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Prophet Elisha, Russian icon from first quarter of 18th cen. Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Russia Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 3/28/2019     Day 87 2 Kings 11:1 – 13:25 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org | 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX (Latin Septuigant)  and should bread as one book. Detailed listing of the Kings of Israel and Judah. +++ The Rule of Athaliah in Judah (842- 836 BCE) mother takes over the rule is not of David line and endorses Baal worship - which according to D writer is all bad. The Rule of Jehoash in Judah (836-789 BCE) is a long ruler and begins to repair the Temple, good king according to D, tolerated worship of God in other place other than the Temple. Jehoahaz and Jehoash of Israel and the death of Elisha. Date of reign are confusing and hard to reconstruct. Kin

King Solomon Kristian Zahrtmann [Public domain] Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 3/22/2019     Day 81 1 Kings 9:1 – 11:43 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX and should be read as one book. The story of Solomon can be divided into three parts: Chapters 1-2 - Solomons rise to power Vs 3:1 - 9:9 - Solomon forward thinking 9:10 - 11:43 - Solomon gets negative review because of the forced labor (slavery) of the people. NOAB5 & Collins Introduction (see Source page) +++ God appears before Solomon a second time and promises to bless S if the people keep the faith. Building program included 2 houses, Temple, king’s house, and wall around Jerusalem. This done will enforced labor of 200K plus. S had 550 chiefs over the people. S buiit fleets for commerce, took

Solomon dedicates the First Temple James Tissot [Public domain] Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 3/21/2019     Day 80 1 Kings 5:1 – 8:66 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX and should be read as one book. The story of Solomon can be divided into three parts: Chapters 1-2 - Solomons rise to power Vs 3:1 - 9:9 - Solomon forward thinking 9:10 - 11:43 - Solomon gets negative review because of the forced labor (slavery) of the people. NOAB5 & Collins Introduction (see Source page) +++ Solomon builds the Temple in Jerusalem with the finest of fine; He drafts, conscripts, puts into slavery some 200,000 people to build the Temple over a 7 year period. He also builds a palace for his household; He dedicates the Temple with prayers and praise to God, instructs

King Solomon - Simeon Solomon [Public domain] Wiki Commons Images My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 3/20/2019     Day 79 1 Kings 1:1 – 4:34 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX and should be read as one book. +++ David dies, Solomon eliminates the competition; and begins the Golden Age of Israel. Some scholars debate the gloriousness of the Solomonic Kingdom. The Deuteronomic historian, or D, may have written this along with the Book of Deuteronomy around 622 bce during the reign of Josiah and the first reformation of the faith. This has a slant to favor the Judah Kings and not the Israel Kings during the divided kingdom. The story of Solomon can be divided into three parts: Chapters 1-2 - Solomons rise to power Vs 3:1 - 9:9 - Solomon forward thinking 9:10 - 11:43 - Solomon gets