Solomon's Demise through His Idolatrous Wives Scripture: 1 Kings 11:1-13, 26-43(NIV) 1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2 They were...
Solomon's Wisdom & Splendor on Display Scripture: 1 Kings 10(NIV) 1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. 2 Arriving at Jerusalem with a...
Solomon Brings the Arkto the Temple Scripture: 1 Kings 8:1-21(NIV) 1 Then King Solomon summoned into his presence at Jerusalem the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the chiefs of the Israelite families, to bring up the ark of...
Solomon Builds His Palace Scripture: 1 Kings 7:1-12; 9:1-9 (NIV) 1 It took Solomon thirteen years, however, to complete the construction of his palace. 2 He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty wide and...
Solomon Builds the Temple Scripture: 1 Kings 5-6 (NIV) 1 When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David. 2...
Solomon Asks God for Wisdom to Lead Scripture: 1 Kings 3 (NIV) 1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the...
A Brotherly Battle for Kingship Scripture: 1 Kings 1:1-53; 2:10-25 (NIV) 1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. 2 So his attendants said to him, “Let us look for a young virgin to...
David's Last Words and His Mighty Men Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:1-23 (NIV) 1 These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High,the man anointed by the God...
David Mourns Deeply for Absalom's Death Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:19-19:8 (NIV) 19 Now Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Let me run and take the news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him by delivering him from the hand of his...
Absalom is Killed in Battle Scripture: 2 Samuel 18:1-18 (NIV) 1 David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent out his troops, a third under the command of...