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| 1Kings:1 David is old, they find a virgin (Abishag) for him. Adonijah, elder brother of Solomon, decides to be king. Joab (general of the army) and Abiathar (priest) support him. David makes Solomon to be king instead. Solomon puts Adonijah on probation. |
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| 1Kings:2 David instructs Solomon about what Solomon must do. David dies and is buried. Solomon reigns on David's throne. Adonijah requests that Abishag be given to him for a wife. Solomon commands that Adonijah be killed because of that request. Solomon fires Abiathar, the high priest. Solomon commands that Joab be killed. Solomon appoints Benaiah to be the new general of the army. Solomon appoints Zadok to be the new high priest. Solomon puts Shimei under house arrest in Jerusalem. Shimei goes to Gath and comes back to Jerusalem. Solomon commands that Shimei be killed. |
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| 1Kings:3 Solomon marries the daughter of the Pharaoh of Egypt. Solomon sacrifices to God at Gibeon. God appears to Solomon in a dream at Gibeon. Solomon requests that God give wisdom to him. God gives wisdom to Solomon. Solomon returns to Jerusalem and sacrifices to God at Jerusalem. Two women claim the same child. Solomon commands that half of the child be given to each woman. One woman cedes her half of the child to the other woman. Solomon awards the entire child to the woman who ceded her half to the other woman. |
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| 1Kings:4 List of the administrators of the kingdom under Solomon. List of the territories ruled by Solomon. List of the daily provisions for Solomon. List of the chariots and horsemen of Solomon. God gave even more wisdom to Solomon. List of items mentioned by Solomon in his proverbs. List of people who came to listen to wisdom from Solomon. |
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| 1Kings:5 Hiram, king of Tyre, sends his servants to Solomon. Solomon sends a list of requests to Hiram. Hiram sends those things to Solomon. List of the payment which Solomon sent to Hiram. God gives wisdom to Solomon. Hiram and Solomon make a peace treaty. Solomon raised a levy of men, and sent them to Lebanon. Adoniram was in charge of the levy. Solomon raised another levy to carry burdens. Solomon raised yet another levy to quarry stones. The levies brought the stones to Jerusalem. The stonesquarers trimmed the stones. |
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| 1Kings:6 Solomon began to build the house of the Lord. List of the measurements of the house of the Lord. Solomon finished the house of the Lord. Solomon covered the house of the Lord with cedar and fir. Solomon prepared a place in the house of the Lord for the Ark of the Covenant. Solomon overlaid the inside of the house of the Lord with gold. Solomon made two cherubims of olive wood. Solomon overlaid the cherubims with gold. Solomon made carvings inside of the house of the Lord. Solomon overlaid the floor of the house of the Lord with gold. Solomon made doors of olive wood. Solomon made carvings on the doors. Solomon overlaid the doors with gold. Solomon completely finished the house of the Lord. |
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| 1Kings:7 Solomon finished building his own house. List of dimensions and materials of Solomon's house. Solomon sends for Hiram of Tyre. List of genealogy and abilities of Hiram. List of work done by Hiram. Hiram finished his work. Solomon brought into the house of the Lord the things which David had made and dedicated to the future house of the Lord. |
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| 1Kings:8 Solomon convenes the leaders and proposes that the ark of the covenant be brought to the house of the Lord. Solomon and the people sacrifice many animals. The priests brought the ark of the covenant into the house of the Lord. List of the contents of the ark of the covenant. The cloud of the Lord filled the house of the Lord. Solomon speaks to the Lord, and to the people. Solomon speaks to the people. Solomon makes more sacrifices. Solomon makes a feast. Solomon sends the people home. |
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| 1Kings:9 The Lord appears to Solomon and speaks to him. Solomon gives some cities to Hiram. Hiram inspects them and does not like them. Hiram sends gold to Solomon. Pharaoh had conquered Gezer and given it to his daughter who was Solomon's wife. List of cities built by Solomon. List of cities which paid tribute to Solomon. Number of Solomon's overseers. Pharaoh's daughter came to house which Solomon built for her. Solomon builds Millo. List of times when Solomon offered sacrifices. Solomon builds ships. Hiram sends his sailors to man the ships. The ships go to Ophir and bring back gold. |
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| 1Kings:10 The queen of Sheba comes to Solomon and questions him. The queen of Sheba comments about Solomon. List of the gifts to Solomon from the queen of Sheba. List of the items which the ships brought back to Solomon. Solomon gave gifts to the queen of Sheba who returned home. List of the annual gold collected by Solomon. List of the things which Solomon made from the gold. Description of the throne of Solomon. List of the items which the ships brought back to Solomon. People came to Solomon for his wisdom and brought gifts to him. List of the annual gifts which people brought to Solomon. List of chariots and horsemen of Solomon. List of items imported from Egypt. List of the prices of chariots and horses exported by Egypt. |
