So the king did not listen to the people; for it was a turn of events from the Lord, that He might establish His word, which the Lord spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (12:15). Continue reading →

“However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen,” (11:13). Continue reading →

When the queen of Sheba observed all of Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built, ⁵ the food at his table, his servants’ residence, his attendants’ service and their attire, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he offered at the LORD’s temple, it took her breath away, (10:4-5 HCSB). Continue reading →

Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do, ² that the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon, (9:1-2). Continue reading →

“then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause,” (8:45). Continue reading →

Now King Solomon sent and brought Hiram from Tyre. ¹⁴ He was a widow’s son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work. (7:13-14).

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Now the word of the Lord came to Solomon saying, ¹²  “Concerning this house which you are building, IF you will walk in My statutes and execute My ordinances and keep all My commandments by walking in them, then I will carry out My word with you which I spoke to David your father. ¹³ I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel,” (6:11-13 emphasis added). Continue reading →