Daily Devotional

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

Hiram sent his servants to Solomonverse 1

 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon

for he had heard that they had anointed him king

in the room of his father

                  for Hiram was ever a lover of David

Solomon asks Hiram to provide wood for Tabernacleverses 2-6

 And Solomon sent to Hiram

saying

You know … Read More

List of Solomon’s officersverses 1-6

So king Solomon was king over all Israel

and these were the princes which he had

Azariah the son of Zadok the priest

Elihoreph and Ahiah the sons of Shisha – scribes

Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud – the recorder

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host

Zadok and Abiathar were the … Read More

Alliance with Egyptverses 1-2

And Solomon made affinity with Pharoah king of Egypt

and took Pharaoh’s daughter

and brought her into the city of David

                  until he had made an end of building

his own house

                  and the house of the LORD

                  and the wall of Jerusalem round about

Only the people sacrificed in high places

BECAUSE there was … Read More

King David gives final instruction to Solomonverses 1-4

 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die

and he charged Solomon his son

saying

I go the way of all the earth

be strong therefore and show yourself a man

and keep the charge of the LORD thy God

to walk in HIS ways

to keep HIS … Read More

Abishagverses 1-4

Now king David was old and stricken in years

and they covered him with clothes – BUT he got no heat

Wherefore his servants

said to him

Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin

and let her stand before the king – and let her cherish him

      and let her lie … Read More