The Building of the Temple 1 Now it came about in the four hundred and eightieth year after the sons of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in…

Solomon’s Palace 1 Now Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 He built the house of the forest of Lebanon; its length…

The Ark Brought into the Temple 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers’householdsof the sons of Israel,…

God’s Promise and Warning 1 Now it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all that Solomon desired to do,…

The Queen of Sheba 1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with difficult…

Solomon Turns from God 1 Now King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, 2 from the nations concerning…

King Rehoboam Acts Foolishly 1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heardof…

Jeroboam Warned, Stricken 1 Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to…

Ahijah Prophesies against the King 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam became sick. 2 Jeroboam said to his wife, “Arise now, and disguise yourself so that they…

Abijam Reigns over Judah 1 Now in the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and…