BibleGateway: Psalm 42 ESV Text: Psalm 42 Psalm 42 (Listen) Book Two Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul? To the choirmaster. A Maskil1 of the Sons of Korah. 42:1 As a deer pants for… The sons of Korah express their yearning for God and for communion with Him at the Temple in Jerusalem.
BibleGateway: 1 Kings 7 ESV Text: 1 Kings 7 1 Kings 7 (Listen) Solomon Builds His Palace 7:1 Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished his entire house. 2 He built the House… Having spent seven years building the Temple of the Lord, Solomon spends thirteen years building a house for himself. The inspired author lists the structural features of the Temple and its magnificent furnishings.
BibleGateway: 1 Kings 6 ESV Text: 1 Kings 6 1 Kings 6 (Listen) Solomon Builds the Temple 6:1 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of… Solomon oversees the construction of the Temple of the Lord with great care.
BibleGateway: 1 Kings 5 ESV Text: 1 Kings 5 1 Kings 5 (Listen) Preparations for Building the Temple 5:1 1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had… Solomon prepares for the construction of the Temple of the Lord.
BibleGateway: 1 Kings 4 ESV Text: 1 Kings 4 1 Kings 4 (Listen) Solomon’s Officials 4:1 King Solomon was king over all Israel, 2 and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the… The inspired author lists the officials of Solomon. In blessing Solomon with wealth, wisdom, and success, the Lord provides a golden age in the history of Israel.
BibleGateway: 1 Kings 3 ESV Text: 1 Kings 3 1 Kings 3 (Listen) Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom 3:1 Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt. He took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her into… Solomon requests wisdom, and the Lord blesses him with wisdom. Solomon demonstrates his great wisdom in the dispute of the two prostitutes over a child.
BibleGateway: 1 Kings 2 ESV Text: 1 Kings 2 1 Kings 2 (Listen) David’s Instructions to Solomon 2:1 When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, 2 “I am about to go… Before his death, David instructs his son, Solomon. David dies. Solomon oversees the deaths of his enemies.
BibleGateway: 1 Kings 1 ESV Text: 1 Kings 1 1 Kings 1 (Listen) David in His Old Age 1:1 Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he… Abishag serves David in his old age. Adonijah attempts to claim the throne for himself, but Solomon is anointed king over Israel and Judah.
BibleGateway: Psalm 41 ESV Text: Psalm 41 Psalm 41 (Listen) O Lord, Be Gracious to Me To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 41:1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor!1 In the day of trouble… While enduring illness and the malice of his enemy, David prays to the Lord.
BibleGateway: Psalm 40 ESV Text: Psalm 40 Psalm 40 (Listen) My Help and My Deliverer To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry.2 He… Even while living as an outlaw and fleeing for his life from Saul, David expresses his confidence in the love and deliverance of the Lord.
