1 Kings 11:40

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38 Then it shall be, if you heed all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then ^aI will be with you and ^bbuild for you an enduring house, as I built for David, and will give Israel to you.

39 And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever.’ ”

40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to ^aShishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

Death of Solomon

41 Now ^athe rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

42 ^aAnd the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Sought - to kill Jeroboam - He thought by this means to prevent the punishment due to his crimes.

Unto Shishak king of Egypt - This is the first time we meet with the proper name of an Egyptian king, Pharaoh being the common name for all the sovereigns of that country. Some suppose that this Shishak was the Sesostris so renowned for his wars and his conquests. But it is likely that this king lived long before Solomon' s time.

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