She gave the king 120 talents<n id="1" /> of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.<n id="2" />

That day he also announced<n id="1" /> a sign, &#8220;This is the sign the <sc>Lordsc> has predetermined:<n id="2" /> The altar will be split open and the ashes<n id="3" /> on it will fall to the ground.&#8221;<n id="4" />

As the prophet from Judah was traveling, a lion attacked him on the road and killed him.<n id="1" /> His corpse was lying on the road, and the donkey and the lion just stood there beside it.<n id="2" />

Elijah said to her, &#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid. Go and do as you planned.<n id="1" /> But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;When someone is accused of sinning against his neighbor and the latter pronounces a curse on the alleged offender before your altar in this temple, be willing to forgive the accused if the accusation is false.<n id="1" />

&#8220;You know that my father David was unable to build a temple to honor the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> his God, for he was busy fighting battles on all fronts while the <sc>Lordsc> subdued his enemies.<n id="2" />

They went from Midian to Paran; they took some men from Paran and went to Egypt. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, supplied him with a house and food and even assigned him some land.<n id="1" />

Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah with this warning,<n id="1" /> &#8220;May the gods judge me severely<n id="2" /> if by this time tomorrow I do not take your life as you did theirs!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

He built an extension all around the temple; it was seven and a half feet high<n id="1" /> and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.p>

Hiram asked,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Why did you give me these cities, my friend<n id="2" />?&#8221; He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.<n id="3" />

Now, as certainly as the <sc>Lordsc> lives (he who made me secure, allowed me to sit on my father David&#8217;s throne, and established a dynasty<n id="1" /> for me as he promised), Adonijah will be executed today!&#8221;

This temple will become a heap of ruins;<n id="1" /> everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn,<n id="2" /> saying, &#8216;Why did the <sc>Lordsc> do this to this land and this temple?&#8217;

<p class="bodytext">Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings<n id="1" /> on the altar he had built for the <sc>Lordsc>, burning incense along with them before the <sc>Lordsc>. He made the temple his official worship place.<n id="2" />p>

Jeroboam was a talented man;<n id="1" /> when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe<n id="2" /> of Joseph.

and said<n id="1" /> this: &#8216;The <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel is worthy of praise because<n id="2" /> today he has placed a successor on my throne and allowed me to see it.&#8217;&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

(Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer. He burned it and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city. He gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who had married Solomon.)

Along with Hiram&#8217;s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships<n id="1" /> that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet<n id="2" /> came into port with cargoes of<n id="3" /> gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.<n id="4" />p>

Do to him what you think is appropriate,<n id="1" /> but don&#8217;t let him live long and die a peaceful death.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">He also made ten bronze movable stands. Each stand was six feet<n id="1" /> long, six feet<n id="2" /> wide, and four-and-a-half feet<n id="3" /> high.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, including a detailed account of how he killed all the prophets with the sword.