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…

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,…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 Death of Jeroboam’s Son 1 At that time King Jeroboam’s son Abijah got sick. 2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Disguise yourself so that no one will recognize you,…