Joab fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar (1 Kings 2:28). Solomon ordered Benaiah to strike him there after Joab refused to come out (1 Kings 2:29-34). Solomon tied the judgment to Joab’s bloodshed in killing Abner and Amasa (1 Kings 2:31-32).

Solomon asked Hiram for cedar and skilled workers to build the house for the LORD (1 Kings 5:5-6). Hiram agreed to provide cedar and fir, floated the logs by sea to a place Solomon specified, and asked for food for his household in return (1 Kings 5:8-9). The chapter says the LORD gave Solomon wisdom and there was peace and a treaty between Solomon and Hiram (1 Kings 5:12).

Solomon began building the house of the LORD in the fourth year of his reign, in the month Ziv (1 Kings 6:1). The temple was finished in the eleventh year, in the month Bul (1 Kings 6:38). The text totals the building time as seven years (1 Kings 6:38).

David ordered that Solomon ride on the king’s mule, be taken to Gihon, and be anointed there by Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet (1 Kings 1:33-34). The trumpet was blown and the people proclaimed, “Long live king Solomon” (1 Kings 1:39). The procession returned with rejoicing so that “the earth rent with the sound of them” (1 Kings 1:40).

God gave Solomon a wise and understanding heart unlike any before or after him (1 Kings 3:12). God also granted riches and honor, so that no king would be like him in his days (1 Kings 3:13). God added a condition: if Solomon would walk in God’s ways and keep his statutes and commandments, God would lengthen his days (1 Kings 3:14).

God told Solomon to ask what he wanted, and Solomon requested “an understanding heart” to judge the people and discern between good and bad (1 Kings 3:5-9). He said the people were great and too numerous to be numbered (1 Kings 3:8). The request centered on wise judgment rather than long life or riches.

Solomon prayed that when a foreigner came and prayed toward the house because of the LORD’s name, God would hear from heaven and do according to what the foreigner called for (1 Kings 8:41-43). He said the purpose was that all people of the earth may know God’s name and fear God like Israel (1 Kings 8:43).

The text lists large quantities of fine flour and meal, multiple herds, sheep, and deer as daily food for Solomon’s household (1 Kings 4:22-23). It also notes provision for horses and swift steeds in their places (1 Kings 4:27-28). The details highlight the scale of the royal table.

The priests brought the ark of the covenant into the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim (1 Kings 8:6-7). A cloud filled the house of the LORD so the priests could not stand to minister (1 Kings 8:10-11). The text ties the cloud to the LORD’s glory filling the house (1 Kings 8:11).

God told Solomon that if he would walk in God’s statutes, execute God’s judgments, and keep all God’s commandments, God would perform his word spoken to David (1 Kings 6:11-12). God also said he would dwell among the children of Israel and not forsake his people (1 Kings 6:13).

Solomon told Shimei to build a house in Jerusalem and not to go out across the brook Kidron, warning that leaving would mean death (1 Kings 2:36-37). After Shimei left Jerusalem to retrieve runaway servants, Solomon confronted him for breaking the oath and command (1 Kings 2:39-42). Solomon then ordered his execution (1 Kings 2:44-46).

God said that if Solomon and Israel turned away and served other gods, Israel would be cut off from the land and the house would become a proverb and byword (1 Kings 9:6-7). Outsiders would ask why this happened, and the answer would be that they forsook the LORD who brought them out of Egypt and held to other gods (1 Kings 9:8-9).

David told Solomon to be strong, keep the charge of the LORD, and walk in his ways as written in the law of Moses (1 Kings 2:2-3). He linked obedience to prospering and to the promise of an enduring royal line if David’s sons walked faithfully (1 Kings 2:4).

Two women each claimed to be the mother of the living child after one baby had died (1 Kings 3:16-22). Solomon ordered a sword and proposed dividing the living child, which revealed the true mother when one woman pleaded to give the baby to the other to save its life (1 Kings 3:24-26). Solomon awarded the child to the woman who showed that compassion (1 Kings 3:27).

Hiram set up two bronze pillars at the temple entrance (1 Kings 7:21). The right pillar was named Jachin, and the left pillar was named Boaz (1 Kings 7:21).

Adonijah was supported by Joab the commander and Abiathar the priest (1 Kings 1:7). He did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or Solomon (1 Kings 1:8). The guest list shows a split among David’s key leaders.

The chapter names key leaders such as Azariah son of Zadok the priest, Elihoreph and Ahijah as scribes, Jehoshaphat as recorder, Benaiah over the army, and Zadok and Abiathar as priests (1 Kings 4:2-4). It also lists officers over the household and forced labor (1 Kings 4:6). The list presents how Solomon’s court was organized.

Adonijah feared Solomon and went to take hold of the horns of the altar for refuge (1 Kings 1:50). Solomon promised safety if Adonijah proved himself a worthy man, but warned that wickedness would bring death (1 Kings 1:52). Adonijah then came, bowed, and was told to go to his house (1 Kings 1:53).

David was old and could not get warm, so his servants sought a young woman to lie in his bosom and care for him (1 Kings 1:1-4). Abishag the Shunammite was brought to the king, and she served him. The text says David did not know her (1 Kings 1:4).

Nathan warned Bathsheba that Adonijah was reigning and that she and Solomon could be treated as offenders if David did not act (1 Kings 1:11-12). Bathsheba told David that Adonijah had become king without David’s knowledge and reminded him of his oath about Solomon (1 Kings 1:15-18). Nathan then confirmed the report and pressed David to clarify who would sit on the throne (1 Kings 1:22-27).

Adonijah asked for Abishag the Shunammite through Bathsheba (1 Kings 2:17). Solomon treated the request as a renewed claim to the kingdom and linked it with Adonijah’s prior supporters (1 Kings 2:22). He then ordered Adonijah’s execution (1 Kings 2:24-25).

The queen of Sheba came to test Solomon with hard questions after hearing of his fame concerning the name of the LORD (1 Kings 10:1). Solomon answered all her questions, and nothing was hidden from him (1 Kings 10:3). After seeing his wisdom, house, food, officials, and worship, “there was no more spirit in her” (1 Kings 10:4-5).

Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the LORD because of his association with Adonijah, though he spared his life because he had carried the ark and shared David’s hardships (1 Kings 2:26-27). The text says this fulfilled the word of the LORD about the house of Eli (1 Kings 2:27). Zadok was put in Abiathar’s place as priest (1 Kings 2:35).

The account says the house was built with stone made ready before it was brought there (1 Kings 6:7). Because the materials were prepared beforehand, no hammer, axe, or iron tool was heard in the house while it was being built (1 Kings 6:7).