But King Solomon will be empowered and David’s dynasty will endure permanently before the Lord.”

The Lord was pleased that Solomon made this request.

Ben-Abinadab was in charge of Naphath Dor. (He was married to Solomon’s daughter Taphath.)

Ahimaaz was in charge of Naphtali. (He married Solomon’s daughter Basemath.)

Each day Solomon’s royal court consumed thirty cors of finely milled flour, sixty cors of cereal,

Solomon was wiser than all the men of the east and all the sages of Egypt.

King Solomon conscripted work crews from throughout Israel, 30,000 men in all.

Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.

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

Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the entire assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward the sky.

the Lord appeared to Solomon a second time, in the same way he had appeared to him at Gibeon.

Hiram sent his fleet and some of his sailors, who were well acquainted with the sea, to serve with Solomon’s men.

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, she came to challenge him with difficult questions.

When the queen of Sheba saw for herself Solomon’s extensive wisdom, the palace he had built,

Solomon worshiped the Sidonian goddess Astarte and the detestable Ammonite god Milcom.

Solomon did evil in the Lord’s sight; he did not remain loyal to the Lord, like his father David had.

Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem for forty years.

Then Solomon passed away and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

Zadok the priest took a horn filled with olive oil from the tent and poured it on Solomon; the trumpet was blown and all the people declared, “Long live King Solomon!”

Solomon was told, “Look, Adonijah fears you; see, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘May King Solomon solemnly promise me today that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”