Abijam reigns three years over Judahverses 1-2
Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat
reigned Abijam over Judah
three years reigned he in Jerusalem
And his mother’s name was Maachah
the daughter of Abishalom
Abijam was not faithful to the LORDverses 3-5
And he WALKED in all the sins of his father
which … Read More
Jeroboam sends his wife to Ahijahverses 1-3
At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick
and Jeroboam said to his wife
Arise – I pray you – and disguise yourself
that you be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam
And get you to Shiloh – BEHOLD – there is Ahijah the prophet
which told me … Read More
Man of God from Judah cried outverses 1-3
And – behold there came a man of God out of Judah
by the word of the LORD to Bethel
and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD
and said
O altar – altar
thus said the LORD… Read More
Jeroboam confronts Rehoboamverses 1-4
And Rehoboam went to Shechem
for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king
And it came to pass – when Jeroboam the son of Nebat
who was yet in Egypt heard of it
(for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon
and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt)
that they sent and … Read More
Wives turn Solomon’s heart from LORDverses 1-3
But king Solomon loved many strange women
together with the daughter of Pharaoh
women of the Moabites – Ammonites
Edomites – Sidonians – Hittites
Of the nations concerning which the LORD
said to the children of Israel
You shall not go in to them
neither shall they come in to you
for … Read More
Queen of Sheba comesverses 1-5
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
Concerning the name of the LORD
she came to PROVE him with hard questions
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train
with camels that bare spices – and very much gold
and precious stones
and when she was come … Read More
Solomon finished Temple and Palaceverse 1
And it came to pass when Solomon had FINISHED
the building of the house of the LORD
and the king’s house
and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do
LORD appears to Solomon a second timeverses 2-9
THAT the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time
as HE had appeared … Read More
Feast of Boothsverses 1-2
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel
and all the heads of the tribes
the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel
to king Solomon in Jerusalem
that they might bring up the ark of the
covenant of the LORD out of the city of David
which is Zion
And all the men … Read More
Solomon built palace for himselfverse 1
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years
and he finished all his house
Solomon’s house of the forest of Lebanonverses 2-5
He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon
the length thereof was a hundred cubits
the breadth thereof fifty cubits
the height thereof thirty cubits
on four … Read More
Solomon starts Temple in fourth yearverse 1
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year
after the children of Israel were
come out of the land of Egypt
in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel
in the month Zif – which is the second month
that he began to build
the house of … Read More