He arranged the wood, cut up the bull, and placed it on the wood.

<p class="bodytext">Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen; he was near the twelfth pair. Elijah passed by him and threw his robe over him.

<p class="bodytext">The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, &#8220;Naboth cursed God and the king.&#8221; So they dragged him<n id="1" /> outside the city and stoned him to death.<n id="2" />

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, &#8220;I will disguise myself and then enter<n id="1" /> into the battle; but you wear your royal robes.&#8221; So the king of Israel disguised himself and then entered into the battle.

They washed off the chariot at the pool of Samaria (this was where the prostitutes bathed);<n id="1" /> dogs licked his blood, just as the <sc>Lordsc> had said would happen.<n id="2" />p>

Now<n id="1" /> let me give you some advice as to how<n id="2" /> you can save your life and your son Solomon&#8217;s life.

Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">When David was close to death,<n id="1" /> he told<n id="2" /> Solomon his son:

But King Solomon will be empowered<n id="1" /> and David&#8217;s dynasty<n id="2" /> will endure permanently before the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;

By royal order<n id="1" /> they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple&#8217;s foundation with chiseled stone.

He finished building the temple<n id="1" /> and covered it<n id="2" /> with rafters<n id="3" /> and boards made of cedar.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet<n id="1" /> high.

The tops of the two pillars in the porch were shaped like lilies and were six feet high.<n id="1" />

The tops of the pillars were shaped like lilies. So the construction of the pillars was completed.p>

Solomon left all these items unweighed; there were so many of them they did not weigh the bronze.<n id="1" />p>

Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">King Solomon fell in love with many foreign women (besides Pharaoh&#8217;s daughter), including Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites.

The king responded to the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the older men

<t /><n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">Jeroboam built up Shechem in the Ephraimite hill country and lived there. From there he went out and built up Penuel.