Jeroboam confronts Rehoboamverses 1-4
And Rehoboam went to Shechem
for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king
And it came to pass – when Jeroboam the son of Nebat
who was yet in Egypt heard of it
(for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon
and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt)
that they sent and … Read More
Wives turn Solomon’s heart from LORDverses 1-3
But king Solomon loved many strange women
together with the daughter of Pharaoh
women of the Moabites – Ammonites
Edomites – Sidonians – Hittites
Of the nations concerning which the LORD
said to the children of Israel
You shall not go in to them
neither shall they come in to you
for … Read More
Queen of Sheba comesverses 1-5
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
Concerning the name of the LORD
she came to PROVE him with hard questions
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train
with camels that bare spices – and very much gold
and precious stones
and when she was come … Read More
Solomon finished Temple and Palaceverse 1
And it came to pass when Solomon had FINISHED
the building of the house of the LORD
and the king’s house
and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do
LORD appears to Solomon a second timeverses 2-9
THAT the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time
as HE had appeared … Read More
Feast of Boothsverses 1-2
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel
and all the heads of the tribes
the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel
to king Solomon in Jerusalem
that they might bring up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD out of the city of David
which is Zion
And all the men … Read More
Solomon built palace for himselfverse 1
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years
and he finished all his house
Solomon’s house of the forest of Lebanonverses 2-5
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon
the length thereof was a hundred cubits
the breadth thereof fifty cubits
the height thereof thirty cubits
on four … Read More
Solomon starts Temple in fourth yearverse 1
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year
after the children of Israel were
come out of the land of Egypt
in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel
in the month Zif – which is the second month
that he began to build
the house of … Read More
Hiram sent his servants to Solomonverse 1
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon
for he had heard that they had anointed him king
in the room of his father
for Hiram was ever a lover of David
Solomon asks Hiram to provide wood for Tabernacleverses 2-6
And Solomon sent to Hiram
saying
You know … Read More
List of Solomon’s officersverses 1-6
So king Solomon was king over all Israel
and these were the princes which he had
Azariah the son of Zadok the priest
Elihoreph and Ahiah the sons of Shisha – scribes
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud – the recorder
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host
Zadok and Abiathar were the … Read More
Alliance with Egyptverses 1-2
And Solomon made affinity with Pharoah king of Egypt
and took Pharaoh’s daughter
and brought her into the city of David
until he had made an end of building
his own house
and the house of the LORD
and the wall of Jerusalem round about
Only the people sacrificed in high places
BECAUSE there was … Read More