The House Solomon Built for Yahweh - 1 King 4-6

Solomon’s Officials

Judah’s and Israel’s Abundance and Security

[26] Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen. 

[1Ki 4:26 LSB]

[16] "Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses. Yahweh has said to you, 'You shall never again return that way.' 

[Deu 17:16 LSB]

[29] And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of [understanding] in [his] heart, like the sand that is on the seashore.
[1Ki 4:26, 29 LSB]

Covenant with Hiram King of Tyre

The House Solomon Built for Yahweh

[37] In the fourth year the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid, in the month of Ziv. 

[38] Now in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was completed throughout all its parts and according to all its plans. So he built it in seven years. 

[1Ki 6:37-38 LSB]