33. “Solomon and the Israelites are not like their ancestor David. They will not listen to me, obey me, or do what is right. They have turned from me to worship Astarte the goddess of Sidon, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of Ammon.
34. “Solomon is David's son, and David was my chosen leader, who did what I commanded. So I will let Solomon be king until he dies.
35. Then I will give you ten tribes to rule,
36. but Solomon's son will still rule one tribe. This way, my servant David will always have a descendant ruling in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen to be worshipped.
37. “You will be king of Israel and will rule every nation you want.
38. I'll help you if you obey me. And if you do what I say, as my servant David did, I will always let someone from your family rule in Israel, just as someone from David's family will always rule in Judah. The nation of Israel will be yours.
39. “I will punish the descendants of David, but not for ever.”
40. When Solomon learnt what the Lord had told Jeroboam, Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam. But he escaped to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon died.
41. Everything else Solomon did while he was king is written in the book about him and his wisdom.
42. After he had ruled forty years from Jerusalem,