Solomon demonstrated his loyalty to the <sc>Lordsc> by following<n id="1" /> the practices<n id="2" /> of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.p>

Now, O <sc>Lordsc> my God, you have made your servant king in my father David&#8217;s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.<n id="1" />

He said, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled<n id="1" /> what he promised<n id="2" /> my father David.

The <sc>Lordsc> told my father David, &#8216;It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.<n id="1" />

You have kept your word to your servant, my father David;<n id="1" /> this very day you have fulfilled what you promised.<n id="2" />

You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.<n id="1" />

Solomon built the terrace as soon as Pharaoh&#8217;s daughter moved up from the city of David<n id="1" /> to the palace Solomon built for her.<n id="2" />p>

But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave<n id="1" /> your son one tribe for my servant David&#8217;s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.&#8221;p>

During David&#8217;s campaign against Edom,<n id="1" /> Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

He gathered some men and organized a raiding band.<n id="1" /> When David tried to kill them,<n id="2" /> they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city.

This is what prompted him to rebel against the king:<n id="1" /> Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David.<n id="2" />

He will retain one tribe, for my servant David&#8217;s sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

Rehoboam passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. His son Abijah<n id="2" /> replaced him as king.p>

He followed all the sinful practices of his father before him. He was not wholeheartedly devoted to the <sc>Lordsc> his God, as his ancestor David had been.<n id="1" />

Nevertheless for David&#8217;s sake the <sc>Lordsc> his God maintained his dynasty<n id="1" /> in Jerusalem by giving him a son<n id="2" /> to succeed him<n id="3" /> and by protecting Jerusalem.<n id="4" />

Asa passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.p>

<p class="bodytext">Jehoshaphat passed away<n id="1" /> and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor<n id="2" /> David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.p>

<p class="bodytext">Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon&#8217;s mother, &#8220;Has it been reported to you<n id="1" /> that Haggith&#8217;s son Adonijah has become king behind our master David&#8217;s back?<n id="2" />

Visit<n id="1" /> King David and say to him, &#8216;My master, O king, did you not solemnly promise<n id="2" /> your servant, &#8220;Surely your son Solomon will be king after me; he will sit on my throne&#8221;? So why has Adonijah become king?&#8217;

<p class="bodytext">So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the Kerethites, and the Pelethites<n id="1" /> went down, put Solomon on King David&#8217;s mule, and led him to Gihon.