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The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning
9:1 After Solomon finished building the Lord’s temple , the royal palace , and all the other construction projects he had planned , 9:2 the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time , in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon . 9:3 The Lord said to him, “I have answered your prayer and your request for help that you made to me . I have consecrated this temple you built by making it my permanent home ; I will be constantly present there. 9:4 You must serve me with integrity and sincerity , just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations . 9:5 Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently , just as I promised your father David , ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel .’

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  • 1Ki 9:1-9 -- The Lord Gives Solomon a Promise and a Warning

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  • Aharoni, Yohanan. "The Building Activities of David and Solomon."Israel Exploration Journal24:1(1974):13-16.Aharoni, Yohanan, and Michael Avi-Yonahl. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Revised ed., New York: Macmillan Publishing Co.,...
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  • This section consists of a small collection of messianic prophecies.33:14 Future days would come, the Lord promised, when He would fulfill His promises concerning the restoration of all Israel."The predicted restoration (the ...
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