Chapter 3
What had David prayed for his son? [1 Chron. 29:19]
1 Chronicles 29:19 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
19 and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all, and to build the temple, for which I have made provision.”
Why didn't God have David build the temple? [1 Chron. 22:8]
1 Chronicles 22:8 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
8 But the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My name, because you have shed so much blood on the earth before Me.
How many wives did Solomon have in chapter 3? [3:1]
1 Kings 3:1 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
3 Then Solomon formed a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh’s daughter and brought her to the city of David until he had finished building his own house and the house of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem.
What prophet gave Solomon's servant a message? [11:29]
1 Kings 11:29 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
29 It came about at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had clothed himself with a new cloak; and both of them were alone in the field.
Who did Ahab worship? 16:31
went to serve Baal and worshiped him.
How many sacrifices did Solomon offer? [3:4]
1 Kings 3:4 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place; Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
What did the leaders of Israel place in the temple in 8:3-4?
4 They brought up the ark of the Lord and the tent of meeting and all the holy utensils, which were in the tent, and the priests and the Levites brought them up.
What four things did the LORD tell Moses that the kings must not multiply? [Dt. 17:16-17]
Deuteronomy 17:16-17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
16 Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’ 17 He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself.
The prophet tore his garment into how many pieces? [11:30]
30 Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak which was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
Who was Ahab's wife? 16:31
31 It came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him.
For what did Solomon ask God? [3:9]
1 Kings 3:9 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
9 So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil.
What happened after the ark was put into the temple? [8:10-11]
10 It happened that when the priests came from the holy place, the cloud filled the house of the Lord, 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.
How many wives and how many concubines did Solomon end up with? [11:3]
3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines,
Rehoboam told the people, "my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with _______." [12:11]
scorpions
How long was the drought? 1 Kings 17:1 James 5:17
“As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”
it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
What else did God give to Solomon? [3:12-13]
13 I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.
What did the presence of the cloud mean? [6:13]
1 Kings 6:13 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
13 I will dwell among the sons of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel.”
What happened when Solomon had all those women in his life? [11:3]
his wives turned his heart away. 4 For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
Who became the king of Israel and what was his GREAT sin? 12:26-30
26 Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. 27 If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will return to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.” 28 So the king consulted, and made two golden calves, and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, O Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 29 He set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. 30 Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worshipbefore the one as far as Dan.
How did the false prophets try to get Baal's attention?
1 Kings 18:25-29 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
25 So Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one ox for yourselves and prepare it first for you are many, and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.” 26 Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon saying, “O Baal, answer us.” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they leaped about the altar which they made. 27 It came about at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Call out with a loud voice, for he is a god; either he is occupied or gone aside, or is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and needs to be awakened.” 28 So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them. 29 When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.
What lesson can we learn from Solomon? [James 1:5]
James 1:5 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
What did God warn Solomon when he spoke to him the second time? [9:6-7]
1 Kings 9:6-7 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
6 “But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, 7 then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. So Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
How did God punish Solomon for his sin? [11:11] And [11:14, 23, 26]
11 So the Lord said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.
14 Then the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite;
23 God also raised up another adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada
26 Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.
What is the approximate date that Israel divided into Two Kingdoms?
The kingdom divided in about 931 B.C.
What did the people shout when God sent fire from heaven?
1 Kings 18:39 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
39 When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.”
Melachim Alef 18:39 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)
39 And when kol HaAm saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, Hashem hu HaElohim; Hashem hu HaElohim.