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Non-Exact Match

When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down over himself. He died

Verse ConceptsCitadelsHope, Results Of Its AbsencePalacesSuicideBurning People

Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt by marrying Pharaoh’s daughter. Solomon brought her to live in the city of David until he finished building his palace, the Lord’s temple, and the wall surrounding Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersFortificationsAliancesCityBuildingJerusalem, History OfKingsPolygamySolomon, Character OfSolomon, Life OfWallsBuilding Jerusalem's WallBuilding Relationships

Ahishar, in charge of the palace;
and Adoniram son of Abda, in charge of forced labor.

Verse ConceptsOfficersPalacesForced Labour

Solomon completed his entire palace complex after 13 years of construction.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen Yearsconstruction

Solomon’s own palace where he would live, in the other courtyard behind the hall, was of similar construction. And he made a house like this hall for Pharaoh’s daughter, his wife.

When Solomon finished building the temple of the Lord, the royal palace, and all that Solomon desired to do,

Verse ConceptsMan's Work FinishedThe First Temple

At the end of 20 years during which Solomon had built the two houses, the Lord’s temple and the royal palace

Verse Concepts20 To 30 Years

This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon had imposed to build the Lord’s temple, his own palace, the supporting terraces, the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

Verse ConceptsConscriptionHard LaborBuilding Jerusalem's WallForced LabourRebuilding Jerusalem

When the queen of Sheba observed all of Solomon’s wisdom, the palace he had built,

Verse ConceptsRoyal Houses

The king made the almug wood into steps for the Lord’s temple and the king’s palace and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood come, and the like has not been seen again even to this very day.

Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreSingingMusical Instruments, Made OfLyres

Tahpenes’ sister gave birth to Hadad’s son Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there along with Pharaoh’s sons.

Verse ConceptsWeaningAdoption

He seized the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took all the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Verse ConceptsGoldShieldsMoney For The Temple

King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them into the care of the captains of the royal escorts who guarded the entrance to the king’s palace.

Verse ConceptsShields

So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace and put it into the hands of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon son of Hezion king of Aram who lived in Damascus, saying,

Verse ConceptsMoney For The TempleTaking Mixed Metals

Ahab called for Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Obadiah was a man who greatly feared the Lord

Verse ConceptsFaith, Growth InOfficersPalacesIndividuals Fearing GodKings Summoning

But at this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your palace and your servants’ houses. They will lay their hands on and take away whatever is precious to you.’”

Verse ConceptsMan's Action TomorrowTaking Possessions

Some time passed after these events. Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard; it was in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

Verse ConceptsPalacesSamaritansList Of Kings Of Israel

So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard so I can have it for a vegetable garden, since it is right next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place, or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalHorticultureCovetousness, Example Of

So Ahab went to his palace resentful and angry because of what Naboth the Jezreelite had told him. He had said, “I will not give you my fathers’ inheritance.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and didn’t eat any food.

Verse ConceptsResentment, Against GodSadnessTemperUnhappinessAnger, Sinful ExamplesLying Down To RestAngry People

The rest of the events of Ahab’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, including the ivory palace he built, and all the cities he built, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Verse ConceptsArtIvoryPalacesProperty, HousesCities In IsraelHistorical Books