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| 1Kings:11 List of the nationalities of the women whom Solomon loved. Mention of the number of women whom Solomon loved. List of the gods to whom Solomon turned instead of the Lord. The Lord talks to Solomon about his turning away. The Lord promises to take away the kingdom from the son of Solomon. List of adversaries whom the Lord raised up against Israel. Solomon dies and his son Rehoboam ruled instead. |
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| 1Kings:12 Rehoboam went to Shechem to become the new king. Jeroboam came from Egypt and led the petition of Rehoboam at Shechem for lower taxes during his impending kingship. Rehoboam decided to increase taxes instead of lower them. The petitioners went home. Rehoboam sent his tax collector to collect the taxes. The people of Israel stoned the tax collector to death. Rehoboam fled to Jerusalem in Judah. The people of Israel made Jeroboam the new king of Israel. Rehoboam prepared an army in Judah to fight Jeroboam. The Lord told a prophet to tell Judah not to fight Israel. The people of Judah obeyed and did not fight Israel. List of the cities built by Jeroboam. Jeroboam built two calves of gold, and made them to be the gods of Israel to prevent Israel from going to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. Jeroboam made new priests and places of worship in the high places. Jeroboam made a substitute feast for the feast in Jerusalem. Jeroboam sacrificed to the new gods he had made. |
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| 1Kings:13 The Lord sent a prophet to Bethel with a message for the altar and for Jeroboam. The prophet spoke to the altar and to Jeroboam. Jeroboam commanded that the prophet be arrested. The arm of Jeroboam dried up and became stiff. The altar was rent and its ashes spilt. Jeroboam pleads that his arm be restored. The prophet entreats the Lord to restore the arm. The Lord restores the arm of Jeroboam. Jeroboam invites the prophet to his house for a refreshment and a reward. The prophet refuses, and leaves Bethel. Another old prophet follows him, and finds him, and invites him to his house, lying to him that an angel told him to invite him and to give him bread and water. The word of the Lord came to the old prophet who condemned the young prophet while he was eating and drinking. The young prophet went on his journey back to Judah. A lion killed the young prophet, and stayed there; but did not eat him or the ass. The sons of the old prophet told him about this event. The old prophet went to the slain young prophet and put his dead body on his ass, and brought him back to Bethel and buried him in his own sepulchre. The old prophet told his sons that when he died, his bones should be put next to the bones of the young prophet because the message which the young prophet had delivered to Jeroboam would come to pass. Jeroboam continued to do as he had done, which was to promote the worship of gods other than the Lord. These sins of Jeroboam were counted against the entire house of Jeroboam. |
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| 1Kings:14 The son of Jeroboam became sick. Jeroboam told his wife to disguise herself and then go to see the prophet Ahijah who was in Shiloh, and inquire about the fate of their son. She went, and the prophet gave her a message for Jeroboam and told her that her son would die as soon as she returned home. Her son died as soon as she returned home. The people of Israel mourned for the son of Jeroboam who was the only one in the house of Jeroboam who was buried. Jeroboam eventually died, and his son Nadab became king of Israel. Rehoboam continued to be king of Judah. Judah committed the same sins as Israel. The king of Egypt invaded Judah. List of the things which the king of Egypt took from Judah. Mention of what Rehoboam replaced, and with what. War always existed between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. Rehoboam eventually died, and his son Abijam became king of Judah. |
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| 1Kings:15 There was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. Abijam eventually died and his son Asa became king of Judah. Asa did right according to the Lord. List of things which Asa brought into the house of the Lord. War always existed between Asa and Baasha the king of Israel. Baasha fortified Ramah to isolate Jerusalem. List of the things which Asa gave to the king of Damascus to fight against Baasha. List of the victories of the king of Damascus over Baasha. Asa raised a levy in Judah and took the stones from Ramah to fortify other cities. Mention that Asa was diseased in his feet in his old age. Asa eventually died and his son Jehoshaphat became king of Judah. Mention that Baasha became the king of Israel after he killed Nadab who was the son of Jeroboam, and who became king of Israel after his father, Jeroboam died. Baasha killed Nadab while Nadab led the siege against Gibbethon. Baasha then killed all of the rest of the house of Jeroboam. Baasha nevertheless sinned just like Jeroboam had sinned. |
