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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

1 King 1-3 - A Listening Heart

David in Old Age

1Ki 1:5-6 LSB - [5] Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, "I will be king." So he prepared for himself a chariot and horsemen and fifty men as runners before him. [6] But his father had never grieved him at any time by asking, "Why have you done so?" And he was also a very handsome man in form, and he was born after Absalom.

Nathan Speaks to Bathsheba


Solomon Anointed King


David’s Command to Solomon

1Ki 2:2 LSB - [2] "I am going the way of all the earth. So you shall be strong, and be a man.

The Death of David


Solomon’s Reign Established

1Ki 2:27 LSB - [27] So Solomon drove Abiathar away from being priest to Yahweh, in order to fulfill the word of Yahweh, which He had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom

1Ki 3:5 LSB - [5] In Gibeon, Yahweh appeared to Solomon in a dream at night; and God said, "Ask what I should give to you."

1Ki 3:9 LSB - [9] "So give Your slave a listening heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this glorious people of Yours?"

Pro 20:12 LSB - [12] The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made both of them.

Solomon Wisely Judges

1Ki 3:28 LSB - [28] Then all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had handed down, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

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