1 Kings 2:4
2:4 and the
Lord will fulfill his promise to me,
‘If your descendants watch their step
and live faithfully in my presence
with all their heart and being,
then,’ he promised,
‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
1 Kings 2:2
2:2 “I am about to die.
Be strong and become a man!
1 Kings 7:27-29
7:27 He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet long, six feet wide, and four-and-a-half feet high.
7:28 The stands were constructed with frames between the joints.
7:29 On these frames and joints were ornamental lions, bulls, and cherubs. Under the lions and bulls were decorative wreaths.
1 Kings 7:1
The Building of the Royal Palace
7:1 Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.
1 Kings 17:23
17:23 Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room to the house, and handed him to his mother. Elijah then said, “See, your son is alive!”
Luke 1:68-72
1:68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.
1:69 For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago,
1:71 that we should be saved from our enemies,
and from the hand of all who hate us.
1:72 He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors,
and to remember his holy covenant –