BibleGateway: Proverbs 11 ESV Text: Proverbs 11 Proverbs 11 (Listen) 11:1   A false balance is an abomination to the LORD,    but a just weight is his delight.2   When pride comes, then comes disgrace,    but with the humble is wisdom.3   The… Both righteousness and wickedness are evident in how we conduct ourselves publicly. Solomon contrasts the wicked with the righteous.

BibleGateway: Proverbs 10 ESV Text: Proverbs 10 Proverbs 10 (Listen) The Proverbs of Solomon 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon.   A wise son makes a glad father,    but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.2   Treasures gained… Solomon begins to illustrate the appearance of wisdom and of folly in practice. The Lord provides for His people through honest labor. As believers, we desire to choose our words carefully in order to help and not to harm.

BibleGateway: Psalm 45 ESV Text: Psalm 45 Psalm 45 (Listen) Your Throne, O God, Is Forever To the choirmaster: according to Lilies. A Maskil1 of the Sons of Korah; a love song. 45:1   My heart overflows… In this love song, the sons of Korah celebrate the marriage of a king and his bride. We see this psalm fulfilled in the reign of God, our King, and in the eternal kingdom that Christ has established. We, the church, are His holy bride.

BibleGateway: Psalm 44 ESV Text: Psalm 44 Psalm 44 (Listen) Come to Our Help To the choirmaster. A Maskil1 of the Sons of Korah. 44:1   O God, we have heard with our ears,    our fathers have told… The sons of Korah lament a national calamity or military defeat of some kind. Though God has been faithful to them in the past, they wonder why He now has allowed them to suffer defeat.

BibleGateway: Psalm 43 ESV Text: Psalm 43 Psalm 43 (Listen) Send Out Your Light and Your Truth 43:1   Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause    against an ungodly people,  from the deceitful and unjust man    deliver me!2   For you… Psalm 43 is closely related to Psalm 42, even sharing a few verses in common. The authors (presumably the sons of Korah) prays for deliverance from God so that they may praise Him again at the Temple in Jerusalem.

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.