Category Archives: 1 Kings

David in Old Age 1 Now King David was old, advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he could not keep warm. 2 So his servants said to him, “Let them seek a young virgin for my lord the king, and let her attend the king and become his nurse; and let […]

David’s Charge to Solomon 1 As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. 3 Keep the charge of the Lordyour God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, […]

Solomon’s Rule Consolidated 1 Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lordand the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people were still sacrificing on the high places, […]

Solomon’s Officials 1 Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadokwasthe priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shishaweresecretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahiludwasthe recorder; 4 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiadawasover the army; and Zadok and Abiatharwerepriests; 5 and Azariah the son of […]

Alliance with King Hiram 1 Now 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 was unable to build […]

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

Solomon’s Palace 1 Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length was 100cubits and its width 50 cubits and its height 30 cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars with cedar beams on the pillars. 3 […]

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 Lordfrom the city of David, which is Zion. 2 All […]

God’s Promise and Warning 1 Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do, 2 that the Lordappeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3 The Lordsaid to him, “I have heard […]

The Queen of Sheba 1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with difficult questions. 2 So she came to Jerusalem with a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and very much gold and precious stones. When she […]