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| 1Kings:16 The Lord condemned the house of Baasha via a prophet. Baasha eventually died and his son Elah became king of Israel. Zimri killed Elah, and became the new king of Israel. Zimri also killed all of the men of the house of Baasha. Later, Israel named Omri their king at Gibbethon. Omri led Israel against Zimri at Tirzah. Zimri committed suicide by burning down the palace of the king atop himself. A civil war broke out in Israel between Omri and Tibni. Tibni lost the war and died. Omri became the new king of Israel. Omri ruled Israel from Tirzah. Omri eventually bought a hill in Samaria and made it his new capitol of Israel. Omri sinned just like Jeroboam had sinned. Omri eventually died and his son Ahab became the king of Israel. Ahab was even more evil than anybody before him. Ahab married Jezebel. Ahab made an altar for Baal in Samaria and worshipped Baal. Ahab also made a grove. Hiel built Jericho. |
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| 1Kings:17 Elijah told Ahab that there would not be rain unless Elijah said so. The Lord told Elijah to go hide at Cherith. Elijah hid at Cherith. The brook at Cherith dried up because of the drought. The Lord told Elijah to go to Zarephath, and meet a widow. Elijah went to Zarephath where he met the widow. Elijah told the widow to bring him water and bread. The widow told him she was gathering sticks for a fire to make a cake of bread and die because they had nothing else because of the drought. Elijah told her to go ahead; but to make a little cake for him first, and then a cake for herself and her son. Elijah told her that the barrel of flour and the cruse of oil would not fail until the rain came. The son of the widow became ill and died. Elijah requested that the Lord revive the son of the widow. The Lord revived the son of the widow. The widow acknowledged that Elijah was a prophet. |
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| 1Kings:18 The Lord eventually told Elijah to go to Ahab. Obadiah had hid in caves a hundred prophets of the Lord. Ahab told Obadiah to search the land for grass. Ahab searched one half of the land and Obadiah the other half. Obadiah met Elijah. Elijah told Obadiah to tell Ahab where he was. Obadiah went and told Ahab where Elijah was. Ahab went to see Elijah. Elijah told Ahab to assemble at Mt. Carmel the prophets of Baal and the prophets of the groves. Ahab commanded that said prophets be assembled at Mt. Carmel. Elijah told the people to chose between Baal and the Lord. Elijah outlines a test between Baal and the Lord. The test is begun. The Lord sends fire and thereby wins the test. Elijah commanded the people to capture the prophets of Baal. The people captured the prophets of Baal. Elijah killed the prophets of Baal at the Kishon brook. Elijah told Ahab to eat and drink because there was the sound of an abundance of rain. Elijah went to the top of Mt. Carmel with his servant. Elijah put his face between his knees. Elijah told his servant to look toward the sea. The servant looked and reported that there was nothing to see. Elijah told him to look seven times more. The servant eventually reported that a cloud like a hand arose from the sea. Elijah told his servant to tell Ahab to ride home on his chariot. Ahab rode his chariot to Jezreel. It began to rain greatly. Elijah outran the chariot to Jezreel. |
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| 1Kings:19 Ahab told Jezebel everything that had happened. Jezebel sent a message to Elijah that he would be dead by the next evening. Elijah left with his servant and went to Beersheba, where he left his servant. Elijah continued a day's journey into the wilderness, sat under a tree and requested the Lord that he might die. An angel woke Elijah under the tree and told him to eat. Elijah saw a cake and a water bottle; so he ate and drank, and then laid down to sleep again. The angel woke Elijah again and told him to eat again. Elijah ate and drank again, then went to a cave in Mt. Horeb. The word of the Lord came to Elijah and asked him what it was that he was doing there. Elijah said that he was hiding because the Children of Israel wanted to kill him. The word of the Lord told Elijah to go out of the cave and to stand before the Lord on the mountain. The Lord passed by. A wind rent the mountain and broke the rocks. After the wind, an earthquake. After the earthquake, a fire. After the fire, a small voice. Elijah went out when he heard the voice. The voice asked him what he was doing there. Elijah said that he was hiding because the Children of Israel wanted to kill him. The Lord told Elijah to return to the wilderness of Damascus and then to anoint Hazael to be king over Syria, and Jehu to be king over Israel, and Elisha to be his replacement. The Lord also told Elijah that Jehu would kill the people who got away from Hazael, and Elisha would kill the people who got away from Jehu; and that He, the Lord, had seven thousand who had not bowed the knee to Baal. Elijah left the mountain and found Elisha whom he anointed with his mantle. Elisha killed some oxen, and cooked them, and fed the people, and then followed Elijah. |
