1 Kings

  1 And the days drew near for David to die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 I am going the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and be a man. 3 And keep the charge of YHWH your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, … Continue reading »

  1 And Solomon made himself son-in-law to Pharaoh king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh’s daughter; and he brought her into the City of David until he had finished building his own house, and the house of YHWH, and the wall all around Jerusalem. 2 The people were sacrificing at the high places, because there … Continue reading »

  1 Thus King Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; 3 Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; 4 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, over the army; Zadok and Abiathar, the priests; 5 Azariah … Continue reading »

  1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had loved David all his days. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying: 3 You know how my father David could not build a house unto the … Continue reading »

  1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of YHWH. … Continue reading »

  1 And Solomon took thirteen years to build his own house; and he finished all his house. 2 He also built the house of the Forest of Lebanon; its length was one hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits, with four rows of cedar pillars, and cedar beams on the … Continue reading »

  1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, unto King Solomon at Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of YHWH out of the City of David, which is Zion. 2 Therefore all the men … Continue reading »

  1 And it came to pass, when Solomon was finished building the house of YHWH and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he had taken delight to do, 2 that YHWH appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon. 3 And YHWH said to him: I … Continue reading »

  1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of YHWH, she came to test him with hard questions. 2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great company, with camels bearing spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke … Continue reading »