Bible Cross References
Solomon's
1 Kings 3:28
When the people of Israel heard of Solomon's decision, they were all filled with deep respect for him, because they knew then that God had given him the wisdom to settle disputes fairly.
1 Kings 4:29-31
29
God gave Solomon unusual wisdom and insight, and knowledge too great to be measured.
30
Solomon was wiser than the wise men of the East or the wise men of Egypt.
31
He was the wisest of all men: wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol, and his fame spread throughout all the neighboring countries.
2 Chronicles 9:3
The queen of Sheba heard Solomon's wisdom and saw the palace he had built.
2 Chronicles 9:4
She saw the food that was served at his table, the living quarters for his officials, the organization of his palace staff and the uniforms they wore, the clothing of the servants who waited on him at feasts, and the sacrifices he offered in the Temple. It left her breathless and amazed.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
But because the Philosopher was wise, he kept on teaching the people what he knew. He studied proverbs and honestly tested their truth.
Matthew 12:42
On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse you, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Solomon!
the house
1 Kings 6:1-7
1
Four hundred and eighty years after the people of Israel left Egypt, during the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the second month, the month of Ziv, Solomon began work on the Temple.
2
Inside it was 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 45 feet high.
3
The entrance room was 15 feet deep and 30 feet wide, as wide as the sanctuary itself.
4
The walls of the Temple had openings in them, narrower on the outside than on the inside.
5
Against the outside walls, on the sides and the back of the Temple, a three-storied annex was built, each story 7 1/2 feet high.
6
Each room in the lowest story was 7 1/2 feet wide, in the middle story 9 feet wide, and in the top story 10 1/2 feet wide. The Temple wall on each floor was thinner than on the floor below, so that the rooms could rest on the wall without having their beams built into it.
7
The stones with which the Temple was built had been prepared at the quarry, so that there was no noise made by hammers, axes, or any other iron tools as the Temple was being built.