Solomon’s Dedication 1 Then Solomon said, “The Lordhas said that He would dwell in the thick cloud. 2 “I have built You a lofty house, And a place for Your…

The Shekinah Glory 1 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lordfilled the…

Solomon’s Activities and Accomplishments 1 Now it came about at the end of the twenty years in which Solomon had built the house of the Lordand his own house 2…

Visit of the Queen of Sheba 1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She…

Rehoboam’s Reign of Folly 1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heardof it(for…

Rehoboam Reigns over Judah and Builds Cities 1 Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were warriors, to…

Shishak of Egypt Invades Judah 1 When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the Lord. 2 And it…

Abijah Succeeds Rehoboam 1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Micaiah the…

Asa Succeeds Abijah in Judah 1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place….

The Prophet Azariah Warns Asa 1 Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him,…