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- 2 Samuel 5:14
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These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
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- 2 Samuel 12:24
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Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
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- 1 Kings 1:10
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But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 1:11
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Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
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- 1 Kings 1:12
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Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 1:13
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Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’
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- 1 Kings 1:17
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“My lord,” she replied, “you yourself swore to your maidservant by the LORD your God: ‘Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne.’
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- 1 Kings 1:19
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And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 1:21
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Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be counted as criminals.”
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- 1 Kings 1:26
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But me your servant he has not invited, nor Zadok the priest, nor Benaiah son of Jehoiada, nor your servant Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 1:30
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I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”
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- 1 Kings 1:33
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“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
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- 1 Kings 1:34
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There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
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- 1 Kings 1:37
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Just as the LORD was with my lord the king, so may He be with Solomon and make his throne even greater than that of my lord King David.”
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- 1 Kings 1:38
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Then Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, along with the Cherethites and Pelethites, went down and set Solomon on King David’s mule, and they escorted him to Gihon.
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- 1 Kings 1:39
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Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
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- 1 Kings 1:43
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“Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.
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- 1 Kings 1:46
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Moreover, Solomon has taken his seat on the royal throne.
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- 1 Kings 1:47
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The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
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- 1 Kings 1:50
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But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
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- 1 Kings 1:51
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It was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
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- 1 Kings 1:52
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And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.”
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- 1 Kings 1:53
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So King Solomon summoned Adonijah down from the altar, and he came and bowed down before King Solomon, who said to him, “Go to your home.”
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- 1 Kings 2:1
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As the time drew near for David to die, he charged his son Solomon,
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- 1 Kings 2:12
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So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
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- 1 Kings 2:13
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Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied.
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- 1 Kings 2:17
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Adonijah replied, “Please speak to King Solomon, since he will not turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as my wife.”
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- 1 Kings 2:19
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So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, and sat down on his throne. Then the king had a throne brought for his mother, who sat down at his right hand.
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- 1 Kings 2:22
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King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”
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- 1 Kings 2:23
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Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
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- 1 Kings 2:25
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So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.
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- 1 Kings 2:27
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So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.
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- 1 Kings 2:29
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It was reported to King Solomon: “Joab has fled to the tent of the LORD and is now beside the altar.” So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, strike him down!”
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- 1 Kings 2:41
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When Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned,
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- 1 Kings 2:45
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But King Solomon will be blessed and David’s throne will remain secure before the LORD forever.”
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- 1 Kings 2:46
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Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
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- 1 Kings 3:1
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Later, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. Solomon brought her to the City of David until he had finished building his palace and the house of the LORD, as well as the wall around Jerusalem.
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- 1 Kings 3:3
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And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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- 1 Kings 3:4
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Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for it was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on the altar there.
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- 1 Kings 3:5
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One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
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- 1 Kings 3:6
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Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
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- 1 Kings 3:10
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Now it pleased the Lord that Solomon had made this request.
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- 1 Kings 3:15
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Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream. So he returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then he held a feast for all his servants.
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- 1 Kings 4:1
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So King Solomon ruled over Israel,
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- 1 Kings 4:7
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Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,
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- 1 Kings 4:11
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Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);
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- 1 Kings 4:15
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Ahimaaz in Naphtali (he had married Basemath, a daughter of Solomon);
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- 1 Kings 4:21
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And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
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Source alternate reference: 5.1
- 1 Kings 4:22
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Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,
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Source alternate reference: 5.2
- 1 Kings 4:25
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Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
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Source alternate reference: 5.5