Category Archives: 1 KINGS

David in Old Age 1 Now King David wasold, advanced in years; they covered him with clothes, but he could not get warm. 2 So his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be found for my lord the king and let her attend him and become his nurse; let her lie against your […]

David’s Charge to Solomon 1 When David’s time to die approached, he gave instructions to Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am going the way of all the earth [as dust to dust]. Be strong and prove yourself a man. 3 Keep the charge of the Lordyour God, [that is, fulfill your obligation to] walk […]

Solomon’s Rule Consolidated 1 Now Solomon became a son-in-law to Pharaoh king of Egypt [and formed an alliance] bytaking Pharaoh’s daughter [in marriage]. He brought her to theCity of David [where she remained temporarily] until he had finished building his own house (palace) and the house of the Lordand the wall around Jerusalem. 2 But […]

Solomon’s Officials 1 King Solomon was king over all [the people of] Israel. 2 These were his [chief] officials: Azariah theson of Zadok was thehighpriest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha, were scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder [of important events]; 4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command […]

Alliance with King Hiram 1 Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always been a friend of David. 2 Then Solomon sentwordto Hiram, saying, 3 “You know that David my father could not build a house […]

The Building of the Temple 1 Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv (April-May) which is the second month, that he began to build the Lord’s house […]

Solomon’s Palace 1 Now Solomon built his own house (palace)in thirteen years, and he finished all of his house [in that time]. 2 He also built the House of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was a hundredcubits (150 ft.), its width fifty cubits (75 ft.), and its height thirty cubits (45 ft.), upon four […]

The Ark Brought into the Temple 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’householdsof the sons of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion. 2 […]

God’s Promise and Warning 1 Now it happened when Solomon had finished building the house (temple) of the Lordand the king’s house (palace), and all else which he was pleased to do, 2 that the Lordappeared to Solomon a second time, just as He had appeared to himat Gibeon. 3 The Lordtold him, “I have […]

The Queen of Sheba 1 Now when the queen ofSheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with riddles. 2 So she came to Jerusalem with a very large caravan (entourage), with camels carrying spices, a great quantity of gold, and precious stones. When she […]