The pictorial Bible and commentator- presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner (1878) (14577579998)

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Title: The pictorial Bible and commentator: presenting the great truths of God's word in the most simple, pleasing, affectionate, and instructive manner
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851 March, Daniel, 1816-1909 Brockett, L. P. (Linus Pierpont), 1820-1893 Stretton, Hesba, 1832-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ John, the Apostle, Saint Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia (etc.) Bradley, Garretson & co. Columbus, Ohio (etc.) W. Garretson & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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ainst God, hisson should lose the kingdom, and it should be given to one of Solomonsservants. That servant was named Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. He hadthe good quality of being very industrious and minding his business; andSolomon, like a wise man, employed him, rather than an idle person, andmade him a ruler of the charge, or taxes, of the house of Joseph, so that hecollected the kings taxes from the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh—forthese were what was called the house of Joseph. And as he was going totake possession of his government, he was told by the prophet Ahijah, inGods name, that he should be king. Prophets spoke by remarkablesigns: And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him and rent itin twelve pieces. And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces : for thussaith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out ofthe hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee. Then he repeatedwhat God had before said to Solomon; and he added that, if Jeroboam
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376 1 Kings. 377 vwould walk in Gods ways, God would never forsake him and his family,for it was for sin that Davids family was forsaken, yet he would in timerestore it, and not punish it forever. News of Jeroboams being thus elected king of the ten tribes came toSolomons ears, and he was very angry. Solomon sought, therefore, tokill Jeroboam; as if he could prevent what God had purposed ; this was asign that Solomon had lost his wisdom owing to his sin, or he would nothave thought and done so foolishly. And Jeroboam arose and fled intoEgypt, unto Shishak, king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death ofSolomon. Solomon now died, after a reign of forty years, and his son Eehoboamreigned in his stead. There were other things which Solomon did, and which were written in abook kept in his time, and called the Book of the Acts of Solomon; thatis, the book of what Solomon did; but that book was not a divine book,and so it has long since been lost. Many persons think that Solomon repented