1 Kings 8:14
8:14 Then the king turned around
and pronounced a blessing over the whole Israelite assembly as they stood there.
1 Kings 8:56
8:56 “The
Lord is worthy of praise because he has made Israel his people secure
just as he promised! Not one of all the faithful promises he made through his servant Moses is left unfulfilled!
1 Kings 8:2
8:2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon during the festival
in the month Ethanim
(the seventh month).
1 Kings 6:4
6:4 He made framed windows for the temple.
1 Kings 7:3
7:3 The roof above the beams supported by the pillars was also made of cedar; there were forty-five beams, fifteen per row.
1 Kings 7:6
7:6 He made a colonnade
75 feet
long and 45 feet
wide. There was a porch in front of this and pillars and a roof in front of the porch.
1 Kings 1:25-30
1:25 For today he has gone down and sacrificed many cattle, steers, and sheep and has invited all the king’s sons, the army commanders, and Abiathar the priest. At this moment
they are having a feast
in his presence, and they have declared, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
1:26 But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.
1:27 Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants
who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”
David Picks Solomon as His Successor
1:28 King David responded, “Summon Bathsheba!” She came and stood before the king.
1:29 The king swore an oath: “As certainly as the Lord lives (he who has rescued me from every danger),
1:30 I will keep today the oath I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: ‘Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.’”