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highlighted 1 Kings 6:16 NLT
He partitioned off an inner sanctuary—the Most Holy Place—at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 6:15 NLT
The entire inside, from floor to ceiling, was paneled with wood. He paneled the walls and ceilings with cedar, and he used planks of cypress for the floors.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 6:13-14 NLT
I will live among the Israelites and will never abandon my people Israel.” So Solomon finished building the Temple.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 6:11-12 NLT
Then the LORD gave this message to Solomon: “Concerning this Temple you are building, if you keep all my decrees and regulations and obey all my commands, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father, David.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 6:2-3 NLT
The Temple that King Solomon built for the LORD was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high. The entry room at the front of the Temple was 30 feet wide, running across the entire width of the Temple. It projected outward 15 feet from the front of the Temple.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 6:4-10 NLT
As already stated, he built a complex of rooms along the sides of the building, attached to the Temple walls by cedar timbers. Each story of the complex was 7Solomon also made narrow recessed windows throughout the Temple. He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building. The complex was three stories high, the bottom floor being 7The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site. The entrance to the bottom floor was on the south side of the Temple. There were winding stairs going up to the second floor, and another flight of stairs between the second and third floors. After completing the Temple structure, Solomon put in a ceiling made of cedar beams and planks.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 6:1 NLT
It was in midspring, in the month of Ziv, during the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, that he began to construct the Temple of the LORD. This was 480 years after the people of Israel were rescued from their slavery in the land of Egypt.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 5:7 NLT
When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he was very pleased and said, “Praise the LORD today for giving David a wise son to be king of the great nation of Israel.”
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:34 NLT
And kings from every nation sent their ambassadors to listen to the wisdom of Solomon.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:33 NLT
He could speak with authority about all kinds of plants, from the great cedar of Lebanon to the tiny hyssop that grows from cracks in a wall. He could also speak about animals, birds, small creatures, and fish.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:32 NLT
He composed some 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:31 NLT
He was wiser than anyone else, including Ethan the Ezrahite and the sons of Mahol—Heman, Calcol, and Darda. His fame spread throughout all the surrounding nations.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:29-30 NLT
God gave Solomon very great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge as vast as the sands of the seashore. In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:27 NLT
The district governors faithfully provided food for King Solomon and his court; each made sure nothing was lacking during the month assigned to him.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:26 NLT
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:24 NLT
Solomon’s dominion extended over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza. And there was peace on all his borders.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:21 NLT
Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:20 NLT
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They were very contented, with plenty to eat and drink.
Mar 18
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highlighted 1 Kings 4:19 NLT
Geber son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, including the territories of King Sihon of the Amorites and King Og of Bashan. There was also one governor over the land of Judah.
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