1 Kings 2:12

Solomon Secures the Throne

2:12 Solomon sat on his father David’s throne, and his royal authority was firmly solidified.

1 Kings 4:5

4:5 Azariah son of Nathan was supervisor of the district governors.

Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king.

Solomon’s Wealth and Fame

4:20 The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

6:35 He carved cherubs, palm trees, and flowers in bloom and plated them with gold, leveled out over the carvings.

7:19 The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.

11:37 I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.

11:42 Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

14:25 In King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

Abijah’s Reign over Judah

15:1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

16:1 Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord this message predicting Baasha’s downfall:

16:17 Omri and all Israel went up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.

17:3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

17:5 So he did as the Lord told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.

17:22 The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer; the boy’s breath returned to him and he lived.

20:43 The king of Israel went home to Samaria bitter and angry.

Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah

22:41 In the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.