1 That completed the work King Solomon did on The Temple ofGod. He then brought in the holy offerings of his father David, the silver and the gold and the…

Solomon’s Dedication and Prayer 1-2 Then Solomon said, Godsaid he would dwell in a cloud, But I’ve built a temple most splendid, A place for you to live in forever….

The Temple Dedication 1-3 When Solomon finished praying, a bolt of lightning out of heaven struck the Whole-Burnt-Offering and sacrifices and the Glory ofGodfilled The Temple. The Glory was so…

More on Solomon 1-6 At the end of twenty years, Solomon had quite a list of accomplishments. He had: built The Temple ofGodand his own palace; rebuilt the cities that…

1-4 The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s reputation and came to Jerusalem to put his reputation to the test, asking all the tough questions. She made a showy entrance—an…

King Rehoboam 1-2 Rehoboam traveled to Shechem where all Israel had gathered to inaugurate him as king. Jeroboam was then in Egypt, where he had taken asylum from King Solomon;…

1 When Rehoboam got back to Jerusalem he called up the men of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 of their best soldiers, to go to war against Israel…

1 By the time Rehoboam had secured his kingdom and was strong again, he, and all Israel with him, had virtually abandonedGodand his ways. 2-4 In Rehoboam’s fifth year, because…

King Abijah 1-2 In the eighteenth year of the rule of King Jeroboam, Abijah took over the throne of Judah. He ruled in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah…

King Asa 1 Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king. For ten years into Asa’s reign the…