Monthly Archives: July 2017

Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple 1 NowHiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father,for Hiram had always loved David. 2 ThenSolomon sent to Hiram, saying: 3 You know how my father David could not build a house for the […]

Solomon Builds the Temple 1 Andit came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, whichisthe second month,that he began to build the house of theLord. 2 […]

Solomon’s Other Buildings 1 But Solomon tookthirteen years to build his own house; so he finished all his house. 2 He also built theHouse of the Forest of Lebanon; its lengthwasone hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the pillars. 3 […]

The Ark Brought into the Temple 1 NowSolomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem,that they might bringup the ark of the covenant of theLordfrom the City of David, whichisZion. 2 Therefore all the men of Israel […]

God’s Second Appearance to Solomon 1 Andit came to pass, when Solomon had finished building the house of theLordand the king’s house, andall Solomon’s desire which he wanted to do, 2 that theLordappeared to Solomon the second time,as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3 And theLordsaid to him:“I have heard your prayer and […]

The Queen of Sheba’s Praise of Solomon 1 Now when thequeen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of theLord, she cameto test him with hard questions. 2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she […]

Solomon’s Heart Turns from the Lord 1 ButKing Solomon lovedmany foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians,andHittites— 2 from the nations of whom theLordhad said to the children of Israel,“You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts […]

The Revolt Against Rehoboam 1 AndRehoboam went toShechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. 2 So it happened, whenJeroboam the son of Nebat heardit(he was still inEgypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt ), 3 that they sent and called […]

The Message of the Man of God 1 And behold,a man of God went from Judah to Bethel by the word of theLord,and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 Then he cried out against the altar by the word of theLord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says theLord: ‘Behold, a child,Josiah […]

Judgment on the House of Jeroboam 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please arise, and disguise yourself, that they may not recognize you as the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Shiloh. Indeed, Ahijah the prophetisthere, who told me thatIwouldbeking over this people. […]