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Themes in 1 Kings 9

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Themes in 1 Kings 9

1 Kings 9:1 (show verse)

It happened, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Yahweh, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

Jerusalem » What shall be put in jerusalem
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Name » A place being established for the name of the lord
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple

1 Kings 9:2 (show verse)

that Yahweh appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.

Appearances » Outward » Of God
gibeon » A city » A city of the hivites » Has the dream concerning righteousness
God » Ability of » Appearances of
Government » God in » In counseling solomon
Jerusalem » What shall be put in jerusalem
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Name » A place being established for the name of the lord
Prayer » Answered » Solomon, asking for wisdom
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple

Yahweh said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your supplication, that you have made before me. I have made this house holy, which you have built, to put my name there forever; and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.

Church » Holy
Government » God in » In counseling solomon
Jerusalem » What shall be put in jerusalem
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Name » A place being established for the name of the lord
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Solomon
Prayer » Answered » Solomon, asking for wisdom
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » A dwelling place of the lord
Temple » Solomon's » Holiness of

1 Kings 9:4 (show verse)

As for you, if you will walk before me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep my statutes and my ordinances;

Example » Inspiration of example » Parental example, good
Government » God in » In counseling solomon
Home » Parental influence and example » Parental example, good
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Parents » Duty » Example, good
Probation » Solomon
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple

1 Kings 9:5 (show verse)

then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, according as I promised to David your father, saying, 'There shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.'

Government » God in » In counseling solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Probation » Solomon
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple

1 Kings 9:6 (show verse)

But if you turn away from following me, you or your children, and not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

Government » God in » In counseling solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Probation » Solomon
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple
Turning » The reward for turning from the lord

1 Kings 9:7 (show verse)

then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

Government » God in » In counseling solomon
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Became a by-word to neighbouring nations
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Probation » Solomon
Solomon » Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple
Turning » The reward for turning from the lord
The wicked » Appointed by God corrupt » Threatenings against

1 Kings 9:8 (show verse)

Though this house is so high, yet shall everyone who passes by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, 'Why has Yahweh done thus to this land, and to this house?'

1 Kings 9:9 (show verse)

and they shall answer, 'Because they forsook Yahweh their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold of other gods, and worshiped them, and served them. Therefore Yahweh has brought all this evil on them.'"

1 Kings 9:10 (show verse)

It happened at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Yahweh and the king's house

Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Solomon » Builds the temple
Solomon » Builds his palace
Solomon » Cedes some inferior cities to hiram
Time » Eras from which, computed » Building of the temple
Treaty » Ceding of the territory by
Tyre » Kingdom of » Men and materials sent from, to solomon, for the erection of the temple and his castles

1 Kings 9:11 (show verse)

(now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

Cedar » Furnished by hiram, king of tyre, for solomon's temple
Contracts » Between solomon and hiram
Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram
Elijah » Consolation given to
Galilee » Pprovince of
Galilee » Twenty cities of, given to hiram
Galilee » The northern district of palestine » Cities in, given to hiram
Gold » Imported by solomon
Hiram » Or huram, king of tyre
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Dissatisfied with the cities given to him by solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Solomon » Cedes some inferior cities to hiram
Treaty » Ceding of the territory by
Tyre » Kingdom of » Men and materials sent from, to solomon, for the erection of the temple and his castles

1 Kings 9:12 (show verse)

Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they didn't please him.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram
Elijah » Consolation given to
Galilee » The northern district of palestine » Cities in, given to hiram
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Dissatisfied with the cities given to him by solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Solomon » Cedes some inferior cities to hiram
Treaty » Ceding of the territory by

1 Kings 9:13 (show verse)

He said, "What cities are these which you have given me, my brother?" He called them the land of Cabul to this day.

Cabul » Name given by hiram to certain cities in galilee
Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram
Elijah » Consolation given to
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Dissatisfied with the cities given to him by solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Solomon » Cedes some inferior cities to hiram
Treaty » Ceding of the territory by

1 Kings 9:14 (show verse)

Hiram sent to the king one hundred twenty talents of gold.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram
Elijah » Consolation given to
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Makes presents of gold and sailors to solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Money » Pieces of mentioned » Talent of gold
Treaty » Ceding of the territory by

1 Kings 9:15 (show verse)

This is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Yahweh, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.

Elijah » Consolation given to
Gezer » Fortified by solomon
Hazor » A city » South » Tribe of judah
Jerusalem » Fortified by solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Megiddo » Walled by solomon
Millo » A name given to part of the citadel of jerusalem » King solomon raises a levy to repair
Solomon » Builds » wall of Jerusalem
Tax » Personal
Tribute » Often exacted in » Labor

1 Kings 9:16 (show verse)

Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a portion to his daughter, Solomon's wife.

