You are my brothers – my very own flesh and blood! Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?’

When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”

When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, killed him.

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

All of Adonijah’s guests panicked; they jumped up and rushed off their separate ways.

Now I’d like to ask you for just one thing. Please don’t refuse me.” She said, “Go ahead and ask.”

The king responded, “Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.”

By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

He built the inner courtyard with three rows of chiseled stones and a row of cedar beams.

O Lord, truly I have built a lofty temple for you, a place where you can live permanently.”

Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.

When Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the cities Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your wise sayings and insight was true!

The Lord brought against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king.

I will select you; you will rule over all you desire to have and you will be king over Israel.

They sent for him, and Jeroboam and the whole Israelite assembly came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

When the prophet from Judah finished his meal, the old prophet saddled his visitor’s donkey for him.

Jeroboam ruled for twenty-two years; then he passed away. His son Nadab replaced him as king.

Abijah passed away and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.