Discovery Box| (1.00) | 1Ki 2:24 |
| Now, as certainly as the Lord lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David’s throne, and established a dynasty 1 for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!” |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 2:26 |
| The king then told Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your property 1 in Anathoth. You deserve to die, 2 but today I will not kill you because you did carry the ark of the sovereign Lord before my father David and you suffered with my father through all his difficult times.” 3 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 2:27 |
| Solomon dismissed Abiathar from his position as priest of the Lord, 1 fulfilling the decree of judgment the Lord made in Shiloh against the family of Eli. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 2:30 |
| When Benaiah arrived at the tent of the Lord, he said to him, “The king says, ‘Come out!’” But he replied, “No, I will die here!” So Benaiah sent word to the king and reported Joab’s reply. 1 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 2:38 |
| Shimei said to the king, “My master the king’s proposal is acceptable. 1 Your servant will do as you say.” 2 So Shimei lived in Jerusalem for a long time. 3 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 2:39 |
| Three years later two of Shimei’s servants ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. Shimei was told, “Look, your servants are in Gath.” |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 2:42 |
| the king summoned 1 Shimei and said to him, “You will recall 2 that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, ‘If you ever leave and go anywhere, 3 know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me, ‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’ 4 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:2 |
| Now the people were offering sacrifices at the high places, 1 because in those days a temple had not yet been built to honor the Lord. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:3 |
| Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the Lord by following 1 the practices 2 of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:4 |
| The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for it had the most prominent of the high places. 1 Solomon would offer up 2 a thousand burnt sacrifices on the altar there. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:10 |
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| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:12 |
| I 1 grant your request, 2 and give 3 you a wise and discerning mind 4 superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you. 5 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:13 |
| Furthermore, I am giving 1 you what you did not request – riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation. 2 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:15 |
| Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. 1 He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, 2 and held a feast for all his servants. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 3:28 |
| When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected 1 the king, for they realized 2 that he possessed supernatural wisdom 3 to make judicial decisions. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 4:6 |
| Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. 1 Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of 2 the work crews. 3 |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 4:34 |
| People from all nations came to hear Solomon’s display of wisdom; 1 they came from all the kings of the earth who heard about his wisdom. |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 5:2 |
| Solomon then sent this message to Hiram: |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 5:6 |
| So now order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants. I will pay your servants whatever you say is appropriate, for you know that we have no one among us who knows how to cut down trees like the Sidonians.” |
| (1.00) | 1Ki 5:7 |
| When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was very happy. He said, “The Lord is worthy of praise today because he 1 has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.” |
