby he had broken the first commandment, he faced a consequence of losing power, but in recognition of David's merits, the punishment was delayed and his successor would be left with a smaller kingdom.Dietrich 2007 240Coogan 2007 510 Hebrew Bible Verse 13 However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem that I have chosen.1 Kings 11:13 ESV ESV "Give one tribe": that is "the tribe of Judah", which later became the name of the southern kingdom.Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. 1 Kings 11. Accessed 28 April 2019. However, the tribe of Benjamin can also be counted here due to its close union with the tribe of Judah and their shared property of Jerusalem (as well as the Temple), because the city was of the Jebusite, later conquered by David, but all the ground north of the valley of Hinnom was actually in the tribe of Benjamin. The prophet Ahijah used the same form of words (1 Kings 11:32) when speaking to Jeroboam, after expressly tore his new garment into twelve parts and gave ten of them to Jeroboam.Barnes, Albert. Notes on the Bible - 1 Kings 11. James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. The adversaries of Solomon (11:14–40) thumb|180px|Gerard Hoet, Ahijah's prophecy to Jeroboam, 1728. Solomon's disloyalty to God resulted in the emergence of 'adversary' (Hebrew: satan) to his reign, in form of three different persons: Hadad, an Edomite prince (verses 14–22), Rezon the son of Eliada of Damascus (verses 23–25), and Jeroboam ben Nebat (verses 26–40).Dietrich 2007 240 The passage clearly states that God was the initiator of these adversaries (verses 14, 23, also 29–33).Dietrich 2007 240 The brief biography of each adversary presented in the passage has similarities with the earlier history of Israel.Leithart 2006 87 The life of Hadad, the Edomite prince, echoes the history of the migration of Jacob's family to Egypt and the Exodus:Leithart 2006 87 Event Hadad Jacob's family moving to Egypt due to Israel's occupation of Edom by David and Joab (11:14–15) due to famine kind treatment of Pharaoh given a house, bread and land (11:18) given the fertile land of Goshen married into royal family given the sister of the queen as wife (11:19) Joseph was given the daughter of high priest as wife son among Pharaoh's children Genubath (11:20) Moses out of Egypt sought to return (11:21–22) Exodus under Moses Hadad stated his desire to return to Edom using 'exodus language': "send me out" (based on the same Hebrew verb: shalakh H 7971).Leithart 2006 87 The biography of Rezon the son of Eliada of Damascus (11:23–25) also has a parallel with the history of David, the king of Israel.Leithart 2006 87–88 Event Rezon David flee from his master from Hadadezer (11:23) from Saul gather a band becoming a leader of a guerilla force (11:24) becoming a leader of disaffected people in the wilderness becoming king rising to the throne in Damascus, Syria (11:25) anointed to the throne in Hebron and then Jerusalem Jeroboam ben Nebat, Solomon's third adversary, arose from within northern Israel, tellingly from among the forced laborers in Ephraim.Dietrich 2007 240 The parallels of his biography with the life of David are as follows:Leithart 2006 88 Event Jeroboam David valiant warrior potentially a royal figure (11:28) winning battles against the Philistines in early life faithfully served his master serving Solomon (11:28) serving Saul prophesied by a prophet meet the prophet Ahijah of Shiloh (11:29–39) anointed by the prophet Samuel who grew up with the priest Eli in Shiloh torn cloak Ahijah tore his cloak and gave to Jeroboam (11:30) Saul tore Samuel's cloak (1 Samuel 15:27) threatened as successor Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam (11:40) Saul sought to kill David promises of God to Jeroboam (11:38–39) to David Ahijah of Shiloh is shown as Jeroboam's supporter in this passage, but he will be Jeroboam's enemy in 1 Kings 14:1-18.Dietrich 2007 240–241 Death of Solomon (11:41–43) This is the first use regular concluding formula in the books of Kings.Dietrich 2007 241 The Chronicler mentioned 'the Book of the Acts of Solomon' as a source of information, presumably in form of royal annals.Coogan 2007 512 Hebrew Bible Verse 42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.1 Kings 11:42 KJV KJV "Forty years": according to Thiele's chronology, the reign of Solomon began when David died between September 972 BCE and September 971 BCE, until Solomon's death between September 931 BCE and April 930 BCE.McFall 1991 no. 1 Archaeological proofs In July 2024, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University announced the discovery of a moat that split the City of David in half, separating the palace and Temple Mount from the rest of the city. It was at least nine meters deep and 30 meters wide, and extended across at least 70 meters, from west to east. The discovery resembles the hole in the wall described in 1 Kings 11:27.https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-find-fortifying-moat-in-city-of-david-solving-150-year-mystery/ The Times of Israel Solving mystery, archaeologists find vast moat that protected Jerusalem's biblical kings July 21, 2024 See also 22em Acts of Solomon Ammonite Astarte Chemosh Concubine Damascus David Desert of Paran Egypt Hittites Idolatry Israel Jerusalem Moab Midian Milcom Moloch Polygamy Solomon's Temple Syria Zobah Related Bible parts: Deuteronomy 17, 1 Samuel 15, 2 Samuel 7, 2 Samuel 8, 1 Kings 5, 1 Kings 6, 1 Kings 7, 1 Kings 9, 2 Chronicles 2, 2 Chronicles 9, Ezra 10, Nehemiah 10 Notes References Sources Collins John J. Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures Chapter 14: 1 Kings 12 – 2 Kings 25 277–296 Fortress Press 2014 https://books.google.com/books?id=fbsoBAAAQBAJ 978-1451469233 Coogan Michael David Michael D. Coogan The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48 Coogan Michael David Marc Zvi Brettler Carol Ann Newsom Pheme Perkins Augmented 3rd Oxford University Press 2007 978-0195288810 https://books.google.com/books?id=HmpMPgAACAAJ Dietrich Walter 13. 1 and 2 Kings The Oxford Bible Commentary John Barton John Barton (theologian) John Muddiman John Muddiman Oxford University Press first (paperback) 2007 232–266 978-0199277186 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ February 6, 2019 Halley Henry H. Henry Hampton Halley Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary 24th (revised) Zondervan Publishing House 1965 https://archive.org/details/halleysbiblehand00henr registration 0-310-25720-4 Hayes Christine Introduction to the Bible Yale University Press 2015 https://books.google.com/books?id=SKbkXYHxvlAC 978-0300188271 Leithart Peter J. 1 & 2 Kings Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible Brazos Press 2006 https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_gvin9G7LgC 978-1587431258 http://www.btinternet.com/~lmf12/TransGuide.pdf Leslie McFall Translation Guide to the Chronological Data in Kings and Chronicles Bibliotheca Sacra 148 1991 3-45 https://web.archive.org/web/20030807124024/http://www.btinternet.com/~lmf12/TransGuide.pdf dead 2003-08-07 McKane William Kings, Book of Metzger Bruce M Bruce M. Metzger Coogan Michael D The Oxford Companion to the Bible https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780195046458 registration Oxford University Press 1993 409–413 978-0195046458 Metzger Bruce M Bruce M. Metzger Coogan Michael D The Oxford Companion to the Bible Oxford University Press 1993 978-0195046458 Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). 9780825438257 Würthwein Ernst Ernst Würthwein The Text of the Old Testament Wm. B. Eerdmans Grand Rapids, MI 1995 Erroll F. Rhodes 0-8028-0788-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=FSNKSBObCYwC January 26, 2019 External links Jewish translations: Melachim I - I Kings - Chapter 11 (Judaica Press). Hebrew text and English translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org Christian translations: Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) 1 Kings chapter 11. 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