Bible Versions

Jeroboam’s Hand Withers 1. Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the…

Rebellion against Rehoboam 1. Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king. 2. When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was…

Solomon’s Foreign Wives 1. King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. 2. These…

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…

The LORD’s Response to Solomon 1. Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to…

The Ark Enters the Temple 1. At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up…

Solomon’s Palace Complex 1. Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace. 2. He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits…

Temple Construction Begins 1. In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month…

Preparations for the Temple 1. Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had…

Solomon’s Princes 1. So King Solomon ruled over Israel, 2. and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; 3. Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of…