The Lord Raises Adversaries. Then the LORD stirred up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of royal descent in Edom.
THE LORD RAISES ADVERSARIES
THE LORD RAISES ADVERSARIES
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THE LORD RAISES ADVERSARIES
The Lord Raises Adversaries. Then the LORD stirred up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of royal descent in Edom.
SOLOMON TURNS FROM THE LORD
Solomon Turns from the Lord. Now king Solomon [defiantly] loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the very nations of whom the LORD said to the Israelites, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for the result will be that they will turn away your hearts to follow their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these in love.
SOLOMON’S GREAT WEALTH
Solomon’s Great Wealth. Now the weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one [particular] year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, besides the taxes from the traders and from the wares of the merchants, and [the tribute money] from all the kings of the Arabs (Bedouins) and the governors of the country.
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
The Queen of Sheba. Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with riddles.
THE LORD APPEARS TO SOLOMON
The Lord Appears to Solomon. Now it happened when Solomon had finished building the house (temple) of the LORD and the king’s house (palace), and all else which he was pleased to do, that the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, just as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.
SOLOMON’S BENEDICTION PETITION AND SACRIFICE
Solomon’s Benediction Petition And Sacrifice.
SOLOMON’S PRAYER A PLEA FOR NATIONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS
Solomon’s Prayer A Plea For National Righteousness.
SOLOMON’S PRAYER APPEALS TO THE GOD OF MERCY
Solomon’s Prayer Appeals To The God Of Mercy. “When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and then they turn to You again and praise Your Name and pray and ask for Your favor and compassion in this house (temple), then hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of Your people Israel, and bring them back to the land which You gave their fathers.
SOLOMON’S PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication. Then Solomon stood [in the courtyard] before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.
SOLOMON BLESSES THE LORD
Solomon Blesses the Lord. He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying, ‘Since the day that I brought My people Israel out of Egypt, I did not choose a [particular] city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name (Presence) would be in it, but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’