He named it “The Palace of the Lebanon Forest”; it was 150 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. It had four rows of cedar pillars and cedar beams above the pillars.

He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.

Now the Lord energized Elijah with power; he tucked his robe into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

When he became king and occupied the throne, he killed Baasha’s entire family. He did not spare any male belonging to him; he killed his relatives and his friends.

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.

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

and he grabbed the robe and tore it into twelve pieces.

He then told his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

He constructed the walls inside the temple with cedar planks; he paneled the inside with wood from the floor of the temple to the rafters of the ceiling. He covered the temple floor with boards made from the wood of evergreens.

He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He launched a construction project there and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.

Elijah told the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls for yourselves and go first, for you are the majority. Invoke the name of your god, but do not light a fire.”

When he made the pillars, there were two rows of pomegranate-shaped ornaments around the latticework covering the top of each pillar.

He also made ten bronze basins, each of which could hold about 240 gallons. Each basin was six feet in diameter; there was one basin for each stand.

Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.

the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “You will recall that I made you take an oath by the Lord, and I solemnly warned you, ‘If you ever leave and go anywhere, know for sure that you will certainly die.’ You said to me, ‘The proposal is acceptable; I agree to it.’

The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have taken my father David’s place and have occupied the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. I have built this temple for the honor of the Lord God of Israel

They observed a time of fasting and put Naboth in front of the people.

All the people followed him up, playing flutes and celebrating so loudly they made the ground shake.

Bathsheba bowed down to the king with her face to the floor and said, “May my master, King David, live forever!”

Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.