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Rh and to the border of Egypt. And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. And they brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt, and out of all lands. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were

27. cedars] Rather, cedar wood.

sycomore] i.e. the fig-mulberry, not now a common tree in Palestine; cp. 1 Chr. xxvii. 28, note.

the lowland] (Heb. Shephelah). See G. A. Smith, ''Hist. Geography'', Chap. x. "The Shephelah," and the note on i. 15.

28. And they brought, etc.] Cp. i. 16, 17.

29—31 (= 1 Kin. xi. 41—43).&emsp;

An important section of 1 Kin. (xi. 1—40) giving an account of Solomon's patronage of idolatry and of the troubles of his reign is significantly omitted by the Chronicler: see the note on 1 Chr. xxix. 25, p. 168. For the authorities to which the Chronicler appeals in these verses, see Introd. § 5.

29. the history of Nathan] Cp. 1 Chr. xxix. 29.

Ahijah the Shilonite] 1 Kin. xi. 29, xiv. 2 ff.

Iddo] Heb. Jedai or Jedo (probably a misspelling); cp. xii. 15.

30. forty years] The number is a round number; cp. Judg. iii. 30, v. 31, viii. 28, xiii. 1.

31. slept with his fathers] This formula is not used of David (1 Chr. xxix. 28), doubtless because David's father was not a king!

in the city of David] 1 Chr. xi. 7.

1—15 (= 1 Kin. xii. 1—15).&emsp;

1. Shechem] Chosen by Rehoboam for its central position, for it is in the heart of Western Palestine between Mt Ebal and Mt Gerizim.