Foreign Women (of other nations) - “ye shall not go in to them” meaning intermarriage

The foreign women worshiped other gods & spread pagan influences

Many Women (1000 women) - rejected Gods plan for 1 man & 1 woman (Mt19:4-6)

Solomon had 700 wives & 300 concubines

Deut 17:17 neither shall he multiply wives to himself; that his heart turn not away

Didn’t say Solomon didn’t love the Lord BUT the Lord was no longer first in Solomon’s life

Solomon clave unto those women in love and Solomon loved many things

Ephesus was a church that had left its first love

For all his wisdom, he didn’t use or apply wisdom in his own life

He thought he would be the exception and get away with sin

If he was not satisfied with 1 woman, 1000 women cannot satisfy him

Prov 27:20 hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of a man are never satisfied

Vs 4 Some folks get wiser as they get older, not Solomon

Old age hardened his heart and life with sinful tendencies

David his father had many wives (15) BUT his sin did not turn his heart away

· This same Sin hindered David, but destroyed Solomon

Vs 5-8 This great man of heritage, wisdom & blessings turned to the gods of depraved nations

False gods such as Ashtoreth, Milcom, built altar for Chemosh & Molech (sacrifice children)

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me” Be careful “let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall”

· If this is the wisest man who ever lived, what hope do we have outside Jesus

[9] And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
[10] And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
[11] Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
[12] Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
[13] Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

2) Announcement of Judgment (9-13)

Vs 9 The Lord was angry with Solomon

God had appeared to him twice & blessed him so well and still Solomon went after other gods

Vs 10 Not only was Solomon ungrateful for God’s blessings BUT Solomon has broken Gods commandments

Vs 11 God will take the kingdom from Solomon & give it to Solomon’s servant

Solomons kingdom did not rest in riches, military power or prestige BUT in God

Vs 12 For the sake of David, God will delay His judgment until Solomon’s generation is past

Vs 13 God will in His mercy, give 1 tribe ti his son and the other tribes to someone else

[14] And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
[15] For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
[16] (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
[17] That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
[18] And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
[19] And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
[20] And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.
[21] And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
[22] Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
[23] And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
[24] And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
[25] And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
[26] And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
[27] And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
[28] And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

3) Adversaries (14-28)

For years Solomon & Israel had peace on every side (IK 5:4) BUT now God has stirred up adversaries

Vs 14-22 Hadad (Edomite who fled David 2S8:13,14, found refuge, favor in Egypt, vengeance sought)

Vs 23-25 Rezon (King of Damascus abhorred Israel)

Vs 26-28 Jeroboam (fellow Israelite, servant to Solomon, but raised his hand up to the king)

Officer over labor force and was a mighty man of valor

[29] And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
[30] And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
[31] And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
[32] (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
[33] Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
[34] Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
[35] But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
[36] And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
[37] And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
[38] And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
[39] And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
[40] 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.
[41] And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
[42] And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
[43] And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

4) Action (29-43)

Ahijah the prophet found Jeroboam in the field and Jeroboam was wearing a new garment

Ahijah came and rent Jeroboams garment into 12 pc & gave Jeroboam 10pc

Jeroboam is told that God will judge the kingdom & Jeroboam has been chosen to lead 10 tribes

Jeroboam is told that God will give David’s descendants 1 tribe for David’s sake

God has judged the division of Israel & reign of Jerobaom &God promised a dynasty to Jeroboam

For this Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam

Solomon knew this was Gods word but thought he could defeat Gods will

Jeroboam fled to Egypt until Solomons death

Solomon began to reign at age 20 and reigned 40 years and died at age 60

I K 3:14 God said if Solomon would be faithful that God would lengthen his days

Because of disobedience Solomons days were cut short

We do not read of Solomons repentance, like was saw David his father do (Ecc 7:25,26?maybe?)

Rehoboam, Solomons son, reigned in Solomons place (I Kings 14:31 son of Ammonitess mother)