Quotes about Kings
And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
— 1 Kings 8:55
then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
— 1 Kings 9:5
“What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day.
— 1 Kings 9:13
Baalath, and Tamar in the Wilderness of Judah,
— 1 Kings 9:18
their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
— 1 Kings 9:21
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true.
— 1 Kings 10:6
How blessed are your men! How blessed are these servants of yours who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!
— 1 Kings 10:8
The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
— 1 Kings 10:12
not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
— 1 Kings 10:15
King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
— 1 Kings 10:16
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
— 1 Kings 10:18
The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.
— 1 Kings 10:19