Solomon Household in Kings

Nathan Rebukes David

"This is what the Lord says: 'Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight.'"⁵

Solomon

"The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace."⁶

"Solomon also had twelve district governors over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year."⁷ "and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year."

¹2 Samuel 12:11 ²2 Samuel 15:16 ³1 Kings 4:7 ⁴1 Kings 5:11

"Highly respected in the Solomon household in Kings."

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