1 Rois - Caput 9

1 Rois 9.0 et sciant omnes populi terrae quia Dominus ipse est Deus et non est ultra absque eo 1 Rois 9.1 sit quoque cor nostrum perfectum cum Domino Deo nostro ut ambulemus in decretis eius et custodiamus mandata eius sicut et hodie 1 Rois 9.2 igitur rex et omnis Israhel cum eo immolabant victimas coram Domino 1 Rois 9.3 mactavitque Salomon hostias pacificas quas immolavit Domino boum viginti duo milia ovium centum viginti milia et dedicaverunt templum Domini rex et filii Israhel 1 Rois 9.4 in die illa sanctificavit rex medium atrii quod erat ante domum Domini fecit quippe ibi holocaustum et sacrificium et adipem pacificorum quia altare aereum quod erat coram Domino minus erat et capere non poterat holocausta et sacrificium et adipem pacificorum 1 Rois 9.5 fecit ergo Salomon in tempore illo festivitatem celebrem et omnis Israhel cum eo multitudo magna ab introitu Emath usque ad rivum Aegypti coram Domino Deo nostro septem diebus et septem diebus id est quattuordecim diebus 1 Rois 9.6 et in die octava dimisit populos qui benedicentes regi profecti sunt in tabernacula sua laetantes et alacri corde super omnibus bonis quae fecerat Dominus David servo suo et Israhel populo suo 1 Rois 9.1 factum est autem cum perfecisset Salomon aedificium domus Domini et aedificium regis et omne quod optaverat et voluerat facere 1 Rois 9.2 apparuit Dominus ei secundo sicut apparuerat ei in Gabaon 1 Rois 9.3 dixitque Dominus ad eum exaudivi orationem tuam et deprecationem tuam qua deprecatus es coram me sanctificavi domum hanc quam aedificasti ut ponerem nomen meum ibi in sempiternum et erunt oculi mei et cor meum ibi cunctis diebus 1 Rois 9.4 tu quoque si ambulaveris coram me sicut ambulavit pater tuus in simplicitate cordis et in aequitate et feceris omnia quae praecepi tibi et legitima mea et iudicia mea servaveris 1 Rois 9.5 ponam thronum regni tui super Israhel in sempiternum sicut locutus sum David patri tuo dicens non auferetur de genere tuo vir de solio Israhel 1 Rois 9.6 si autem aversione aversi fueritis vos et filii vestri non sequentes me nec custodientes mandata mea et caerimonias quas proposui vobis sed abieritis et colueritis deos alienos et adoraveritis eos 1 Rois 9.7 auferam Israhel de superficie terrae quam dedi eis et templum quod sanctificavi nomini meo proiciam a conspectu meo eritque Israhel in proverbium et in fabulam cunctis populis 1 Rois 9.8 et domus haec erit in exemplum omnis qui transierit per eam stupebit et sibilabit et dicet quare fecit Dominus sic terrae huic et domui huic 1 Rois 9.9 et respondebunt quia dereliquerunt Dominum Deum suum qui eduxit patres eorum de terra Aegypti et secuti sunt deos alienos et adoraverunt eos et coluerunt idcirco induxit Dominus super eos omne malum hoc 1 Rois 9.10 expletis autem annis viginti postquam aedificaverat Salomon duas domos id est domum Domini et domum regis 1 Rois 9.11 Hiram rege Tyri praebente Salomoni ligna cedrina et abiegna et aurum iuxta omne quod opus habuerat tunc dedit Salomon Hiram viginti oppida in terra Galileae 1 Rois 9.12 egressusque est Hiram de Tyro ut videret oppida quae dederat ei Salomon et non placuerunt ei 1 Rois 9.13 et ait haecine sunt civitates quas dedisti mihi frater et appellavit eas terram Chabul usque in diem hanc 1 Rois 9.14 misit quoque Hiram ad regem centum viginti talenta auri 1 Rois 9.15 haec est summa expensarum quam obtulit rex Salomon ad aedificandam domum Domini et domum suam et Mello et murum Hierusalem et Eser et Mageddo et Gazer 1 Rois 9.16 Pharao rex Aegypti ascendit et cepit Gazer succenditque eam igni et Chananeum qui habitabat in civitate interfecit et dedit eam in dote filiae suae uxori Salomonis 1 Rois 9.17 aedificavit ergo Salomon Gazer et Bethoron inferiorem 1 Rois 9.18 et Baalath et Palmyram in terra solitudinis 1 Rois 9.19 et omnes vicos qui ad se pertinebant et erant absque muro munivit et civitates curruum et civitates equitum et quodcumque ei placuit ut aedificaret in Hierusalem et in Libano et in omni terra potestatis suae 1 Rois 9.20 universum populum qui remanserat de Amorreis et Hettheis et Ferezeis et Eveis et Iebuseis qui non sunt de filiis Israhel 1 Rois 9.21 horum filios qui remanserant in terra quos scilicet non potuerant filii Israhel exterminare fecit Salomon tributarios usque ad diem hanc 1 Rois 9.22 de filiis autem Israhel non constituit Salomon servire quemquam sed erant viri bellatores et ministri eius et principes et duces et praefecti curruum et equorum 1 Rois 9.23 erant autem principes super omnia opera Salomonis praepositi quingenti quinquaginta qui habebant subiectum populum et statutis operibus imperabant 1 Rois 9.24 filia autem Pharaonis ascendit de civitate David in domum suam quam aedificaverat ei tunc aedificavit Mello 1 Rois 9.25 offerebat quoque Salomon tribus vicibus per annos singulos holocausta et pacificas victimas super altare quod aedificaverat Domino et adolebat thymiama coram Domino perfectumque est templum 1 Rois 9.26 classem quoque fecit rex Salomon in Asiongaber quae est iuxta Ahilam in litore maris Rubri in terra Idumea 1 Rois 9.27 misitque Hiram in classe illa servos suos viros nauticos et gnaros maris cum servis Salomonis 1 Rois 9.28 qui cum venissent in Ophir sumptum inde aurum quadringentorum viginti talentorum detulerunt ad regem Salomonem

