Category Archives: I Kings

Adonijah Presumes to Be King 1 Now King David wasold, advanced in years; and they put covers on him, but he could not get warm. 2 Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her stand before the king, and let her […]

David’s Instructions to Solomon 1 Nowthe days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 “I go the way of all the earth;be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. 3 And keep the charge of theLordyour God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, […]

Solomon Requests Wisdom 1 NowSolomon made a treaty with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh’s daughter; then he brought herto the City of David until he had finished building hisown house, andthe house of theLord, andthe wall all around Jerusalem. 2 Meanwhile the people sacrificed at the high places, because there was no house […]

Solomon’s Administration 1 So King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And thesewerehis officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes;Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; 4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok andAbiathar, the priests; 5 Azariah the son of […]

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 […]