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David Slays Goliath Of Gath

1 Sam 17:43-50 So the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!" Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spea...

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Solomon Asks For Wisdom

The Lord appeared to Solomon and offered him anything he wished for: I Kings 3:5-14 At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask! What shall I give you?" And Solomon said: "You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of...

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The Epitaph Written Over The Kings

The epitaph written over every one of its kings was: 1 Kings 15:34 and he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel to sin....

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The Israelites Want A King

The Philistines and other enemies oppressed Israel so severely that they became disheartened. They complained that the nation had no hope of survival as long as it remained a collection of tribes. They were tired of being a Theocracy under God. They wanted something more tangible. They wanted a Monarchy. They cried for a king. They longed for...

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Saul Began To Hate David

But Saul began to hate David more and more. David had served at Saul`s court, had been married to his younger daughter, and had gone to battle numerous times at Saul`s command, and Saul began to hope that David would die in battle. When Saul openly tried to murder him was when David took to the hills....

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Solomon Built The Temple

Solomon became Israel`s most magnificent king. He built the marvelous Temple and God`s favor was with him. When he had finished the Temple he made sacrifices and said a public prayer: I Kings 8:27-30 "But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have bui...

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David Hid In The Wilderness

For some 20 years David hid in the wilderness from Saul where he gathered an army from the outcasts of Israel. David wrote most of the Psalms at this time and God called him, "a man after My own heart."...

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Ahab Introduced Baal Worship To Israel

It was king Ahab who introduced Baal worship to them. 1 Kings 16:30-33 Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, king of ...

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Samuel Forewarns The Behavior Of A King

So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked him for a king. And he said, "This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots. "He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over ...

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The Glory Of God Filled The Temple

2 Chr 7:1-3 "When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD`S house. When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down,...

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