David 1-4 King David grew old. The years had caught up with him. Even though they piled blankets on him, he couldn’t keep warm. So his servants said to him,…

1-4 When David’s time to die approached, he charged his son Solomon, saying, “I’m about to go the way of all the earth, but you—be strong; show what you’re made…

1-3 Solomon arranged a marriage contract with Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He married Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the City of David until he had completed building his royal…

1-2 King Solomon was off to a good start ruling Israel. These were the leaders in his government: 2-6 Azariah son of Zadok—the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, sons of Shisha—secretaries;…

International Fame 1-4 Hiram king of Tyre sent ambassadors to Solomon when he heard that he had been crowned king in David’s place. Hiram had loved David his whole life….

1-6 Four hundred and eighty years after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s rule over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month,…

1-5 It took Solomon another thirteen years to finish building his own palace complex. He built the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five…

1-2 Bringing all this to a climax, King Solomon called in the leaders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes and the family patriarchs, to bring up the Chest…

1-2 After Solomon had completed building The Temple ofGodand his own palace, all the projects he had set his heart on doing,Godappeared to Solomon again, just as he had appeared…

The Queen of Sheba Visits 1-5 The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon and his connection with the Name ofGod. She came to put his reputation to the test by…