Rehoboam forsook the LORDverses 1-4
And it came to pass when Rehoboam had established the kingdom
and had strengthened himself
he FORSOOK the law of the LORD
and all Israel with him
And it came to pass – that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam
Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
BECAUSE they had transgressed
against … Read More
Rehoboam mobilizes the troopsverse 1
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem
he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an
hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men
which were warriors – to fight against Israel
that he might bring the kingdom
again to Rehoboam
LORD tells him not to fight Israelverses 2-4
BUT the word of the … Read More
Jeroboam confronts Rehoboamverses 1-4
And Rehoboam went to Shechem
for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king
And it came to pass – when Jeroboam the son of Nebat
who was in Egypt
whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king
heard it – that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt
and they sent … Read More
Queen of Sheba impressedverses 1-6
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon
she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem
with a very great company – and camels that bare
spices – gold in abundance – precious stones
and when she was come to Solomon
she communed with him of all that … Read More
Solomon builds townsverses 1-2
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years
wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD
and his own house
that the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon
Solomon built them
and caused the children of Israel to dwell there
Solomon fortifies his kingdomverses 3-6
Solomon went to Hamath-zobah … Read More
Israelites worship in presence of the LORDverses 1-3
Now when Solomon had made an end of PRAYING
the FIRE came down from heaven
and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices
and the GLORY of the LORD FILLED the house
And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD
BECAUSE the GLORY of the LORD
had … Read More
Solomon prays to the LORDverses 1-2
Then said Solomon
The LORD has said that HE would dwell in the thick darkness
BUT I have built an house of habitation for YOU
and a place for YOUR dwelling for ever
Solomon blesses whole congregationverses 3-6
And the king turned his face
and blessed the whole congregation of Israel
and … Read More
Solomon fills treasury of Templeverse 1
Thus all the work that Solomon made
for the house of the LORD was finished
And Solomon brought in all the things that David his father
had dedicated and the silver – gold – all the instruments
put he among the treasures of the house of God
Ark of the Covenant brought to … Read More
Solomon made an altar of brassverse 1
Moreover he made an altar of brass – twenty cubits the length thereof
twenty cubits the breadth thereof – ten cubits the height thereof
Solomon made a molten seaverses 2-5
Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim
round in compass five cubits the height thereof… Read More
Temple built on Mount Moriahverses 1-2
Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in
mount Moriah – where the LORD appeared unto David his father
in the place that David had prepared in the
threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite
And he began to build in the second day of the second month
in the … Read More