These are the names of children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

Zadok the priest and his fellow priests served before the Lord’s tabernacle at the worship center in Gibeon,

Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”

O Lord, there is none like you; there is no God besides you! What we heard is true!

David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried and brought them to Jerusalem.

The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

So Joab and his men marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.

Now the Lord’s tabernacle (which Moses had made in the wilderness) and the altar for burnt sacrifices were at that time at the worship center in Gibeon.

4,000 are to be gatekeepers; and 4,000 are to praise the Lord with the instruments I supplied for worship.”

Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep. All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.

Solomon left the meeting tent at the worship center in Gibeon and went to Jerusalem, where he reigned over Israel.

Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.

I will build a great temple, for our God is greater than all gods.

to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

Now let my lord send to his servants the wheat, barley, olive oil, and wine he has promised;

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

After twenty years, during which Solomon built the Lord’s temple and his royal palace,

He built up Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities he had built in Hamath.

These men worked for Solomon as supervisors; there were a total of 250 of them who were in charge of the people.

Then Solomon offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built in front of the temple’s porch.