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And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.

so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord .

"If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near,

Solomon offered as peace offerings to the Lord 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord .

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days.

Therefore he said, "What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?" So they are called the land of Cabul to this day.

so Solomon rebuilt Gezer) and Lower Beth-horon

their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel were unable to devote to destruction—these Solomon drafted to be slaves, and so they are to this day.

Three times a year Solomon used to offer up burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar that he built to the Lord , making offerings with it before the Lord . So he finished the house.

And King Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all that she desired, whatever she asked besides what was given her by the bounty of King Solomon. So she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.

A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and did not wholly follow the Lord , as David his father had done.

And so he did for all his foreign wives, who made offerings and sacrificed to their gods.

And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him in marriage the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

He said to them, "Go away for three days, then come again to me." So the people went away.

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king said, "Come to me again the third day."

So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by the Lord that he might fulfill his word, which the Lord spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel went to their tents.

So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.