I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel.”

He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord could be placed there.

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

Solomon took thirteen years to build his palace.

He made the ten stands in this way. All of them were cast in one mold and were identical in measurements and shape.

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

Once the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.

then listen from your heavenly dwelling place to their prayers for help and vindicate them.

When he stood up, he pronounced a blessing over the entire assembly of Israel, saying in a loud voice:

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,

Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!

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

I will take the kingdom from the hand of his son and give ten tribes to you.

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

He put one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

He told his sons, “Saddle my donkey,” and they did so.

He removed the male cultic prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the disgusting idols his ancestors had made.

He brought the holy items that he and his father had made into the Lord’s temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles.