I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

Furthermore, I am giving you what you did not request – riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation.

Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king.

The jar of flour was never empty and the jug of oil never ran out, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah.

I still have left in Israel seven thousand followers who have not bowed their knees to Baal or kissed the images of him.”

The young woman was very beautiful; she became the king’s nurse and served him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her.

But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, or his brother Solomon.

But now, look, Adonijah has become king! But you, my master the king, are not even aware of it!

But he did not invite me – your servant – or Zadok the priest, or Benaiah son of Jehoiada, or your servant Solomon.

Why then have you broken the oath you made before the Lord and disobeyed the order I gave you?”

Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.

However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.

I will humiliate David’s descendants because of this, but not forever.”

The high places were not eliminated, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.

After a while, the stream dried up because there had been no rain in the land.

After the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a soft whisper.

When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

The other woman said, “No! My son is alive; your son is dead!” But the first woman replied, “No, your son is dead; my son is alive.” Each presented her case before the king.

They came from nations about which the Lord had warned the Israelites, “You must not establish friendly relations with them! If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.” But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.

For the Lord gave me strict orders, ‘Do not eat or drink there; do not go back the way you came.’”