Canaanites » By the egyptians
Egypt » The armies of » Captured and burned gezer
Elijah » Consolation given to
Gezer » Fortified by solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Pharaoh » Father-in-law of solomon
Solomon » Builds » wall of Jerusalem

1 Kings 9:17 (show verse)

Solomon built Gezer, and Beth Horon the lower,

Beth-horon » Solomon builds
Elijah » Consolation given to
Gezer » Fortified by solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Solomon » Builds » wall of Jerusalem

1 Kings 9:18 (show verse)

and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land,

Baalath » A city » A city of the tribe of dan
Elijah » Consolation given to
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Solomon » Builds » wall of Jerusalem
Tadmor » A city built » In wilderness » By solomon

1 Kings 9:19 (show verse)

and all the storage cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

Chariot » Cities for
Chariots » For war » Kept in chariot cities
Cities » Designated as » Treasure
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Lebanon » Solomon built » Storehouses in
Lebanon » Solomon had storage cities in
Solomon » Builds » wall of Jerusalem
Treasure cities » Built » Storage » Kings » Substances

1 Kings 9:20 (show verse)

As for all the people who were left of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of the children of Israel;

Amorites » Not exterminated
the Amorites » Brought into bondage by solomon
Hittites » The remnant of, made tributary in the reign of solomon
Hittites » Pay tribute to solomon
Hivites » Remnant of, made tributary in the reign of solomon
Jebusites » They pay taxes to solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Nethinim » The remnant of the canaanites appointed as, by solomon
Strangers in israel » Chiefly consisted of » The remnant of the nations of the land

1 Kings 9:21 (show verse)

their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants to this day.

Amorites » Not exterminated
the Amorites » Brought into bondage by solomon
Hittites » The remnant of, made tributary in the reign of solomon
Hittites » Pay tribute to solomon
Hivites » Pay tribute to solomon
Hivites » Remnant of, made tributary in the reign of solomon
Jebusites » They pay taxes to solomon
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Nethinim » The remnant of the canaanites appointed as, by solomon
Servant » Instances of » Canaanites
Solomon » Receives tribute (taxes)
Tribute » Often exacted in » Labor

1 Kings 9:22 (show verse)

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.

Chariot » Commanded by captains
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Officer » Civil » Appointed by kings

1 Kings 9:23 (show verse)

These were the chief officers who were over Solomon's work, five hundred fifty, who bore rule over the people who labored in the work.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon

1 Kings 9:24 (show verse)

But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David to her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did he build Millo.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Millo » A name given to part of the citadel of jerusalem » King solomon raises a levy to repair
Solomon » Builds another house for pharaoh's daughter

1 Kings 9:25 (show verse)

Three times a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to Yahweh, burning incense therewith, [on the altar] that was before Yahweh. So he finished the house.

Altar of incense » Said to be before the lord
the anniversary Feasts » Were seasons of » Sacrificing
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Peace offerings » Was offered » By solomon three times a year

1 Kings 9:26 (show verse)

King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

Art » Primitive » Of the shipbuilder
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Boat-building
Arts of the » Ship-builder
Commerce » Of the jews » Greatly extended by solomon
Commerce » israelites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram
Edomites, the » Cities of » Ezion-geber, a sea port
Elath » A city » A city of idumea
Ezion-gaber (ezion-geber) » Solomon built a navy at
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Makes presents of gold and sailors to solomon
Holy land » Extensive commerce of, in solomon's reign
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Navy » Solomon's
Red sea » Solomon builds ships beside
ship » Built » By solomon
Ships » Solomon built a navy of
Tyre » City of » Commerce of

1 Kings 9:27 (show verse)

Hiram sent in the navy his servants, sailors who had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

Commerce » Carried on by means of ships
Commerce » Of the jews » Greatly extended by solomon
Commerce » israelites
Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram
Hiram » Or huram, king of tyre
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Makes presents of gold and sailors to solomon
Holy land » Extensive commerce of, in solomon's reign
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Sciences » Navigation
Strangers in israel » Chiefly consisted of » Persons who sought employment among the jews
Tyre » City of » Commerce of
Tyre » Supplied » Seamen for solomon's navy

1 Kings 9:28 (show verse)

They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

Commerce » Carried on by means of ships
Commerce » Articles of » Gold
Commerce » israelites
Gold » From ophir
Gold » Abounded in » Ophir
Hiram » Called huram, king of tyre » Makes presents of gold and sailors to solomon
Holy land » Extensive commerce of, in solomon's reign
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Ophir » Products of » used by » Solomon
Solomon » Commerce of
Tyre » City of » Commerce of