Ecclesiastes 1:12
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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Ecclesiastes 1:12
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
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Deuteronomy 4:5
Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Yahweh my God commanded me, that you should do so in the middle of the land where you go in to possess it.
Deuteronomy 33:29
You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.”
Psalms 34:11
Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.
Psalms 51:13
Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.
Isaiah 49:23
Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me won’t be disappointed.”
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Deuteronomy 17:18
It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the Levitical priests.
Deuteronomy 17:19
It shall be with him, and he shall read from it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;
Deuteronomy 17:20
that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn away from the commandment to the right hand, or to the left, to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the middle of Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:1
Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
2 Chronicles 6:2
But I have built you a house and home, a place for you to dwell in forever.”
2 Chronicles 6:3
The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
2 Chronicles 6:4
He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hands fulfilled it, saying,
2 Chronicles 6:5
‘Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be there, and I chose no man to be prince over my people Israel;
2 Chronicles 6:6
but now I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’
2 Chronicles 6:7
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:8
But Yahweh said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;
2 Chronicles 6:9
nevertheless you shall not build the house, but your son who will come out of your body, he shall build the house for my name.’
2 Chronicles 6:10
“Yahweh has performed his word that he spoke; for I have risen up in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 6:11
There I have set the ark, in which is Yahweh’s covenant, which he made with the children of Israel.”
2 Chronicles 17:8
and with them Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
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1 Kings 3:9
Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”
1 Kings 3:10
This request pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
1 Kings 3:11
God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have you asked for riches for yourself, nor have you asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice,
1 Kings 3:12
behold, I have done according to your word. Behold, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, and after you none will arise like you.
1 Kings 3:13
I have also given you that which you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you for all your days.
1 Kings 5:9
My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place that you specify to me, and will cause them to be broken up there, and you will receive them. You will accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.”
1 Kings 10:8
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
Matthew 12:42
The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
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1 Kings 4:2
These were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest;
1 Kings 4:3
Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
1 Kings 4:4
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
1 Kings 4:5
Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;
1 Kings 4:6
Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the men subject to forced labor.
1 Kings 4:7
Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
1 Kings 4:8
These are their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim;
1 Kings 4:9
Ben Deker, in Makaz, in Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Beth Hanan;
1 Kings 4:10
Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);
1 Kings 4:11
Ben Abinadab, in all the height of Dor (he had Taphath, Solomon’s daughter, as wife);
1 Kings 4:12
Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth Shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth Shean to Abel Meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam;
1 Kings 4:13
Ben Geber, in Ramoth Gilead (the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead, belonged to him; and the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars, belonged to him);
1 Kings 4:14
Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim;
1 Kings 4:15
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
1 Kings 4:16
Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth;
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1 Kings 4:17
Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar;
1 Kings 4:18
Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin;
1 Kings 4:19
Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer who was in the land.
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2 Samuel 5:5
In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
1 Kings 11:11
Therefore Yahweh said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, 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.
1 Kings 11:12
Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.
1 Kings 11:13
However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”
1 Kings 11:35
but I will take the kingdom out of his son’s hand and will give it to you, even ten tribes.
1 Kings 11:36
I will give one tribe to his son, that David my servant may have a lamp always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there.
1 Kings 11:39
I will afflict the offspring of David for this, but not forever.’ ”
1 Kings 11:40
Therefore Solomon sought to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
1 Kings 11:42
The time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
1 Kings 11:43
Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in his father David’s city; and Rehoboam his son reigned in his place.
1 Kings 12:19
So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.
1 Kings 12:20
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed David’s house, except for the tribe of Judah only.
1 Chronicles 12:38
All these were men of war who could order the battle array, and came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel; and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.
2 Chronicles 10:17
But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
2 Chronicles 10:18
Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
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2 Kings 22:14
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they talked with her.
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1 Chronicles 25:8
They cast lots for their offices, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the student.
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2 Chronicles 10:19
So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.
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2 Chronicles 17:9
They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
2 Chronicles 34:30
The king went up to Yahweh’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house.
Nehemiah 8:2
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
Nehemiah 8:3
He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
Nehemiah 8:4
Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Nehemiah 8:5
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people), and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
Psalms 122:5
For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
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Nehemiah 6:7
You have also appointed prophets to proclaim of you at Jerusalem, saying, ‘There is a king in Judah!’ Now it will be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let’s take counsel together.”
Psalms 40:9
I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
Isaiah 61:1
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,
Jonah 3:2
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
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Ecclesiastes 1:11
There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.
Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
I hated all my labor in which I labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Ecclesiastes 2:19
Who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have rule over all of my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:23
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
Ecclesiastes 2:25
For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
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Romans 10:14
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
Ephesians 3:7
of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.
Ephesians 3:8
To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
1 Timothy 2:7
to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
2 Timothy 1:11
For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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