Discovery Box| (0.47) | 1Ki 2:13 |
| Haggith’s son Adonijah visited Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. She asked, “Do you come in peace?” He answered, “Yes.” 1 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 2:17 |
| He said, “Please ask King Solomon if he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife, for he won’t refuse you.” 1 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 2:23 |
| King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely, 1 if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! 2 |
| (0.47) | 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 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 2:46 |
| The king then gave the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada who went and executed Shimei. 1 So Solomon took firm control of the kingdom. 2 |
| (0.47) | 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. |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 3:5 |
| One night in Gibeon the Lord appeared 1 to Solomon in a dream. God said, “Tell 2 me what I should give you.” |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 4:7 |
| Solomon had twelve district governors appointed throughout Israel who acquired supplies for the king and his palace. Each was responsible for one month in the year. |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 4:29 |
| God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding 1 was as infinite as the sand on the seashore. |
| (0.47) | 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. |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 5:8 |
| Hiram then sent this message to Solomon: “I received 1 the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need. 2 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 6:21 |
| Solomon plated the inside of the temple with gold. 1 He hung golden chains in front of the inner sanctuary and plated the inner sanctuary 2 with gold. |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 6:37 |
| In the month Ziv 1 of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign 2 the foundation was laid for the Lord’s temple. |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 7:40 |
| Hiram also made basins, shovels, and bowls. He 1 finished all the work on the Lord’s temple he had been assigned by King Solomon. 2 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 7:45 |
| and the pots, shovels, and bowls. All these items King Solomon assigned Hiram to make for the Lord’s temple 1 were made from polished bronze. |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 7:48 |
| Solomon also made all these items for the Lord’s temple: the gold altar, the gold table on which was kept the Bread of the Presence, 1 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 8:22 |
| Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky. 1 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 9:1 |
| After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the other construction projects he had planned, 1 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 9:22 |
| Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; 1 the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces. 2 |
| (0.47) | 1Ki 9:23 |
| These men were also in charge of Solomon’s work projects; there were a total of 550 men who supervised the workers. 1 |
