Quotes about Author
But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.
— 1 Kings 8:27
And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
— 1 Kings 8:55
“What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.
— 1 Kings 9:13
Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
— 1 Kings 9:18
their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
— 1 Kings 9:21
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
— 1 Kings 10:6
How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
— 1 Kings 10:8
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
— 1 Kings 10:18
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
— 1 Kings 10:19
But Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father.
— 1 Kings 11:17
There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
— 1 Kings 11:19
But Pharaoh asked him, “What have you lacked here with me that you suddenly want to go back to your own country?” “Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but please let me go.”
— 1 Kings 11:22