In this video listen to 1 Kings Chapter 7, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In 1 Kings Chapter 7 we cover the elaborate 5 part palance of Solomon, plus the elaborate temple furnishings. First Solmon’s 5 part palace included a forest of lebanon building. This building wasn’t in Lebanon as it sounds, but in Jerusalem. It was a courtyard made with many pillars resembling a forest. Along with this and 4 other incredible buildings it took twice as long to build as the Lord’s temple. And all overlaid with gold. NO matter that in the Law, in Deut 17:17, it said kings should not accumulate “too much gold.”

Solomon spent significantly more time and money on his own palace tha ...