Monthly Archives: August 2017

Solomon’s Officials 1 Solomon was king of all Israel, 2 and these were his high officials: The priest: Azariah son of Zadok 3 The court secretaries: Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha In charge of the records: Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud 4 Commander of the army: Benaiah son of Jehoiada Priests: Zadok and Abiathar 5 […]

Solomon Prepares to Build the Temple 1 King Hiram of Tyre had always been a friend of David’s, and when he heard that Solomon had succeeded his father David as king, he sent ambassadors to him. 2 Solomon sent back this message to Hiram: 3 “You know that because of the constant wars my father […]

Solomon Builds the Temple 1 Four hundred and eighty years after the people of Israel left Egypt, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the second month, the month of Ziv, Solomon began work on the Temple. 2 Inside it was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high. 3 […]

Solomon’s Palace 1 Solomon also built a palace for himself, and it took him thirteen years. 2-3 The Hall of the Forest of Lebanonwas 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had threerows of cedar pillars, 15 in each row, with cedar beams resting on them. The ceiling was of cedar, […]

The Covenant Box Is Brought to the Temple 1 Then King Solomon summoned all the leaders of the tribes and clans of Israel to come to him in Jerusalem in order to take the Lord’s Covenant Box from Zion, David’s City, to the Temple. 2 They all assembled during the Festival of Shelters in the […]

God Appears to Solomon Again 1 After King Solomon had finished building the Temple and the palace and everything else he wanted to build, 2 the Lord appeared to him again, as he had in Gibeon. 3 The Lord said to him, “I have heard your prayer. I consecrate this Temple which you have built […]

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba 1 The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame,and she traveled to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions. 2 She brought with her a large group of attendants, as well as camels loaded with spices, jewels, and a large amount of gold. When she and Solomon met, […]

Solomon Turns Away from God 1 Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides the daughter of the king of Egypt he married Hittite women and women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon. 2 He married them even though the Lord had commanded the Israelites not to intermarry with these people, because they would cause the Israelites […]

The Northern Tribes Revolt 1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all the people of northern Israel had gathered to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had gone to Egypt to escape from King Solomon, heard this news, he returned fromEgypt. 3 The people of the northern tribes sent for him, and […]

1 At the Lord’s command a prophet from Judah went to Bethel and arrived there as Jeroboam stood at the altar to offer the sacrifice. 2 Following the Lord’s command, the prophet denounced the altar: “O altar, altar, this is what the Lord says: A child, whose name will be Josiah, will be born to […]