1 Kings 2:1-4   New International Version     David’s Charge to Solomon 2 When the time drew near for David to die, he gave a charge to Solomon his son. 2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth,” he said. “So be strong, act like a man, 3 and observe what...

1 Kings 1:11-14   New International Version     11 Then Nathan asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it? 12 Now then, let me advise you how you can save your...

1 Kings 1:5-10   New International Version     5 Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. 6 (His father had never rebuked him by asking, “Why do you...

1 Kings 1:1   New International Version   1 When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him. Israel was coming to the end of the golden years with David as the king. The kingdom was unified and God centered. The decline of...

1 Chronicles 29:15-21   New International Version     15 We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. 16 Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple...

1 Chronicles 29:10-15   New International Version     David’s Prayer 10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord,     the God of our father Israel,     from everlasting to everlasting. 11 Yours, Lord, is the...

1 Chronicles 29:6-9   New International Version     6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. 7 They gave toward the work...