1 Kings 1:13
1:13 Visit
King David and say to him, ‘My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise
your servant, “Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne”? So why has Adonijah become king?’
1 Kings 2:32
2:32 May the
Lord punish him for the blood he shed;
behind my father David’s back he struck down and murdered with the sword two men who were more innocent and morally upright than he
– Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
1 Kings 5:9
5:9 My servants will bring the timber down from Lebanon to the sea. I will send it by sea in raft-like bundles to the place you designate.
There I will separate the logs
and you can carry them away. In exchange you will supply the food I need for my royal court.”
1 Kings 8:1
Solomon Moves the Ark into the Temple
8:1 Then Solomon convened in Jerusalem Israel’s elders, all the leaders of the Israelite tribes and families, so they could witness the transferal of the ark of the Lord’s covenant from the city of David (that is, Zion).
1 Kings 8:20
8:20 The
Lord has kept the promise he made.
I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the
Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor
of the
Lord God of Israel
1 Kings 8:48
8:48 When they return to you with all their heart and being
in the land where they are held prisoner,
and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,
1 Kings 9:3
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.
1 Kings 14:15
14:15 The
Lord will attack Israel, making it like a reed that sways in the water.
He will remove Israel from this good land he gave to their ancestors
and scatter them beyond the Euphrates River,
because they angered the
Lord by making Asherah poles.
1 Kings 16:7
16:7 The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the
Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the
Lord.
His actions angered the
Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam’s.
1 Kings 18:27
18:27 At noon Elijah mocked them, “Yell louder! After all, he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or perhaps he stepped out for a moment or has taken a trip. Perhaps he is sleeping and needs to be awakened.”
1 Kings 19:10
19:10 He answered, “I have been absolutely loyal
to the
Lord, the sovereign God,
even though the Israelites have abandoned the agreement they made with you,
torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left and now they want to take my life.”
1 Kings 20:7
20:7 The king of Israel summoned all the leaders
of the land and said, “Notice how this man is looking for trouble.
Indeed, he demanded my wives, sons, silver, and gold, and I did not resist him.”
1 Kings 20:28
20:28 The prophet
visited the king of Israel and said, “This is what the
Lord says: ‘Because the Syrians said, “The
Lord is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,” I will hand over to you this entire huge army.
Then you will know that I am the
Lord.’”
1 Kings 20:31
20:31 His advisers
said to him, “Look, we have heard that the kings of the Israelite dynasty are kind.
Allow us to put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads
and surrender
to the king of Israel. Maybe he will spare our lives.”
1 Kings 21:6
21:6 He answered her, “While I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, I said to him, ‘Sell me your vineyard for silver, or if you prefer, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ But he said, ‘I will not sell you my vineyard.’”