1 Kings 3:6
3:6 Solomon replied, “You demonstrated
great loyalty to your servant, my father David, as he served
you faithfully, properly, and sincerely.
You have maintained this great loyalty to this day by allowing his son to sit on his throne.
1 Kings 7:51--8:1
7:51 When King Solomon finished constructing the
Lord’s temple, he
put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and other articles) in the treasuries of the
Lord’s temple.
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 8:25
8:25 Now, O
Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel,
provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’
1 Kings 14:21
Rehoboam’s Reign over Judah
14:21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon ruled in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home. His mother was an Ammonite woman named Naamah.
1 Kings 16:34
16:34 During Ahab’s reign, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. Abiram, his firstborn son, died when he laid the foundation; Segub, his youngest son, died when he erected its gates, just as the Lord had warned through Joshua son of Nun.
1 Kings 18:12
18:12 But when I leave you, the
Lord’s spirit will carry you away so I can’t find you.
If I go tell Ahab I’ve seen you, he won’t be able to find you and he will kill me.
That would not be fair,
because your servant has been a loyal follower of
the
Lord from my youth.
1 Kings 18:26
18:26 So they took a bull, as he had suggested,
and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “Baal, answer us.” But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped
around on the altar they had made.