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| 1Kings:20 Benhadad was the king of Syria. He gathered his army and went to war against Samaria. Benhadad sent messengers to Ahab who was king of Israel. The message was that the gold, silver, wives and children of Ahab now belonged to Benhadad. King Ahab agreed. The messengers came from Benhadad again and told Ahab that on the next day, they would search his house and his servants houses and take the best personal possessions. King Ahab consulted with the elders. They advised him to not agree to this idea. So Ahab told the messengers to tell Benhadad, "No." The messengers told Benhadad what Ahab had said. Benhadad told the messengers to tell Ahab that Samaria would be destroyed to dust. Ahab told Benhadad to not count it done until it was done. When Benhadad heard the reply from Ahab, Benhadad ordered his army to get ready to fight. A prophet came from God to Ahab. The prophet told Ahab that God would deliver the victory to Ahab. Ahab asked by whom would the victory be delivered? And who would lead the battle? The prophet told him that it would be delivered by the young men of the princes of the provinces of Israel, and that Ahab would direct the battle. Ahab counted the young men of the princes to be 232, and all the children of Israel to be 7,000. Ahab sent out the young men of the princes at noon, with the army of Israel behind them. Benhadad and his cronies were drinking in their tents. It was reported to Benhadad that some men had come out of Samaria. Benhadad ordered them to be captured alive. |
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| 1Kings:5:1: And Hiram king of Tyre
sent his servants unto 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. 1Kings:5:2: And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 1Kings:5:3: Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. 1Kings:5:4: But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 1Kings:5:5: And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. 1Kings:5:6: Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. 1Kings:5:7: And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 1Kings:5:8: And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 1Kings:5:9: My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. 1Kings:5:10: So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 1Kings:5:11: And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 1Kings:5:12: And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 1Kings:5:13: And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 1Kings:5:14: And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. 1Kings:5:15: And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 1Kings:5:16: Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 1Kings:5:17: And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 1Kings:5:18: And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. |
2 Chronicles 2:1 ¶And Solomon determined to build an house for the
name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 2 Chronicles 2:2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 2 Chronicles 2:3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 2 Chronicles 2:4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. 2 Chronicles 2:5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. 2 Chronicles 2:6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 2 Chronicles 2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 2 Chronicles 2:8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, 2 Chronicles 2:9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. 2 Chronicles 2:10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil. 2 Chronicles 2:11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them. 2 Chronicles 2:12 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 2 Chronicles 2:13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's, 2 Chronicles 2:14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 2 Chronicles 2:15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants: 2 Chronicles 2:16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 2:17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
2 Chronicles 2:18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be
bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain,
and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. |
| And Solomon purpose to build an house for the name of the LORD, And Solomon sent his servants to Hiram king of Tyre, saying, Thou David my father thy servants that can skill to hew me timber fir cedar trees out of Lebanon build an house unto the name of the LORD my God sent to Solomon | And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, And Solomon sent his servants to Huram king of Tyre, saying, Thou David my father thy servants that can skill to hew me timber fir cedar trees out of Lebanon build an house to the name of the LORD my God sent to Solomon |
Isaiah 45:21 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
{Acts 15:18} Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
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