1 Rois : Caput 9

God's Revelation in 1 Kings Chapter 9

1 Kings chapter 9 presents God's response to the dedication of the Temple, a significant moment in Israel's history. What promises and warnings does God offer? This text illustrates God's second appearance to Solomon, reaffirming the established covenant and warning against the people's unfaithfulness. In addition, the chapter describes Solomon's other building projects and business dealings, highlighting the balance between blessing and responsibility.

Five Enlightening Bible Passages

To better understand the principles of obedience and the consequences discussed in this revelatory chapter, consider five complementary biblical passages:

1. 2 Chronicles 7:12-14

"The Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said, 'I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. If I shut up the heavens so that it will not rain, or send locusts to devour the earth, or send plagues on my people, if my people, who are called by my name, humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and heal their land.'"

This passage complements and expands God's response to Solomon, revealing the importance of humility and prayer.

2. Jeremiah 7:4-7

"Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, 'This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!' If you truly repent of your ways and your deeds, and treat one another fairly, and do not oppress the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and do not follow other gods to your own destruction, then I will make them dwell in this place, in the land I gave to their ancestors from of old and forever."

Jeremiah warns against false reliance on the temple, echoing God's warnings to Solomon.

3. Matthew 21:12-13

"Jesus entered the temple and expelled all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of those who sold doves, and said to them, 'It is written: "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves."

Jesus quotes Isaiah 56:7, emphasizing the sacred purpose of the temple, in harmony with the teachings of 1 Kings 9.

4. Acts 7:46-50

"He found favor with God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. But Solomon built him a house. But the Most High does not dwell in houses built by men. As the prophet says: 'Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me?' says the Lord, 'or where is my resting place? Have not my own hands made all these things?'"

This passage reminds us that God transcends physical places, a central theme in 1 Kings 9.

5. Hebrews 3:3-6

"Jesus was considered worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. Moses was faithful as a servant in all the house of God, testifying of what would be said in the future. Christ, however, is faithful as the Son over the house of God; and we are that house if we hold fast to the confidence and hope in which we boast."

The author of Hebrews draws a comparison between Jesus, Moses, and Solomon, emphasizing their role as builders of the "house of God," both physical and spiritual.

In As we meditate on these passages, we are called to reflect on our own commitment to God and how we honor His presence in our lives.